Recent content by Psilon

I don't know what level your algorithms course is at. However, the internet has plenty of resources (wikipedia for math and cs is actually pretty decent). I also find that wikipedia tends to get the point across much faster than textbooks. There are also Open Course Ware options. MIT has...

You don't know why mutilation is done for every case. If a person who mutilated themselves told you they did because they felt that by mutilating themselves they were trying to be congruent with their idea of themselves, you would have no argument with them. Trying to pscyhoanalyze such a...

Just to basically sum up this thread: MM said transsexuals are taking part in behaviour similar to mutilation and found it revolting. Mutilation I think is implicitly defined as adding parts that were not supposed to be there as defined by your genetics or removing parts inherent to your...

Note, everything here is anecdotal and hypothetical. I have several asian-canadian friends, and this has been a concern for some. One in particular became quite disgruntled about it. Though another was quite adept with ladies from all ethnicities. Within recently arrived immigrants, who are...

Yep, that's what I did. And be a good person, help when help is needed, whoever they maybe.

Sigue sigue sputnik for the win.

So there's plenty of good advice here, and I know next to nothing about AS. However, as a person who is perfectly fine with not communicating with people for weeks on end and was the "quiet" kid in class for most of my schooling I've learned a few things to fake being social and slowly learn...

Didn't they commit the same sin they criticize family guy for, of simply referencing present pop culture? The parodies didn't go anywhere.

(1) 'babe' infantilizes the person. (2) feminist philosophy is huge subject that encompasses a large amount of differing world views. It's stupid to use one area of feminist philosophy to judge all feminists. All the feminists I know cringe at this stuff (logic is patriarchal etc).

I think the statement made by this professor is rubbish. However, in regards to Larry Summers, I believe he was talking about underrepresentation of women in the science elite. This is a different matter - and imo has biological factors - mainly iq (males have greater variance - males have...

Ok, let me replace "irrationality" with unsound/uncritical thinking. Sure there are plenty of instances of uncritical thinking taking place, however, one cannot be as brazen about uncritical thinking in any public sphere as religion. Ultimately all politicians, economists, pundits in...

Should laws be created based upon one side having no ill-will? Shouldn't law include notions of neutrality, burden of proof, and not just protecting the populace at all costs?

I don't normally involve myself in threads like these anymore, but I'll just put in my two cents. On The New Atheists: I think the fundamental point they are trying to make is that irrationality should not be tolerated. Open irrationality in political systems, economic systems, race etc are...

I can make friends, even though im an introvert. These are 5 things I basically learned through doing 50 odd interviews, 3 jobs, 2 different university programs. -Help people out (fix a printer jam, class notes, explanation of a problem), -force yourself to talk to people (the first day you...

... There are hate speech laws in Europe, much like there are in Canada. These pictures seem to be quite negative, and seem to insult all muslims by making it out to seem that Islam/muslims is/are inherently violent. Now, I don't like hate speech laws fundamentally, but Europe and Canada seem...