On 9/1/07, ashok _ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 8/31/07, Rishab Aiyer Ghosh wrote:
i just got back from 10 days in ethiopia, where coffee was first
discovered and where the beans grow wild. ethiopian coffee is really
good, although i suspect this is more due to the initial preparation
At 2007-09-03 11:37:42 +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
They're getting the best of both gene pools.
That doesn't make sense. They get whatever is in both gene pools, good
or bad. Besides, there isn't a look good gene.
It does seem to me, then, that the old war cry of racists verywhere
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Abhijit Menon-Sen said the following on 03/09/2007 10:17:
That doesn't make sense. They get whatever is in both gene pools, good
or bad. Besides, there isn't a look good gene.
Ah, but you _notice_ only the better looking specimens.
There is
On 9/3/07, Ramakrishnan Sundaram [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Abhijit Menon-Sen said the following on 03/09/2007 10:17:
That doesn't make sense. They get whatever is in both gene pools, good
or bad. Besides, there isn't a look good gene.
Ah,
http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/31/is-vodka-different/
Why do brands of whiskey, rum, and gin stay constant, while new vodkas
spring up like weeds? Dubner offers one explanation.
On 9/3/07, Biju Chacko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 9/3/07, Ramakrishnan Sundaram [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Abhijit Menon-Sen said the following on 03/09/2007 10:17:
That doesn't make sense. They get whatever is in both gene pools, good
Biju Chacko wrote [at 12:20 PM 9/3/2007] :
http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/31/is-vodka-different/
Why do brands of whiskey, rum, and gin stay constant, while new vodkas
spring up like weeds? Dubner offers one explanation.
I was about to post when I noticed this comment
at teh
On 9/3/07, Charles Haynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If you believe beauty is a social and cultural construct then
obviously this theory is baloney.
If you believe there is some objective standard for human
attractiveness then this theory is testable. One study I've read says
that people find
On 9/3/07, Biju Chacko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Perhaps there is a factor that makes hybrids healthier than average.
I'm sure good health is an important factor towards looks and
intelligence.
Well there is the well known hybrid vigor effect.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterosis
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On 9/3/07, Charles Haynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
One study I've read says
that people find average faces more attractive - that if you take a
sample set and produce an image that is the average of the faces,
that it will be considered more attractive than a specific face.
Try making your
This I got from a free subscription. What do you lot think is the most
likely endgame? Your confidence (or lack of) in the info will also help
decide whether a subscription is warranted given that they send out their
weekly summary free. Sorry it's long.
Adit.
Stratfor: Geopolitical Intelligence
On Monday 03 Sep 2007 3:34 am, Shyam Visweswaran wrote:
I suppose what you mean is that you took a
standard right handed mouse and started using it
with the left hand without switching the button
Precisely
functions. Does that mean that left handers may
have less RSI since most of the time
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Biju Chacko said the following on 03/09/2007 11:07:
I remember reading about a study that showed that faces and bodies
with a high degree of symmetry were consistently rated more attractive
than those that were not. This was cited in the context
On Monday 03 Sep 2007 12:37 pm, Biju Chacko wrote:
I remember reading about a study that showed that faces and bodies
with a high degree of symmetry were consistently rated more attractive
than those that were not. This was cited in the context that the
majority of features that are considered
I currently use - across my various computers,
1. Logitech VX Revolution Cordless Laser Mouse for Notebooks (very
smooth tracking - glides)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000HCRVUS
2. Apple wired Mighty Mouse (bad for gaming as Jace observed - don't
really recommend this to anyone - there are
At 2007-09-03 12:21:35 +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
One study I've read says that people find average faces more
attractive - that if you take a sample set and produce an image
that is the average of the faces, that it will be considered
more attractive than a specific face.
That sounds
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