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Also, that junk is not as likely to trickle down to the news and the broader population.

Nitpick: Watson is still alive, but Francis Crick is most certainly not here anymore.

Always press with your elbow. :)

Thank you, I had to scroll down to this comment to realize why people cared about fountain pens. I think I have without knowing it preferred pencils, and the use/availability ratio of pens in my home/workplace is so low that I have never thought of buying one.

If you think species names are whimsical, wait until you see the list of Drosophila (fruit fly) gene names. edit: I am not sure species names should be systematical either, as long as they are differently named. Molecules up to a certain complexity can be named by their formula. Species have far greater complexity yet.

I'm not big and strong, and definitely not "very cool", and my child sample size is 5 times smaller than yours, so I wouldn't know by experience, but I agree on the missing link between communication differences and bullying, and indeed boys and girls may well have different brains and needs, on average.

The article doesn't make that point, but kids with communication needs more into the other gender's distribution also exists. I would say as you do, look at your kids, treat them according to their needs. Outcomes are of course fairly unpredicatable in any case. I guess there is always the possibility that a parent's behaviour before children express their need clearly can steer the children's behaviour.

I do wonder about cultural differences. Hyperbolically, I find US masculinity as different from say its Norwegian version as I find girls from boys.

I was under the impression that dailies were an elaborate scam, as they were identical to monthly contacts except for price. Have been wearing my dailies as monthlies but maybe I should research this a little bit more.

I see you have already dealt with my question about the word justify with another commenter.

I am not arguing against your point, but are there reports which are not 20+ years old?

Also, my understanding of the words may be wrong but I didn't see anyone _justifying_ rape in this thread.

No expert, but theoretically new mutations that eliminate resistance may be beneficial by allowing the newly mutated bacteria to outgrow the resistant ones if the mutation leads to spending less energy. Edit: there will also be non-resistant bacteria in the population so the mutation to remove resistance may not even be necessary.

Exactly, although I would not find it a privilege to be as closed minded to think not everyone can wear them. :)

I wish that worked for me, I don't solve much while on a bike, possibly because my attention goes to traffic. Walking works much better, I can zone out and think about stuff. Biking does make me feel good afterwards though so I would say the net effect on cognition is still positive.

I get that too, but only when I code to close to bedtime and can't let go of the problem.

Useful stuff. I'd add typing J to move the next line to the end of the current line. A move I normally do by being on the next line and then type 0dwiBackspace.

Only just figured that one out by mistakingly having the capslock on when moving around.

Indeed the waiting lists for good schools are long. Depending on government the bad schools may cost the same though, and there may be enought students (parents) not knowledgeable enough to fully populate the other schools. Market opportunity there of course, if one can recruit enough good teachers.

The balancing may work if you have a degree from a university known for inflated grades, but consider a system where your highschool degree of a certain type automatically qualifies you for university education. Grades do not matter anymore but the students with inflated grades may have had a worse preparation for higher education.

Edit: in my example the university could change from accepting all students with correct diploma to doing admission tests to resolve. I know nothing of the feasibility of this though.

Markets are also problematic where customer feedback (money) is not rewarding quality increase (e.g. when teachers are rewarded when setting artificially good grades).

I figured the poster was just avoiding naming either text editor that gives around half of the HN population kneejerk responses.

As a former boss used to say, there is no "fairly sterile" just as there is no "fairly pregnant".

Not sure if you mean this, but the detergent thing is called a myth here: http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/11/the-truth-about-cast-iron...

Happy washing-upping!

Can you not bend them until the angle produces thinner slices?

Thanks for this, explains my own behaviour too. Only after I reached my thirties I became more thoughtful and analytical before speaking and with that came less blaming. It's still in my brain though but it doesn't come out much.

I am not well versed in law at all but that sounds pretty fair. I guess FB doesnt behave as an org you can apply with whatever name you want, but more as a gov which wants to keep track of its citizens. They can also do so because their members have few alternatives, just like citizens of countries.

Someone mentioned that FB may want to be the world's identity broker. I personally hate the idea, but if that's the case, they'll hardly give up their policy. Governmental ID brokers have exceptions to protect someone's identity. If FB wants to be taken seriously they should implement similar possibilities. The next one will then be please send us a police report stating you are in need of etc etc.

I'm fairly ignorant about that too, but I like speculating. The only way I've been able to explain Russian military crossing borders like this is showing their muscles internally. Is there anyone here with more insight?

Thinking, fast and slow by Kahnemann.

I'd love to work 4d/week, but how does it affect retirement fund buildup?

Even though bacteria that grow on skin may be beneficial, I assume hands need washing since they are more prone to act as interfaces for pathogens. E.g. handshaking, food handling is usually not done with other body parts, and may spread disease. When talking about skin, you pick up pathogens with your hands, and you pass them on. Not with your armpit, back, etc.

I only know python well and am looking for another language to learn. C was on the shortlist, but after this, crikey. At least I now know it's not going to be an easy ride.

I think I meant that while the prize is a great appreciation of a scientist's work, it is not like a gold medal in a sports competition. There is usually no way of knowing how to get one beforehand, and they don't always go to fields that have received special attention from governments.

'More Nobel prizes to our country' is therefore hard to accomplish by politicians (and sounds populistic). Instead of using the Nobel prize as a rhetorical tool, politicians would probably do better to foster good science in general. Keep universities healthy, leave the policy making to scientists instead of pointing out areas that are going to get increased funding. Make sure scientists can investigate whatever they find interesting based on scientific quality of a proposal/track record. Maybe do keep a check on scientific nepotism et al.

Both being a scientist and defining a proper science policy are hard though.