Found via nixieq, modified at someone else's insistence.

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Are there any foods you just can't stop eating, or where you have to make an effort of will to keep from eating more than is wise? Do you also crave them, and if so, how often? (This is a separate thing for me.) Why do you enjoy these foods so much?

(This post brought to you by the letter "I'm unusually hungry today and have no idea"-Y.)
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Ok, so we all know about clothing swap parties, right ( Read more... )

What foods have you run across that smell vile but taste delish, or vice versa ( Read more... )

I don't know about you, but when it comes to sushi my eyes are definitely much bigger than my stomach. I've heard a couple thoughts as to why sushi is so filling, but I'm still not sure, so I figured I'd do a poll.
Poll
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How superstitious are you? What if any superstitions do you believe in? Do they influence your decision-making at all? If so how, and how much?

( I'm not *very* superstitious IMO, but definitely more than zero! )

False positives and false negatives exist in a trade-off balance. In almost any real-world situation the price for decreasing one is increasing the other. For instance the criminal justice system is not perfect. It allows some guilty people to go free (false negatives), and convicts some innocent people (false positives).

Poll The trade-off between false positives and false negativesAssume that the false ( Read more... )

We've all heard of self-solving problems. (If you haven't then read this for an example.) Likewise those of us in the technology fields are pretty familiar with solutions in search of a problem. The other day, though, I ran into a new variation: Self-probleming solutions, which are solutions that are only needed because they cause the very problems ( Read more... )

A couple of the comments suggested a follow-up question to this post. Specifically: Is it harder for you to make a move (and risk rejection) in a romantic situation or in a job/professional situation? Why?
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I forgot to post my prize-winning* chili cook-off recipe. Vegetarians avert your eyes now ( Read more... )