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by lyaa 3y ago
In fairness, I don't think the lack of Nobel prizes is a valid criticism here. The average time from discovery to a Nobel is close to 30 years at the moment and the Saudis built their first major research university (KAUST) in 2009 and
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by lyaa 3y ago
Square Kufic is easy to read for native readers when you add diacritical marks and keep the general order along a path. You'll often see words or phrases repeated or flipped to make cool geometric designs, which is easy to spot for nat
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by lyaa 4y ago
Do you not see the logical link by which these more general studies contextualize and support my earlier statements?
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by lyaa 4y ago
I am not obliged to defend every statement I make with a study for my thoughts and experiences to be worth sharing. Also, anecdotal evidence is evidence. Not as generalizable as controlled studies but not as worthless as you seem to think.
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by lyaa 4y ago
At least partly. When I was starting out, I would apply to dev positions only to get offers to interview for lower-paid QA positions. After changing to a gender-neutral nickname and removing all female-identifying terms from my resume, I go
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by lyaa 4y ago
I would argue that you are overestimating the help women used to get from extended families in terms of protection from abuse. That kind of life came along with rigid societal expectations, extremely limited economic opportunities for women
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by lyaa 4y ago
As far as I know, in the US, the custody and house/apartment is almost always given to the parent who /wants/ the children. Men often don't fight for custody. They should. Also, the division of assets is not out of propo
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by lyaa 4y ago
Inkscape with a Latex extension is the best tool for making scientific posters imo.
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by lyaa 4y ago
I was just about to comment about this because his description is textbook ADHD in girls.
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by lyaa 4y ago
Absolutely true. I am especially amazed by the confidence with which they present their claims.
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by lyaa 4y ago
The ugly apartment buildings you are seeing are probably one-plus-five buildings (one concrete + five wood floors) that are actually optimized for balancing zoning+codes+affordability for single-family apartments. At least theoretically, th
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by lyaa 5y ago
It is an obvious pattern known to anyone who visited or attended Eastern European or Middle Eastern universities. Here is an example I saw recently: Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi is a STEM research-focused university and close to 60% of t
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by lyaa 5y ago
The author is a man. This is an article sharing his experiences driving drunk people very late at night, which tend to be older men because women and younger men tend to leave earlier. I do not see this article as an attack on men. It is co
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by lyaa 5y ago
Topological materials are relatively new and increasingly promising for both technological and pure science reasons.
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by lyaa 5y ago
Having to write a couple of paragraphs is not bad per se, just not sufficiently interesting on its own. some current referral systems already request reference letters and reward successful referrals. It might be fun to try out a system wit
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by lyaa 5y ago
Perhaps a version without the payment aspect but with rewards would have been received better. Say a potential referrer would sign up and get three reference tokens (which expire) periodically. Then they can use one to support a person they
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by lyaa 5y ago
...it saddens me how true that is given the last few years. I still like to think most people are capable of a deeper level of understanding.
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by lyaa 5y ago
Well, yeah, these models can not interact and observe the world to test the veracity of claims. They are language models and the target for them is text production. No one expects them to understand the universe. My comment was in response
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by lyaa 5y ago
The problem with models like GPT-3 is that they are unable to differentiate between information sources with different "trustworthiness." They learn conspiracies and wrong claims and repeat them. It's possible to feed GPT-3 p
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by lyaa 5y ago
Not everyone is rich enough to also buy a desktop computer or have space for it? Not to mention that the hassle of duplicating software and data files between a laptop and a desktop is too much work for anyone who does not actually like to
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by lyaa 5y ago
Every time someone tells me they liked "How to Win Friends and Influence People" without mentioning some reservations about the sexist and classist content, I think less well of them. I have yet to regret doing so.
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by lyaa 5y ago
I'm also curious, what has Title IX got to do with the rest? It has nothing to do with churches, does it?
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by lyaa 5y ago
I'm pleasantly surprised that these sculptures survived the centuries of intentional destruction of such artifacts in the region. The scratched(?) graffiti is disappointing though.
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by lyaa 5y ago
The decision of what gets added to such standards is largely a combination of politics and what is actively being used. Some companies and research labs wanted it to be added and they lobbied successfully for it. This technology is already
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by lyaa 5y ago
The quoted argument is too simplistic and ignores feedback processes that would prevent reaching the catastrophic prediction. We can't predict 400 years so flippantly. The population will most definitely not continue to grow (in fact i
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by lyaa 5y ago
?? It's entirely reasonable for two populations to make statistically different choices when they are under different pressures. It is exactly what is happening with what is being discussed in this thread: white men skipping college be
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by lyaa 5y ago
The point is, in middle eastern societies, the realities of working in STEM don't impact the choices women make for their college majors as much. Most of them go to college before marriage with the expectation of not having a long term
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by lyaa 5y ago
As someone who has experience with the educational systems of the middle east, I find it amusing how you are misinterpreting the situation. It's extremely hard for women in these countries to get good careers in any field other than te
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by lyaa 5y ago
Yes you're right, getting the Emirates ID depends on the visa type. But, there are lots of expatriates and people visiting for work or school who can get it/already have it. You can also almost always sign up using a passport in p
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by lyaa 5y ago
Libby also works with many other libraries around the world and a bunch of them allow signing up for an account online. For example, Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism has a nice collection and they only require an Emirates ID whic

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