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by nice1 11y ago
I do not always agree with PG's essays, but this one is spot on. Identifying BS is the major task we all face, and having children is a big help - this has been supremely true in my own life. Granted, this does not solve specific probl
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University yoga class canceled because of ‘oppression, cultural genocide’(washingtonpost.com)
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by nice1 11y ago
If someone comes up with a better system, it will be adopted. It is very hard to determine who has the capacity to be a Professor. The current system works fine most of the time. It is true that crackpots get through on occasion, but the va
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European Union to investigate net-neutrality concerns(bbc.co.uk)
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by nice1 15y ago
Furthermore, as the article itself notes, grade inflation and acceptance of cheating make the value of even the science degrees somewhat dubious. The general atmosphere of political correctness (often motivated by extreme leftist ideology)
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by nice1 15y ago
No. Great ideas are truly great. However: morons without imagination, who blabber on repeating stuff they heard somewhere - yes, they suck.
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by nice1 15y ago
The last tsar of Russia and his lot also practiced denial. The ensuing tragedy not only wiped them out, but also caused misery to countless people for almost a 100 years. Lets hope history won't repeat itself.
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by nice1 15y ago
I wonder if this will get as much media attention as the original assertion ...
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2011 MIT feminist women's status report(motls.blogspot.com)
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Heaviest ever antimatter discovered(physicsworld.com)
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Richard Prince ordered to destroy lucrative artwork in copyright breach(guardian.co.uk)
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UK solar panel subsidies slashed(bbc.co.uk)
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by nice1 16y ago
When you solve that one, you can try to figure out why people still listen to Chopin's music, or read Shakespeare.
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How man 'lost his penile spines'(bbc.co.uk)
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Ig Nobel honors world's wackiest researchers: 2010 winners(networkworld.com)
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The $50,000 Orgasm(nationalreview.com)
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Share your Wiimote, share your wife: We Dare... WTF?(arstechnica.com)
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On the House Vote to Defund the IPCC(drroyspencer.com)
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How the green lobby smears its enemies(blogs.telegraph.co.uk)
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by nice1 16y ago
poor nokia is going the way of the dodo (and zune, bing, you get the picture)
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Open Letter to the United States Congress: 8 February 2011(co2science.org)
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Khodorkovsky film vanishes again(guardian.co.uk)
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AP Fearful Russian lawmaker flees to US(boston.com)
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Gawker Considered Stupid – Criminally Stupid(marknelson.us)
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Facebook: Are You Interfacing with the Russian Mafia & KGB?(thenewamerican.com)
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by nice1 16y ago
Dawkins isn't what one might call a deep thinker ...
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Unix dynamic duo awarded Japan Prize(theregister.co.uk)
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Rare and Unusual Photos and Images From the Burns Archive(newsweek.com)
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Global Warming explained(youtube.com)
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by nice1 16y ago
A good article, but the trend aiming at redefining admissions criteria to steer away from academic merit appears to have started somewhat earlier than mid 20th century. Already in the second decade of the 20th century measures were being pu

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