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And the logical extreme of this is...

Analysts were saying just six months ago that it was impossible to ship that volume of retina displays by Spring 2012.

Never mind, I understand now.

"In both cases, the mice had the same testosterone levels as your average XY mouse, but both displayed these more masculine sexual behaviors. This suggests that sexual behaviors are determined by more than just the presence of the hormones testosterone and estrogen."

People take pride in their opinion when they think they're being held to a higher standard.

Oh my...

I'd love to see those three blogs secede from the Gawker Network, so to speak.

Tech is not objective. Just look at design-aesthetic. Sure, spec-wise you could argue some objectivity, but it ultimately comes down to personal judgment whether you think an SSD makes a laptop run smoother, or if the retina display looks crisp.

I'm worried that such an upvote/downvote system would create a hivemind mentality, and not a good one. Trolls always outnumber good contributors. Which I why I love the gamification system: it separates the good contributors from the trolls, and the great contributors from the good contributors.

I came for the masturbation jokes, Whitson.

"We are all stardust."

I especially like the SI one. Very useful.

Mary's "Virgin" Explanation Made Joseph Suspect Upstairs Neighbor

I'm not saying it would be a morally right thing to do, just that it would be a net benefit for society.

You weren't sent one?

Let's say it wasn't black people, but we had to trade any 20% of our population in exchange for these riches.

I see a huge problem with this thought experiment in that you can't trace death to a single instance—the point at which presumably (according to the thought experiment) your conscious would transfer to a surviving version of you.

Ugh, thanks for getting this stuck in my head…

Pfft, those are maroon...