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The Recombobulation Area (2023) 1 year ago

I knew exactly what this meant before reading the article.

I had to pass through a similar screening at the courthouse every morning while I was on a jury. (Unlike airports you don't need to remove your shoes.)

Pro-tip: If you wear a belt, get one with a plastic buckle.

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People have been having less sex, whether they’re teenagers or 40-somethings 4 years ago

The full article is linked [1] and I can view it. See Fig. 1 and quoting the actual article:

"Specifically, 28.8% of adolescent men ages 14–17 were categorized in Class 2 (no sexual behaviors) in 2009 compared to 44.2% in 2018. Among adolescent women, 49.5% were categorized in Class 2 in 2009 compared to 74.0% in 2018."

For adults the percentage was much lower -- 3.8% rising to 3.9%.

[1] https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-021-02125-2

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A Day at the Grease Plant 4 years ago

[1] says Eisenhower grease was based on "English asbestos grease" which I assume is "Compound 219" [2]. Arnold J. Morway is credited as the Standard Oil researcher who developed Eisenhower grease. [3]

[1] https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015068120040?urlappend=%3B... - Popple, C. Sterling. (1952). Standard Oil Company (New Jersey) in World War II. New York: Standard Oil Co. (N.J.). Pages 119-120.

[2] http://www.royalpioneercorps.co.uk/rpc/history_compound.htm -- "Taken from The Royal Pioneer, Issue No 40, September 1954"

[3] http://www.njinvent.org/1996-awardees.html

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A Genealogy of the Idea of Universal Basic Income 6 years ago

(also "free money for surfers"? wtf)

I was curious about the surfers as well. It's a reference to something John Rawls wrote in 1988:

"[...] those who surf all day off Malibu must find a way to support themselves and would not be entitled to public funds." [1] provides context.

In 1991, Philippe van Parijs wrote "Why surfers should be fed: The liberal case for an Unconditional Basic Income", which instead supports Rawls's surfers. [2]

[1] https://rawlsbasicincome.wordpress.com/2011/05/19/chapter-tw... [2] https://www.uclouvain.be/cps/ucl/doc/etes/documents/1991l.Su...

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