There is definitely a connection between diet and certain symptoms of autism. Several cases have been reported of children diagnosed early in life, who were later found to have a dietary allergy or sensitivity. The underlying condition was causing them so much pain, or otherwise hindering their psychological development, that they presented with autism-like symptoms. Others have reported that casein (dairy protein) was metabolized into a psychoactive toxin. (Can't seem to find any reliable evidence of that last one, though. Maybe I mistook a blog post for a medical essay.)

Anyway, to say that Lunchables is the problem, may not be too far from the truth. Not because "oh noez teh processed food produx!" But because your kid may have a gluten sensitivity, phenylketonuria, or a dairy allergy, and the crackers, cheese, and diet soda are making his body violently ill.

A co-worker of mine is from Nigeria. She said that theft is punished by death. Normally a crowd will surround the thief and stone him or her to death on the scene. The police make a show of trying to stop the stoning and arrest the individual, but it never works. Consequently, if somebody is going to steal your car, they make sure you are dead, so you can't yell "thief!" Arguably, it is the angered crowd of stoners(?) acting the least logically in this situation.

These are two very different cases. There is a license granted by the state to drive. You can easily kill somebody in a car wreck. Carrying glasses is not nearly as risky or controlled. If it were, I can guarandamntee that people would treat drinking glasses with a lot more respect. But I can think of some basic ways we could at least try to reduce accidents.

If defensive driving proficiency was a requirement to get your license, and was taught at the same time as driver's ed, then perhaps people would at least start out with good habits. I drove well for the first year or so. But then I got comfortable, started speeding, following too closely, thinking I was invincible. Then I had kids, got a shorter commute, realized how fuel economy was increased by slower speeds.

Complacency is a real problem here. If people got in accidents every tenth time they talked on their cell phones, they would take notice. But accidents only rarely happen. I work in an industrial environment, and it has the same problem. Somebody doesn't wear their safety glasses once, and nothing gets in their eye. They do this for days, and each day that goes by cements the idea in their mind that it is safe to walk around all this flying debris with nothing covering their eyes. Until one day when somebody's grinding off slag and a spark sears their eyeball.

Am I the only one who heard the jingle "Zuckerberg Evil Incorporated" in their head?

Obviously you did not RTFA. This was about harassment, not sexism. So of course the comments spell this out. It's not some deep-rooted conspiratorial meta-evidence for rampant sexism on Slashdot. Crazy boss's wife had a jealous streak and was creeping out on Horvath. The only sexism claim has to do with some ill-explained aversion to hula hoops. Not entirely sure that it had any place in the article, but whatever.

That temporal-proximity / best-seller relationship suggestion used to happen all the time with DVD Barn, way back in the days when there was actually competition to Netflix. For a while, if Netflix noticed that you liked a TV show, it would suggest to you any random TV show, rather than the next season of the show you just finished.

I enjoy both XKCD and Frozen. so... maybe there's something there that we just don't understand. Of course, my wife and I use the same Amazon account, so if you ever get a Debbie Macomber book suggested to you next time your order a 12V power supply, you'll know why.

A bit off topic, but Netflix used to be good at that: suggesting things that you didn't know you would like. Too bad all they suggest these days are TV shows.

WTF is a Chief Calligrapher, and why does she make $97k?

Some even like the household work. I was flabbergasted talking to one of the neighborhood moms. She explained to me that she *likes* feeling needed around the house. That she would hate it if her husband had to come home and do dishes or laundry or whatever. Of course, they're religious types, so that might play a role.

You've hit the nail on the head. Engineering jobs vary a LOT on what your work/life balance is like. I make about $20k less than what I could be making if I were willing to spend another 8 to 10 hours a week at job with different work/life balance. I know people who make double what I do at a similar skill level, but they're on call all the time, frequently working past midnight. No thanks.

I guess that means I value my extra family time at $40/hr. Sounds about right. That's comparable to what I pay others to do things that would take about an hour of my family time.

You culture argument is compelling, but it's not just girls versus guys. I find working for married-with-children bosses is much better than working for bachelors or empty nesters. Being expected to go to lunch at a titty bar to impress a client just isn't my speed. I suppose if I were a bachelor, I would find it lame working for a guy that doesn't want to do that.

I think I discovered your problem.

That must be how John Travolta says his own name.