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It seems I'm obliged to link to this. Apologies for the delay.
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Do you like politics? And radio-button Internet polls? Well, this is the post-election article you've been dreaming of...
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"Imagine you just lost all your possessions and money, and you were suddenly living in the streets. 1. What's the first move you would make? 2. What's the first organization you would turn to? 3. What would your extended plan look like?"
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Your go-to source for sumo commentary
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"Are you bored of sitting around in meetings that are needlessly long? Are you keen to increase efficiency and reduce wasted time in office pow-wows? Well, perhaps Fleeting Seating: The Slightly Uncomfortable Chair Collection is what you've been waiting for - a collection of specially designed chairs that should guarantee shorter, more efficient meetings..."
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"So through my years of grad poster and presentation giving, I've seen the best and the worst. You all may recall my post on powerpoint presentations, what to do, and especially what NOT to do. Here, I present presentations: the poster edition."
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The "Phylogeny" of Scientific Life.
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I've been living the nightmare of the worst existence, and my reaction to the Freakonomics column is disappointment, but not surprise. It's just predators and prey.
The authors are worlds removed from reality.
Those of us who exist like this are truly invisible and unreal to them. We aren't even thought of as human, let alone treated as such - or maybe we are and and that's the state of humanity.
May I ask why you thought this was important to include? For its amusement value? Entertainment?
May I ask why you thought this was important to include? For its amusement value? Entertainment?
I thought it was an interesting question to think about. I wasn't all that impressed with any of the answers, but it's an interesting question. If I had something more substantial than that, it would merit its own post; as it is, it goes in the links dump.
That is very much it is interesting