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by thret 8y ago
I think it's similar to what is going on in an adult's brain as they watch other people play sports; only a bit more sophisticated as your child likely plays the same game competitively and is gleaning strategy and insight, rather
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by thret 8y ago
He means with a car. I would be very averse to buying a house somewhere that required me to drive everywhere.
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by thret 8y ago
Skydiving helped me. It's easily the most terrifying thing I've done and really put staying in the plane into perspective.
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by thret 8y ago
Genetic advantage is what we're testing for in these running experiments though. It isn't an unfair advantage, it's the whole point.
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by thret 8y ago
Not if an intelligent alien race is immortal.
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by thret 8y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gombe_Chimpanzee_War It's not the behaviour that is unique to humans; it is the ability to act counter to instinct, counter to appetite, to choose and be aware of the consequences. We
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by thret 8y ago
Well then, take the military job if it is that simple. There's probably nothing stopping you joining.
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by thret 8y ago
Descent gave me vertigo. I found it completely disorienting. It was awesome, and the only game to do that outside of VR.
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by thret 8y ago
"Chapman and Muhammad would later get prison sentences of nearly 17 and 120 years, respectively. In interviews, Muhammad, now 45, admitted to selling chemicals but said he did extensive research to remain within the law." - That&#
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by thret 8y ago
Perhaps Deep Blue (or current equivalent) vs the World would be an interesting match, where the AI did not have access to the discussion.
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by thret 8y ago
I don't think it's the eating they object to, but the killing. They protest this by not consuming, which lowers demand and reduces the need for violence against animals.
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by thret 8y ago
Why is this an ethical problem? Why should society place a higher value on someone's life than that someone places on their own?
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by thret 9y ago
"the senators elevated him to a kind of co-equal philosopher king whose view on Facebook regulation carried special weight. It shouldn’t." Why not though? I assume he holds more sway than any senator of any country.
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by thret 9y ago
Why would Indians bring them to Australia if they weren't already domesticated? It's a long trip for a wild animal to be kept on a boat.
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by thret 9y ago
It still applies. It applies to the weapons we use, how we treat prisoners, and how we treat the injured. Bad things happen, but please don't ever think your solider's are willfully bombing hospitals or killing civilians.
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by thret 9y ago
If supermarket chains can predict pregnancy based on shopping history, maybe one day mass murderers may be predicted by their behaviours as recorded in the contents of their phone?
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by thret 9y ago
I just assumed it meant both. On the off topic though, I've always liked: "Words without actions lack credibility; Actions without words lack clarity." - John Stott.
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by thret 9y ago
Yep, glow sticks are glow sticks. Ours come in fancy camo packaging though so you know they're suitable for lighting the portaloo.
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by thret 9y ago
So could someone theoretically produce music that if played very loudly during coitus would also act as a contraceptive?
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by thret 9y ago
All of which could be straightforward if the universe is indeed a simulation.
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by thret 9y ago
Right, just give them a C plate.
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by thret 9y ago
I'm not too sure about people who are winning scratchies or state lotteries, but there is a fairly well-regulated black market among high-stakes gamblers for losing horse-racing (etc.) tickets. You use them to lay off other winnings so
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by thret 9y ago
I'm reading 'The Fatal Shore' by Robert Hughes at the moment, it's description of the customs of one primitive tribe might lead you to question how happy the women are in those Amazon tribes.
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by thret 9y ago
Holdem Manager is still the best program for it I believe, but it only works for holdem. You're out of luck if that game bores you. It is most useful for analysing your own game - you have access to your entire hand history so it is ex
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by thret 9y ago
Nobody is playing for a living at those stakes, I guess he was still learning at that time. It would make his basic analysis easier to bear out though. At those stakes the bad players are loose and passive, and simply playing tight and aggr
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by thret 9y ago
I loved Gordon Korman as a child, does he hold up as an adult? I practically memorised "I Want To Go Home".
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by thret 9y ago
That's exactly the Silicon Valley S4E5 link I was looking for, thank you.
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by thret 9y ago
I find it hard to believe that the biggest plaque in the high roller room was a miserly $20k.
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by thret 9y ago
It's our society that is better, not our people.
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by thret 9y ago
The video in this article comes as a relief. When I was a teenager, sitting in the backseat of my parents car I saw something exactly like that. Nobody else saw it; there were no reports of a meteorite, and I always worried that it was a dr

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