SarahValentine

MetaZuc looks more human than the real thing.

You know what's more embarrassing than going to bat for a known sex pest? Going to bat for a known sex pest and batting zero.

They've tried nothing and they're all out of ideas!

Yeah. In my experience, alcohol will shut the voice up for the night but the next day it'll be back, and it'll have something to say about your drinking.

I feel like there's a serious problem barely hinted at by the article: That a "town hall" meeting was considered a private event. That doesn't make sense to me. Why would it be private? If it is private, why would the police be on hand to work security?

Long story short:

"Students who were asked to repeat ‘positive verbalisations’ between throws improved faster than a control group who simply rested between throws. Students who were asked to repeat ‘negative verbalisations’ performed the worst of all."

As someone who suffers from the internalized criticisms of my shitty parents, it's nice to know that self-affirmations can actually do some good. I'll take whatever I can get.

Occasional problems? The entirety of human history up to the 16th century, just had occasional problems? Come on, now. All the popsci essays in the world aren't going to make me buy that take.