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by truculation 8y ago
Somewhat crazy idea but anyone know if sedentary behaviour or poor memory are associated with graying hair at the temples?
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by truculation 8y ago
Tom Scott drives along a Californian singing road: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef93WmlEho0
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by truculation 8y ago
Say an old neuron dies. Could a 'replacement' neuron ensure continuity of the original 1000s of precise connections? Assuming that it can't, how is it to compete with the other neurons? (There's a school of thought that
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by truculation 8y ago
Historian?
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by truculation 8y ago
That certainly seems to be the story with me -- not drugs, per se, but general greediness and over-stimulation puts me on a ~24.5 hour cycle. When the mind is making a lot of noise it's harder to get to sleep and it takes more sleep to
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by truculation 8y ago
Actually I think more effective is the 'new student and the student-who-recently-completed the course' because the old student remembers his misconceptions. Whereas the professor suffers from the curse of knowledge : https:&#x2F
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by truculation 8y ago
A problem I found with lectures was the dilemma: shall I write notes or try to follow the argument? (I couldn't manage both.) There was another dilemma: am I here to be inspired or to find out what's going to be in the exam? (The
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by truculation 8y ago
>the stories seemed to be not more than sketches without richness or detail But that's part of the unique strength of the early Foundation books. What makes the experience powerful is that the reader's imagination is left to
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by truculation 9y ago
>Explanations were his forte. He was uncomfortable with most forms of ambiguity. One can enjoy good explanations without necessarily enjoying them in movies. I think it's more fun like to try to explain what's going on by one
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by truculation 9y ago
I'd rather not wait until I'm 'acutely deficient' before acting -- mildly deficient is good enough for me, especially given the concept of triage : metabolism prioritises certain processes over other still important pro
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by truculation 9y ago
All right, but apart from Vitamin D, magnesium, zinc, B12, K2, iron, iodine.... what have supplements ever done for us?
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by truculation 9y ago
>Gum seems to be fairly traditional Do you mean nicotine gum? Isn't that bad for your gums? Or do you mean plain chewing gum?
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by truculation 9y ago
The article begs to differ. They fear a whole new generation of nicotine addicts. Hence my question. Btw, do you know if schools in the U.S. sell sweets? (My school used to have a 'tuck shop' for this purpose).
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by truculation 9y ago
Ah, sounds good. On a related note these days I think most kids are banned from using cellphones in school. So they'd have to purchase a separate calculator.
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by truculation 9y ago
>"Quitting is hard and a lot of people fail so .. don't quit." No, I asked: what should vaping be replaced with?
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by truculation 9y ago
Do you mean to imply that religious faith offers a way out of addiction or that (for example) the Book of Job is really really interesting?
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by truculation 9y ago
Yes but what's the success rate?
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by truculation 9y ago
It's because you've never consumed it that you don't miss it.
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by truculation 9y ago
I'm not sure that abstinence works. Btw you know of course that many boys are put on officially-sanctioned drugs at school? Should we put them on those drugs instead?
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by truculation 9y ago
Yes a programming problem certainly can occupy the previously-bored mind -- but is that an option in school?
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by truculation 9y ago
What should the vaping kids do instead of vaping?
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by truculation 9y ago
Mattress-packing via machine pix: https://twitter.com/machinepix/status/965691925712875521 Instead of merely airing the bed each morning I run a dehumidifer. Hopefully this will reduce mould & mites. Now HN ca
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by truculation 9y ago
>Why is it so hard to admit ignorance? The author could help by retracting his prophecy: >The amazing creativity of your brain, as it helps us improvise our way through daily life, won’t be replicated in silicon in the near future,
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by truculation 9y ago
>That's why it's called bro science. Bros just read headlines and don't inquire past that to uncover a more sinister truth. Ah, I see, thanks. Btw in addition to uncovering the sinister truth I hope you're intereste
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by truculation 9y ago
>tendency to demonize all carbs Yeah I would agree with that, however, I think the larger error is in ignoring people's relationship to food. Some people shows signs of addiction, some don't, and we have no idea what the di
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by truculation 9y ago
>But there is still no actual proof of these assertions, only speculation. What does 'bro science' mean? e.g. is the work referenced here bro science: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/carbs-agai
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by truculation 9y ago
I think what bonds people is shared adversity . Thus, the longer you've known someone the greater the chance that you've come through some tough experiences together (e.g. school, war) and therefore that you trust one another. Pe
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by truculation 9y ago
Remember yesterday's 'caloric restriction' supplement? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16717935 Turns out it might also help with noise-induced hearing loss: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com&#
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by truculation 9y ago
Yes and be prepared for that 'niacin flush' if you take a 500mg capsule the first time. Phew. I had to lie down for half an hour. https://niacinreviews.com/niacin-max-flush/
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by truculation 9y ago
No no I mean the problem of explaining howcome people do go (or don't go). It's very interesting and the observable consequences of understanding it better are utterly unpredictable. E.g. it might result in fewer people going, mor

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