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Re:Staying Healthy and Sane At a Startup on Wednesday September 08, 2010 @01:59AM (#1671171)
It's unfair to use supporting material out of context.

The first article mentions "widespread dehydration" ..that's an exaggeration at best of what's being discussed here.

People do get dehydrated. We, as a nation, have the means of staying hydrated and therefore we don't have a major epidemic. But, dehydration is definitely an issue--and always will be.

Re:Ask HN: When are you allowed to quit a startup? on Monday September 06, 2010 @11:38AM (#1666853)
If you discuss leaving, make sure to look sincere in the discussion. This means steer the conversation so it shows how you are worried about your future financially and therefore you need to be proactive (have them empathize with you and see you as a human, not an employee).

In case you decide to return to the company, this way you will have retained some of their respect.

Re:Ask HN: When are you allowed to quit a startup? on Monday September 06, 2010 @11:35AM (#1666845)
It seems your skills are being mishandled, sir. I would recommend you keep the rainbow appearance (where all looks well) until you find another crutch to lean on (another job offer).

This is always my argument when I'm confused about what to do, and it's always helped: We only have one life, that we know of. Might as well make the most of it.

If you feel your time is better spent somewhere else, than you have your answer. Best of luck m8.

Re:Research finds repressed memories don't exist on Monday September 06, 2010 @11:26AM (#1666827)
Article headline is misleading, but so are the comments on here.

Repressed memories, by definition, are memories that you block. As the article states, the research showed it's simple to overcome so-called "repressed memories" and therefore the traumas associated with them.

The solution assumes that all people block the memories, because of their adult-perspective on the events and what that event means to them now that they're adults.

I think we should take away one thing and one thing only: Majority of the population can be coerced into changing how they perceive a situation, depending on how it's explained to them.

Exxageration--

DR: Oh Sally, you're saying that because you were raped as a little girl, that's why you sleep around so much? Well, you're an adult now. What happened when you were little no longer matters. What matters is how you respond to what happened to you.

Sally: Oh. That's a good way of putting it, doc.

Re:Blog del Narco has disappeared on Sunday September 05, 2010 @02:43PM (#1664916)
This is purely commentary, but perhaps his whereabouts were no longer a secret? That would pose for an immediate risk.

"The violence has killed more then 28,000 people and made Mexico one of the world's most dangerous countries for journalists, which explains why Blog del Narco cloaks itself so heavily in anonymity."