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Agree, it's a little grating on the ears, but, language change is part of life! There are examples out there of modern nouns that used to be something else, but because the change …

Hard to put this succinctly but it has a sense of the sad and exhausted feeling one gets when they're mildly sick and must stay home, and likely stay in bed, to recover but you don…

Wow, so Widdershins is not just a made-up word from Terry Pratchett's Discworld series!

Gracias Madre may be the restaurant you're thinking of. I unfortunately heard it has closed recently

I visited both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland the other week, and it was exactly like this. I was worried at first about delays from going through customs, etc. on th…

Cannot +1 this enough. I learned so much more when I took lessons from an improvisational jazz bass teacher who focused on (1) Learning as many songs and standards as is reasonable…

Your comment sounds almost Seuss-like somehow. Partly that description and assertion is a slant rhyme, but it also feels like there's some kind of (un)intentional pentameter going …

Thanks for this. It makes clear the series of cyclical complications that follows "I don't have an ID and need one, but I don't have a smartphone or credit card" 1) Don't have an I…

Whenever a reading list gets to the front page of HN, I always find the most interesting books to add from the comments! I did add Roadside Picnic from the link to my list, but tha…

Thanks for sharing these! this is actually very appropo to a conversation at my work now. Any other great guides like this you can share?

Same! I just got an emulator working this weekend for my PC and realized I can run the game directly from my original Ape Escape disc and use an Xbox controller. It's really bringi…

I try to remove common enhancing adverbs when writing emails at work. Removing "very," "definitely," "absolutely," etc. makes professional communication come across more authoritat…

Definitely tracks with the human tendency to judge yourself by intentions, and others by actions

The wiki covers that scenario. The rescuer uses their role to say they "tried" and then justify negative feelings to the victim. Essentially becoming the persecutor

Interesting wiki article, very insightful! As a manager myself, I think it's very important to be aware of whether you are playing the "rescuer" and perpetuating dysfunction, or ac…

Heinlein wrote in Stranger in a Strange Land that "Man is the [only] animal who laughs." Who's laughing now? (Rats and cows apparently). All jokes aside, interesting research. We f…

Fair points. This is going to be especially unfair to people who do not speak English or have familiarity with US laws.

It seems to me like there's two main kinds of lies that interrogators use: 1. Lies about the process / promissary lies. e.g. "If you just confess, you can go home." 2. Lies about e…

Agreed. I think the intent of the previous commenters was more along the lines of "How do we determine which employees are working earnestly and effectively vs working without moti…

I agree with the sentiments about mob rule on social media being extremely negative. The thing that always amuses me about any sites with ratings is that most people (the site owne…

I work in an interesting tech career that does need to assess this: Pre-sales Engineering. At my current job, we have our candidates do a short take-home assignment to assess codin…

Forcing you to "drop off" social media seems like the exact chilling effect you describe (assuming you are a moderate), rather than being a stance. It's happening!

Just a thought about this. I wonder if the improved creative thinking has anything to do with increased heart bpm and blood flow to the brain that is stimulated by walking or other…

He also mentions health as a concern but light to moderate drinkers (1-3 drinks per day) are generally healthier than teetotalers, who are then generally healthier than heavy drink…