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could it be that memory must require language as a predicate? Without language, how does one "record" the memory?

What a well-written piece. She sounds exactly like a person who "...finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything"

Developing economies purchase a lot from the west. Germany and Japan have export-oriented stances because their local markets are developed to the point that local growth is slow..…

the goal of the Nvidia, etc., is to maximize ther profits, not to subsidize the incompetence of their competitors.

I've ridden in a BYD ev, and I assure you they are not cheap quality. our companies are sclerosis compared to the energy in Asia

I was just reading a book called "The First Indians" by Tony Joseph in which they were discussing an ultra-conserved word "tul" which means "to push" in literally all Dravidian lan…

They are under no obligation to disclose 100% of the composition of their products. Under REACH and ECHA, they might be required to disclose if (IIRC) they export > 1 tonne of the …

How cute. PFOA was the only chemical in that class that was in use in our products.

True story from a non-programmer. I used perplexity.ai to help me write a simple C# program to save all my Outlook emails as .msg files. I was able to do it in about a day, which i…

The manufacturers would not disclose it to us beyond it was "not-PFOA", but they did agree to disclose it to the FDA upon request. The application requires a small, inert molecule,…

I spent 7 years getting rid of the PFOA-derived chemical across all our product lines. they are super useful, but they cross the placental barrier and have a half-life of 6.5 years…

How the hell did we get here? At a fundamental level, we seem to have lost our sense of what Democracy means. The rules are "I can think you are crass, wrong, bigoted, geriatric, e…

white collar work is Thinking, followed by Communication, in meetings. I spend the.bulk of my time developing concepts and strategies, communicating with my peers, winning consensu…

Here is a link to the opinion so you can read the rationale behind the decision. I have not made it through the whole document yet, but here're some of the points I noted. From the…

The consequences would be Lawfare.

Great rhetorical question, but do consider these points: 1. we ask everyone to do their individual jobs. In a soldier's case, loss of life is a job hazard. In the President's case,…

I take your point, but quick action is occasionally necessary. Presidents knowing that their actions could be second guessed are more likely to use the minimum force needed to achi…

I don't know that I agree with your first line (in which case all hiring managers would end up with essentially indistinguishable outcomes), but I want to address the next 2 paragr…

As with most things, it can be more nuanced than your comment suggests. At the time this chemical was introduced, the hazards were not known to science. Over the decades, scientist…

It is even more important to note that the relationship between Companies and Regulators is not always confrontational. Our interests align more often than not (anecdote below). Ho…

You are correct. I am, of course, aware that companies are not the market, and I am one of those "privileged elites making all the decisions. My compensation is closely tied to our…

I never understood this fad, as a diverse person myself. It is hard to believe that a profit-driven organization would not hire minorities or women if it truly helped advance their…

Actually, the side effects of allowing unelected Reg agencies to make decisions (and the quality of those decisions to date) is exactly what is driving their decision. Congress bei…

That was actually addressed on Page 7 of the decision. They begin with "The stare decisis considerations most relevant here—“the quality of [the precedent’s] reasoning, the workabi…

I've actually had delivery drivers text me to ask for a larger tip (I chose the middle tipping option, so it wasn't like I was being cheap).