In the middle of the desert you can say anything you want
The vibe fell somewhere between a support group and an extreme
sport.
This researcher thinks you can form compelling bonds in no time by
skipping straight to the deep questions.
Additionally, https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/fashion/no-37-big-wedding-or-small.html “The 36 questions that lead to love” Quite an interesting topic to research, actually. Forming bonds by talking about deep topics while skipping over the formalities – is it deep topics -> attachment because attachment -> deep topics?
smoothly elegant; devoid of any superfluity Interestingly enough the “smoothly elegant” meaning is first
What is surprising is that these designs do not exist for the sake of style. Rather, these designs are actually the optimal solutions to multiple competing design requirements. Why do they look organic or biological? Is there some underlying fundamental principle that exists in biological systems that leads to this? Why aren’t the solutions sparse, but rather complex?
Really, to think of it. It looks “biological”. The more I think of this the more fascinating it becomes. Additionally:
Speaking of our Linux folk, we found they tend to speak more languages than other OS users. 58% of Linux users speak more than one language, compared to 38% for Mac and Windows users.
“Perfect” GPG config + ability to compile GPG to allow keys bigger than 4096
1% create content Also 90-9-1 – 90% lurk, 9% edit, 1% create
From http://slatestarcodex.com/2016/12/06/links-1216-site-makes-right/
Failure to meet the rubber collection quotas was punishable by death. Meanwhile, the Force Publique were required to provide the hand of their victims as proof when they had shot and killed someone, as it was believed that they would otherwise use the munitions (imported from Europe at considerable cost) for hunting.[30] As a consequence, the rubber quotas were in part paid off in chopped-off hands.
Additionally:
stone baby*, is a rare phenomenon which occurs most commonly when a fetus dies during an abdominal pregnancy,[1] is too large to be reabsorbed by the body, and calcifies on the outside as part of a maternal foreign body reaction, shielding the mother’s body from the dead tissue of the fetus and preventing infection.*
Smallest park in the world, 60cm across Has been occupied during Occupy Portland
The opposite of Schadenfreude
The traditional paradigmatic example of this mind-state is the attitude of a parent observing a growing child’s accomplishments and successes. Mudita should not be confounded with pride as a person feeling mudita may not have any interest or direct income from the accomplishments of the other. Mudita is a pure joy unadulterated by self-interest.