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Vox - "What people miss about the gender wage gap"
I second that motion.
I think John Green's explanation of the pay gap is quite good. http://videosift.com/video/Is-the-Gender-Pay-Gap-Real
1 Scientifically Proven Thing Actually Makes People Happier
Shit, I have a 40 minute walk to work and I am still miserable. There is no hope for me.
Are You Ready To Be Outpaced By Machines? Quantum Computing
I hope we continue to live for at least a little while afterwards as well
I hope i live long enough to see that last prediction come true. *promote
Climatologist Emotional Over Arctic Methane Hydrate Release
Well. I won't be having any children.
Excuse me, I have to get back to my bread and circuses now.
Octopi, Platypi, Walri, Oh My!
See! This is the problem with Science. Always changing their fucking minds based on "evidence" or something.
I share your frustration, but have an answer: Yes, Brontosauroi (ha) are real again. It was rectified a few years ago. The Apatosaurus thing only lasted 3 or so years. Go figure!
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-brontosaurus-is-back1/
How High Can You Hear? [test]
17,000
You're not missing much.
11,800 at 47 y.o. I do not like facing my limitations.
What Happened Before History? Human Origins in a Nutshell
It was a pivotal moment in human history.
Starfox? Really???
Britain Leaving the EU - For and Against, Good or Bad?
Hmm. I'm not sure Britain leaving the EU would have the effect you desire. Who is to say Germany won't simply double down? After all, if we leave it will have less to do with Greece being thrown under a bus, and more do with migrant camps in Calais.
My comment was rather egocentric in nature. Few countries have the means to upset the balance of power within the EU and a (vote for) Brexit might just be the least horrific way of poking the EU. Next down the line would be a Le Pen-administration in France, which most people would rather avoid. Or some unforseen poltical kerfuffle in Italy.
Bad options, all of them. But austerity will lead to even worse outcomes, so German hegemony must be curbed and broken -- or the EU as a whole must be reduced to countries whose economies work the same parasitic way.
The best of all options, of course, would be political change in Germany, away from this anal fixation on austerity. But looking at our parliament, I see 630 seats, 566 of which belong to parties in support of austerity. So no, not gonna happen.
My hopes, as always, are on the French people. Recent actions have made me hopeful that they will once again come to our rescue.
Britain Leaving the EU - For and Against, Good or Bad?
So what do we do? Leave and pretend there is more than 30 miles of water between us and France? Europe's fate will surely have of a massive impact on the UK regardless of whether we call ourselves part of it or not. No man is an island, even when that man is, err, a country that is an island...
Anyhoo. Maybe London will hold a referendum on whether it wants to be part of the UnUnited Kingdom.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the referendum is not legally binding, is it?
So what happens if the plebs vote in favor of Brexit?
Brussels dispatches men in finely-tailored suits to London, with goodies in their suitcases. Politicians become supremely motivated to convince the plebs of the wrongness of their views -- or they take their continental brethren as an example and just ignore the plebs altogether.
Jokes aside, it might very well be a vote to leave a sinking ship.
Anyone here really think the EU can survive the groupthink-induced fixation on austerity? Anyone seen the economics data coming from Italy lately? Greece? Spain? France? Anyone think Italy can be in a single currency with Germany under German control? Anyone think the EU can survive the fall of the Euro or the departure of significant member countries?
The way I see it, the EU cannot survive economic orthodoxy. Greece is dying, Italy is bleeding from every orifice. Even as a strong supporter of a unified Europe, including Russia(!), I cannot support the EU in its current form -- it's rotten to the core and dominated by groupthink.
And with all that in mind, the fact still remains that the EU kept the Tories somewhat in check in many regards. What a disheartening situation...
Britain Leaving the EU - For and Against, Good or Bad?
Leave campaign comes across as very nationalist, even jingoist. I think immigration is an issue, but it has been badly overblown. It's all a bit too "Make Britain Great again" for my tastes.
The big fight over Coexist
Woah, I really dig some of his other poster designs. I'll take those please, you can keep the coexist stuff.
CGP Grey - You Are Two (Brains)
but can right brain actually type? Is it it not language, not just speech, that is in the realm of the left brain?
also, my right brain is typing *promote
Left brain seems ok with this.
21 Jobs Your Guidance Counselor Didn't Mention - mentalfloss
If you're actually sick do you still take the day off work?
My next door neighbour gets paid to play/test gambling machines.
I want the pretend being sick job.
Can you solve the locker riddle?
So. How does this stop the nasty family pestering her for the fortune exactly?
Bit by a Gila Monster
"He got me, he bit me"
"Are you sure?"
"Well, no, sexual dimorphism is quite subtle in Gilas, but "it" seems so impersonal."