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snickerdoodles

9 karma · joined June 25, 2014

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snickerdoodles··on Facial Recognition Software Moves from Overseas Wars to Local Police
history, that's what
snickerdoodles··on The wealth gap between young and old people
population
snickerdoodles··on New FCC Rules May Prevent Installing OpenWRT on WiFi Routers?
Really? Blow me FCC - my router, my choice.
snickerdoodles··on Linux-based worm turns routers into social network bots
telnet... in 2015... on the WAN side?
snickerdoodles··on Thoughtcrime
and the other amendments (to the US Constitution) are all absolute too. It's not a right if it can be restricted.
snickerdoodles··on Evidence of Advantages for Children of Working Mothers
"In a new study of 50,000 adults in 25 countries, daughters of working mothers completed more years of education, were more likely to be employed and in supervisory roles and earned higher incomes" - TLDR, children will imitate what you do, not what you tell them to do. This is good for certain values of good (depending on how you define a 'good' adult).

The title of the article (Mounting Evidence of Advantages for Children of Working Mothers) seems to define having a career as an advantage, but is it really?

snickerdoodles··on U.S. Army Engineer School Commandant’s Reading List
that would be a job for the politicians, who directed the military to act.
snickerdoodles··on Why can’t we read anymore?
I read about 2 books per week on the Kindle, more if I have to wait on Trend Micro (thanks Security!!).
snickerdoodles··on Analysis of DNA uncovers a rough dating scene after the advent of agriculture
And don't forget the death of women during childbirth. That would leave a father/child pair - I'm sure the fathers in that instance would not be voluntarily celibate afterwards.