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I've seen people create some beautiful things in pure CSS but often the code looks like a horrendous hack.

He used to have Linear Algebra material as well. I wonder why he took it down.

People say that about Mandarin, and really language learning as an adult in general, but the truth is most people don't put themselves in the situations to learn a foreign language nor do they exert the consistent effort required to acquire it.

The biggest problem with Mandarin is not the tones but the fact that you can't fall back on written language to help you out with anything at all. It's like learning two difficult languages at once. If you really want to learn it, though, it's entirely possible. All it requires is a human brain and consistent effort.

One of the few languages that, when dying, appears to increase in use.

I appreciate that it's not 'social'. I don't think I'd use it if it resembled a social network.

Remove the sugar and starches from your diet, and be physically active. You'll need ample salt, maybe even more than you'd expect.

It's kind of frightening that people are leaving university with a developed hostility toward the notion of sexual dimorphism in humans.

The caveat is that anti-depressants aren't any better than placebo for typical cases of depression: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=185157

Why We Get Fat is an excellent book that investigates this topic: http://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Get-Fat-About/dp/0307474259/

In short, for most of us, our fat tissue is regulated primarily through our response to insulin.

You forgot to include JavaScript. I don't think that one should be excluded at this point.