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by sridca 10y ago
> Please tell us more. To decondition oneself out of all of the social conditioning naturally involves giving up both cynicism[1] and pride[2] (they are socialized feelings). [1] Urban Dictionary defines "Tell me more" as an ex
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by sridca 10y ago
Yes, this is called "social conditioning." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_conditioning To get back to being a kid, one can decondition all that (while retaining adult sensibilities).
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by sridca 10y ago
For anyone looking to get started on iOS programming Apple has released a free interactive iBooks book called "App Development with Swift" https://itunes.apple.com/in/book/app-development-with-swift/
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The Complexity of Coffee (2002) [pdf](poplab.stanford.edu)
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by sridca 10y ago
For the record I up-voted you for sensibly pointing out that the amount of food one eats matters (in regards to health) more than the particular ingredients. I guess it will take another 50 years before people begin to realize this.
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American Propaganda During World War II(en.wikipedia.org)
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Aye, exactly my thinking. The French woman who lived the longest (122) has reportedly eaten a kilogram of chocolate every week. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Calment Personally, I don't subscribe to any of
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Scientists ‘find key to longevity’ in Italian village(independent.co.uk)
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I took his "feel physical pain in your intestines and chest" to mean, in part, that "sinking feeling in the gut" which is due mainly to the stimulation of the Vagus Nerve[1]. These physical sensations follow the emotio
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by sridca 10y ago
It is well known that stress (which doesn't necessitate hating people; in fact, merely feeling lonely will do) weakens immune system. http://www.apa.org/research/action/immune.aspx
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by sridca 10y ago
A lot of health related problems come down to dysbiosis (imbalance of gut flora). It helps to read up on those. Also look up FMTs and raw milk diet.
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by sridca 10y ago
How does anyone know that this happens because of flagging? What if the moderator(s) did it? Does HN have a moderation log at all?
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by sridca 10y ago
How does this compare to Haskell Programming[1]? [1] http://haskellbook.com
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by sridca 10y ago
> A male-free society would be expected to have a much lower violence rate. I did gather that conclusion from your "Men tend to be much more violent than women" belief ... yet, a conclusion stemming from a belief is no more val
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by sridca 10y ago
> Are facts sexist? No, but yours is not a fact; it is a belief (if it was a fact, it needs no believing in). Your belief is that men are solely responsible for the wiles of humanity, hence your advice being to get rid of them in order t
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by sridca 10y ago
> sexist societies will continue to choose male children even when women are scarce The preference for a male child over a female child is not limited to what you dub to be 'sexist societies'[1] (thus inadvertently revealing yo
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The Sexual Is Political(thephilosophicalsalon.com)
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Looking for the One: How I Went on 150 Dates in 4 Months(medium.com)
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by sridca 10y ago
Consciousness is nothing more than an organism being aware of itself. However, where you say "to include the individual itself" - that's a different matter, as now you are talking about the feeling of being a "self"
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Writing a Chrome extension with Elm(mixandgo.com)
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Why is the world so obsessed with India’s caste system?(indiafacts.org)
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by sridca 10y ago
Heh. Without such race-validating arm-candy, a brown man is taken by some to be a rapist by default, no? http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/german-profes...
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by sridca 10y ago
As a fellow person of color, I have suspected such discrimination happening to me - however by and large I have been able to get an airbnb without much fanfare, which is likely to do with the positive reviews on my profile.
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by sridca 10y ago
> It's said over the last decade it's clear Texas beats California all around in the sense capitalism beats socialism. This statement got me curious. Could you refer to some writings re: socialism of California (compared to Tex
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by sridca 10y ago
> You really are presumptuous, aren't you? Indeed not, and the irony of you asking the question is not lost on me. I am not telling you what to do (thereby failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate) — your go
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by sridca 10y ago
> Telling me that because my life doesn't fit your pattern I must be unhappy is a bit presumptuous, don't you think? No, what I’m telling you is that because your goal is evidently not to enjoy life no matter what — you’d rathe
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by sridca 10y ago
While I’m wary of what people who categorize themselves as “introverts” claim, my comment above was about social withdrawal as a response to loneliness; and further about how a response (reaction) to stress is not necessarily a solution.
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by sridca 10y ago
> Generally, no. Then, no matter how “valid” and “normal” their modus operandi may be it is of no relevance to someone looking to enjoy life ( bien dans ma peau and joie de vivre ) instead of wasting time — and it is indeed such a wa
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The only solution that is worth its name is the utter or virtual absence of the problem (loneliness) it is intended to solve, otherwise it is a second-rate one. Withdrawal, no matter how "valid" and "normal" as deemed by
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by sridca 10y ago
Withdrawal is a common reaction to stress (loneliness). However a reaction is not necessarily a solution.

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