skannamalai

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by skannamalai 5y ago
as an aside: a "fossil" resource implies the feedstock is decayed organic matter. Trapped helium is finite, but it's much more like a metal or ore than oil, LNG, or coal, which all were formed from living things under time an
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by skannamalai 6y ago
BTW your own linked source, the Wikipedia article states clearly: "The current scientific consensus is that there is no evidence for a genetic component behind IQ differences between racial groups."
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by skannamalai 6y ago
Biologist with a background in genetics here- there is no compelling evidence for statistically valid differences in measured intelligence on a racial genotypic basis. Most attempts to sort races by intelligence (e.g. The Bell Curve) end up
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by skannamalai 6y ago
Edgy Holden Caulfield vibes will never be a substitute for clarity of thought and evidence for convictions held. Whatever point he is trying to make is lost in the miasma of paranoia and detachment from logic. The existence of Hearst Castle
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by skannamalai 6y ago
That and for someone "who loves to write," he really ought to invest in a copy of Strunk and White. It can't all be short, terse sentences, my man! Definitely furthers the impression he's not completely all there.
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by skannamalai 6y ago
Okay, but in that scenario, that private police officer won't have the collective benefit of a public union. A DA won't be biting the hands that feed them if they choose to prosecute a private police officer. And the poor are dyin
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by skannamalai 7y ago
This is true in theory. But in practice that revenue/profit often is allocated inefficiently anyway in the form of excessive exec compensation and stock buyback programs when valuations are high. Such as when your stock is trading at a
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by skannamalai 8y ago
It should be noted, Australia and New Zealand also have the highest skin cancer rates in the world, at nearly 3x the incidence of the US https://www.wcrf.org/dietandcancer/cancer-trends/data-cancer...
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by skannamalai 8y ago
I was finished HS seventeen years ago, about an hour northeast of where the author was delivering packages. I distinctly remember an English teacher, trying to get us excited about the possibilities of longform print journalism, breathlessl
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by skannamalai 9y ago
I've been rocking the same combo (Amex Blue Cash Preferred + Chase Sapphire Reserve) for a while now and I still marvel at how they compliment one another for max rewards across Groceries/Gas + Travel/Dining. The only categor
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by skannamalai 11y ago
As an American, I will say I wish my response would have been as classy as yours.
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by skannamalai 12y ago
Are you a person of color? Are you a woman? Are you gay? Are you trans? Are you disabled? Not trolling, genuinely curious. Edit: I can't reply to the children (might be my karma game) and so I'll reply here. The linked article is
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by skannamalai 13y ago
There's a range listed because (I can't speak for SF specifically, but I have police friends in other Bay Area cities) different skill sets get you a different starting pay. For example, if you have a college degree and speak Spa
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by skannamalai 13y ago
Mario West (as the cited lowest paid NBA player) makes 25,000 dollars... on a team (and league) he hasn't played for in 3 years. The NBA has a unionized workforce, with a collective bargaining agreement which sets salary minimums as we
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by skannamalai 13y ago
It must be comforting to view the world so simply. All it takes is some stereotyping to knock your world-view right back to how you like it.
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by skannamalai 13y ago
I'm an American and I can't stand the mode of speech you've described. Unbelievably grating and disingenuous.
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by skannamalai 13y ago
We have cafes and other neighborhood establishments here as well. But I appreciate that fact doesn't serve your sense of self-superiority.
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by skannamalai 13y ago
I'm also a scientist and I find Neil deGrasse Tyson extremely grating. I find something about his snarky/condescending tone to be poor qualities for his role as "science communicator."
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by skannamalai 13y ago
The article actually concedes we're discovering "more barrels of oil." It's just that oil is harder and harder to get at from a production standpoint (retrieval, supply chain, finishing, etc). Just because the carbon is
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by skannamalai 13y ago
If the CTO is the face of the company, then sure. it's not as if shaming the ad agency is going have nearly the same impact. It's Spike Lee's movie, he's the beneficiary, and he's not some fledgling director with no
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by skannamalai 13y ago
Jackie Robinson, Jesse Owens, and Muhammad Ali might take exception with your "won't matter in a week" assertion.
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by skannamalai 13y ago
"With very little effort (and absolutely zero time spent watching grown men throw around a dead animal), you'll be able to disguise yourself as a true fan." Is this not deception? And condescension? I'm not saying everyo
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by skannamalai 13y ago
So in the author's words, deceive your co-workers and troll them. Because they're sports fans. Got it.
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by skannamalai 13y ago
would you prefer the web server did static spelling analysis on all body elements?
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by skannamalai 13y ago
goes to show you never know what you'll find when you start digging. Incredible work, OP.
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by skannamalai 13y ago
semi-related: I saw the trailer for Jobs before Pacific Rim and it was cut to be laughably bad, like a Daily Show or MADtv sketch. I have low hopes for the movie, but the trailer seemed almost intentionally terrible. http://www.y
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by skannamalai 13y ago
I voted yes, although it's a qualified yes. If we had a large and passionate user base AND positive cash flow I would attempt to go without selling. If we had only so many users or we couldn't find a way to reasonably monetize our product,
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by skannamalai 13y ago
This is a nifty list. However while not free nor digital, my approach is to buy earlier editions of standard texts from Amazon. The reason I suggest this approach is that I compared the Biochemistry book in this list against my preferred te
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by skannamalai 13y ago
Complete double take when I realized the little girl in the photo ended up being the CFO of the company I used to work for, and also several other companies...
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by skannamalai 14y ago
thank you, this is the one I vaguely recalled existed, vs the link the one I posted. I remember reading this with a sigh of relief with the reassurance that I wasn't, in fact, crazy.

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