thelettere

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by thelettere 13y ago
Maybe not politically or militarily, but definitely economically. No way Russia thrives if it cuts itself off from the West.
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by thelettere 13y ago
Colbert has stated he's a Catholic because he doesn't believe there's any other reasonable explanation for the existence of joy. I'm sure there's a little bit more to it - but perhaps not much more. His take on the
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by thelettere 13y ago
Colbert's funny as hell and as likeable as they come. But despite his reputation, he's not exactly an "outside the box" thinker. He's a deeply religious catholic, is patriotic and apparently believes in the rule of
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by thelettere 13y ago
Agreed. Mightytext (sms on desktop) has been my go-to since I found it a month ago. Surprised it isn't more widely used.
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by thelettere 13y ago
The idea that through "powerful therapeutic algorithms" (whatever that is) people can wholly regulate their own emotions is dangerous and false. We are a social species and need other people to help regulate our emotions. We are
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by thelettere 13y ago
There is no set cost for complex chronic diseases like cancer, so there is no way that could be published. No single case of cancer is exactly the same, and the course of it and how it responds to various treatments varies widely.
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by thelettere 13y ago
Population growth has slowed fairly dramatically and for most of the 90's the concern was underpopulation, based on the finding that as economies develop fertility drops. It's called the fertility transition (1), and the current b
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by thelettere 13y ago
I worked at an Amazon warehouse in Texas as a seasonal employee about a month ago. It was an absolutely miserable experience - and I say that as someone who has worked plenty of low-end manual jobs. I only lasted a month. Shifts were 10 h
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by thelettere 13y ago
If only life were that simple. I've been trying for the last 15 years to find a balance between what is practical and what doesn't make me want to kill myself, and I have yet to find a solution. My last degree I decided to err on
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by thelettere 13y ago
Yes, that Singapore's singular focus on a small number of quantitative outcomes has led to a society lacking a rich culture (i.e. qualitative appeal).
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by thelettere 13y ago
Yes, because numbers can measure everything. Congrats on completely missing his point.
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by thelettere 13y ago
I never use metro, but I like it just for the speed improvements. The desktop experience is basically the same.
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by thelettere 13y ago
I meant positive changes - i.e. curing depression. And I don't have depression - I'm speaking broadly about solving problems with pills vs. non-pills.
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by thelettere 13y ago
Meh. Some people like it, some people don't. Works for some people, doesn't for others. To each his/her own. But every drug has side effects and you're not actually changing anything permanently - the minute you'
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by thelettere 13y ago
It's from "In Praise of Idleness"
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by thelettere 13y ago
There are several citations in those posts, and a bazillion in the book I posted below. Your attitude is all wrong though, and that is what needs fixing, above and beyond your knowledge. You ask straw man questions - you know I'm talk
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by thelettere 13y ago
You can do that with google scholar http://scholar.google.com/scholar_alerts?view_op=list_alerts...
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by thelettere 13y ago
Still kind of shitty - you have to log in to view or download anything. Google scholar is much more useful and open.
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by thelettere 13y ago
More on Jobs: http://www.bulletproofexec.com/low-carb-paleo-diets-vs-cance... Best Cancer Book: http://www.amazon.com/Anticancer-New-Way-Life-ebook/dp/B002Y...
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by thelettere 13y ago
Two good referenced articles: http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2008/07/cancer-among-i... http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2008/07/cancer-in-othe... As far as what they're
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by thelettere 13y ago
There already is a cancer vaccine. It's called "Don't eat industrialized crap". Cancer is virtually non-existent in tradition non-industrial tribes and societies. And yes many in those culture do grow just about as old
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by thelettere 13y ago
I love your design, but in Firefox for me the middle section under "it's as easy as" is not loading, and the "start using timecapsule" button is covering a phrase starting "Do..." at the bottom of the scre
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by thelettere 13y ago
That hope and the relationship make up a much larger percentage of what causes change than technique is not my personal opinion. It's the result of a trans-theoretical analysis that was done a few years ago. I don't recall the na
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by thelettere 13y ago
The only therapies you can study scientifically (making sure everyone receives the same treatment in the treatment group), are therapies with manuals. However, only about 3% of all therapies have such manuals (CBT being one of them). Most
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by thelettere 13y ago
For a long time it was thought that mind and brain were not synonymous. I do not argue it either way though - my point was that Kandel's claim that mental illnesses are fundamentally biological, that people are not at all responsible a
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by thelettere 13y ago
“Psychotherapy is an undefined technique applied to unspecified problems with unpredictable outcome. For this technique we recommend rigorous training.” -Horowitz All therapy is "black magic" in the sense that no-one quite unders
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by thelettere 13y ago
"Mental illnesses are disorders of the brain that disrupt a person’s thinking, feeling, moods, and ability to relate to others. Just as diabetes is a disorder of the pancreas, mental illnesses are brain disorders... [They] are not a r
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by thelettere 14y ago
I love this. There's a particular song that I absolutely can't get enough of, but it isn't labeled correctly (says "Track 4 by New Artist"). I've "loved" it but do you have any suggestions for finding out what it is?
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On the Epistemic Status of Deathbed Regrets(schwitzsplinters.blogspot.com)
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