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Comment Re:Phrenology TNG (Score 1) 212

In 1974 a psychiatrist wrote a book on brain shape and personality dysfunctions. Dr Durfee was my psychiatrist. My ears were only a little crooked.

Crooked ears and the bad boy syndrome: Asymmetry as an indicator of minimal brain dysfunction

https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.researchgate.net%2Fp...

Comment Re:Just a euphemism, or do they actually try? (Score 1) 392

Many years ago, I had a really bad attitude. I was lazy and resentful. Flippant and disrespectful. My boss was my friend and over beers he told me to straighten my ass out. I didn't. He put me on and EIP and I realized I had wandered too far. That was my wake up call and I straightened my attitude out. It was embarrassing but it worked for me.

OTOH I have seen it misused too, but not on me.

Comment Re:For me, the upgrade will be free after Jun 29.. (Score 2) 192

I had an 80GB SSD and a 4TB data drive. One day I found that my 80GB C; drive was full. Turns out MS was "Preparing" me for my free Windows 10 upgrade. I figured SSDs were getting cheaper so I bought a 500GB. I installed Debian on it and I'm using the old 80GB as my swap partition.

No regrets.

Idle

Study Finds Most Would Become Supervillians If Given Powers 419

It probably comes as no surprise, but researchers have found that most of us would gladly put on a mask and fight do-gooders if given super powers. From the article: "But power also acts like strong cologne that affects both the wearer and those within smelling distance, Galinsky noted. The person gains an enhanced sense of their importance, and other people may regard them with greater respect as well as extend leniency toward their actions. That combination makes for an easy slide into corruption."

Comment Re:Different everywhere? (Score 1) 451

Another danger with the dry Arizona heat is dehydration. I was riding my bike home from work when it was only 112f. I pulled up to a stop light and nearly fainted. I knew what it was so I found a place for a drink of water. BTW, it rarely hits 120f here, but it hurts when it does!

Space

Fewer Than 10 ET Civilizations In Our Galaxy? 642

Al writes "The Fermi Paradox focuses on the existence of advanced civilizations elsewhere in the galaxy. If these civilizations are out there — and many analyses suggest the galaxy should be teeming with life — why haven't we seen them? Carlos Cotta and Álvaro Morales from the University of Malaga in Spain investigate another angle by considering the speed at which a sufficiently advanced civilization could colonize the galaxy. Various analyses suggest that using spacecraft that travel at a tenth of the speed of light, the colonization wavefront could take some 50 million years to sweep the galaxy. Others have calculated that it may be closer to 13 billion years, which may explain ET's absence. Cotta and Morales study how automated probes sent ahead of the colonization could explore the galaxy. If these probes left evidence of a visit that lasts for 100 million years, then there can be no more than about 10 civilizations out there."

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