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Were the editors right to complain about Alan Sokals parody? Social Text , to which Sokal submitted “Transgressing the Boundaries,” was not peer reviewed at the time No doubt the editors of the journal found it hard to follow the paper’s details, but the major ideas were clear enough: that mathematics is pervaded by ideological assumptions, that postmodern theory helps to dispel these assumptions, that contemporary mathematics provides tools that
Oklahoma student invokes Christian beliefs in college essay, gets . . . I don’t see that the Dope has weighed in on this, although it has been popping up on social media lately In short, a university student in Oklahoma was assigned to respond to a reading assignment regarding bullying and gender identity Her reply - which was clearly reflecting a dogmatic Christian viewpoint of traditional gender roles- received 0 points and a failing grade The student
Perhaps not all publicity is good publicity - Straight Dope So much of the local paper is not worth reading these days Until I ran across THIS little nugget: So many questions What kind of dog? Did they actually post the recording or share it with someone? Was there enough bestiality going on at some time that regular animal abuse laws were insufficient? Will the puppies be raised Catholic?
Who owns SDMB? - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share . . . I think we disconnected from the Reader quite a while ago The new owner is Chicago Public Media See this other recent thread: Chicago Reader Being Sold (Again) The Reader used to host the actual SD column (with Cecil) At some point we should probably come up with a continuity plan… it’s only a matter of time before some new owner or another notices us, and then who knows what happens, lol
Should resumes be on special paper anymore? - Straight Dope Maybe this belongs in another forum If so mods, feel free to move it Back when handing out resumes (1980s 90s) in person was a thing, you always wanted it on special paper 24 pound, parchment, cream or grey, etc Nowadays resumes are uploaded and they are printed up by the interviewing committee on whatever paper is in their printer Suppose I want to carry around a few resumes with me
Glyphosate (RoundUp) study about human safety retracted 8 years later It seems like one of the oft-cited studies showing that RoundUp is safe for humans may have been ghostwritten by its manufacturer: Glyphosate safety article retracted eight years after Monsanto ghostwriting revealed in court – Retraction Watch Womp womp At least we’ll all get $2 50 from the inevitable class action
Bill in Congress to be introduced making porch piracy from private . . . A Democratic representative from New Jersey is planning to introduce legislation that will make porch piracy from private shipping companies like UPS and FedEx a federal crime Currently, it’s only a federal crime if it’s a package from the United States Postal Service I see no reason why this shouldn’t fly through Congress at light speed
BBC sued for Fight like hell - Straight Dope The BBC ran a documentary entitled “Trump: Second Chance?” Trump is suing them because they edited fifty minutes out of his Capitol invasion speech; the time between “We are going down to the Capitol…and fight like hell!” I recall seeing it that way on US news Trump sues for someone coming between him and the television set, but the furor in Britain over the suit seems a bit much
Has anyone used Cost Plus Drugs? - Straight Dope Has anyone used Cost Plus Drugs for any of their medications? I’ve been diagnosed with hyperparathyroidism and prescribed a drug that is outrageously expensive I tried to use a GoodRx coupon but Kroger said the price was actually more than twice what it quoted so I imagine all the other discount coupons online will be the same Cost Plus shows a decent price but I’m hesitant about dealing
Is this actually a compact listing of The Epstein Files. . . ? The actual Epstein files that Trump is clearly terrified of, and doing his best to disappear, are the federal evidence files from Epstein’s case, these are collected and stored according to stringent federal “chain of custody” rules with all the associated legal paper work These have not been released