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>> the concept of "human dignity", which, however useful or beautiful, has no roots in Catholic tradition: it's a purely secular idea. > I'm not a philosopher or theologian, but th…

"Mystery" is a theological concept that is translated from the Greek word "mustérion." [1] Mysterious, mystical, secret, divine, not fully revealed. This sort of ineffable, irreduc…

I would love a legal policy that requires developers to allow users to opt out of algorithm-generated feeds. A "right to control consumption" or something that like.

Would really like some kind of legal policy that requires developers to allow users to opt out of algorithm generated feeds.

> Is this true? Yup! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allergy#Pathophysiology

The issue is not cold, but whether you can get a highly competitive position at the South Pole Station. In order to see the sun set, you have to be part of the skeleton crew which …

> I don’t personally see a reason to treat cadavers any differently than any other object in a lab Even from a purely consequentialist point of view: if behavior around the cadaver…

> From another angle, I would argue that the eyes and face are part of what makes a human, as are the hands. I also agree with this take, though in the moment at the lab I didn't i…

Speaking from first-hand, I can't remember any disrespectful behavior. Acting disrespectful toward the donor (what we called the cadavers) would get you kicked out of anatomy lab. …

Try a run that is much longer (eg, 3 hours), then see how your 1.5 hour run feels. Usually you need a larger-than-normal stimulus to elicit adaptation. In my experience, the mind a…

I had a conversation with a cyclist who grew up in one of those "high crime neighborhoods" in St. Louis. He said that he received strange looks and comments when he visited his old…

I've gained an appreciation for walking through very roundabout means. For the longest time I found walking even short distances insufferably slow and boring. I ride my bike--a lot…

I had not seen it yet, excited to read it! Thanks!

Two cents as an MD-(CS)PhD student studying what I've heard referred to as "the last mile problem." My stack trace of investigation: - The model is good, we just need to get the do…

HN discourages the sort of clever-yet-unsubstantial one-liner jokes that earn a lot of karma on Reddit. It reserves the space for thoughtful discussions. Getting rid of the memes s…

> I come from Minneapolis, and before that I lived in Seattle and Boston — three of the bluest, most left-leaning cities in the United States. I was an urban woman and couldn’t ima…

There are a lot of different philosophical positions with regard to the mind-body problem, but very few attempts at a testable scientific theory about how consciousness works. Inte…

Reminds me of: https://xkcd.com/1338/

A while back I worked for a team that had wired up Jenkins to a speaker in the office. Each type of event would trigger a different Zelda sound effect. Victory music for successful…

iirc, my med school class had an above-30 social group that dubbed themselves "The Council of Elders."

> 'I am just one of those people who was very fortunate, where things worked out, and where I could do not just do one thing I really enjoyed in life, but two' I relate to all of t…

Alternatively, the best (worst?) of both worlds: https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/ASCII_Keyboard_Controller

How would having a octagon gate be worse than a round gate for wavedashing? For shield drops you take it a step further and notch the gate. Octagon gate also provides good referenc…

The Pro Controller is a fine controller and sees a decent amount of competitive use in the Smash scene. The octagon gate on the GC controller is advantagous for Smash and other gam…