The Authorized Amy - Latest Comments

Re: Diagnosis: Asperger Syndrome

theauthorizedamy — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:33:14 -0000

Here I am replying to you! I know the name, but not the work… I'm looking it up now:

Re: Diagnosis: Asperger Syndrome

Jared Warren — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:56:44 -0000

Simon Baron-Cohen is a philosopher with some radical (but not dismissed) ideas about autism. Are you familiar with his work? What's your general impression?

Re: Medicate Me

Frank Wright — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 05:16:11 -0000

... am currently weaning myself off effexor (venlafaxine), the side effects of withdrawal are lessening now. Good luck on your mental health journey, mine has no end in sight. I have severe ptsd (since childhood) and have been prescribed the whole gambit of anti-depressants.

Re: Condom Variety Pack

Jared Warren — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:08:00 -0000

Why don't you get together with some girl friends, buy a bunch of packs and mix them up?

Re: Cloud Atlas

klynnr — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:54:52 -0000

Actually I enjoyed it. I had difficulty getting involved in the first part until the last page where something was definitely missing. The remaining stories were interesting and the linkages something I watched for.

Re: Anon

Melanie Watts — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:39:26 -0000

Opps here is the link to William Zinsser's book, On Writing Well

Re: Patches

Jared Warren — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:19:18 -0000

I've read that in the West only the middle and lower class care about things looking new and shiny. The upper class aesthetic is closer to wabi sabi. So the reason you can't wear patched clothes to work is because you work with middle class people.

That being said, I've never found my jackets and sweaters to wear out on the elbows first. I think that's either because I buy lower-quality fabrics that fail under different conditions, or because I spend 0 time sitting at a wood writing desk. My shirt collars and cuffs don't wear out first either, I believe because I remove collar rings with peroxide bleach instead of scrubbing.

Some manufacturers make jeans designed for cycling with reinforced crotches: http://www.rawrdenim.com/2012/...
Another option that might pass is leather patches: http://browndeim.com/custom-pr...

Re: The Renaissance of Body Odor

Jared Warren — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:49:20 -0000

@Nicole: Crystal deodorants are made from aluminium potassium sulfate dodecahydrate. If you're avoiding antiperspirants because you're afraid of aluminium, you should also avoid those.

Re: The Renaissance of Body Odor

Nicole — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:18:54 -0000

What about the crystal deodorants? I use that and it works pretty well. Have you tried one, or do you have any info to add about them?

Re: The Renaissance of Body Odor

Jesse Woodward — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:15:30 -0000

Wearing a bamboo fibre base layer might help with the funk. Apparently they're antibacterial in a way much like wool.

Re: Tautology

Jared — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 20:32:28 -0000

Although originally from rhetoric, the word is quite often used in logic now and I think it's worth understanding that definition: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki...

Re: Map: Great Canadian Beer Fest 2012

theauthorizedamy — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:14:53 -0000

The booth numbers are all here: http://www.gcbf.com/brewers.ht...

Re: Map: Great Canadian Beer Fest 2012

Calvin — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:31:16 -0000

Thanks! How did you get the booth locations? I think maybe I referred to your map last year as well.

Re: Map: Great Canadian Beer Fest 2012

unclespeedo — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:46:28 -0000

this is fantastic, thank you!

Re: Map: Great Canadian Beer Fest 2011

jason — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:39:46 -0000

http://www.gcbf.com/brewers.ht... :) Please do this again!

Re: Neoteny

Jared — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:18:54 -0000

There's a theory that humans are essentially neotenic apes.

Re: Walk the 900 Block

Jared — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 01:43:47 -0000

If you have the time, you should go tell Council tomorrow: http://victoriadra.ca/2012/06/...

Re: Keep Your Veggies Fresh

klynnrutherford — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 00:41:11 -0000

Interesting

Re: Artificial vs Organic Intelligence

Jared Warren — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:17:13 -0000

"Parallel-processed on-off switches in heuristic conformations" = a neural network, whether it's implemented using nerve cell voltages, transistor voltages or simulated in software. (Some recent findings suggest the "neuron doctrine" is overly simplistic, but that's just an added layer of complexity to simulate.)

Since the late 90s, Embodied Cognition has been the dominant paradigm in philosophy of mind and AI research. Most philosophers no longer discuss brains as separate from perceptual systems and most hard AI research involves robotics.

Re: Response: DVBA and Bike Parking

Arch Mark — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:40:34 -0000

"The thought being that providing a spot at multiple locations would make the prize even more valuable. Our intent is to make the parking as convenient and flexible as possible.
So unfortunately a bike rack would not work in this instance."
Ridiculous. In fact, Robbins reduced the value of the prize by not allowing winners the option.

Re: Just in Time for the Exmas

allankh — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 22:54:00 -0000

Good writing. I agree wholeheartedly, though this year I'm watching the niece and nephew do their thing on exmas morning, just do that I don't have to be alone ... ;-) happy solstice, Amy.

Re: The Canada Goose: National Asshole

123 — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:47:51 -0000

There surely must be somebody online who can print t-shirt graphics without the copyright nonsense? Awesome logo.

Re: Tomato Paste

theauthorizedamy — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:47:03 -0000

Good idea. But what's the price difference? It's also about saving money.

Re: Tomato Paste

Jared Warren — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:37:36 -0000

Better solution: buy it in a tube, which keeps the air away from it so it doesn't go bad. I've seen these at the Market on Yates - Mediterranean food stores might be another good bet.

Re: Go Away. Seriously.

theauthorizedamy — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:51:32 -0000

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