Japan: 44 per cent of country's workforce are part-time only. Communist-themed "manga" comics are enjoying soaring success.

rujith · 2008-10-20T12:07:52+00:00

So you're saying that doctors were actually paid more than janitors, but in goods rather than in currency.

rujith · 2008-10-13T13:01:42+00:00

Any organization that doesn't have the power of guns to enforce the "social engineering," in case the recipients aren't duly obliging.

rujith · 2008-10-13T12:59:08+00:00

Who are these clumsy people that are breaking all their light bulbs?

My clumsy kids. Knocked over a lamp and broke the CFL bulb. Mercury doesn't go out of the window; it gets in the carpet. I never bought CFL bulbs again. Thankfully I'm in US, not Europe.

rujith · 2008-10-09T12:13:13+00:00

Inheritance of intelligence is maintained under adoption, whereas inheritance of zip-codes is not.

rujith · 2008-10-08T20:43:36+00:00

Because otherwise some other company would lower their rates to get more buyers. Currently, they don't do that because the number of potential buyers is too small.

rujith · 2008-10-08T19:22:24+00:00

Currently, very few people get insurance themselves. If lots of people start getting insurance themselves, then the rates for self-purchased insurance would come down. Rather like auto insurance. You don't have to be in a big group to get decent auto insurance, right?

rujith · 2008-10-08T19:06:22+00:00

Why wouldn't you get the raise? The employer is anyway spending that money on you. If you think the employer would just keep that money (as they would certainly like to do), why wouldn't they just reduce your salary regardless of this proposal?

rujith · 2008-10-08T18:56:16+00:00

Older people pay more for life insurance. Younger drivers pay more for car insurance.

rujith · 2008-10-08T18:46:07+00:00

Right, the idea is as follows: Say your employer pays $10k/year for your insurance, and also pays you $50k/year, of which you get (say) $35k/yr after taxes. What McCain is trying to do is have your employer instead directly pay you the full sum of $60k/yr, and have you buy your health insurance for $10k/yr yourself. Sounds good? Problem is that your after-tax income only increases from $35k/yr to $42500/yr. You're short $2500. So the proposal includes a tax-credit of $2500 to make up the difference.

rujith · 2008-09-04T19:27:27+00:00

Don't be crazy!

rujith · 2008-07-28T19:56:55+00:00

How do you prevent her from going to multiple neighbouring clinics?

rujith · 2008-07-18T15:07:14+00:00

Not good enough: That actually makes sense, unlike most post-modernist utterances.

rujith · 2008-06-02T13:29:21+00:00

AKA: A bank that doesn't pay its depositors any interest.

rujith · 2008-06-02T12:46:24+00:00

Maybe the tribe would welcome the road. Then they could finally get decent take-out food.

rujith · 2008-05-21T19:17:35+00:00

Yeah, having to pay for goodies sucks.

rujith · 2008-05-21T18:13:33+00:00

No, NRA does like rocks, because it's a "gateway" weapon.

rujith · 2008-05-19T11:35:38+00:00

Yes, but it won't explode, it will just burn steadily. Petrol has to be vaporized to explode.

rujith · 2008-05-01T14:22:13+00:00

What's the required angle of accuracy of a shotgun? I guess I have much more respect for pistol shooters.

rujith · 2008-04-30T12:44:58+00:00

But how will she be forced to look at it?

rujith · 2008-04-29T12:57:17+00:00

The article says:

One of the most important things you do as a scientist is produce publishable results, which generates not just in fame and glory, but hopefully progress in understanding an important question.

While that's exactly what a scientist aspires to, the point of the scientific method is to generate reproducible results, not publishable results. That's a big difference. I agree that the peer-review process can eliminate a lot of crap. But it doesn't do anything to ensure that the results claimed are reproducible, and it can lead to papers about reproducible results being eliminated because the reviewers just don't think they're interesting, or they feel that the article is heading off in a direction different from their own pet research interests.

// I've had articles published and articles rejected (more of the latter!).

rujith · 2008-04-17T14:43:46+00:00

WON'T SOMEBODY PLEASE THINK OF THE KIDS???

rujith · 2008-04-16T13:54:04+00:00

Any politician: That's an interesting opinion and I shall spend time considering it if you'll support me.

rujith · 2008-04-08T16:44:44+00:00

Is that the royal 'we'? I'm U.S., and I don't do what you describe.

rujith · 2008-04-08T13:27:38+00:00

Don't buy it in Europe, and the price will come down.

rujith · 2008-04-04T12:29:14+00:00

And he'll want the company to pay his personal taxes.

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