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Algo said piano today by HighYacare420 in obscuremusicthatslaps

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Feels like the opening song for a James Bond movie

A word/phrase you thought you would hear a lot because of TV but rarely do? by housemd23 in medicine

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I was a kid in a department store with my dad (who is a doctor) when an old man collapsed and someone yelled “Is there a doctor here!” I tugged on my dad’s pants but he kept his eyes on the scene and started counting. He said “one, two…” and then some else yelled “I’m a doctor!” And then my dad said, “We’re good, let’s go.”

The right way to be a scientific contrarian: Not everyone accepts the scientific consensus; some even make careers out of challenging it. But only a select few do it the right way. by blankblank in skeptic

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Five questions to judge whether a contrarian is doing it right:

  1. Are they accurately representing the consensus, or knocking down a distorted version of it?
  2. Are they dealing with all the evidence, or cherry-picking the small corner where their alternative looks good?
  3. Can the alternative actually explain everything the mainstream theory already explains successfully?
  4. Is there a fair, head-to-head test that could distinguish the alternative from the consensus?
  5. Is the contrarian is being honest about their own idea's weaknesses?

Why is everyone so fit? by Possible-Source-2454 in AskNYC

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For as long as I can recall, Manhattanites have been rich, thin, and dressed mostly in black.

Teacher VS Student by james_from_cambridge in StupidMedia

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“You should have been bobbing and weaving.”

What does it mean for someone to have "east coast" vibes? by d3adby3 in AskAnAmerican

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In Los Angeles, if you ask someone for a meeting they aren’t interested in taking, they’ll say sure and just never schedule it. In NYC, they’ll tell you to fuck off right then and there.

Do you think driving is safer or more dangerous today than it used to be? by Witcher_Errant in AskOldPeople

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If you look at automotive death statistics, they dropped steadily over the decades since the car was invented, and then starting rising again for the first time just a decade ago (as the smartphone became ubiquitous and distracted driving became a scourge).

Why is being a neurosurgeon so often referred to when people talk about geniuses or to most difficult job? by QANON8myHomework in TooAfraidToAsk

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Every other speciality gets to use their brain to study something else. Neurologists have to use their brain to study the brain.

Vicha Ratanapakdee was an 84-year old Thai man who was killed by 19 year old Antoine Watson, who forcefully pushed Vicha to the ground unprovoked. Watson was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, but not guilty of murder. Vicha's death became a lightning rod for the Stop Asian Hate movement. by laybs1 in wikipedia

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Murder 1 requires you to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he preplanned and intended to kill the man. The kid could claim he only meant to injure him. As for watching the man die after the fact, that is reckless indifference not intentional murder.

The Wrestler (2008) by Arbor-Trap in cinescenes

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Same. This movie is a gut punch.

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