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New comment by something765478 in "Sauna effect on heart rate"

something765478 — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:41:04 +0000

That's funny, I find it much easier to fall asleep in a cold environment. Then again, I also like to use a heavy blanket, so maybe it's the weight more than the cold that's helping me.

New comment by something765478 in "Sweden goes back to basics, swapping screens for books in the classroom"

something765478 — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:37:26 +0000

> Would it be a mistake to use Desmos in a math classroom, or 3Blue1Brown style animations, to build up visual intuition?

I don't think there's anything wrong with showing kids some videos every now and then. I still have fond memories of watching Bill Nye.

> Should we not teach basic numerical and statistical methods in Python?

No. Those should be done by hand, so kids can develop an intuition for it. The same way we don't allow kids learning multiplication and division to use calculators.

New comment by something765478 in "Sweden goes back to basics, swapping screens for books in the classroom"

something765478 — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:17:56 +0000

Absolutely. When I was in college, I had to stop using my laptop to take notes, as I would just always end up scrolling reddit for half the class. I switched to pen and paper, and while I almost never ended up looking at my notes, just the fact of manually writing them down helped me remember them.

New comment by something765478 in "Acceptance of entomophagy among Canadians at an insectarium"

something765478 — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:57:14 +0000

Fine, it's not bee vomit, it's bee spit, but that doesn't really change my point.

New comment by something765478 in "A Love Letter to 'Girl Games'"

something765478 — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:26:36 +0000

> In my experience there's a substantial number of women who are fans of something like overwatch, but not of actually playing Overwatch. They like the designs and the world, they make fanart and fics and such, but they don't actually play

I'm the same way with Warhammer 40K. I love the lore, but have no interest in actually playing with the miniatures.

New comment by something765478 in "A Love Letter to 'Girl Games'"

something765478 — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:25:28 +0000

> Isn't it kind of misguided to approach this as men studying women and trying to make more things that appeal to them?

Why would it be misguided? There are plenty of works that are created by women that appeal to men (Harry Potter, Animorphs, Full Metal Alchemist), so I don't think there's anything wrong with men trying to make something that appeals to women.

New comment by something765478 in "Acceptance of entomophagy among Canadians at an insectarium"

something765478 — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:43:35 +0000

I always found it funny that even though many people are reluctant to eat insects themselves, they have no problem with eating insect vomit (aka honey). I suspect that getting people to eat more insects is just a matter of marketing; after all, the "best", most expensive coffee in the world is made of out civet poop.

New comment by something765478 in "The 'paperwork flood': How I drowned a bureaucrat before dinner"

something765478 — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:13:42 +0000

Following your organization's data security practices is not immoral. To me, refusing to accept a PDF is no different than running a cash only store and refusing to accept credit cards as payment.

New comment by something765478 in "Data centers are transitioning from AC to DC"

something765478 — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:42:23 +0000

> the far right are bereft of original ideas and always co-opt other pre-existing concepts.

That's not unique to them: Good artists copy; great artists steal.

New comment by something765478 in "Microsoft's "fix" for Windows 11"

something765478 — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:07:05 +0000

> Many people don't choose what OS they use for work, and even when one can pick, the environment we exist in is one where being less productive is often hard to afford.

Sure, but I also think that a lot of the issues with Windows 11 don't really matter much if its just used as a work OS. For example, I refuse to upgrade my home PC to 11, because I don't want Microsoft to spy on me; however, when I am using my work computer, I know that I am already being spied upon, so that's not a concern for me.

New comment by something765478 in "Chuck Norris has died"

something765478 — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:09:15 +0000

No, I'm pretty sure they would have. I remember during the primaries, Hillary tried to attack Obama by showing him in a "Muslim" garment.

New comment by something765478 in "How to defer US taxes"

something765478 — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:07:58 +0000

Well, frankly, that's exactly how it should work.

New comment by something765478 in "Swiss e-voting pilot can't count 2,048 ballots after decryption failure"

something765478 — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:51:56 +0000

If the paper vote is the source of truth, then the database just seems unnecessary.

New comment by something765478 in "It took four years until 2011’s iOS 5 gave everyone an emoji keyboard"

something765478 — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:21:46 +0000

I believe they do. When people talk in person, there is a lot of non verbal communication that give context to their words (smiles, shrugs, side glances, etc). Even when it's just people talking over the phone, the way they pronounce words carries information (it's a lot easier to tell if someone is being sarcastic if you hear their voice, for example). So, emojis are useful for providing that missing context.

New comment by something765478 in "MacBook Neo"

something765478 — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:36:42 +0000

I do. I touch type, but I still like being able to see the letters that I am pressing.

New comment by something765478 in "‘Viking’ was a job, not a matter of heredity: ancient DNA study (2020)"

something765478 — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 21:25:49 +0000

> you're identifying specifically with violent raiders who killed peaceful monks

That's not that surprising; figures like Caesar and Genghis Khan are still being worshiped today. Hell, most famous European monarchs are famous because of their violence. It's a lot easier to forgive murder when it happened centuries ago.

New comment by something765478 in "Large study finds link between cannabis use in teens and psychosis later"

something765478 — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:00:28 +0000

I've heard that the reason why marijuana is so strong is because it was illegal. The sellers wanted to have stronger weed to make it easier to transport; much like how during prohibition, people would prefer to import distilled alcohol, instead of beer.

New comment by something765478 in "Large study finds link between cannabis use in teens and psychosis later"

something765478 — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:55:10 +0000

I'm curious, do you also think alcohol and tobacco should be banned? I definitely believe that marijuana use can lead to negative consequences, but I still think it is less dangerous than either of those 2 substances.

New comment by something765478 in "Dutch cops arrest man after sending him confidential files by mistake"

something765478 — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:51:01 +0000

> Dutch cops say they told him to stop and delete the material, but he allegedly refused, saying he would only do so if he "received something in return."

Assuming the cops aren't making this up, the arrest actually seems pretty reasonable.

New comment by something765478 in "14-year-old Miles Wu folded origami pattern that holds 10k times its own weight"

something765478 — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:09:47 +0000

> and each hour yields more learning due to neuroplasticity

I don't think that's true. As an extreme example, it takes a newborn a couple of years before they can start speaking a language; an adult can learn a few basic phrases in an hour or so.