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>Almost 200 years ago that discerning observer of social life, Alexis de Tocqueville, wrote about the exceptional ability of Americans to form voluntary associations and, more gene…

There's a day every decade where the U.S. Census does their best to get an accurate count of every human in the U.S. [0] Combine that with the data from the correspondinc Apr 15th,…

I had a professor who was adamant that we think of all design as "Constraint-based design". I've definitely found it a useful approach - but I still benefit from the reminder to us…

This is similiar to goals of http://codekata.com/ except, this focuses on design, while Code Katas are more focused on algorithms.

I find these tools to be really useful in evaluating designs and emphasizing to stakeholders where designs fall according to standards: - http://www.checkmycolours.com/ - https://s…

I grew up with a sociologist as a mother, which means I grew up being taught a lot these systemic bias indicators. Having tried to explain the systemic nature of racism was certain…

In the first 14 years of Norway's Highest Security Department (SHS), their version of solitary confinement, they only had to put 11 prisoners there! [0] The Wikipedia descriptions …

Please provide some links to these projects.

There's a start-up called Daplie building such a system of hardware and apps. It's open source and the founder has a focus on user-owned data and data security. (I know several tea…

> Normal sterilization procedures such as boiling or irradiating materials fail to render prions non-infective. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmissible_spongiform_encep... (The…

According the always correct source of ultimate wisdom - wikipedia, there isn't currently a way to test for it while alive, but there are some promising areas of research. >At pres…

re: Discussions of death I completely agree that it should be talked about more and plans made. Unfortunately several family members don't see things the same way and this provided…

Thank you! I definitely went through a range of emotions from confusion to anger that more wasn't done to minimize the likelihood of incidents like this. As I learned more, I reali…

The last I heard the test can only be done during autopsy. (Because they're analyzing slices of brain tissue.)

I first heard about prions and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease after getting a letter saying I may have been exposed. I had surgery after someone with CJD, but before that person died, w…

The article mentions the first two people asked to leave were a couple flying together.

>Pretending disability And what happens to those that are 'genuinely handicap' and have medical costs that unavoidably exceed the 'lower amount'?

What happens to the weapon when the maker/owner passes away?

I can't speak specifically to ADA, but I know federally funded programs were required to meet 508 standards as of 2003, which included captions or transcripts for videos. So expect…

The mobile experience of reading this article is horrific. I did enjoy the little bit I was able to read before the lilliputian font drove me away, but drive me away it did!

But I doubt he actually read it. It's more likely that he listened to the audio version.

from August 2016