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cheesymuffin | 6 years ago | on: Meal timing strategies appear to lower appetite, improve fat burning

I really, really love fasting. It's when you starve yourself. Many people can't do it but I'm living proof that you can. It raises adrenaline and lowers cortisol so I feel just peppy through the day. And now because I went for a week without eating last month and described a mechanism, I have the honor of being a father figure to all of you in telling you that you, too, may starve, and one day achieve the health goals that I've achieved as of last month. I'm a Google engineer btw

Edit: stop PMing me asking for pictures and blood test results. HUGE invasion of privacy

cheesymuffin | 6 years ago | on: How to survive an open office

Who cares whether the employees get more done? Two questions matter.

Are employees less depressed? (-->prevents PR issues)

Does the company get more done in the long term? (<--maximized retention)

This is a shit job and being close to other humans makes it easier to cope.

cheesymuffin | 6 years ago | on: A new book critiques medicine

And yet, in every 100 bullshit tech-bro commenters, there are 10 who are actually getting really interested in the subject and taking the time to check their old Bio notes, research opposing viewpoints, or maybe even bring something new to the table.

Hating is easy. All you have to do is point fingers at people and tell them they know nothing. 100% of the time you'll be right.

cheesymuffin | 6 years ago

This is flamebait, but way too subtle to be flagged.

cheesymuffin | 6 years ago | on: Ask HN: I need ideas to impress fifth graders with technology

Do a presentation on all of the problems technology has caused for humans. Bring in a small aquarium full of fish and dump crude oil in it and dissect the fish. Talk about research on the effects excessive technology use and automation have on the human brain. You can use cardboard cutouts to represent different neurotransmitters. Show them videos of the war in Syria.

Then talk about how you're helping them by getting them addicted to technology early so that in adulthood they won't remember being sober.

cheesymuffin | 6 years ago | on: 60% of male managers are “uncomfortable” working around women

I think it's a little silly that humans are willing to progress against their nature and let women into the workforce on equal standing but not have any additional social rules enforced. Being progressive is more than opening the door and patting yourself on the back for it. No one cares that you voted Clinton if you still talk like you're in a 60s.

It seems like we want social change, but we don't want to accept the risk of ostracism that comes with it. We want to change everyone else.

cheesymuffin | 6 years ago | on: SAT to Add ‘Adversity Score’ That Rates Students’ Hardships

I've actually thought quite a bit about this issue over the past few years. Essentially the problem is that students with parents who did not score well are fighting a constant uphill battle.

Grade families like classes. The "class average" should always be a C (assume for sake of explanation that a C is 2000).

C, the student's initial score (call it the "crude score", C) is computed the same way it's always been

P is the student's penalty, computed from a weighted average of all of their ancestors' crude scores (w_k...w_1) as well as theirs (w_0).

For the next generation,

set w_k := w_(k-1)

if C > C_av: w_0 = w_1 * w_2 else: w_0 = w_1

normalize w_0...w_k

P = (sum(w_0...w_k) - C_av) * urgency

Where urgency is a measure of how in need the disadvantaged groups are as well as their numbers. This can be adjusted manually based on the political climate, maybe by a DAO that governs the College Board on the Ethereum blockchain.

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