mkeener

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by mkeener 11y ago
I think I didn't communicate clearly. What I meant to say is that I think birds fare as well when birds strike aircraft (jets, helicopters) as when aircraft strike other aircraft. There's a measurable difference between a 200g so
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by mkeener 11y ago
I think birds fare about as well as an aircraft when striking other aircraft. Doesn't really seem comparable.
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by mkeener 12y ago
I'm not sure if that's the same for me. Just feeling good about it yourself says more about how you wish to view yourself as a good or moral person. Telling others about your charitable acts reflects more on how important we find
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by mkeener 12y ago
Well, truly altruistic until you tell someone that you're a regular blood and plasma donor. But, like said before, you could simply refuse the compensation.
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by mkeener 13y ago
It's probably more because of the running surface in combination with the shoe, than the shoe alone. Using the same logic, our bodies weren't meant to run barefoot on concrete/tarmac for long periods. They're too hard.
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by mkeener 13y ago
Isn't that assuming a static level of wealth/production? Wealth/Production output isn't a zero sum game, it's not some pie you keep cutting into smaller slices. It can grow over time and even if you increase the num
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by mkeener 13y ago
Except for 2.1 -> 2.2 (Froyo) -> 2.3 (Gingerbread). So, not very exceptional.
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by mkeener 14y ago
Yes, Exactly! Another similar example would be the process that produced the heikegani crab. TL;DR - Over years fishermen threw crabs with face-like patterns on their carapaces back into the ocean. Over time this produced crabs with extreme
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by mkeener 14y ago
Was it just me that found this curious? “Negative emotions like fear and sadness can lead to brain activity and thought patterns that are detrimental to creative, productive work: (a) avoidance of risk; (b) difficulty remembering and planni