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HilariousSpill55 karma

First off, Naturally A Girl is one of my favorite shorts, so thanks for that!

Does riffing professionally make it tough to watch a non-terrible movie or show immersively? Are you always writing jokes for it in some part of your mind?

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It seems like the 90's were a golden age for sitcoms, and Mad About You was one of the best. What current half-hour comedies do you think are worth watching?

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You write articles for a website whose business model (like most websites) is "here is an unending stream of content for free (please don't use an ad-blocker)." Now you're working on a book, the model of which is "here is a finite amount of content in exchange for money." What do you think are the strengths and weaknesses of these two models, both for creators and consumers?

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Research the medical literature. There are people with amazing stories of being cured by everything. The question is, in a double-blind experiment, does the treatment provide a better outcome than a placebo and with minimal or acceptable side effects.

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The current trend in education is toward more "mainstreaming" of children with various sorts of disabilities. This can put a tremendous burden on the teachers who are not trained to deal with their special needs but I suspect it is less expensive than providing the type of individuated services these students need.