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Yes, while these motor reflexes are not innate, autonomic responses remain. Search for the "mammalian diving reflex".

Cue Russell Edgington

You can buy 5-MTHF OTC in the U.S. if you don't feel like consuming a lot of meat.

Stereograms have been used in structural biology publications for many decades now. Google 'stereogram structural biology'

This is a common side effect. Try the extended-release form, i.e. Glucophage XR.

Rarely, there are tours. The dock is on the east side of City Island. Incarcerated NYS/NYC prisoners are conscripted for burial and brush cleanup duty, so you would occasionally se…

This article might be paywalled, but contamination and adulterants are covered, as well as independent lab analysis of some of the products on the market. https://www.consumerlab.c…

It's been superseded by Mometasone. It's more lipophilic.

Smaller sizes of this pottery are also used to produce fermented hot pepper paste (Gochujang , 고추장). I remember rows and rows of onggi is a corner of my grandparent's farm. It defi…

For a cynical (and, perhaps bitter?) laugh, how about working at an org that has a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capability_Immaturity_Model

Yeah, well while not bad, I found it to be more of a reference manual.

Guitar-related, Tommaso Zillio ( https://www.musictheoryforguitar.com/abouttommasozillio.html ) is pretty good for intermediate to advanced topics. I haven't looked at his courses;…

Had to chime in here RE: music. When I encounter people that wish they could play guitar/piano/etc and say "they have no time", but then I find out they play games for hours per da…

Weyland-Yutani

The "Joi" character from Blade Runner 2049 is an implementable reality, today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Blade_Runner_character...

I don't have the alleles, _but_ the test is designed for western Europeans (and specifically shows up often in people from Ireland.) There are some candidate alleles for East Asian…

Mm, never heard of it... let's do some googling with pubmed... Oh good lord :facepalm: "Stainless steel cookware as a significant source of nickel, chromium, and iron" https://pubm…

The C64 soundtrack was amazing, better than the Amiga version, in my opinion. Owned both, of course.

If you're an older adult with high ferritin levels (genetic or oterhwise), you should avoid cast iron. High ferritin has been linked with hepatic injury, cancer, and a other endocr…

Same here. Having my eyes jump and zigzag ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccade ) is very fatiguing. I've been programming >40 years now.

Agreed. "Tough" was finding a tech job after '00 dot-com bust or the '08-09 financial crisis.

My understanding is that Southwest was already at or had exceeded V1 speed. Explanation of V1 -> https://www.flyingmag.com/everything-about-v-speeds-explaine...

Never quit a job without something lined up. One of the first things your interviewer will ask is "What happened at the last job?"