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by skylan_q 14y ago
I use plenty of javscript and PHP at work. They are poorly designed languages, IMO. (I am not an expert, but I'm familiar with many languages and I always read up on such topics) >Jesus christ guys. Despite the poor design consideration
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by skylan_q 14y ago
It'll get me further from 500, but here's a post that is being made with the intent of making the discussion less flat.
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by skylan_q 14y ago
You clearly don't buy your own gas, food, or clothes.
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by skylan_q 14y ago
If you boil down what Taubes is saying you get something like the following: Consciously counting caloric intake and expenditure and trying to target numbers generally doesn't work for losing fat and keeping it off. A good way to lose fat a
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by skylan_q 14y ago
What also bothered me is the notion that consensus determines what's good science. (If we all agree to something, then it must be true!)
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by skylan_q 14y ago
"In a forthcoming book, they argue that the collapse of advanced-country growth is not merely a result of the financial crisis; at its root, they argue, these countries’ weakness reflects secular stagnation in technology and innovation." I'
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by skylan_q 14y ago
It looks like a space elevator to me.
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by skylan_q 14y ago
In the article, they kind of give police credit for making this happen. What if it's the war on soda that's doing this?
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by skylan_q 14y ago
I'm on a Mac about once or twice a week at work. Thanks for the heads-up!
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by skylan_q 14y ago
"Bash uses the readline library for input editing. The readline library supports emacs style key bindings[...]" Been using Emacs for a year and I didn't know this. O_o
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by skylan_q 14y ago
The logic is as follows: 1. Believe that human-caused increases in CO2 cause catastrophic climate change. 2. Therefore, anyone who doesn't agree doesn't know about climate change.
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by skylan_q 14y ago
"The reality is that every set of global warming predictions so far has understated the actual amount of warning observed. Models are giving too much weight to long-term stable trends over the recent data, plus scientists don't want to be t
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by skylan_q 14y ago
Works in Opera. ;)
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by skylan_q 14y ago
"Recovery" ...if you count the great depression as a recovery! He laid the groundwork for the depression.
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by skylan_q 14y ago
I was very pleased when I discovered this. I was thrilled when I discovered that Emacs tramp mode makes use of this! :D
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by skylan_q 14y ago
Many complicated reasons. The biggest is supply and demand vs. price controls. With a shortage of medical services in the US, the price has been driven up. Other countries just impose their shortages and have no market to actually drive pri
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by skylan_q 14y ago
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2005632/Jon-Stewart-... Mr Stewart erupted: 'You're insane... Here's the difference between you and I. 'I'm a comedian first. My comedy is informed by an ideological background, there's no question
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by skylan_q 14y ago
who is going to provide this safety net?
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by skylan_q 14y ago
Swap the pasta for eggs.
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by skylan_q 14y ago
"Eating healthily is more expensive than eating junk" This assertion is blatantly false. I can get full on excellent quality food for about the price of a mcdonald's meal + a bag of chips. I've eaten like crap, and I've eaten well. It's ver
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by skylan_q 14y ago
"The simple lesson here is that if you want to stop non-believers from doing blasphemy, violent reprisals work." And it's the wrong lesson learned. Violent reprisals didn't happen as a result of blasphemy, but of murder and occupation and d
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by skylan_q 14y ago
If the dentist is being scientific, it's up to him to back up his claims about sugar and acid being the most (or only) important indicators for what's bad for teeth. EDIT: For example, there's been some interesting work discussed here: htt
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by skylan_q 14y ago
Interesting piece, but the coffeescript is a barrier for me as I haven't learned it yet. :(
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by skylan_q 14y ago
It's a very, very simplistic view of dental health. There's much more to it than what comes into contact with your teeth.
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by skylan_q 14y ago
The same kind of logic would lead us to believe that the dearth of men in nursing is a result of sexism against men.
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by skylan_q 14y ago
I thought it felt familiar when I was reading the rules of the game! :p
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by skylan_q 14y ago
The walls of our embassies and consulates have been breached, their precincts abandoned to triumphant mobs, and many people have been murdered—all in response to an unwatchable Internet video titled “Innocence of Muslims.” It has nothing to
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by skylan_q 14y ago
This is how they keep an eye out for slow pages. This isn't how they keep the site fast. :(
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by skylan_q 14y ago
Good thing we have the SEC to protect us from soliciting the need for investment in a startup! ....?
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by skylan_q 14y ago
"As a result I've become more focused, more logical and smarter. But I've also become more detached from everyday life and less fun to hang out with. I'm not sure yet if the change is permanent, but I certainly hope that it can be undone :)

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