Hockenbrizzle

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by Hockenbrizzle 8y ago
But even if the graphs are mislabeled, the numbers don't agree with the statement. The 2010 data for prevalence of obese men shows an increase from 27% to 29%... without error bars given. In what world does that translate to "over
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by Hockenbrizzle 8y ago
Hi folks, I am a bit confused about a citation given in this opinion piece and ask for your help. In paragraph 5, the author mentions the effect of manual labor and cites an article published in the International Journal of Surgery Oncology
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by Hockenbrizzle 8y ago
I would guess it's more like environmental temperature leads to behavioral changes that then affect the average energy expenditure.
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by Hockenbrizzle 8y ago
In addition to the other comment suggesting yoga for back pain, I might recommend you see a physiotherapist. You want not only stretching but also strengthening and it's difficult to figure this stuff out yourself. In my case, I found
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by Hockenbrizzle 9y ago
For a textbook where the author does a brilliant job of introducing a complex topic: Spacetime and Geometry an Introduction to General Relativity by Sean Carroll. Also the textbooks by David Griffiths and Gill Strang mentioned in other comm
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by Hockenbrizzle 9y ago
I didn't learn electronics with this book, but I really wish I did. I used it to give tutorials for an undergraduate electronics course for physics students and it was immensely useful and well organized.
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by Hockenbrizzle 9y ago
You could also check out Sean Carroll's Spacetime and Geometry. It's my favorite textbook. Supplement with the second half of Wald's book for exploring some concepts
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by Hockenbrizzle 9y ago
Sugar is common for curing meats like bacon. I don't know if it plays a role in pulling out the water like salt does, but I know some use it to offset the strong saltiness. I think it also provides for some bacteria which help preserve
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by Hockenbrizzle 9y ago
I guess an important point to make is how easy it is to consume a sugary drink. I can very easily sit down and drink a tall glass of orange juice but not so easily could I sit down and eat the six oranges that would be used to make that oj.
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by Hockenbrizzle 9y ago
I believe he was often very silent about political or ethical matters of the "The Gadget". In contrast to other physicists at the time, like Oppenheimer and Szilard.
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Ask HN: Reading material for a long trip
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by Hockenbrizzle 10y ago
Hey great work. Electron beam technology has quite an interesting history and has been used for many applications. I work at an atomic physics research institute and am currently building an electron beam ion trap. We use a compressed elect
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by Hockenbrizzle 10y ago
Can anybody comment on how well food is regulated in Canada? Since moving from the US to the EU I've definitely noticed a difference in food quality. I'll soon be moving to Quebec so I would be interested to hear if Canada is more
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by Hockenbrizzle 10y ago
Good point, although I didn't mean to lionize the father. I don't think it matters if the father was left, right or center. Whatever the basis, he made a decision that will ultimately benefit society (which is the main goal, right
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by Hockenbrizzle 10y ago
If I could recommend an interesting film to watch, go see Michael Moore's Where to Invade Next. You don't have to watch the whole thing, but try to find the part where they talk about the Norwegian prison system. And then look for
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by Hockenbrizzle 10y ago
This can't be the correct way of thinking of the prison system. A person should not be sent to prison for the sole purpose of suffering for the crime which they committed. There is a reason people call a prison a correctional facility.
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by Hockenbrizzle 10y ago
This almost implies that some people are born with a lack of self control? You can't just simplify it like that. From birth, everything we process with our senses adds to our understanding of the world and our ability to navigate it. I
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by Hockenbrizzle 10y ago
I like this answer. I am only 25, but I have made some recent decisions in life that have lead me to being more focused on exploring the world than my career. I guess, at some point, I thought to myself "What am I going to teach my fut
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by Hockenbrizzle 10y ago
This is why I start my showers luke-warm and then go cold. My hair is medium-long and really thick and I just cant seem to make any progress washing it if the water is too cold.
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by Hockenbrizzle 10y ago
Yes, sorry my comment was extremely useless. I did read the article but did not see the image showing Rudy Pauls the farmer, my mistake. My comment was very off topic, so I won't try and clarify it here.
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by Hockenbrizzle 10y ago
Man this is so frustrating because I have a family member who is like this. I would really like to help them, but they just don't seem to get it. I think the problem is that these people want instant results. That's not how the bo
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by Hockenbrizzle 10y ago
Just out of curiosity, does anyone know Obama's stance on this particular part of the legislation? He was just in Hanover and was asked about this by the public, but avoided giving a clear answer. Are there any records of him explainin
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by Hockenbrizzle 10y ago
I agree, sort of, I think we should get rid of standardized testing. If we are to instill creative problem solving, etc to our kids, how do we achieve that by making every kid take the same damn test? I also think we should get rid of schoo
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by Hockenbrizzle 10y ago
If anyone is interested in a such a farmer, I would recommend looking up Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms. He really counters the general stereotype that farmers are dumb people, which they certainly are not. https://en.wikipedia.o
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by Hockenbrizzle 10y ago
I always listen to music while I work. If I am learning new things or editing a manuscript, I turn the volume quite low and only play music that I am very familiar with. Here are some albums/sets I listen to most often: Rodrigo Amarant
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by Hockenbrizzle 10y ago
I would pay $10/month to lease a handheld 'gun' that would terraform mars. But it must be handheld. I'm not lugging around a dang suitcase with me on my mission to populate mars. Or, you could build a Transmogrifier. But
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by Hockenbrizzle 11y ago
That's a great advertisement. I've just moved to Germany from the US about one year ago. So far it's made me realize how under-developed the US society is. As I learn more about how Germany operates, I constantly have those,
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by Hockenbrizzle 11y ago
+1. Just bought a racing bike for a 250km cycling marathon through the Alps in June. A bit scared, but so stoked for it.
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by Hockenbrizzle 11y ago
When I was studying, I went to two schools, one using semester system and one using quarter system. With the semester system I had plenty of time to read the material and really explore the mathematics behind what I was learning. With the q
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by Hockenbrizzle 11y ago
A question about learning French in Québec: I'll soon be moving to Québec to start graduate studies at McGill. I've spent the past year living in Germany and have gotten the language down quite well because people are very friendl

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