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There's also the "graph on average paid vacation time in industrialized countries:" which is actually mandated vacation. I'd be very interested in seeing the 'average' graph to com…

He said he stopped reading.

I like that the top purchasers are advertisements.

Excellent point, but it shouldn't impact an A/B test. Specifically, the experimental and control users should be equally drawn to look at the deactivation page. However, this could…

How does fewer clothes that you don't wear mean less laundry?

I wish I had been. I heard a car crash last night, and when I got downstairs, it became clear that someone had hit a parked car (hard) and was fleeing the scene. I actively tried t…

I know you're being sarcastic, but I actually saw this coming and invested a fair amount in kneezles. Now I wish I'd just bought kneezle options, since I could have gotten much bet…

I really would like to write a more articulate reply, but it's late and I'm tired, so I'll leave you with: I don't believe you. Portable electric heaters can be incredibly efficien…

Fine, but under this law men have the right to marry women, but women do not (and vice-versa). Thus, the law is sexist.

Should I be considering this differently from solar? They're both harvesting ambient EM radiation; and the energy density of solar is much higher. I guess that radio goes through w…

None of the listed offenses are universally crimes (in the US): Speeding is frequently an infraction (eg, http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/distcrt/traffic.htm ). Underage drinking is o…

What if Alexa is no longer around?

Presumably the next step is to write Dwarf Fortress for this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_4a4O7kXQo

A Poisson distribution with a mean of 1.84 results in about 45% of children being first born. In fact, the best you can do with any distribution is 54%. For example, if there are 1…

I built a mediocre prototype around November, and am currently working on a hopefully better prototype. Useful info about the following: I am a cheapskate, and am interested in pro…