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working link: https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0205297

I've tried reading lights, but the backlight on my kindle is much better for preserving night vision. I think it may also make less of an impact on ease of falling asleep... just to add my $0.02!

> Now, 1% may not sound like a big deal. After all, there is almost no reason for excitement or concern when you lose 1% of your total mass.

I... Really? Y'all ok with just losing a randomly selected pound or two of flesh? I think that'd be pretty exciting, and not in a good way.

Came here to comment on binary finger counting; found it'd already been said!

I have trouble with some positions due to the ring/pinkie connection, but for me it's more of an internal count anyway, so something like counting a 'down' finger as '1' instead of '0' makes it a lot more comfortable, or even '1' is finger touching a surface, '0' is not - which can involve moving a digit only a few mm or so.

The 1023 thing does require fine motor control of at least ten appendages, though even legs-arms-tongue gets you to 32, if a bit inconveniently.

I have finally settled with a standing desk and an Ikea Ingolf bar stool - basic flat wood seat, no padding. As a 6'4" person, many chairs are awful, create pain, etc., but I love this setup.

The idea that having a slightly less comfortable chair would lead to more movement has proven true. It's also relaxing enough to sit in when I'm tired of standing up, but not super comfortable to slouch in, so it encourages better sitting posture.

I realize this is a bit late, but Rephial is no longer updating - http://angband.oook.cz/forum/showpost.php?p=152370&postcount... Most activity is on the forum at oook.cz or the github releases page, though Rephial was once the official source. A new landing page is probably in the works...

I've always enjoyed reading BC's endnotes about the research he did for each book almost as much as the actual story. :D

The book series by Bernard Cornwell is also excellent, if you enjoy that sort of thing. The books have a fairly well defined structure (one may even consider them formulaic), but he appears to have done a lot of detailed research into day-to-day life of that time, and happily shares it with the reader. Not quite Neal Stephenson level of digression, but not far off. I haven't read his Sharpe novels, but the Archer's Tale books and his version of King Arthur are similarly enjoyable.

I have this vague hope that maybe the 'top comment' position is also based on number of replies, not necessarily upvotes, but then... the discussion itself is pretty sobering. The current program cost relative pennies, proved to be effective at both helping people and freeing up police workers to focus on crime/traffic-related issues. More effective use of city tax $$$$ through targeted spending of $. Seems like a win win win. Anyway, I agree with this particular branch of the discussion-tree.

Making things more accessible rarely has a downside for folks who don't need it in my experience, and often has an upside. My favorite example is doorknobs - think of a round doorknob vs one with a lever. People with broken/missing fingers/hands or fine motor impairments will have a much easier time opening a door with a simple lever vs gripping and turning a round doorknob, and so will a person with two fully intact hands who is also carrying groceries. (edit: corrected italics)

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/10/09/the-score This is linked in OP, but gives very slightly more detail around how the score was actually popularized, and what Apgar's career looked like. (Plot twist, she wasn't "just" a practicing anesthesiologist, but the founder and head of a whole new Anesthesiology dept. at Columbia) I think the short version is that she published a paper in 1953, and managed to get obstetricians using the scale in a competitive spirit, but I am still curious about how it was marketed (just publishing a paper is rarely enough to get something publicized, afaik).

She also carried around a scalpel and tubing for giving passers-by emergency airways (tracheotomy?), and apparently did so over a dozen times.

for context, the same thing posted 13 hours later: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24617571

(what's the secret to both comedy and online rati - TIMING!)

Like many here, I don't have questions either, but the Explorabook and Kid's Shenanigans were life changing for me. I always wanted a copy of Earthsearch, but some parts of it really stuck with me from copies I saw in the store (like the spinner and rice game). Thanks for the great memories and fun things learned! I can still hang a spoon off my nose, and can't wait to share with my kid. :)

As of 2020, the US population is ~327000000. The UK population is 63000000 [Source: Wikipedia]

Now, do some division. That's ~1 assault on a LEO per 2990 people in the US and ~1 assault on a LEO per 2100 people in the UK.

So assaults on LEO per capita are 26% greater in the UK.

Of course, it is also important to look at the number of LEOs in each state (in the sense of country, not US state).

From [0] there are ~686000 LEO in the US, or 1 per 479 people. From [1], there are ~123000 LEO in the UK, or 1 per 512 people.

So there are 6% fewer LEO per capita in the UK than the US, but the assaults on LEOs happen 26% more often per capita.

So how is it more dangerous in the US again?

[Edit: forgot sources! my bad.]

[0] https://www.statista.com/statistics/191694/number-of-law-enf... Actually, https://www.bls.gov/ooh/protective-service/police-and-detect... suggests 808,000 LEO in the US, which makes the per-capita LEO even higher in the US. Population data is hard.

[1] https://fullfact.org/crime/police-numbers/

If you're sick of watching video, and prefer actual text, there's an open-access PDF available at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1998119

The movie was a childhood staple, but the book is even better - literally LOL'ed, snorted, etc. "In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash" by Jean Shepherd. There are lots of additional short stories there not featured in the movie.

AFAIK (spouse is an OT, works with PTs, puts up with my barefoot nonsense & enjoys explaining biomechanics to me) forefoot walking is something to avoid. Leads to shortened calf muscles/tendons, can lead to problems in old age as balance degrades.

There's also some interesting anthropological work by Esther Gokhale about gaits in indigenous peoples indicating that heel-first walking is natural, but very different from the gait induced by cushy shoes - no slamming on the heel, place the front heel on the ground while the back foot still supports all of your weight. She does sell books and workshops, but I found her book at the library, tried out the exercises, seemed legit.

Anyway, YMMV! Don't take my word for it; check out the primary sources, etc. If forefoot walking works long term for you, then go for it - one of my in-laws only walks on her forefeet /shrug.

Take your shoes off. (sorry, I had to)

Go walk outside without them on something mildly unpleasant, like "chipseal" pavement or gravel for short distances - the increased feedback will encourage you to walk gently (advice stolen from Barefoot Ken Bob's book, which is rather nice).

Take it slow. Don't feel like you have to go 100% minimal-shoe all the time. Take your shoes off at home. Maybe get a pair of thin sandals - I personally like Xero Shoes (they also sell a kit if you're into that, and they're one of the only pairs of sandal I've had that actually last for multiple years). Moccasins are also lovely, if you can find some with a thick sole (or buy some buffalo hide and DIY!).

Minimal shoes don't last any longer and generally aren't any cheaper than regular shoes in my experience - getting comfortable with your feet on the ground when possible is the cheapest long-term option.

Thank you! Props for polite correction on someone straw-manning the OP. Otherwise I likely wouldn't have looked into this one.

I've definitely noticed mental fatigue from the changed aural environment in my house. I normally work from home, but now that my wife is also WFH, I've realized that hearing her on zoom at the same time as I'm in a meeting (or trying to concentrate) just melts my brain. Can't actually comment on zoom sound quality as have a pair of headphones that doesn't drive me completely nuts, and didn't notice anything about it in the previous few years of WFH...

Thank you for sharing this. I've been feeling out of sorts and overwhelmed[0], and this really resonated.

I generally tend to avoid things like (3) unless sharing them with someone else, and this feels like the reason why, moreso than being a waste of time or generally "not helpful for my mental state". There are plenty other things that I still do, which click as "energy traps" now that I read this - gonna reframe into sources/sinks internally, but still. Thank you.

I will likely lose the location of this comment by the time I've really tested cycling between sink and sources (which should take a few weeks or so at least), but I'm going to spend some time exploring my energy landscape today and see where it takes my well-being.

[0] Work has been nuts, so some of the overwhelm is just normal, but I suspect another portion of overwhelm is well explained by the energy metaphor.

Why in the holy hell is this getting downvoted[0]? Advice on what kind of ammunition to use during the endless war on bugs that we humans have perpetrated for our own comfort[1] is without a doubt invaluable information.

[0] This is not snark.

[1] Snark aside, I for real do not want roaches etc. in my house, and appreciate non-poisonous methods of dealing... while at the same time struggling with the fact that the insect population in my state, which is KNOWN for bugs, has visibly plummeted within my lifetime.

(edit: refs. Also context: at the time of my comment, the parent was getting greyed out for some reason.)

"Bodyweight squat" often refers to the practice of squatting without additional weight - which is exactly the movement the article discusses.

It's likely a teaser for his new book - don't have access to the whole article, but see: https://www.npr.org/2019/04/19/714600205/einsteins-unfinishe... as an alternative.

The final volume in Teixeira's series (at least, that published on the US side of the pond, and available online) appears to be the Life of the Scorpion (https://archive.org/details/lifeofscorpion00fabr/) which unfortunately does not have his name attached in the metadata. It is also lacking a translator's note (as he died in 1921, and published 1923, that's not entirely surprising.).

The list of translations at the beginning of Life of the Scorpion, however, appears to be the best aggregation for my above question. Note that 'More Hunting Wasps' also does not appear with Teixeira's name attached in archive.org.

Florence Bicknell also translated what appears to be a rather excellent series on science and natural philosophy by J.H. Fabre, which is freely available: https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Bicknell%2..., though these lack the fine illustrations in the OP.

The thicker one (in english) may be somewhat difficult to find.

https://www.worldcat.org/title/works-of-jh-fabre/oclc/316395...

As far as I can tell, there are 3 locations (one in The British Library, St. Pancras under a slightly different entry) in Worldcat, and nothing recently (re)published or scanned, apart from various selections concerning specific insects.

If someone knows otherwise, please do share!

Any suggestions for sources on what was obvious prior to 1980? Happy to spend hours reading... but hours searching + reading adds up rapidly in a time-scarce environment.