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I agree, the contradiction is what I'm struggling with (pulling in both ways). The arrangement of the tune so far is actually the "working" arrangement, basically a random order of parts while I was working with it. There is totally going to be another build up and I might do something with the...

For me it is not so much limited ideas as too many ideas (I guess with limited experience of trying many ideas), the platform enables too many possibilities and too much gratification when you try them out! I guess this is why people constrain themselves to genres, but... I like to reinvent the...

Does anyone else have this problem? I think it is something that computer composers seem to suffer from. You make some nice beats, a catchy melody that grooves well... That's it. You just listen to it over and over (perhaps tweaking, adding fx or something) until you get bored. The...

My old videocard died and I'm too cheap to get a new one... So I'm pleased to note it runs on my laptop (ATI 6630M)! I think the weakest points of the game are: Magic doesn't scale as well as the other offensive skills. The puzzles are lame. There are a few bugged quests (but we expected...

Scorpiomover's latter posts seem to be giving the impression that science is some sort of formal method that is practised by scientists. But it isn't a formal/static/fixed method. Actual methods of science vary greatly and evolve over time. Philosophically speaking, there is no way to prove that...

I found this interesting quote from the Epidemiology blog: http://journals.lww.com/epidem/blog/watching/pages/post.aspx?PostID=10 The piece was discussion Ioannidis' recent scientific article discussing publication biases in epidemiology research and the failure of any tangible genetic...

The question isn't so much whether you could be come a good therapist, but rather whether you could enjoy it long-term. In terms of psychology, INTPs tend to move to the more quantitative and multidisciplinary fields like community or industrial psychology. Oh dear... Adler is on par with...

Turtles all the way down... Anyone have any new views on this?

Is anyone else looking forward to this book?

The problem with Dark Souls is that it is console only. :(

This study didn't actually measure Neanderthal DNA, but derived the conclusion from the geographic distributions of (X-linked) dys44 polymorphisms, which were apparently similar to those of Neanderthal DNA from a previous study (Green 2010). In particular, the distribution of the B006 haplotype...

You think this isn't a problem at Western universities too? ;) What is Chinese? There are multiple languages spoken in China.

Why is it that everyone still uses VBulletin? I seem to remember forums using uBB, Invision, phpBB etc but you see those less and less.

What so they can mass produce even more pop?

What are your programming skills like? I can't remember whether you had studied programming or not. I know of a worthwhile long shot related to this.

Mass Effect 3 is going to be a 2012 game. ;)

Is this worth playing? I just played Bioshock for the first time and although it is visually good, the overall gameplay was superficial. Athough I liked torturing people with bees and slaughtering little sisters, the gameplay mechanic still seemed a little tedious somehow. I'd rather play...

The games that have come out have been disappointing so far. The Witcher 2 was decent (but felt like it was too short!), but the rest were below average. Skyrim will be entertaining even if it falls short of the mark, but will it be out in 2011?

Bobbing camera angles! Yes, Mr Bubbles vibrates the ground when walking. We get the point already. It's lame and it makes a subset of your audience nauseous!

Hey, it's not like I made any promises!

I've been guiding you towards this idea for years, glad you finally got it. :phear:

Stringing a bunch of buzzwords together a sentence does not make

Considering this is a recent article, I think it deserves it's own thread.

Any new suggestions?

What is this "nerd" stereotype you speak of? :phear:

Ok, I've run into a problem: I don't have access to a CT scanner. Nor one of those sliding waist measurement ruler things that I'm sure must exist, though I've never actually seen one.

That'll get us an IG-Nobel prize for sure!

BigApplePi asks some good questions, I'd like to see a longitudinal study done. The full article (open access) is here: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jor.21469/abstract

Here is the actual article: http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1101324#t=article This is the first time that pluripotent adult stem cells from the lung have been isolated and characterised.

It is not unheard of in Australia, but I don't think its use is as common as it is in the USA.

You might want to provide some more details when you post these links.

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v473/n7346/full/nature09944.html#/abundant-functions-from-low-abundance-microbes New evidence suggests that the human microbiome is not continuous, but rather, discrete and this could have interesting health implications. The question is, does anyone here...

How common/popular is the MBTI in France?

So anyway, since it is a tradition to ask inane questions in intro threads, I'd like to ask: what do you think is the least plausible detail you have mentioned so far?

People smoke because they find themselves boring. That doesn't necessarily correlate with age or stupidity.

And this is not an introduction thread, despite being my first post in this subforum. :phear:

With regards to bioinformatics, I have a quick and easy test. Does the following paper sound interesting and worthwhile? http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v473/n7346/full/nature09944.html#/functional-biomarkers-for-host-properties

INTJs are the only type that are less cool than INTPs. So I'd like to be an ENTP instead...

Nice. Anyway, in Aussieland, we have the 'log-book' option, which means that we don't have an explicit 'test' as such, though the final 'drive' is probably equivalent. The downside to the 'log book' option is that it requires more cash/lessons. But, I had an awesome ESTP driving instructor...

I kind of liked the other (TED) video about economic prioritisation and how tackling climate change is way down the list in terms of cost vs benefit.

What is it about math that you find difficult? Working in a linear manner? Or not being able to see where you are going (knowing what math methods to use to solve a problem)? Loosing track of minus signs or other symbols moving from line to line? It does seem strange to be able to program but...

Firstly, I'd like to iterate the point that the college learning experience is often different for a mature age student compared to entry soon after school, generally in a good way. the main difference is of course maturity and self motivation. If all you want is a piece of paper, then chances...

No, you're a fucking retard if you form an opinion without doing extensive literature reviews and building your own rigorous models. INTPistically speaking of course. :phear:

Repetitive mouse clicking/button hitting. No really!?!

The hubris is more to do with the media and perhaps a few outspoken individuals, rather than the scientific community as a whole. It is easy to predict that most of those people who post strong opinions on climate change either way have not read or understood the scientific literature first hand.

What subjects? In general, one forms a better understanding of a particular topic after a proper discussion. This is not the same thing as being quizzed. But some concepts (or math) takes a little while to soak in and expecting immediate discussion can be a mistake. You have to look at it from...

I think we should continue this discussion. ;)

All you can learn without playing an instrument is notation - tone, rhythm, articulation and dynamics. The rest is compositon. Some people can easily 'hear' the music in their head, others need lots of experience with an instrument first. The real challenge is becoming fluent at reading music...

LOL. I can tell you are young. For me the problem is time and RSI. I only play games that are rated 9+/10 or very close to it. Have you played any of those games already released? I've only played DA2 and it was kind of meh. And I'm reluctant to play Crysis 2 as I thought the first one...

As taboo as some people find it, it is similarly risky to a combination of sniffing and sticking your finger in your mouth. I won't be worried until they start implanting new personalities. :phear: Note, this is a joke. I don't think it is possible: YouTube - From Brain Dynamics to...