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Re:Raising a moral child on Tuesday April 15, 2014 @02:45PM (#7593593)
As soon as he was old enough to understand, I showed my kid the marshmallow experiment and taught him a few ways to mess with the experimenter, if someone were to try this on him. Bwahaha.
Re:Raising a moral child on Tuesday April 15, 2014 @02:42PM (#7593580)
I agree with that. Following Gandhi, I'll say: be the change you want to see in your family.
Re:How Japan Copied American Culture and Made it Better on Sunday April 13, 2014 @10:06AM (#7581339)
"Almost everything is better in Japan". Let me guess, you're a man, right? You are! How did I know this?
Re:Keurig Will Use DRM In New Coffee Maker on Monday March 03, 2014 @07:50PM (#7337707)
I have a manual grinder and an Aeropress. Making one cup at a time is easy, and the taste is superior to pod-style coffee in my opinion.

The time I spend grinding the coffee is part of the enjoyment.

Re:What do grad students in math do all day? on Sunday March 17, 2013 @04:40PM (#5390951)
As a math professor, I was enthusiastic when I read this short piece in Math Horizons, and promptly put it on my office door. The metaphor is a great hook, is well carried out, and leaves the reader with a pretty much spot-on idea of what math research is all about. I am delighted to see it reach a wider audience on the web.