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No matter how obvious and beaten-to-death a joke is, there's always someone who can't help themselves.

The current borders are irrelevant. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali_Empire#/media/File:WestAf...

I imagine advance knowledge of the timing is desirable if the project involves many volunteers going to a beach to herd turtles at night. Allows for planning, doesn't require anyon…

Google to the rescue: http://lesswrong.com/lw/jrt/lifestyle_interventions_to_incre...

Indeed, rails. Subway rails in fact. Subway rails with a subway train riding on them :)

Fascinating. Here's a talk in which he goes into some background on the technology and process behind some of his work: http://vimeo.com/78667444

It seems it automatically goes to the next page (and scrolls about 1/3 down the page) once I scroll to the bottom? And there's no way to go back to the previous page? Some usabilit…

How so?

2013/2014 was an exception. WCC has been held every other year for the last few years, and it will return to that now. Honestly I'm not quite sure why they decided to arrange the 2…

Isn't that enough? Highly biodiverse environments like tropical rainforests are treasure troves of thousands of fascinating species that we don't know much about yet. No doubt we s…

It's not necessarily as simple as calling the police in Liberia. Corruption levels there are significantly higher than they are in Denmark. What if the logger pays the policeman to…

CO2 isn't the only issue, of course. Biodiversity is another good reason to preserve the rainforests, and algae can't make up for that.

Did you read the article? It's not just a lump sum cash payment for a promise. A couple of relevant quotes from the article: > Under the terms of the agreement, Norway will help Li…

They aren't just arrogantly trying to help an African nation, they have an interest in trying to preserve the rainforest and its biodiversity. It's quid pro quo.

Indeed. Here's his story: http://www.theawl.com/2013/09/i-was-a-hated-hipster-meme-and...

I've never owned a Kindle before, but I want one and I can't decide if I should go for the standard Kindle or the Voyage. What are your thoughts, is the upgrade worth it on a tight…

I'm the opposite, I can't really imagine needing the light very often. A Kindle without a light should be about as readable as a book without a built-in light, and I rarely find my…

> Lastly, I'd say that it's influenced by Amundsen taking almost the exact same route as Scott had previously announced. Did Scott end up changing his route after the announcement?…

No it isn't. It's a waste of time if you're curious about the effects of a full dose of LSD or want a trip, but that's not the purpose here. Did you read even the first sentence of…

Norway has a disproportional chunk of the world's known Thorium reserves as well. It seems Slartibartfast rigged the energy lottery in their favor.

Here's the Prerequisites section: Students taking courses based on this book have ranged from first-year undergraduates to graduate students. We assume only that students have had …

Knocking someone unconscious while swimming sounds difficult. I have a hard time imagining a situation where your energy is best spent punching the drowning person rather than tryi…

Maybe I'm a horrible person, but I don't think taking someone's hand and placing it on your dick is such a horrible, disgusting thing to do when you're in a situation like the one …

Without thinking a whole lot about it I had assumed prisms were used in the optical splitters/couplers central to the program. That doesn't seem to be the case.

To be fair, being able to understand Facebook's TOS is not sufficient to be able to set up and use a properly encrypted communications channel. Not everyone is as tech savvy as you…