pchivers
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Comment · 13 years ago
Comment · 13 years ago
This is a great article. The linked article ("Anti-Authoritarians and Schizophrenia: Do Rebels Who Defy Treatment Do Better?") is also very interesting:
"At the 2-year assessment there were no significant differences in severity of psychosis between schizophrenic patients (SZ) on antipsychotic medications and SZ not on any medications. However, starting at the 4.5-year follow-ups and continuing over the next 15 years, the SZ who were not on antipsychotic medications were significantly less psychotic than those on antipsychotics.”
Comment · 13 years ago
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Comment · 13 years ago
This is exactly what I was looking for. I was previously using http://automation.whatismyip.com/n09230945.asp, but the author is no longer making it available for free.
Comment · 13 years ago
I have no idea who Barrett Brown is, but I found this interesting profile of him:
http://www.dmagazine.com/Home/D_Magazine/2011/April/How_Barr...
It seems like he's an Aaron Swartz-like character who is involved with Anonymous.
Comment · 13 years ago
>failing to take into account that only a tiny fraction of the mortgage payment actually becomes equity.
What percentage of a mortgage payment actually gets converted into equity?
(coming from a genuinely curious person who has never owned a house)
Comment · 13 years ago
I'm not much of a sucker for inspirational stories, but this is one of the best I've read in a long time.
Comment · 13 years ago
"Those who know me well in the the developer and tech community recognize that I have always tried to conduct myself in a way that builds bridges for everyone."
I couldn't get through the first sentence without laughing. How does shaming two men by posting their picture on Twitter qualify as "building bridges for everyone"? I think she is lacking in self-awareness.
"What brings the situation to an end is two horrifying incidents. First, Lulu hacks off her hair with a pair of scissors; then, on a family holiday to Moscow, she and Chua get into a public argument that culminates in Lulu smashing a glass in a cafe, screaming, "I'm not what you want – I'm not Chinese! I don't want to be Chinese. Why can't you get that through your head? I hate the violin. I hate my life. I hate you, and I hate this family!" Her relationship with Lulu in crisis, Chua, finally, thankfully, raises the white flag."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/jan/15/amy-chua-...