Love it. So did my teenage daughter and son.

I hear what you are saying, and completely agree & respect that point of view. That $10 in your pocket has already been earned, taxed and has real value.

"Plenty of UNIFORMED people still doubt that climate change is a real thing, or that it was engineered by humans and accelerating." There. I made it better for you. I think you'll find that virtually every scientist involved with climate change research agrees a) it's happening and b) it's happening because of us.…

But is she doing this while working at home, from a coffee shop, or a rented/shared office space? Is she monetizing her extra space at home using Airbnb, or the old fashioned way?

of course you can do that with any smartphone or tablet OS in the last few years. I'm pretty sure i could have done that with my Windows Mobile 6 Motorola Q.

What about the Dune novels?

Feeling good is important, I agree, and if it's not broken, I wouldn't fix it. The entire reason we can even disagree about diet at all is that the human body's most significant dietary capacity is its ability to keep us alive - and even thrive! - on such diverse nutritional compositions.

With the extremely obese calorie restriction isn't enough. Their leptin levels are too high and lo-tech exercise over an extended period of time in one "sitting" is the only way to lower them. It has to be over one hour, at least once a week to even start to chip away at it. Homeostasis is a bitch.

Yeah, kidney stones would dissuade me, too! Sorry to hear that; I know they suck!

Yeah, well, I'm certainly not going to piss on what's working for you. If it makes you healthier, by all means, go for it. But when we invoke the words "best way", we're not talking about personal experience anymore, we're generalizing.
With that in mind, I'd point out that your statement "you're accomplishing the same…

It may also be worth to keep in mind, though we often perceive and pursue food as a pleasure, it is also "just fuel". If people adopted this perspective 90% of the time, and not as a temporary mood enhancement, there might be fewer problems maintaining portion control and receiving adequate nutrition.

I wasn't talking about exercise. As you so clearly illustrated, you (typically) cannot "exercise yourself thin". The use of exercise for weight control is unsupported by research. However, exercise does have significant health benefits regardless of one's body type/weight, and everyone should engage in it - just not…

I disagree with your point that telling a child their "smart" will somehow dissuade them from putting forth effort at something that challenges them. Being "smart" means that they have the capabilities to do anything they put their mind to, if they put their mind to it. It is all about perspective. I was told I was…

I believe CJA said "twice."
Primer = eight times with a notepad in one hand and a slide ruler in the other.

Don't forget the map. You need the map to follow the story.

A lot of people refuse to believe that many GM crops are beneficial. It's easier to form a palatable narrative using terms like "fresh" and "organic" than it is to do so with "genetically modified".

I think it's okay to focus on results IF the kid understands that it's the results you're praising, not just some trait of theirs. To a kid, "you're so smart" suggests they're good because they have some special quality, and trouble will come when they're faced with trying things they aren't good at. Initial failure…