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Proposes a structural account of the cambrian explosion. The precambrian was the first life, with evolution dominated by geology alone. The cambrian explosion occurred when life fi…

Yup. Try to treat the source of the pain. Of course. But dont act morally superior because you don't need acetaminophen.

Except that ADHD is older than screens, and exists without drugs or addiction.

The medieval period was called the dark ages largely because of our ignorance of it. The Medieval spans about 1,000 years. There were plagues which made labor immensely more valuab…

Day Traders only exist because of this. Bull markets allow them to exist.

When you twiddle your thumbs, your thumbnails always point the same direction relative to each other. So the bolts relative rotation will maintain that. Imagine a stripe on the fac…

I'm concerned about the same mechanism that causes permanent loss of taste with zinc lozenges, and if it applies here. I don't want to poison the nerves in my genitals. It isn't a …

Also demonstrated by the picture in the op of the brick wall. Note that it wasn't smashed or knocked down, but looks as if it was cut.

He claimed alcohol was a mystic sacrament, in an interview I read long ago. That's an awfully destructive spirituality, but it was very much his choice, whether rationalized addict…

The button has no downside, with a possible benefit, so always push it. Also refers to discredited Bystander effect nonsense regarding Kitty Genocese murder: "there is no evidence …

Only affects Apple silicon chips (intel unaffected) with ProMotion display. Just a quick Exit clause for people with older machines.

If they understood significant figures, it would be less suspicious. Besides, when a vendor uses their own special metric, instead of a well known standard, I lose respect for them…

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Reversible computing cannot lose information or energy. No dissipation allowed.

Assuming the bottom is even accesible! I believe it's somewhere in the Amazon ios app where I see a promise of a useful footer that is always pushed off the page by infinitely scro…

Amazon doesn't even organize or allow you to search for SHOES by size. Their search is about forcing crap down your throat and is actively hostile to getting what you want. I wish …

I thought of Krokodil also. Considering that tiny amounts of impurities can cause terrible consequences. MPTP impurities in MPPP caused parkinson's, and bad commercial synthesis of…

Original Lamport paper here https://lamport.azurewebsites.net/pubs/time-clocks.pdf

I think this is why the Dunning-Kruger effect exists, and why casinos make money. Unreasonable hope is necessary if you are going to do anything interesting. Failure often teaches …

It is brilliant satire, written as if by a machine claiming to own empathy, while demonstrating none.

Statistically they were americans. Foreign terrorists are historically negligible compared to domestic.

Wow! An analog dead reckoning computer with a beautiful display. I'm especially intrigued by the cam based CVT (constantly variable transmission.) I'm glad to know this exists. Tha…

After reading this https://www.reddit.com/r/tifu/comments/5e4j2i/tifu_when_i_ac... I put a sticker over the logo. Helps me not grab wrong laptop at work too.