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we have an analogous situation here on HN. Karma ... People upmod because they agree, or because they think the post is interesting. This blends two quite different characteristics…

IQ is more a measure of a nations current economic development than something inherent in the population. If that were the case, what would explain the outliers -- high-IQ nations …

the inadequacy and bias of the IQ system in measuring and representing intelligence Why do you believe there is inadequacy and bias in mental ability testing (the IQ system, as you…

I'm pretty sure their government has ... to do with the hyperinflation. Indeed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_reform_in_Zimbabwe Land reform in Zimbabwe began after the signing…

Racist shit To what, specifically, in his comment are you referring?

Zimbabwe (British-relative) national IQ: 66 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_IQ#National_IQ_and_QHC...

Please also see: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=426778

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=427621

http://www.gardenweasel.com/News/AUGUST2006Newsletter.pdf [PDF] In [Dean, of Segway fame] Kamen's opening statement he noted that some people might call him a "Patent Troll" since …

According to this... http://www.irefeurope.org/col_docs/doc_26_fr.pdf [pdf] ... any given nation would be nicer, with no income- (including capital-gains) or consumption- taxes. . …

Cultural progress just allowed more people to: a) live longer up to their genetic maximum, b) be smarter up to their genetic maximum. How did you come to believe that there could b…

study and hard work [lead] to higher IQ as an adult. How did you come to that conclusion?

We need to research VC's before we talk to them. Try researching your VC's by talking to the people who have been funded by them. . There is no NDA at this point. You are thinking …

The meat: In the interests of making one tiny, tiny optimization in this all-too-complicated matter of time (And we haven’t even factored in general or special relativity yet!), I …

This one? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA No.

From the article: one man found to be guilty of the crime, a 25 year old Ukrainian by the name of Maksym Yastremskiy, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Yastremskiy, who wen…

From the article: An advent of a price rebound in both DRAM and NAND flash contract markets is finally unfolding, signifying that capacity cuts are proving to be the sole solution …

Something I have not seen pointed out yet (in articles and discussions over the preceding many years) is the fact that CAPTCHA tests are essentially Gestalt Completion tests. A Ges…

Telenurse.com . Webnurse.com . Netnurse.com . Plentyofnurses.com http://news.google.com/news?q=aging+population+health

These things would be great for romantic dates between shy people. Imagine: two telepresence robots, in a car at a drive-in movie -- or taking a long roll on a beach, or in a park.…

Thanks for the lead. http://www.nber.org/~rosenbla/econ110-04/lecture/stickywages... [pdf] Mr Bewley’s theory has some interesting implications. Pay cuts are more likely at firms w…