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biff1

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    Comment #46052916

    Tell me what it means. Maybe you are right.

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    Comment #46052904

    If it’s the quantity, wouldn’t people just drop English all to gather? (I’m not a proscriptivist for the record, but I do like some non-English languages more than others. Hopefull…

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    Comment #46052849

    [flagged]

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    Comment #46052759

    I remember some similar threads. They seem to be utilitarian.

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    Comment #46049881

    Because westerners are out numbered or because we embrace an ethic that is self deprecating? Connect the dots.

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    Comment #46049838

    What is the point of learning after all? Is it to get a job? Is it human development? We have to answer this before pondering what ai means for schools. I don’t see much agreement …

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    Comment #46048714

    Well, if you are making the assertion, which you implicitly seem to be, you must first define thought. Is a word == thought? And of correlations, we all know the adage about correl…

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    Comment #46039168

    Friends don’t let friends NPM.

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    Comment #46039144

    Wish they gave some examples. Not really worth the read.

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    Comment #46016913

    You get what you pay for might be one argument against such a policy.

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    Comment #46015746

    Since the 60’s people have wanted to revise the nurture side of psychology to downplay the role of mothers, but the reality is as everyone has always known, it is the mothers. Sure…

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    Comment #46015335

    The problem is that taking certain psychotropic medications changes your brain chemistry. It’s not as simple as it sounds. It’s not like trying on shoes. The brain is dynamic and d…

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    Comment #46009305

    There’s a bubble bubble and it will pop in 26.

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    Comment #46000716

    Nocebo can too. Apropos the featured article, I wonder if we should worry about that when we report in the popular media that antidepressants trigger suicides.

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    Comment #45998812

    Do the Saudi’s have a trillion to actually invest. It feels like Zalensky’s commitment to Macron, or various other commitments I keep hearing about. All very “check’s in the mail” …

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    Comment #45981293

    Yep. Not using apps and avoiding the cloud at all costs (e.g. not backing up everything to iCloud, turning off one drive) are litmus tests for having a clue. Using Bluetooth is alm…