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>hedge, equivocate, and employ dense jargon Irony?
Having a vocabulary that includes the word "equivocate" is distinct from using jargon (specific to a technical field, e.g. chemistry)
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Do you have any specific criticisms in mind? That abstract implies that the paper doesn't actually argue with anything in GGS itself. Rather, "environmental determinism" sounds like it's a dirty word in their niche of academia, and they need to yell at GGS because it might be contaminated. One way to phrase the distinction is that no one really expects huge empires in Antarctica, so everyone admits there's some role…
With the disclaimer that I've watched the documentary and haven't read the book, the reasoning seemed faulty and unsound to me. It was definitely too deterministic and did not really go into non-environmental factors. For example, it boiled down the state of development of Papua New Guinea civilizations to the primary source of starch being palm trees vs grains, or something to that effect. It feels like picking one…
This is a bit of an aside, but I have to say this: even as a young person, take falls very seriously . I was 22 or so when I slipped in the shower. I was falling to the side and was going to hit my head, so I decided to twist so that I'd fall flat on my back, figuring I'd be fine. Well, I was, until a few hours later, when I started having chest pain and my left arm went numb and started getting shooting pains. Think…
Or, take fewer showers. You don't need to shower every day in winter, do you?
> If I’m to achieve my statistical quota of 15 more years of life, that means about 15 times 365, or 5,475, more showers. Or, take fewer showers. You don't need to shower every day in winter, do you?
Would that be showers taken with reduced water pressure? Or do you perhaps mean fewer showers?
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I some similar problems along with significant pain, also caused by falls (and a fairly serious injury that compounded things). I had pain for years, until I stumbled onto a combination of things that completely resolve the issues as long as I stick to them. I'm telling you in case they help. If nothing else it shouldn't hurt anything. In order of importance: 1. Develop & maintain significant muscle mass, specificall…
> Active Release Therapy - this broke up scar tissue that I had, may not be applicable to you If this is comparable to the Graston technique, I think it works well, but it is far from comfortable. I had this after surgery for my Achilles rupture and it felt someone was carving my achilles out with a dull butter knife.
> If I’m to achieve my statistical quota of 15 more years of life, that means about 15 times 365, or 5,475, more showers. Or, take fewer showers. You don't need to shower every day in winter, do you?
> Or, take less showers. Would that be showers taken with reduced water pressure? Or do you perhaps mean fewer showers? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fewer_vs._less
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I some similar problems along with significant pain, also caused by falls (and a fairly serious injury that compounded things). I had pain for years, until I stumbled onto a combination of things that completely resolve the issues as long as I stick to them. I'm telling you in case they help. If nothing else it shouldn't hurt anything. In order of importance: 1. Develop & maintain significant muscle mass, specificall…
what a load of balls... the average man should be light and active enough to do a few chin ups with ease and run for a while i have deadlifted over 350. it did nothing for my chronic neck pain and in fact only made it worse by over developing my traps. neckbeard lifting gurus are so full of shit
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Having a vocabulary that includes the word "equivocate" is distinct from using jargon (specific to a technical field, e.g. chemistry)
Come on - when used with hedge and employ, it's dense jargon. And now you're being pedantic.