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This reminded me of a Scientific American article from nine years ago about the evolutionary roots of depression. It says that depression is a useful adaptation: https://www.scient…

In order to look into this controversy, I searched for rsync.net on Wikipedia, and this is what I found. The user Kozubik submitted a draft with references, but the user Arthur Goe…

http://www.npr.org/2015/11/02/453980015/campaign-finance-cru...

Luke's essay reminded me of Aaron Swartz's essays when he dropped out of high school and my own experiences when I dropped out around the same time. We knew something was wrong, an…

I would be surprised if how easy ingredients are to pronounce is correlated with their health. Since half of all food is wasted, preservatives could even be good for the environmen…

Myth: "No ISP in the country has been a stronger supporter of the Open Internet than Comcast[.]" Fact: "Comcast spent the most money of any organization in support of the Stop Onli…

Like this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RateMyCop.com

What are the highest quality sub-reddits that don't allow memes?

I lived in the Bronx for a couple of years in a boarding house which is part of the Kolping Society founded by a Catholic priest intending to provide a home-away-from-home for youn…

Tom Van Goethem makes a strong case that this is a security vulnerability and it does deserve an award. Can you explain why not?

You suggest that the modern vilification of hackers (such as Bradley Manning) is analogous to the medieval burning of witches. I assert that hackers and witches also have something…

How about walking or riding a bicycle in a time of motor vehicles?

You are correct about the dates –– I found the article that you were quoting [1]. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking

You make an interesting point about the shorter lifespans when tobacco was first smoked. Wikipedia says cultivation sites in Mexico date back to 1400-1000 BC or possibly even furth…

Another movie analogy would be Next. Cris Johnson can see two minutes into the future and redo anything that has a bad outcome. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_(2007_film)

> But Valve is (a) fanatical about hiring, and (b) rolling in so much money that they won't have to make any tough decisions in the near future, e.g. laying off part of the staff t…

IIRC, Trader Joe's has delivery but not online orders. You go to the store to shop, and then they deliver to your apartment. That way you can walk or take the subway even if you bu…

"The MTA is challenging software developers to use MTA data to create new apps that improve the transit experience of its 8.5 million daily riders." http://mtaappquest.com/ "New Yo…

I like this book: Improve Your Memory Skills http://www.amazon.com/dp/0746001622

"Empirically, the way to do really big things seems to be to start with deceptively small things." http://paulgraham.com/ambitious.html

"Between September 2003 and April 2004, the RIAA, through its Clean Slate Program, offered individual file sharers amnesty for past infringements, 'on the condition that they refra…

Walt Disney, too.

http://plnnr.com/

I used to collect books, and then I donated them to the library. Now, I have more space, they keep track of them for me, and I can check them out whenever I want.