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  1. Re:Hackers leak DHS directory, claim FBI is next on Hackers Leak DHS Staff Directory, Claim FBI Is Next (csoonline.com) · · Score: 1

    So, it's not unfair after all?

  2. why not 16?

  3. Re:Forgot to mention: on Twins Study Finds No Evidence That Marijuana Lowers IQ In Teens (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 2

    Hmm, so similar IQ but lower crystallized intelligence, does that imply that they had higher fluid intelligence? Because somehow, despite their lower crystallized intelligence, they ended up at a similar IQ.

  4. Re:Great Parents!! on Twins Study Finds No Evidence That Marijuana Lowers IQ In Teens (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 1

    lol.
    Of course tasks like this while high are going to be challenging. Tests are not administered while under the influence. Were you the spliff smoking kid? It sounds like something hilarious to have seen, I bet you and your buddies laughed about it for days.

  5. Re:Feedlots as tough strategic targets on Biofuels Will Power Navy's Next Deployment (sandiegouniontribune.com) · · Score: 1

    Feedlots require significant energy inputs to operate. You didn't think all the corn and animal byproducts fed to the cattle were being grown on a small manually operated farm, did you? Did you think the tractors were solar powered? That the industrial fertilizers and pesticides were produced without usage of vast amounts of petroleum? Did you think that trucking that stuff across the country was done without fuel usage? Seriously, how exactly do you think feedlots operate?

  6. Re:Great Parents!! on Twins Study Finds No Evidence That Marijuana Lowers IQ In Teens (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 1

    It is generally prudent when putting forth nonsensical "arguments" to post AC, kudos for your cowardice/prudence!

  7. Re:Great Parents!! on Twins Study Finds No Evidence That Marijuana Lowers IQ In Teens (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 1

    Maybe because teens about and above that age are fairly independent and good about keeping things from their parents?

  8. I hate myself for it but I had to LOL at both these comments! Thanks for the LOL and self-loathing.

  9. Re:The herd's moving on Gardasil Cleared of Anti-Vax Nonsense (slate.com) · · Score: 1

    Or maybe the people who fall because they couldn't take the vaccine should also be thinned from the herd? So, those who choose not to vaccinate and those who can't both get thinned. Unless those who choose to not vaccinate are tough enough to not need it because they are naturally immune or resistant and their genes can and should continue.

  10. Re:Damn! They beat us to the punch! on China Passes Law Requiring Tech Firms To Hand Over Encryption Keys (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    Yay, go Trump!

  11. Re:Wouldn't it be more properly referred to as on Why String Theory Is Not Science (forbes.com) · · Score: 1

    Please elaborate as I think the same cannot be said of the standard model which actually models/predicts reality quite well. String theory doesn't close on anything concrete regardless of the manipulations and contortions.

  12. Re:Wouldn't it be more properly referred to as on Why String Theory Is Not Science (forbes.com) · · Score: 1

    Hypothetical, like any fantasy book, yes.
    I have no problem with mathematical hypotheses, I am sure they are quite fun for those who play with them. The only issue I have is when any fancy thoughts like pretending they somehow are linked to reality come up. From what I gather, very good math progress has been made when attempting string theory work. Sort of like Disaster Area Tax returns, they advance the state of the art.

  13. Re:Others joining this group are on Why String Theory Is Not Science (forbes.com) · · Score: 1

    I submit the answer to the theoretical basis of control systems is fuzzy logic, which happen to be very robust and pragmatic.

  14. Re:Wouldn't it be more properly referred to as on Why String Theory Is Not Science (forbes.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    There are too many floaty numbers inserted and whenever the numbers don't work more floaty numbers and dimensions are added in to make the "theory" work. Books written about this "Not even Wrong", "The Trouble with Physics". There may be others, those are just two I am familiar with.

    http://www.amazon.com/Not-Even...
    http://www.amazon.com/Trouble-...

  15. Re:Only if you Exclude Technological Limits on Why String Theory Is Not Science (forbes.com) · · Score: 1

    They are getting better at insanely complicated math though...

  16. Re:Only if you Exclude Technological Limits on Why String Theory Is Not Science (forbes.com) · · Score: -1, Troll

    What if their goal isn't to make a testable prediction

    Exactly. The real goal is to keep getting money from starry eyed governmental agencies. It is another way to continue the flow of that awesome white collar welfare that keeps us from rioting.

  17. Re:3x GHG emissions *per calorie* on Study Claims Lettuce Is "Three Times Worse Than Bacon" For GHG Emissions (cmu.edu) · · Score: 1

    Yes.

  18. The French are much more civilized than most other people. Many philosophical and government ideas originated there, due in no small part to Voltaire of course but he wasn't alone...

    P.S. I am not French.

    P.P.S. If you were making a funny: Haha! I get it! You made fun of the French! lol!

  19. Re:3x GHG emissions *per calorie* on Study Claims Lettuce Is "Three Times Worse Than Bacon" For GHG Emissions (cmu.edu) · · Score: 1

    Yes, your logic is correct, however your initial assumption is not. Grains are not optimal for humans nor for cows. Cows are meant to live on grasses, we are meant to live on fats mostly, some meat and vegetables as available. So I wasn't buying your argument as it is based on a false premise.

  20. Re:3x GHG emissions *per calorie* on Study Claims Lettuce Is "Three Times Worse Than Bacon" For GHG Emissions (cmu.edu) · · Score: 1

    But, cows are not meant to eat grains, it is not part of their natural diet. The occasional seeds in grass, yes, but grains, never! It wreaks havoc on their digestive system, grass != grain.

  21. Thanks!
    I'll definitely do this next time I split a cow with friends.

  22. Re:3x GHG emissions *per calorie* on Study Claims Lettuce Is "Three Times Worse Than Bacon" For GHG Emissions (cmu.edu) · · Score: 1

    Except that cows eating grains is an aberration and only common because of profit seeking industries which care nothing for the welfare of the animals they are raising nor of the people consuming their horrid products. Cows are meant to eat grass and other similar vegetation not grains and animal byproducts (ground up chicken feathers, feces, pig parts, etc.). Cow eating grass on pasture is actually great for the earth and improves the soil they are raised on.

  23. Re: Well that's a town to avoid. on North Carolina Town Defeats Big Solar's Plan To Suck Up the Sun (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Let me guess, you haven't graduated high school and weren't qualified for the debate team. Ad hominem's are fine but there needs to be some substance behind them. Also, you must not be strong in statistics as you might have then realized how miniscule the probability of my being from Woodland NC (Pop 776). Yes, btw, it is NC, not "N.C." so I guess we'll have to add low IQ to your list of attributes.

  24. They don't teach it anymore because monsanto and their ilk don't favor that as it tends to make consumers shun their products. My kid and her kindergarten class were taken on a field trip to McDonalds, I have programmed into mine a loathing for McDonalds since then.

  25. Yes, evolution has made me this way.