I agree with you that drugs shouldn't be used to treat personality issues, but the whole hunter/farmer thing seems fishy. Evolutionary explanations sound cool and make us feel better about ourselves, but few have been rigorously studied. There is a paper that hypothesizes an evolutionary advantage to a dopamine receptor gene that is implicated in ADHD, but it's a leap to jump from that to the hunter/farmer thing.
Also, amphetamines and other stimulants don't calm people down. If anything, they stimulate them. But, one side effect of this stimulation is that it helps focus attention, which gets the kids to sit down, shut up, and pay attention.
I don't watch much TV, so I'm not sure if this is new or not, but last night I saw a TV commerical by Eli Lilly pushing adult ADD. Does anyone know when these ads started? It seems Lilly's recently launched a push to get some name recognition for this condition and suddenly we're discussing it on/.
Studies have shown that MPH is up to 30% less effective than the brand name drug, Ritalin. It can cause tics in children. Those who take Ritalin do not develop tics.
I worked in a lab that studied MPH and other psychostimulants, and I never ran across anything that suggested that ritalin and MPH were any different. That was 2 years ago, so my info may be outdated, but I couldn't find anything on medline either. Could you provide a reference? Thanks
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Just because I'm adviocating an unorthodox way of living and building doesn't mean it's a troll.
I meant steel beams (not wood) for the backbone of the house and bricks (not paper, I mean sheet rock) for walls. You confusion shows just how strange a concept this is in this country. Most of the world builds their houses with solid material that lasts. You spend 30 years building equity and all you're left with is a crumbling piece of junk built on wood and paper. Why bother tying yourself down for that?
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The point is that people bog themselves in responsibility for not good reason. We're all going to die and we're not taking our equity with us, so why bother.
Filling the yard with rocks is a great idea, especially in AZ. More power to you.
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You're so right. It's not the age that makes older people obsolete, it's their responsibilities. The solution to this and almost all the problems middle aged working people have is:
1) don't get a needy, dependent spouse
2) don't buy a house
3) don't have kids
You'll have plenty of time left over to keep yourself up to date on the latest trends in your line of work. Most importantly, you'll have plenty of time to live your own life and enrich yourself.
Why spend 10-30 years making the mortgage company rich and breaking your back keeping grass from doing what grass does just so you can have a termite-infested piece of crap when you're old (for some reason people make houses out of wood in this country). You're not going to take that house to the afterlife with you anyway. Live in an apt and call the landlord whenever something breaks. No lawns to mow, no siding to mend, etc.
As for kids, the return on investment on them is horrible. Plus they smell until they're about 17 and require constant care and feeding.
Follow my advice and you'll never feel old. Eliminating all that stress will keep you looking young to boot.
The researcher is a movie director who probably had to search deep in her past to remember how to calculate percentages. Anyway, how do you calculate these numbers?
The study was commissioned by diet Coke. To see what kinds of movies they would sponsor. I guess regular coke had other R&D interests.
They wanted to see what makes a movie popular (see: Kangaroo Jack). Pander pander pander to the lowest common denominator.
from the article If you're typing on a standard QWERTY keyboard, and most of us are, then your keyboard design is over 100 years old (135 years old, to be exact). Can you imagine using a hard drive that was designed a decade ago? Or a processor from two centuries past?
Can't argue with logic like that. The atoms that make up the air you're breathing were created billions of years ago. Can you imagine eating a burger that has been sitting in your car since last week?
I recall hearing that the Chevrolet Nova was less than a hot selling vehicle in the Hispanic market because "no va" means, well, "no go", not exactly the best name for your next car.
Well, your recall and hearing may be fine, but your story is apocryphal.:)
from the article:
While [posting to] "alt.sex.erotica" generated twice as much spam as the next newsgroup, we do not believe that this data supports any strong conclusion regarding which newsgroups are the most susceptible to spam.
Now, is that just wishful thinking on the authors' part:)
if the TRUTH and FACTS get your farther than HYPE then why aren't you and Billy "Wicked" Wilson reviewing games any more?
Unfortunately, from your own account of things, people who write FACTUAL reviews get kicked aside and unethical people who know how to play the game are the ones still around.
from snopes:
Lemming suicide is fiction. Contrary to popular belief, lemmings do not periodically hurl themselves off of cliffs and into the sea. Cyclical explosions in population do occasionally induce lemmings to attempt to migrate to areas of lesser population density. When such a migration occurs, some lemmings die by falling over cliffs or drowning in lakes or rivers.
Anyway, next time someone refers to the lemmings suicide thing, have a recursive chuckle at their lemming-like behavior:)
It's scary that this guy is so opinionated on this matter yet he doesn't even have an email address listed on his web site. He also seems to be on the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, which makes him a powerful moron - a dangerous combination.
Anyway, those in the Austin, Round Rock area, call him: 512-246-1600 and politely express your opinion.
Why not just execute offenders? Then people wouldn't commit any crimes. And you would weed out just the bad people and leave only the good for a perfect society.
You have a great point. An example of this perfect society exists in the land of one of our close allies. Crime is almost nill in Saudi Arabia partly because the punishments are so severe. Let's change all our laws so we can live like the Saudis:)
No, obeying the law doesn't make you eligible to commit crimes;)
But if Jesus can die for my sins, in effect giving me credit to sin by his good deeds, why can't I earn myself credit by doing a good deed (helping out those starving artists) to be redeemed at a later date for file trading?:)
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You're right. My mistake. I was thinking of the effect I've seen in the rats I've studied.
Anyway, the most shocking thing about the article is that he earned any money at all from selling that crap :)
Also, amphetamines and other stimulants don't calm people down. If anything, they stimulate them. But, one side effect of this stimulation is that it helps focus attention, which gets the kids to sit down, shut up, and pay attention.
I don't watch much TV, so I'm not sure if this is new or not, but last night I saw a TV commerical by Eli Lilly pushing adult ADD. Does anyone know when these ads started? It seems Lilly's recently launched a push to get some name recognition for this condition and suddenly we're discussing it on /.
I worked in a lab that studied MPH and other psychostimulants, and I never ran across anything that suggested that ritalin and MPH were any different. That was 2 years ago, so my info may be outdated, but I couldn't find anything on medline either. Could you provide a reference? Thanks
I meant steel beams (not wood) for the backbone of the house and bricks (not paper, I mean sheet rock) for walls. You confusion shows just how strange a concept this is in this country. Most of the world builds their houses with solid material that lasts. You spend 30 years building equity and all you're left with is a crumbling piece of junk built on wood and paper. Why bother tying yourself down for that?
Filling the yard with rocks is a great idea, especially in AZ. More power to you.
1) don't get a needy, dependent spouse
2) don't buy a house
3) don't have kids
You'll have plenty of time left over to keep yourself up to date on the latest trends in your line of work. Most importantly, you'll have plenty of time to live your own life and enrich yourself.
Why spend 10-30 years making the mortgage company rich and breaking your back keeping grass from doing what grass does just so you can have a termite-infested piece of crap when you're old (for some reason people make houses out of wood in this country). You're not going to take that house to the afterlife with you anyway. Live in an apt and call the landlord whenever something breaks. No lawns to mow, no siding to mend, etc.
As for kids, the return on investment on them is horrible. Plus they smell until they're about 17 and require constant care and feeding.
Follow my advice and you'll never feel old. Eliminating all that stress will keep you looking young to boot.
So, if I notice you have a flat tire, but don't know how to fix it, I should keep my mouth shut?
phrase: A sequence of words intended to have meaning.
Don't forget, we can force feed you patriot fries, then patriot kiss your mom and use a patriot tickler on your dad.
If you're typing on a standard QWERTY keyboard, and most of us are, then your keyboard design is over 100 years old (135 years old, to be exact). Can you imagine using a hard drive that was designed a decade ago? Or a processor from two centuries past?
Can't argue with logic like that.
The atoms that make up the air you're breathing were created billions of years ago. Can you imagine eating a burger that has been sitting in your car since last week?
When did /. get into the business of sex toy reviews?
Well, your recall and hearing may be fine, but your story is apocryphal. :)
See http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/nova.htm
The submitter seems to be the author
They're probably part of the public record and anyone can view them. Pretty sad
While [posting to] "alt.sex.erotica" generated twice as much spam as the next newsgroup, we do not believe that this data supports any strong conclusion regarding which newsgroups are the most susceptible to spam.
Now, is that just wishful thinking on the authors' part :)
if you steal to feed your family.
etc.
By the way, we live in an age of moral absolutism, lest you've stopped watching Fox and CNN
Unfortunately, from your own account of things, people who write FACTUAL reviews get kicked aside and unethical people who know how to play the game are the ones still around.
Anyway, next time someone refers to the lemmings suicide thing, have a recursive chuckle at their lemming-like behavior :)
Thanks for the link to the main wired page. I was wondering what this Wired thing was.
Anyway, those in the Austin, Round Rock area, call him: 512-246-1600 and politely express your opinion.
You have a great point. An example of this perfect society exists in the land of one of our close allies. Crime is almost nill in Saudi Arabia partly because the punishments are so severe. Let's change all our laws so we can live like the Saudis :)
But if Jesus can die for my sins, in effect giving me credit to sin by his good deeds, why can't I earn myself credit by doing a good deed (helping out those starving artists) to be redeemed at a later date for file trading? :)