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nommm-nommmon When sexual selection can lead to a decline in the capacity for survival

Guess what? You can come off as an unlikeable weirdo on dating sites/apps.

nommm-nommmon When sexual selection can lead to a decline in the capacity for survival

Just because you don't have a trait doesn't make that trait "obsolete."

By the way, a large majority of humans in the United States marry and even among the ones who don't marry a vast majority of them have dated. A large majority of people in the United States are not tall and muscular, we come in all shapes and sizes.

You may find this shocking but Women aren't uniform brainless sheep. Women come in all forms with all sorts of different things they find attractive. For example, I don't find muscles especially attractive and tallness does absolutely nothing for me. My husband is overweight and I don't mind a bit, doesn't distract from his attractiveness to me. Some women are even attracted to other women.

(Hint: it actually might be you since 99% of society can somehow manage to get a date)

nommm-nommmon Thousands of Veterans Want to Learn to Code But Can’t

What's with these shit posts lately? This is specifically talking about using the "GI bill," (actual name is The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944) which is certain benefits provided in exchange for active duty military service. Education is just one of those benefits, access to special loans is another. It's one of the reasons why people sign up for military service in the first place. It's something that is earned, not given.

The argument presented here is you are allowed to use your GI Bill to learn to be a HVAC technician so why shouldn't you be able to use it to learn to be a software engineer? Incidentally, this article is pretty pointless anyways because you actually can learn to be a software engineer with your GI Bill you just have to go to an accredited traditional college or university. They even mention there are "boot camps" that are becoming accredited. Even so, I question how much you can actually learn in less than six months, certainly not enough for a real career in software in my opinion, I base that on my own journey learning and my decade plus experience in industry. I think the point of this article is something like "coding is the new blue collar" or something else irrelevant.

nommm-nommmon Aspirin May Prevent Cancer from Spreading, New Research Shows

I'm not the person you replied to but I'll churp in. I only eat once a day, at dinner time, so I eat in about a half hour block a day. I've been doing it for years. It's not really that odd once you get used to it. My appetite and food consumption has decreased dramatically and I am full much quicker. My food bill has decreased and it's very, very freeing to only have to worry about eating once a day. It's absolutely amazing for me though certainly not for everyone.

nommm-nommmon Aspirin May Prevent Cancer from Spreading, New Research Shows

And aspirin should never be used in children because its use in children is associated with Reye syndrome.

nommm-nommmon My son died in 1994 but his heart only stopped beating this year

If you are affiliated with the US DoD ("A member of the U.S. military, Reserve, Coast Guard, National Guard; military dependent; or DoD civilian employee") you need to sign up with https://www.salutetolife.org instead.

nommm-nommmon Uber faces criminal probe over software used to evade authorities

In 2008 there was a global financial crisis that was caused, in part, by criminal actors in the financial industry yet there were no criminal convictions.

http://www.businessinsider.com/why-wall-street-execs-werent-...

nommm-nommmon Soylent Closes $50M Series B Round Led by GV

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/artificial-sweete...

Last year, though, a team of Israeli scientists put together a stronger case. The researchers concluded from studies of mice that ingesting artificial sweeteners might lead to—of all things—obesity and related ailments such as diabetes. This study was not the first to note this link in animals, but it was the first to find evidence of a plausible cause: the sweeteners appear to change the population of intestinal bacteria that direct metabolism, the conversion of food to energy or stored fuel. And this result suggests the connection might also exist in humans.

nommm-nommmon Soylent Closes $50M Series B Round Led by GV

I don't like artificial sweeteners because I am worried about changes in gut bacteria. There's some research suggesting it may.

nommm-nommmon Soylent Closes $50M Series B Round Led by GV

Products for people on feeding tubes like Jevity?

Last I checked Soylent contained Sucralose (Splenda).

nommm-nommmon Soylent Closes $50M Series B Round Led by GV

Marketing.

nommm-nommmon SCOTUS Rejects Guilty Until Proven Innocent – Can't Keep Money from the Innocent

In Rem = against a thing/object - https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/in_rem

Jurisdiction = Power [of a court] - https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/jurisdiction

"The term jurisdiction is really synonymous with the word "power"."

nommm-nommmon Facebook ads in the UK General Election 2017

>an advertiser can give FB a specific list of names of people they want to target.

This guy pranked his roommate with targeted Facebook ads - http://ghostinfluence.com/the-ultimate-retaliation-pranking-...

nommm-nommmon SCOTUS Rejects Guilty Until Proven Innocent – Can't Keep Money from the Innocent

Yes, that's called in rem jurisdiction (power over objects) and the resulting cases can sound very comical

United States v. Approximately 64,695 Pounds of Shark Fins

United States v. Forty Barrels and Twenty Kegs of Coca-Cola

United States v. Ninety-Five Barrels, More or Less, Alleged Apple Cider Vinegar

One 1958 Plymouth Sedan v. Pennsylvania

United States v. 11 1/4 Dozen Packages of Articles Labeled in Part Mrs. Moffat’s Shoo-Fly Powders for Drunkenness

Marcus v. Search Warrant of Property at 104 East Tenth Street, Kansas City, Missouri

United States v. Article Consisting of 50,000 Cardboard Boxes More or Less, Each Containing One Pair of Clacker Balls

United States v. One Lucite Ball Containing Lunar Material (One Moon Rock) and One Ten Inch by Fourteen Inch Wooden Plaque

nommm-nommmon Why Juicero’s Press Is So Expensive

Vegetable recalls happen, check out https://consumerist.com/tag/recall/ but it doesn't justify the QR code, they already have your email address.

nommm-nommmon Etsy has ousted its CEO and is laying off 8 percent of its staff

Because reviews are extremely easy to game.

nommm-nommmon Etsy has ousted its CEO and is laying off 8 percent of its staff

But can you get those same rings for cheaper on AliExpress or eBay or Walmart or discountringsdirectfromchina.com or something? The point is you're going in with the expectation of a handcrafted item whereas half the stuff comes straight from a Chinese factory. The market for mass produced items is pretty saturated with many options, Esty originally differentiated itself with hand made items and buyers are willing to pay a premium for handcrafted items.

nommm-nommmon Why Chinatown Produce Is Cheap (2016)

There's a lot of places in the US you can't get a decent pizza.

nommm-nommmon Why Chinatown Produce Is Cheap (2016)

Every contemporary grocery store I've been to in the Northeast US has an artisanal cheese section... And I don't even live in a big city. It's not mixed in the with the "normal" cheeses though. My grocery store makes mozzarella in house too.

nommm-nommmon Show HN: Sorting Two Metric Tons of Lego

Dunno who here is old enough to remember but back in the day every bag of chips used to contain a few burnt chips. Well, thanks to those computer vision air blasting sorting machines theres no more burnt ones in the bag! They all get air blasted out and now chips are uniform.

nommm-nommmon It's time for legislators and the DMV to crack down on disabled parking cheats

She may have the tag but she isn't allowed to actually use it unless she's driving grandpa.

nommm-nommmon It's time for legislators and the DMV to crack down on disabled parking cheats

> If you can hop out and sprint to the door, that space isn't for you

1) They author didn't say sprint, they said walk "briskly" or whatever.

2) How do you know? My dad's injury severely limits the distance he can travel on foot. He can move ok at the start of the day but he's only got a limited amount of steps in one day. If he has to walk across the parking lot then that's further limiting his day. He doctor says he's supposed to use it every day but not overuse it. His limitations don't seem to be very apparent (at least to me) because he's good about keeping within his limits.

nommm-nommmon It's time for legislators and the DMV to crack down on disabled parking cheats

Is the author of this piece the disabled police? People's disabilities don't have to be apparent by looking at them to be real. My dad probably doesn't look disabled but he has the lingering effects of the damage caused by a childhood ankle injury which became chronic and the surgery to make it better had the side effect of further limiting his ankle movement making walking much more difficult. He's ok if he walks a little bit but too much and he's out of commission and further aggravates the damage.

Someone with MS probably has limited mobility that isn't apparent as well.

nommm-nommmon It's time for legislators and the DMV to crack down on disabled parking cheats

Ummm, no, you don't subtract those people. Those people have handicapped passes, they are for use for when they are passengers. Disabled children also have passes too.

At least in my state.

Source: personal experience knowing at least 5 non-motorist (and personally driving them) and 3 children with disabled platecards. My grandma (never knew how to drive) kept hers in my mom's car since my mom was the one driving her 95% of the time. It actually didn't make any sense for her to have one though because she was always pushed in a wheelchair by a non-disabled person.

nommm-nommmon My coffeehouse nightmare (2005)

Following your passion can also make you blind to your mistakes. I know a guy who failed at an Irish pub. Guy was totally blind to all his mistakes that where extremely obvious to both me and (at least some of) his staff. He was too busy living the dream of meeting patrons, hosting his friends, and singing for strangers to really see where he was going wrong from the business perspective. His business practices were just all over the place - no actual concrete plans. He seemed to have a "fun first, business second" attitude. When he closed he blamed it on "the market," guess he didn't notice that every other place on the same street was busier than ever.

nommm-nommmon My coffeehouse nightmare (2005)

You can literally go out of business over night if one of your suppliers change business practices, or the law changes, or your lease is up, or interest rates changed, or postage changed, or the price oil changed, or your neighbors changed, or your neighborhood changed, or taxes changed, or the market changed, or society changed, or the economy changed, or thousands of more reasons.

nommm-nommmon Why Wallflowers Don't Make Friends

"He literally glowed; without a word or a gesture of exultation a new well-being radiated from him and filled the little room." - F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

nommm-nommmon Why do we love chilli?

Because they make my tummy feel nice and warm.

nommm-nommmon Just Say No

Case in point: https://www.wired.com/2008/05/man-allegedly-b/

nommm-nommmon Just Say No

Those guns were probably going to the drug cartels in Mexico.