"Nah I can't hang out tonight, my schedules pretty full" 3 comments
niriel
· 8 years ago
Turn up where?
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Relationship goals 13 comments
niriel
· 9 years ago
They may be Dutch. We don't wear helmets, even if there are more bikes than inhabitants in the country.
Creamy French omlette 13 comments
niriel
· 9 years ago
I was expecting the Sponge Bob reference. Unfortunately, it should be "omelette au fromage". With "du", it means that the omelette belongs to the cheese.
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Creamy French omlette 13 comments
If you really think it is natural, go out into the woods 33 comments
niriel
· 9 years ago
I'm a vegetarian and I totally agree. I'm well aware it's a modern luxury. Also, if I were dumped on a desert island, I'll eat animals. Most plants are poisonous, most animals are safe to eat.
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We really don't care about the cups 13 comments
Anime vs. Reality 7 comments
Adult diapers 12 comments
niriel
· 9 years ago
I didn't know it was a thing. In hindsight, I'm not surprised. It's amazing how, in Europe over the past twenty years, focus has moved from boobs to butts. I'm still a boob-person.
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Damnit it chocolate, stop talking 6 comments
Those hot vampires aren't even real! 16 comments
niriel
· 9 years ago
True. However there is evidence that they do not.
Contrary to what many people say, absence of evidence actually is evidence of absence. This is why we don't wear an anti-dragon armor when going to work. It's codified in probability theory by the "Bayes Theorem" but it's widespread common sense really. http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Absence_of_evidence
PS: just stating this generally, plugging it as an answer to your comment because it felt like a good place. I am not making the assumption that you misunderstand statistics!
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Edited 9 years ago
Contrary to what many people say, absence of evidence actually is evidence of absence. This is why we don't wear an anti-dragon armor when going to work. It's codified in probability theory by the "Bayes Theorem" but it's widespread common sense really. http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Absence_of_evidence
PS: just stating this generally, plugging it as an answer to your comment because it felt like a good place. I am not making the assumption that you misunderstand statistics!
Things will get better 5 comments
niriel
· 9 years ago
I'm glad my parents didn't wait for me to become a sad adult for taking pictures. What would I be hiding in a shoebox in the cellar otherwise?
This year (so far) in science 8 comments
The struggle is real 11 comments
Pocket bible 5 comments
Where new dogs come from 6 comments
Public schools today 6 comments
Sphere-shaped sculpture made of pebbles 14 comments
niriel
· 9 years ago
That's a beautiful illustration in the "hairy ball theorem" of algebraic topology. I wonder if the artist would contribute to the Wikipedia page for this theorem.
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There once was a man from Nantucket 8 comments
niriel
· 9 years ago
Thank you! I've never heard of anything like that in France, but then again my interests lie elsewhere and I might just be ignorant.
There once was a man from Nantucket 8 comments
niriel
· 9 years ago
I think I'm missing a reference. I see how the text and the maths relate, but is there a cultural element that makes it more than a weird arbitrary attempt at rhyme and rhythm?
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I'll call you dude 16 comments
