enraged_camel

>>It's sad to see how someone, even scientists, are considered to be anti-science for even doubting evolution.<< There are no viable alternative scientific models that compete with the…

It seems to me that the validity of your statement hinges on the definition of success.

This was in the 80s, during the Cold War. As such, it's not really surprising that most people (especially Americans) have not heard about it. It is a Soviet accomplishment after all.

>>Open your mind a little. Not everything is about the profit-making horserace. At the end of the day, it's money that makes the world go round. If you're making more profit than your competit…

I don't think the automation would ever be mandatory. It would be more like auto-pilot, where it would do most of the mundane driving, but let you take over when you want.

The funny thing is that most features that Facebook has rolled out since its release has been controversial. People hated the News Feed when it first came out. Same thing with Timelines, and many othe…

>> Eating food from a tube could also give us a lot more free time but we don't do it because it is not an enjoyable experience. We not only enjoy the flavors and textures that regular food pr…

I think perks matter if and only if they reinforce an existing positive culture. For example, I work for a medium-sized software company where employees tend to be fairly athletic. We have groups of r…

>> Asked about the privacy aspects of the new app, a spokesperson for the Obama campaign wrote that "anyone familiar with the political process in America knows this information about register…

Yes, it is self-evident to us men that the world works this way, because we as men designed it that way. The vast majority of societies in human history have been patriarchal, with men making the rule…

I'm a guy. Years ago, in what feels like another life, I played World of Warcraft. My first character was a night-elf healer. I don't know what was going through my head at the time I created my chara…

This probably applies to start-ups as well. I wonder how many would-be start-up founders changed their minds after realizing they would not be able to afford health insurance without a full-time job. …

I graduated from University of Washington, a school that ranks 41st on that list. My roommate in my freshman year of college was Chinese. His dad, a college professor in Hong Kong, always gave him shi…

I watched an interview ("fireside chat", they called it) of him early in July, and he was talking about this very thing. Basically he said that he loves both SpaceX and Tesla, but he realizes that Spa…

I think his point is that if the unread books are right in front of you for months at a time, they are a constant reminder that you mean to get around to reading them, but never do. Which is something…

Thank you for the detailed write-up. I'll definitely consider joining the program!

Yep. I used to have very vivid dreams (indicative of light sleep) and wake up often. Ever since I stopped drinking caffeine (coffee, energy drinks, and to a lesser extent, tea), my sleep has been deep…

I think "land of the free" originally made sense, as it meant "free from British oppression and taxation." In today's context though, it's just nationalist propaganda.

Other sources are reporting that the botnet was responsible for only 18% of worldwide spam, rather than 50%. ( http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/07/grum-botnet-gasps-dy... )…

I think it would be cool if new users could enter their interests when signing up, and be presented with a random list of 10-20 people whose Twitter profiles have been categorized with those interests…

A meteorite could have crashed through a thinner portion of the surface and created the hole.

Exactly. The visionary is the catalyst that brings everyone together and makes the accomplishment possible in the first place. This is why personality cults (in this context) are appropriate, in my op…

Can you elaborate?

Actually, a large part of the US government system - for example, the division between federal and state governments - was copied from the Ottoman Empire.

I've lived in four different states over the past ten years, and found that most people I have met are indeed like that. The difference becomes especially obvious when I hang out with visitors or othe…

As an immigrant, I definitely agree with the "[Americans] Are Poor At Expressing Gratitude And Affection". Every single ex-girlfriend has pointed out to me that I am very affectionate, whereas all I w…

"What makes the web beautiful is precisely that there are multiple browsers and, if you build things correctly, your sites and applications work in them all." I work for a company that develops web ap…

I'm part of a volunteer organization (community service) and we use Facebook almost exclusively to organize and publicize our events. This is definitely going to help us time our status updates.

"This laser-based scanner – which can be used 164-feet away — could read everything from a person’s adrenaline levels, to traces of gun powder on a person’s clothes, to illegal substances — and it can…

This sounds like an edge-case, and the solution seems rather simple: implement a policy so that only X% of employees in any department can be on vacation at any given time. Just like employees in reta…