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If the novels were as bad as he says they were, maybe he can crank out some random(ly bad) prose to go with it, and get Amazon-rich.

(And/or, this might make an interesting companion project.)

Smart design--somebody had fun with this one.

This looks interesting, and definitely addresses some common pain points.

This may seem overly negative or (internet) contrarian, and I believe yours is a good comment, but these are subject to political forces as much as--or more than--any.

Put your time in (not bankers hours), move when transferred, whoa this is a lot of paperwork, climb the ladder, spend time at HQ and "make friends" at all your stops, go along and get along, now there are kids and spouse/house and schools, do your 20 so you can retire, start new job in security or back to private practice thanks to your well-tended reputation, etc.

Who's gonna stick their neck out anymore? (Besides Snowden.)

From a business standpoint: play the game, check all the boxes. (And it never hurts to be flexible and open to different ideas, even those that seem counterintuitive.)

Prison rape and other violence, either.

"on Earth"

Wasteful yet subversive

All these years, and we're finally getting around to the important questions.

I don't have a cat (or a workplace), but cat cafes seem to be purring right along.

Digging a bit, it seems that one in seven kids has cat allergies, which is twice as much as the rate with kids and dogs. Either way, that's a fair number of people, so if there's any sort of discrimination involved, I'm sure cat lawyers will pounce.

US assistance for UXO in Laos has been slowly increasing (though some point out it's only a tiny fraction of the amount spent bombing the country in the first place).

If you enjoyed the Joel interview, a bunch of his Q&A's during college tours are on YouTube, and they can be quite funny and insightful.

Check out this one about 'Uptown Girl' (yes, I know, but there's interesting and funny stuff in there, from Beethoven to model-dating):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UqhaLFpBM4

Another one, on 'James' (somewhat about the song, but more about the songwriting process, for him and the Rolling Stones, he throws an impersonation in there too):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrYWXFynnQs

I don't know if it's bad, or just rapidly evolving.

Somebody should create a cool map/visualization of the AWS landscape. (Possibly relating it to some other concept: AWS as a small town, Disney World, or Simpsons' Springfield?)

Surprised nobody mentioned HFT.

He also sounds like the sort of candidate many startups are looking for in their job ads. So there's that.

You're both upvoted. I'm going to try the Fibonacci version for a while.

(Though perhaps as is suggested with languages, it's better to start applying the new system directly, instead of performing a conversion step first.)

"IARC list ethanol in alcoholic beverages as Group 1 carcinogens and arguments "There is sufficient evidence for the carcinogenicity of acetaldehyde (the major metabolite of ethanol) in experimental animals.""

(Wikipedia, citing http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Classification/Classifications...)

FWIW, it places well across TechEmpower benchmarks:

http://www.techempower.com/benchmarks/

Important:

“Sudden-onset dementia should really be a red flag for Lyme [disease], especially in people with compromised immune systems,” she said.

“Everyone over 50 has a compromised immune system.”

Dr. Zubcevik said that doctors and parents should know that Lyme presents differently in children than it does in adults. “71 percent of the time, headache is the most common symptom in children,” she said. “Mood disturbance, fatigue, and irritability are also frequent symptoms in children. If they are acting out in school all of a sudden, get them tested.”

“The bull’s-eye rash only happens 20 percent of the time,” she said. “It can often look like a spider bite or a bruise. If you get a bull’s-eye it’s like winning the lottery. Borrelia miyamotoi, which we have a lot in Massachusetts, will not test positive on either test. That’s a huge problem, so the CDC is moving toward a different kind of test.”

Crazy:

"Dr. Zubcevik said there are videos that show a white blood cell pursuing a spirochete, which evades capture by drilling into tissue."

I think those tend not to sustain themselves, for several reasons.

The topic may work better on a more general board like HN, and I hope it will continue to appear here occasionally (without filtering).

Productivity plummets worldwide (regex attack vector)

The author has good presentations on YouTube, too.

Oh crap, you mean I have to support Naenara now, too?

(.00001% of the market)

This had made the rounds a while back:

http://nknetobserver.github.io/