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Even photographic cameras have difficulty with exposure for dark skin. This is a problem as old as photography.

Don't be dense. Whether you admit it or not, most people judge others based on appearance.

20 posts in 9 months is not much at all.

On fertile days you use a condom. Simple as that.

Instead of trying to prevent daughters from having sex, parents need to educate their daughters on fertility cycles. Women are only fertile for a limited amount of time during each…

I would guess every citizen of a hosting country has felt similarly.

> design (real, with artists) I would never, ever, EVER want to be the frontend developer tasked with building out a design created by a "real" artist. You're not exactly making yo…

I've been blown away by Cuomo's steady hand and calm reassurance in this time. While De Blasio has flip-flopped from apathy to utter panic, Cuomo has remained fairly consistent. I …

Being a doctor involves at least 4 years, plus an extra 3-4 for residency — and that's assuming you have met the pre-med requirements. There are several other health care options t…

> Gasping and panicking, they inhaled water. Friðþórsson, by contrast, managed to control his breathing. He later described remaining clear-headed throughout his swim. I wish the a…

I was given cheese and buttered bread on a short regional flight in Italy. Leagues better than any cheese or bread I'd ever had in the United States.

This classic video begs to differ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDKDC_IUnOA

This is really not true of 90% of churches. Let's distinguish between actual churches and personality cults like Westboro.

It's not that parents don't want to handle childcare. It's that American work culture and lack of social support makes childcare impossible for parents who don't have a stay-at-hom…

PS: There's a wonderful This American Life story about a pair of ranchers who cloned their prize bull, Chance. Second Chance, the clone, wasn't quite what they expected. https://ww…

But why? A clone would be their very own person who just happens to have an identical genome to another person.

Do you really thing a charity can afford that? And mattress companies have exactly zero incentive to fund this.

I bought a casper mattress. I now wish I had started "return proceedings" and gotten a refund, because it sounds like they just tell you to donate it.

Whoa whoa whoa... I do web animations for a living. What industry/agency/brand do you work with? Are they looking to hire?

I see a use case: ads. I develop ads for a living. A tool like motion is a GODSEND in this industry.

While I don't think I'll ever get on board with savory oatmeal, I'd be perfectly happy with savory grits or savory polenta. But really — there's no reason not to have roasted veggi…

Don't judge yourself too harshly. Cooking requires quite a lot of intuition. Trust yourself and I promise you'll make something worth eating.