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It's silly to say that something is "biological determinism" just because it points out differences between men and women. Almost all traits have a strong overlap between men and w…

People who want to paint pre-civilized (or pre-industrial) peoples as egalitarians will only point to specific behaviors in specific tribes. What they won't do is refer to the rate…

The article specifically says that he's willing to do more of the chores or whatever is asked of him around the house. That is compromise. I don't care about clutter whatsoever, an…

Comparing chess and go AI to one another isn't a great comparison. As a high-level chess player, when a chess computer makes a recommendation to me, I can generally immediately rec…

This is how I feel too. This is getting out of control.

"Humans Need Not Apply" on YouTube is a good start.

If you're not playing on Lichess, you're on the wrong site. I am USCF 2100 and have played on almost every chess server. Nothing comes close.

This is the main reason I won't leave Telegram. I don't need perfect privacy, I've never seen any reports of Telegram actually being breached, and I use four different devices over…

Some of us even use both.

This is a great point. I work with exceptionally bright kids, so I push things like computer literacy and exploration, but for most Americans computers are simply tools. "With grea…

I survived like this by sleeping only 3 hours a night for years. It is possible.

You're not being taken care of. You don't learn to make all of your own choices, but it was exactly that problem that destroyed me. I suddenly had all of these responsibilities and…

I've had my Sprint plan for a few years and I'm grandfathered in to unlimited data. Before I had Internet set up in my apartment, I used 400 GB in one month with it tethered to two…

I find that both of you are right and this is why I'm always broke.

Is this a real RMS quote or a parody? Hard to tell.

Those of us with more "normal" lives can never understand how much RMS gave up for his dream. Is he a weird old man with some unsettling habits? Probably, but that makes him no les…