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  1. Comment on Something weird happens when you keep squeezing in ~science

  2. Comment on What were your favorite Canadian bands of the 1990s? in ~music

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    I really liked the Crash Test Dummies, in particular the album God Shuffled His Feet.

    I really liked the Crash Test Dummies, in particular the album God Shuffled His Feet.

    13 votes

  3. Comment on Is a meat-free diet really as healthy as vegetarians claim? in ~health

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    I'm really curious to watch The Game Changers movie when it is released very soon. The trailer is filled with some clearly cherry picked case studies, but nevertheless makes me very curious. I do...

    I'm really curious to watch The Game Changers movie when it is released very soon. The trailer is filled with some clearly cherry picked case studies, but nevertheless makes me very curious. I do love the comment from the strongest man competitor at the end: "People ask me how can you be as strong as an ox if you don't eat meat? -- he laughs and replies something to the effect "Have you ever seen an ox eat meat?"

    Trailer:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSpglxHTJVM

    3 votes

  4. Comment on What non-fiction books have had lasting explanatory power? in ~books

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    That's a great list, and thankyou for the thought out blurbs. I suddenly find myself with a list of books I want to read. That doesn't happen to me often.

    That's a great list, and thankyou for the thought out blurbs. I suddenly find myself with a list of books I want to read. That doesn't happen to me often.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on Build the US wall? It could take at least ten years, even with 10,000 workers. in ~finance

  6. Comment on Reddit founder warns 'hustle porn' is 'most toxic, dangerous thing in tech' in ~life

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    I like the name "hustle porn". This puts a nice sarcastic overtone onto a culture which is very much prevalent in Australian (and international) academia, from my point of view. I know several...

    I like the name "hustle porn". This puts a nice sarcastic overtone onto a culture which is very much prevalent in Australian (and international) academia, from my point of view. I know several professors in the middle of their careers who, despite having young families, brag or moan about having to work out of hours until after midnight daily and even pull all-nighters at least once per week to keep up with their administrative paperwork load. Until reading this article I had considered this phenomenon a symptom of a malfunctioning system rather than a display of masochistic chest-beating!

    9 votes

  7. Comment on Donald Trump eyeing executive order to end citizenship for children of noncitizens born on US soil in ~news

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    This was done by many countries. In France for example, children born of 2 non-French parents are not given French citizenship, since the mid-1980s or so.

    This was done by many countries. In France for example, children born of 2 non-French parents are not given French citizenship, since the mid-1980s or so.

    4 votes

  8. Comment on Last chance to opt out of #MyHealthRecord, Australians! (Deadline November 15, 2018) in ~health

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    The worst part I could see was that the KPI indicating success of the My health record scheme is 'less than 10% opt out'.. meaning that /another/ million people need to opt out before the system...

    The worst part I could see was that the KPI indicating success of the My health record scheme is 'less than 10% opt out'.. meaning that /another/ million people need to opt out before the system is considered to be a policy misstep.

    Edit: to include reference URL to 10% opt out being expected, with <10% being "tracking positively" from June 2018.
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/my-health-record-opt-outs-tracking-at-less-than-10-percent-hunt/

    2 votes

  9. Comment on Unsinkable idea: Australian billionaire refloats dream to build Titanic II in ~transport

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    There were 3 ships in the same build class owned by the company, the Titanic and Britannic spectacularly sunk but the Olympic had a long and successful career. Maybe Olympic II would be more...

    There were 3 ships in the same build class owned by the company, the Titanic and Britannic spectacularly sunk but the Olympic had a long and successful career. Maybe Olympic II would be more optimistic?

    2 votes

  10. Comment on US school apologises after canteen serves dish with kangaroo meat in ~food

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    I've posted this link because I found it to be a bit of an overreaction to a situation. A school chef served a chili made with beef and kangaroo meat, justifying the decision to add kangaroo based...

    I've posted this link because I found it to be a bit of an overreaction to a situation. A school chef served a chili made with beef and kangaroo meat, justifying the decision to add kangaroo based on its nutritional quality of low fat content.

    I think the school overreacted, but this opinion may be biased due to (a) being Australian, and (b) liking kangaroo meat as food.

    Other sources indicate that not only has the school apologised publicly but also that the chef was dismissed.

    https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/school-cook-who-added-kangaroo-meat-to-chilli-beef-loses-job-20181020-p50av8.html

    10 votes