I wonder how much this is related to the OpenWorm project which is aiming to fully simulate a c. Elegans nematode in software. Pretty fantastic stuff. Hold on while I page Nick Bostrom. . . .

It's funny to see it popping up. I grew up in Cordova and would gillnet for salmon with my dad (and later as a crew member). We'd often dock in Whittier. Weird that they didn't mention the Sportsman or the Anchor. Wonder if they're still around. I learned how to play pool at a fishing bar there because my dad got sick…

I think it depends on the field. I feel like philosophy provides the tools to reason about what constitutes good evidence and what sort of questions to ask to begin with. Some fields are downright ridiculous but philosophy of science is surely useful, right?

The real difference is that you use a lot less water in a long black (the chart's wrong). But you're right that you pour it on top of the water and keep the crema. Americanos taste like filter coffee, the closest thing to a long black is an espresso doppio.

Okay, bullshit. a long black is much closer to an espresso doppio in volume. At least as it's served in (every single bloody place in Australia and NZ).

My ex-father-in-law lived up there for about a year (he did biz-dev for a mining company). By all accounts it's a horrifying shithole.

Why should it matter if it's genetic? I'm not arguing that it isn't—I'm not qualified enough to really argue that point either way—what I'm arguing is that it _shouldn't matter_. If sexuality were a choice why would that give anybody the right to discriminate against that choice? I think that the genetic argument is…

Yeah, cast iron is perfectly lovely when it's well seasoned, but that wasn't what I was asking. I've never heard non-stick used in such a way as to be inclusive of cast iron. As far as I know, it's always been used to refer to those teflon coated deals.

I'm curious about the non-stick pan, which is so different than everything I've heard. Most suggestions are cast-iron. And I would have thought olive oil had too low of a smoke point. I love the idea of searing, resting, re-searing, and bathing in butter. That's super cool. Any more info about the non-stick and the…

All good advice. That said, parenting (outside of providing for the basic levels of Maslow's heirarchy—food, shelter, love) doesn't have much to do with outcomes. At least not in the traditional sense. The biggest influence on children's behavior comes from peer groups, not parents. So yes, it's true that (for…

Mind pointing out something I said that was biased toward my experience?

Ha! You're reaching pretty hard to compare rural Alaska to _any_ real city in terms of entertainment value for kids. Sure, some people prefer podunk, but that's not the general case, hence the much higher rates of alcohol abuse and depression in rural areas. You're also strangely defensive if you have to talk shit…

Well, I grew up in Alaska (Cordova, yo) but live in NYC (and before that, Sydney). To each their own ;)

if you write 2k words per day (a pretty standard goal for a full time writer) that's easily a few novels per year plus several short stories. And that should only take a couple hours out of your day. The rest is spent editing and rewriting other work.

You're either being purposefully obtuse or have poor reading comprehension. The mind boggles. I hate lawyering Internet comments, but why the fuck not?

What's unprofessional is any (9-5, white collar) company that requires you to be there at 4:30 in the morning. That right there is a damning enough indictment to give the impression that she was exercising some serious restraint as far as what you're calling "shit talking" goes.

I'm aware of Heavenly Creatures (and Frighteners). Still, it's pretty impressive that he headed up such a massive production.

When it popped into my head I realized that it just had to be done. Besides, now when I wear shorts the bottom banner sticks out and it just says "The penis is evil".

Fair enough. The Feebles were my introduction to Peter Jackson, I found out about Bad Taste later on. I enjoyed it quite a bit, but I think I was maybe 20 when I saw it for the first time. It still blows me away that they were like "Oh, you did the thing with the junky frog and the rabbit with VD? Here, direct this…

You mean that you liked Bad Taste but _didn't_ like Meet The Feebles?