Darwins_Dog
Darwins_Dog t1_jdxxmuh wrote
Reply to comment by liberterrorism in Linguistic analysis of 177,296 Reddit comments sheds light on negative attitudes toward science by HeinieKaboobler
Most of the time I see accusations of corruption here, it's completely baseless. Affiliations and funding are public and have to be reported in the publication. Big Whoever is not buying out associate professors at state schools to publish in low impact journals.
Being skeptical means reading the article and evaluating it's merits. People seem to think it means rejecting everything by default, then looking for reasons to justify the assumption.
Darwins_Dog t1_jdxufis wrote
Reply to comment by NewDad907 in Linguistic analysis of 177,296 Reddit comments sheds light on negative attitudes toward science by HeinieKaboobler
They're not usually writing for a public audience either, which doesn't help.
Darwins_Dog t1_jdxtfeo wrote
Reply to comment by nuevalaredo in Linguistic analysis of 177,296 Reddit comments sheds light on negative attitudes toward science by HeinieKaboobler
Solid title though:
>Just another clickbait title: A corpus-driven investigation of negative attitudes toward science on Reddit
Darwins_Dog t1_jdxta49 wrote
Reply to comment by midnightking in Linguistic analysis of 177,296 Reddit comments sheds light on negative attitudes toward science by HeinieKaboobler
My favorite was the article about a recent uptick of strokes in young people. So many comments blaming the COVID vaccines but the data in the study was from 2018.
Darwins_Dog t1_jdqmxg8 wrote
Reply to comment by gmcgath in Newmarket - THC in the ice cream. Get it while it lasts! by J7eTheGorilla
If you take a big dose and/or aren't a regular user, yes. That's how an ER doctor would write then on a chart at least. Generally none of it is life threatening, but if you have no idea why it's happening it could be pretty scary.
Darwins_Dog t1_jdn2y50 wrote
This is very good news! Badly needed support for mental healthcare.
Darwins_Dog t1_jdf1s79 wrote
Reply to comment by InternationalAd4478 in Comparison of Star Trek Series by IMBD Ratings [OC] by insaneplane
The lowest is a flashback episode and as I understand it was only made because of a writer's strike. Since it wasn't planned I guess OP decided to look at the next worst as well.
Darwins_Dog t1_jdf0bn6 wrote
Reply to comment by True-Midnight-5013 in Comparison of Star Trek Series by IMBD Ratings [OC] by insaneplane
Seriouslt, it's just Excel and a couple of conditional formatting rules. I make these all the time, never thought of them as beautiful before.
Darwins_Dog t1_jdea36j wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Group seeks removal of sex ed book -Conway Daily Sun by nefariouslylupine
Also the part where the complainant went to the library looking for inappropriate books. She was there to start a fuss no matter what she found.
Darwins_Dog t1_jdcd9xg wrote
Reply to A changing of the guard in Croydon, but school funding debate continues to simmer by NewEnglandBlueberry
So now the guy behind the cuts is saying they don't have enough money for schools? I never thought leopards would eat MY face.
Darwins_Dog t1_jcg8n0y wrote
Reply to comment by TheGrateKhan in Did Footloose teach us nothing? by TheMobyDicks
You glossed over the part where a county attorney can decide the school has to defend their "this is bull" argument in court. It's an unnecessary burden that doesn't need to be there.
Obvious potential abuses should be fixed before passing a law, not after. They can submit a revised version and I'll reconsider my position, but I'm not going to pin my hopes on politicians doing the right thing after they have what they want.
Andy Dufrense was a fictional character. It's fitting that you would use him as an argument for who this law would help.
Darwins_Dog t1_jcfkvft wrote
Reply to comment by TheGrateKhan in Did Footloose teach us nothing? by TheMobyDicks
Your post sounds like you think this bill is a good idea with some flaws. I hope I misread it, but your example of the possible upside is straight out of the fear mongering playbook. Hyperbole aside, what books are you worried about? Are there examples of schools in NH stocking inappropriate books? I haven't read anything, thus why I call it unfounded fear mongering.
If you find something objectionable in the school library, start with a conversation. We don't need a law to protect us from a made up scenario.
Darwins_Dog t1_jcfgbc6 wrote
Reply to comment by TheGrateKhan in Did Footloose teach us nothing? by TheMobyDicks
It provides a way for any parent to waste schools' time and resources by filing a bogus complaint and forcing the school to have a hearing. Spare us the pearl clutching about "they could read 50 shades of gray." That's about as real as students using litter boxes at school. Blatant unfounded fear mongering.
This bill is designed to hurt public education under the guise of parental rights.
Darwins_Dog t1_jcb9c15 wrote
Are you using a forestry tape? The units look too big for inches.
Darwins_Dog t1_jc41gdb wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Got a job opportunity in Portsmouth for ~40K a year - is this possible? by SkotchMiist
Reddit randomly votes up or down sometimes. Something about fooling bots.
Darwins_Dog t1_jbr1h9v wrote
Reply to comment by Binsky89 in Ancient dormant viruses found in permafrost, once revived, can infect amoeba. Findings hint at a much bigger problem—as the planet warms and the permafrost melts, there is a chance of viruses emerging that are capable of infecting humans by Wagamaga
The only intervention was they had to isolate the viruses in order to be sure that they were the cause of infections in the amoeba cultures. That's what they mean by reviving. They isolated it, infected cells, which then infected other cells.
Most viruses don't have to be isolated to become infectious, and some are pretty good at crossing species.
Darwins_Dog t1_jbo1l9x wrote
Reply to comment by grapedungeon95 in When The LAPD Blows Up Your Neighborhood (2023) the lapd mishandles a ton of fireworks [00:18:50] by Oh_Fuck_Naw
Defending or defunding?
Darwins_Dog t1_jawgbug wrote
Reply to comment by Jaxxlack in [OC] Argentina & Venezuela Produce More Cheese Than Switzerland by latinometrics
The knives used to be up there with cheese, but leatherman has taken a lot of the multitool market recently.
After that is probably hot chocolate. I mean, we know that Swiss Miss probably wouldn't pass in Switzerland, but we see the name everywhere so it's subconscious.
Darwins_Dog t1_javuxly wrote
Reply to comment by proteus94 in Men accused of violating NH Civil Rights Act appear in court by Geek-Haven888
When you "well akshully" for white supremacists, it makes you look like one. At least comes off as sympathetic.
Darwins_Dog t1_jak3xec wrote
Reply to comment by Shotgun5250 in NASA’s DART data validates kinetic impact as planetary defense method | DART altered the orbit of the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos by 33 minutes by mepper
I don't think you'd be able to see that. 33 minutes is 0.55 degrees.
Darwins_Dog t1_ja2mwkn wrote
Reply to comment by PoorInCT in "Mistakenly" shredded all the passports? by Viking603
They routinely collect personal information about their guests?
Darwins_Dog t1_j9u96qc wrote
Reply to comment by cwalton505 in Why is New Hampshire the last state in New England remaining that still has not legalized weed yet? by throwawaypdtm
Thank you. Reddit seems to be 100% convinced of this, but no official has ever even hinted at it afaik. I'll admit it seems very plausible, but let's not rule out general ignorance.
Darwins_Dog t1_j8roldn wrote
Reply to comment by silentorange813 in [OC] Plastic waste emitted to the ocean per country by sometiara1
The graph makes it look like they put more plastic in the oceans than they produce. Are they dumping trash for other countries?
Darwins_Dog t1_j8412hr wrote
Reply to comment by Kie1522 in Bakery Owner Sues [Conway] New Hampshire Town After Officials Demand He Paint Over Donut Mural Made by High Schoolers by ArbitraryOrder
Not one of, the largest. We have the third largest legislature in the world behind the UScongress and UK parliament.
Darwins_Dog t1_jefrqxf wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in In your opinion, has Sununu (so far) been a relatively good, bad, meh governor for New Hampshire? by TheGraniteMoose
He went on the radio and bragged about his pro-life credentials after signing the law, so I think people are reacting to that as much as the actual law. The ban after 24 weeks is fairly reasonable imo, but bragging about signing the first ban in decades put a lot of people off.