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  1. may mess up other parts of body on "Fat-Burning Pill" Inches Closer To Reality · · Score: 1

    Metabolism and lipid storage is such a fundamental part of cells and boday that it may be hard to change it without unintended side effects. For example that amino acid combo that destroyed heart valves a few years ago.

  2. the are apps for taking complaints on In Iowa, a Phone App Could Serve As Driver's License · · Score: 1

    Either as a part of someones service, or general rant apps.

  3. like our state's seatbelt law on In Iowa, a Phone App Could Serve As Driver's License · · Score: 1

    Unlocked cant be the primary reason for pulling someone over in my state. But the cop can add it to a ticket for something else. So they could check if you been texting in the previous five minutes while driving then.

  4. MIT both undereacts and overeacts on MIT Removes Online Physics Lectures and Courses By Walter Lewin · · Score: 1

    As a MIT grad it mystifies me sometimes. A cyncial point of view might say "follow the money" and perhaps there is a 7-figure lawsuit in the background. MIT ignored a cluster of alcohol-related deaths and suicides, then paid a $6M settlement to one family. They should have reacted stronger to when the DA threw the book at Aaron Schwartz with an order-of-magnitude larger threatened penalty than average hacker case.

  5. Bezos handling the Washington Post better on Facebook Founder Presents Vision For The New Republic, Many Resign In Protest · · Score: 1

    I heard a talk from the Washington Post managing editor at Denver University last month. Like the New Republic, Bezos is pushing hard for an "all media" platform. But the WP workers sounded happier, probably becuase Jeff is also pouring money into it and hiring instead of firing.

  6. Hughes has limited management experience on Facebook Founder Presents Vision For The New Republic, Many Resign In Protest · · Score: 1

    None at FB, but some as Obamas 2008 social media manager. This abrupt change of company direction probably could have happened better.

  7. some drones are heavier on Heathrow Plane In Near Miss With Drone · · Score: 1

    The "toys" are only a pound or two. But drones being conssidered for farm or foresting work are more substantial. they carry fuel and payloads.

  8. warehouse retrevial jobs were dificult, low paying on Armies of Helper Robots Keep Amazon's Warehouses Running Smoothly · · Score: 1

    Running across concrete all day in minimally air conditioned buildings and under the uncaring eye of the computer clock for not much more than minimum wage. I read several exposee articles in the past few years about this. Unons and liberal governments were about to crack down on difficult considitons. And now they may not need to. Some things are better left to machines.

  9. dont forget metals pollution angle on Coal Plants Get New Lease On Life With Natural Gas · · Score: 1

    There are now much stricture environmental limits on metals emission like toxic mercury. Not having to add expensive scrubbers is as much of motive for converting to natural gas as cost. 40% less CO2 emissions per megawatt is not a primary motive but a beneficial side effect.

  10. solar cell rotator largest failure so far? on Russia May Be Planning National Space Station To Replace ISS · · Score: 2

    If the solar cells dont optimize the solar incidence angle, the power could be cut in third. Power is kind of tight on ISS now, In the mid-2000s a shuttle mission replaced a broken bearing wheel on half of the solar cells. It would be much slower to replace such now without the shuttle.

  11. multiple stations might be safer on Russia May Be Planning National Space Station To Replace ISS · · Score: 1

    People could move between them in times of danger. Must develop a "standard docking port". Most of the world uses ISS ports. And likely the Chinese xeroxed when they stole the specs.

  12. Do Goole/Facebook hire code.org certificates? on Billionaire Donors Lavish Millions On Code.org Crowdfunding Project · · Score: 1

    I did supect in smaller percentages than name engineering schools. A couple months of web coding does not make a software engineer.

  13. Re:The other Colorado high school shooting on US School Installs 'Shooter Detection' System · · Score: 1

    Everyone here would love to know that, but the school lawyers have sealed the evidence in both situations.

  14. Obama pulled a "Scotty" on U.S. and China Make Landmark Climate Deal · · Score: 1

    Named after the Star Trek character who always beats his time estimates because he did it already.

    The year 2005 as start year was the peak coal-electricity year. Abundant, cheap methane discoveries have ead to switch over a third of electricity generation to natural gas and cut CO2 15% since 2005.
    Another 13% to goal. New coal plant regulations and the car mileage laws willl reach most of that.

  15. time pressure, disdain for system on Duke: No Mercy For CS 201 Cheaters Who Don't Turn Selves In By Wednesday · · Score: 2

    The goal is to get the degree, not learn things.

  16. The other Colorado high school shooting on US School Installs 'Shooter Detection' System · · Score: 1

    (techicallly there have been five since Columbine) In the December 2013 Arapahoe High School shooting and the July 2012 Aurora theater shooting the student gunmen's anger was well known to school mental health officials. The evidence for both cases is under court seal while the various lawsuits work their way through the system.

  17. Columbine was a big exception on US School Installs 'Shooter Detection' System · · Score: 1

    Police hung around a couple hours outside while waiting to decide it was safe and where to enter. They are more proactive now.

  18. promised this 12 years ago on Microsoft To Open Source .NET and Take It Cross-Platform · · Score: 1

    Our company would have used it as a platform then.

  19. Time travel back to 1977... on 'Star Wars: Episode VII' Gets a Name · · Score: 1

    So Abrams can deny any continuity with the original six episodes, just like Star Trek rebooted.

  20. close Boilshoi? retract Swan Lake & Nutcraker? on Russia Takes Down Steve Jobs Memorial After Apple's Tim Cook Comes Out · · Score: 1

    Russia gays like Tschaikovski have given the world treasures. Few care they are gay.

  21. 2 of 75 people who touched Duncan became infected on NY Doctor Recently Back From West Africa Tests Positive For Ebola · · Score: 1

    So this supports both sides of the article. First its hard to get infected in the early fever stages. Even Ducan's bedmate did not become infected. On the other hand two medical workers who thought they were taking precautions got infected when Ducan's disease had progressed further.

  22. Paul Allen just donated $100M to the cause on Leaked Documents Reveal Behind-the-Scenes Ebola Vaccine Issues · · Score: 1

    Mark Z. and Bill G. gave 8 figures too. Tehse would fill in gaps around government agencies. A good start!

  23. remember Mark was Harvard material on Mark Zuckerberg Speaks Mandarin At Tsinghua University In Beijing · · Score: 2

    They usually dont admit people unless thay have multiple talents. Mark was good an computers, learning languages, and probably a few other things.

  24. easier to speak, harder to read on Mark Zuckerberg Speaks Mandarin At Tsinghua University In Beijing · · Score: 1

    It has a simpler sound system than English and fewer grammar rules. Being around a long time it has a ton of idioms you have to individually memorize.

  25. Gates would have announced the project same day on Microsoft Gearing Up To Release a Smartwatch of Its Own · · Score: 1

    As he did with DOS and Windows event hought he didnt have line of such software. MicroSoft is slipping in its old age.