"I guess online dating is kind of like automation software for a brothel"

What a GREAT conversation-starter for your next date!

I disagree. It takes a while for people to learn their own nature, what works best for them, and what they really want. 'Adapting to' a mate means knowing how to take the measure of a person, knowing how to tell when the 'fit' is right -- whether for a life together, or just for coffee. You're not born knowing that; you have to learn from experience. And it gets much easier with age. Neuroplasticity is a lifelong phenomenon.

Could this all just be measurement error? But the people who'd know are taking these findings seriously, so probably not.

Photons have to travel at the speed of light because they have no mass. What if there were a way for neutrinos to have negative mass?

That's probably too freaky even for physics.

Is there a way to do some arm-waving about string theory that makes this all work?

"Skeptic, but believe we need to take action now."

A lot is getting lost in translation:

"[Shanghai is the proposed "innovation house" to promote public hands lathe machine tool has everything you will] newspaper reported use of machine tools, lathe? Are not interested in DIY a stool? Shanghai Science and Technology Commission plans to "second five" during the construction of 100 "innovation house", each area of not less than 100 square meters, equipped with wood lathes, metal lathes, saws and drill grinding combined machine, milling machine and other tools, the first streets in the four pilot projects."

But is it ergonomic? After about the tenth zombie he's gonna get carpal tunnel and then he'll REALLY be in trouble.

Both genders raise children, and that's the relevant learning curve for this argument.

So it only makes sense if monkeys are flying out of Reed Hastings' butt?

If that's really what they were thinking, they're nuts. Their streaming selection is awful.

Let's not forget cognitivefun.net. Great free site, lots of game-like brain exercises, and sporting a clean no-nonsense design Slashdotters will love.

And we don't have to rely on reports of folks just feeling better. N-back practice has been shown to correlate with working memory gains and likely with fluid intelligence as well. Single was as good as dual in one study.

I can hear Abe Simpson saying the same thing!

"Back in MY day..."

Not at all. No way would I ever put my real birthday on a website; too tempting for identity thieves.

Did you know that you can sing the lyrics to 'On Top Of Spaghetti' to the tune of Go Ask Alice?

Do that a couple of times a week and you'll never need antidepressants.

This joke isn't just old. It's been aged to perfection!

The mistakes we make at naptime can haunt us for the rest of our lives.