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Lap dancers earn more when they are most fertile

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Re: Lap dancers earn more when they are most fertile

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Post by Alex3917 »

andreyf wrote: post #10
ardit33 wrote: post #5

So, what has this to do with "Hacker news"? Do we imply that hackers are more effective when they are horny? Sorry, but stories like this are better suited for reddit or digg.

We can learn that one should only present to investors when most fertile.

So in other words, best to keep that MacBook on the desk.

Re: Lap dancers earn more when they are most fertile

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Post by whacked_new »

ks wrote: post #3

Could it be that the women behave differently when they are most fertile? It would make sense that they would try their hardest to get pregnant at that time of the month.

Generally yes; I believe this is fairly well studied although I'm short on sources. IIRC, during ovulation, a woman would dress up with brighter colors (or dress nicer or something), have more flirtatious actions... I forgot if there were dietary changes. Also interesting (also IIRC), is that women prefer more masculine males during peak fertility (best genes), and prefer more feminine males during lowest fertility (best care).

Re: Lap dancers earn more when they are most fertile

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Post by Tichy »

ardit33 wrote: post #5

So, what has this to do with "Hacker news"? Do we imply that hackers are more effective when they are horny? Sorry, but stories like this are better suited for reddit or digg.

I think understanding a system and using that knowledge to get the most out of it is often a form of hacking. So for the lap dancer, it would be a hack to get off the pill, earn more money while fertile and go on holiday when her prospects are the worst. Same money earned for less work, seems like a nice hack to me.

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Post by mhartl »

ks wrote: post #3

Could it be that the women behave differently when they are most fertile? It would make sense that they would try their hardest to get pregnant at that time of the month.

Quite possibly, though presumably lap dancers are always trying to maximize their earnings, so any behavioral changes are likely to be subconscious.

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Post by sbraford »

ks wrote: post #3

Could it be that the women behave differently when they are most fertile? It would make sense that they would try their hardest to get pregnant at that time of the month.

Based upon empirical evidence, that would seem to be most true.

Though I'm sure it depends heavily on what else is going on in the person's life at that time.

Re: Lap dancers earn more when they are most fertile

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Post by sethjohn »

pg wrote: post #9
ardit33 wrote: post #5

So, what has this to do with "Hacker news"? Do we imply that hackers are more effective when they are horny? Sorry, but stories like this are better suited for reddit or digg.

Many hackers are interested in science generally.

...and there are many places where they can get and discuss information about science. I'm sure many hackers are also interested in xbox360 and Ron Paul, but that doesn't mean they are good fodder for discussion as 'hacker news'.

I understand that you are trying to broaden the purview of YC news, but my personal preference is for a more focused site.

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