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  1. Re:does aspergers give me an excuse then? on Huge Survey Shows Correlation Between Autistic Traits and STEM Jobs (cam.ac.uk) · · Score: 2

    Whoo-hoo-hoo, look who knows so much. It just so happens that your friend here is only MOSTLY dead. There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive. With all dead, well, with all dead there's usually only one thing you can do.

  2. Re:What? CO2 inconsistent? on Volkswagen Emissions Issues Spread To Gasoline Cars (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Oxides of nitrogen are created anytime oxygen and nitrogen are at high temperatures. It is not incomplete combustion but high compression (hence high temperature) that creates NOx. Lighting creates a significant amount just by hearing the air.

  3. Re:High correlation between nerotypical and slacke on Huge Survey Shows Correlation Between Autistic Traits and STEM Jobs (cam.ac.uk) · · Score: 2

    And they say autistics don't get sarcasm.

  4. You are the one that doesn't understand Autism on Huge Survey Shows Correlation Between Autistic Traits and STEM Jobs (cam.ac.uk) · · Score: 1

    Autism is just a preference for being alone from the Greek autos.

    Low IQ has little to do with Autism. There are low IQ people that aren't autistic with all of the same issues.

  5. High correlation between nerotypical and slackers. on Huge Survey Shows Correlation Between Autistic Traits and STEM Jobs (cam.ac.uk) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What Is NT?

    Neurotypical syndrome is a neurobiological disorder characterized by preoccupation with social concerns, delusions of superiority, and obsession with conformity.

    Neurotypical individuals often assume that their experience of the world is either the only one, or the only correct one. NTs find it difficult to be alone. NTs are often intolerant of seemingly minor differences in others. When in groups NTs are socially and behaviorally rigid, and frequently insist upon the performance of dysfunctional, destructive, and even impossible rituals as a way of maintaining group identity. NTs find it difficult to communicate directly, and have a much higher incidence of lying as compared to persons on the autistic spectrum.

    NT is believed to be genetic in origin. Autopsies have shown the brain of the neurotypical is typically smaller than that of an autistic individual and may have overdeveloped areas related to social behavior.

    Help find a cure!
    http://isnt.autistics.org/

  6. Lost Decade (now going on 3rd decade) on Analog Still Big In Japan (bbc.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Funny how the economy became frozen in time when they stopped becoming more productive.

  7. Re: this is why we have crap for politicians on Larry Lessig Ends Presidential Campaign, Citing Unfair Debate Rules (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    You are missing the main weapon, the Federal Reserve. Jefferson did away with that too. Estate taxes are useless when you and your friends control the creation of money. Heck, you could tax me at 100% if you let me create my own money, I'll just print the money to pay the taxes.

  8. Anyone have a link to source code? on Linus Rants About C Programming Semantics (iu.edu) · · Score: 1

    Just curious what it looks like in context.

  9. Re:Witness on Crime Lab Scandals Just Keep Getting Worse (slate.com) · · Score: 1

    I was in the jury on an assault case. The incident happened about 6 months prior. Not only didn't the witnessss agree with each other but they disagreed with the police reports about what they said.

  10. Re:If you don't like the job... on Amazon Prime Now Delivery Drivers Sue Over Classification As Contractors (itworld.com) · · Score: 1

    And there were laws requiring slaves to be returned to their owners. Just because something is a law doesn't make it moral. Sometimes violating the laws is the only moral option.

  11. Electric Geysers on Cassini Probe Will Dive Through Enceladus's Water Jets (nasa.gov) · · Score: 2

    The EU guys have an interesting take on this. Will be cool to see how charged this geyser is.
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=...

  12. Re:Eliminating sugar makes you angry on Study: Cutting Sugar From Diet Shows Immediate Health Benefits (wiley.com) · · Score: 1

    I switched to coffee and heavy cream.

  13. Eliminating sugar makes you angry on Study: Cutting Sugar From Diet Shows Immediate Health Benefits (wiley.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I gave up sugar and I became very angry as I went through what can only be described as withdrawal symptoms. Eventually I started eating again after a few months. I noticed almost everything we eat is super sweet. Fruit tastes like candy and soda was not palatable. Health benefits was everything mentioned except LDL which stayed high. Still a fun experiment.

  14. Same thing at federal facilities. on Do Not Call 911! The Life and Death of an Amazon Warehouse Temp (huffingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    I work at Kennedy Space Center and we are instructed to call internal emergency if there is a problem. If you call 911 it gets routed outside and the response will take much longer.

  15. Doesn't matter Intellectual Monopoly is finished on Full Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Intellectual Property Chapter Analyzed (freezenet.ca) · · Score: 1

    These are just the last gasps. Intellectual Monopoly is on the way out. It cannot be enforced. The economy is too fast for the bureaucrats to control now. Sure the laws will be there but they will be ignored and only used occasionally for political revenge. it will just be a cost of doing business.

  16. This is a small fast storm on Patricia, Strongest Hurricane Ever Seen In Eastern Pacific, Strikes In Mexico · · Score: 4, Informative

    The hurricane force winds only extend about 25 miles which is way below the average of 100 miles. Katrina was around 125 miles. So while the peak winds here are fast it's a very small storm. Almost midway between a hurricane and tornado.

  17. Katrina much worse on Landfall Nears For Strongest Hurricane In Recorded History (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    This thing has higher winds but is more like a tornado. It's hurricane winds are about 25 miles wide vs Katrina which was 125 miles. The flooding required a large wall of wind to really pile up the water. This is more like Charlie in 2004 which had really fast but narrow winds.

  18. Re:Prison or Mental Institution? on FCC Passes Landmark Reform of 'Egregious' Prison Phone Charges (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    In the US you can't force treatment on people.

  19. Prison or Mental Institution? on FCC Passes Landmark Reform of 'Egregious' Prison Phone Charges (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    From what I have read the reason the US has such a large prison population is because of the civil liberties granted to the mentally Ill starting in the 1970's. Our policy now is nobody can be involuntary committed unless they commit a crime. So in all other countries they take people who are mentally ill and put them in an asylum which is basically a prison anyway. In the US you are free unless you are convicted of a crime. Then you go to prison.

  20. Double Standard with Selective Service on Makers Compete To Produce US Army's Next Official Handgun (military.com) · · Score: 1

    The only reason that women don't have to register for Selective Service like men do according to the Supreme Court is that women aren't in combat. If that changes then women will need to start registering.

  21. Solution: 10mm Glock on Makers Compete To Produce US Army's Next Official Handgun (military.com) · · Score: 1

    Next problem? Getting the ammo into production.

  22. I think asserting that something as complicated as risk of cancer, which has multiple mechanisms, in the human body, which has multiple defense, from radiation, which has multiple sources and modes of exposure, just so happens to be a linear relationship with a zero crossing makes you look stupid. As I previously wrote the LNT is great for policy on prevention and protection of workers but reality is quite different.

  23. Everything you said was correct except for "It is obvious that more than enough radiation was released to cause cancer in some of the people exposed". What I am saying is that the LNT model is fine for setting policies for safety. But it doesn't do a good job of predicting the number of cancers in a situation like this. You would need to know the dose history for each individual.

  24. Re:Too soon on Experts Chime In To Explain Fukushima Thryoid Cancer Concerns (cancernetwork.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Only if you subscribe to the linear no-threshold model which we know is wrong. We live on a planet bathed in radiation and our biology has evolved to deal with this. The problem is we don't have a better model to use for policy recommendations but don't confuse that with reality.

  25. Nothing patient related I hope on Nurses Use Makerspace To Invent Custom Health Care Solutions (hackaday.com) · · Score: 1

    Lawyers would have a field day with this.