How do we know senescent cells don't play some other important role?
So many times we think something is 'bad', when it's actually quite helpful (and a reason it evolved to that point). Let's sterilize everything - oh wait, now our immune function is compromised and pathogens get stronger. Lactic acid is why muscles hurt and stop - oh wait, it's actually fuel for muscles and transports out the actual 'bad stuff'.
Maybe they're genuinely bad, useless cells...but it seems more often than not this is the wrong way to think about it.
Half the population is female, but is severely under-represented in this instance (as members of boards.)
Which indicates that there's sexism heavily in practice.
Please tell me the solution to this in your mind? How can we possibly ever change this, since very clearly men hold the power and are not allowing it to change? They're the ones being sexist, and getting away with it. (And even defended by some.)
We're clearly not achieving equality. This is where equity is applied, and steps are taken to dismantle the sexism.
It's simply not sexist to apply equity to a sexist situation. Again, let's hear how you'd suggest we overcome this?
One person signed up for a UK telephone plan with an email address of mine (not name-based), I couldn't unsubscribe from the emails without logging into their system, which I ended up doing, and posting a few notes on their Support forum that I was able to access this person's plan and everyone should quit the service because their security is shit. (I changed the email to something like NOTATTHISEMAILADDRESS@GMAIL.COM).
Right now I'm also getting someone's British Gas account notifications. I've also recently received Instagram account verification requests and shipping confirmations. (I'm in Canada.)
None of these allow me to reply to the notifications, or 'report' or notify them in any way, other than to log into the account it seems. WTF?
How is it these services don't require you to confirm a link with the email before proceeding? Even random discussion forums have higher standards, why don't UK phone carriers or utilities?
Most probiotics are a pretty small range of bacteria, and I don't know if I've ever seen anywhere that confirms these are actually the ones we want on a large scale...especially when some supplements have pretty large doses of these.
From all the reading I've done it seems the best direction will be to focus on prebiotics, aka the foods that the microbiome thrives on, which is typically fibrous vegetable matter. Feed the good ones you've got (rather than trying to implant others), and you'll probably be better off.
On a similar note, I recall a lot of hubbub a few years ago about us being about to run out of IP4 addresses... Have we all switched over to IP6 quietly..? Or is there still a disaster about to befall us? Inquiring minds want to know (but are too lazy to search for it..haw haw..let's be social and converse instead!)
It's totally anecdotal, but I lived in Vancouver, BC for 3yrs, and I felt like I had a fog in my head there. The air there isn't terrible, but living in the middle of this bustling city definitely had lower air quality. Moved back to Victoria, BC a year ago (where I came from, and a quiet, less-populated area by the ocean), and felt that go away pretty quick, and haven't felt like that since.
Again, may just be my imagination, but seems plausible.
Where did I say animal sources are the only source of B12? The problem is the plantbased items you listed aren't *reliable* sources, so if you're actually eating those for the B12, and not supplementing, then there's a very high chance you'll end up with a B12 deficiency. You're spreading just as harmful a myth. Please refer to the link I posted, it should clear up any of your confusion. It's years of data-collecting from a vegan dietician.
And back to your original post, tofu isn't a fermented soy, and doesn't contain B12. Again, you're confused, and probably thinking of tempeh, which also isn't a reliable source of B12. You list mostly 'fake' or at best unconfirmed sources of B12. Sorry, but anyone relying on that list would get sick.
You might want to save that facepalm for yourself: there's a difference between vegetarian and vegan. Vegan's don't consume any animal products, where eggs and dairy are consumed by vegetarians and contain B12 (and some even consider sea life 'vegetarian'.) There is zero 'controversy' on the recommendations for vegans to supplement B12. There's a handful of individuals who dispute it, and zero have a degree in nutrition, where 100% of vegan dieticians (people who went to school and studied nutrition) agree on supplementation. You might be interested in sites like https://veganhealth.org/vitamin-b12/.
I've only been vegan for 28yrs, and I've only read half a dozen or so books on the subject, so I know there's still a lot I can learn about vegan nutrition, especially from non-vegans like yourself, so thanks for the tip!
Sorry, terrible advice. And you seem to be conflating B12 and D (which is from sunshine). I don't understand why you'd avoid B12 in the summer. One thing in veganism is certain: those who make the bold step of skipping B12 supplements become ill, and change their tone a few years later and are fine once taking a regular supplement.
Yes and no - 'reliable' is the key word. Other foods may or may not have B12, and in varying amounts, so the safest choice is to take a B12 supplement. Health organizations like the USADA also say that everyone over 50yrs of age should also be taking a B12 supplement, and I bet that age will only continue to go down. B12 deficiency generally has more to do with one's ability to absorb it than amount consumed, so best just make sure you get much more than actually 'required' to maximize absorption.
FWIW, I've been seeing the 'Friend Posted A Facebook Photo' notification on the 'heart' page for at least a few weeks now. Funny since I refuse to load the app on mobile devices (only ever visiting it in my desktop browser.)
Curious how deeply researchers dug into these accounts. Another possibility would be for them to have also posted 'fake news', allow it to get shared while relevant, and then delete those posts to continue the appearance of a semi-legit news source...? Very troubling either way. What would be really helpful now is news sources documenting how to detect these questionable sites....the willingness of people to trust what they see on Twitter and elsewhere is another side of the problem that needs attention.
I haven't used the iOS app in some time, but the Android app is a total and utter piece of crap. The people responsible for programming it are about as credible as this estimated valuation.
Yesterday I tried creating a post, and the text wouldn't populate. The image would appear, but no text. Couldn't reply to people either. Yes, it was the latest version. Is this how a $100 billion app is supposed to function?
It's plagued with problems like this, plus so much more is wrong with it - from unreliable and seemingly random notifications to the non-chronological timeline, to inane interaction 'rules' (like how for the longest time to reply to someone you pretty much had to type out their handle - this is finally better at least). The people programming and designing this are being rewarded for just about the worst-functioning app out there. What a world.
Sorry you feel so personally threatened by my comment that you need to target me personally..several times. Gee, I'm so convinced by your clever and detailed response I'm really going to give my nearly 28+yrs of veganism and riding my bike a re-think, thanks!
BTW link you posted isn't pertinent to the line you quote; it says nothing about how many people, especially westerners or people on/. really want to eat insects or would prefer consuming them over plants. It's an article written for 8yr olds about eating bugs. And yes, 2 billion (out of over 7 billion) apparently regularly eat insects, but is that number growing or diminishing? Thanks for playing the troll game, I won't be responding to you any further, so let it all out! You can do it, tiger!
...but let's be reasonable: are there really very many people who would rather drink cockroach milk over milk made from soy, rice, almonds, cashews, etc..?
Same with all these new insect 'energy bars' I'm finding. The idea is sustainability. Which I'm all for. But again: are there really a lot of people who'd rather eat insects than plants? Is this just a gimmick/fad, or is there a burgeoning population dying to eat this stuff?
...how do we know when we're using a legit 'Facebook login' prompt on mobile devices?
For example, I don't have FB on my mobile, and I've linked my Instagram account to it, but every now and then I get a pop-up asking me to sign into FB. I'm not concerned there, since it's Instagram and they're owned by FB....but there are other apps and games that do the same thing.
I really have no way of verifying that the prompt is legitimately from FB. It would be trivial to create a game that asks you to tie it to your FB account to 'save data' or 'play against friends', etc, and display the same pop-up, and simply collect your FB credentials.
That seems like a pretty serious security issue to me....is anything being done to prevent that from happening, or that can verify that the prompt is a legit FB sign-in?
I'm probably going to get torched for this, but I am actually pretty happy with Windows Live Mail 2012. You can still download it if you search for it.
It does pretty much everything I want, and is relatively bug-free. (My biggest gripe is if sending an email to an illegitimate address [like someone who mistypes their email and I copy and paste it without looking closely], it stuffs up the send process, sometimes requiring me to force-stop the program, but this happens quite infrequently. Pretty tolerable as the main 'bug'.)
It has a great search feature (which I use a LOT), signatures can be HTML or Plain Text (which I use as 'automated messages' as well), multiple accounts each have their own separate Inbox, good filtering. The 'Junk' feature is next to useless, but not a lot out there are very good any way, if it's a real concern I'll run the account through Gmail first.
It's easy to back up (I just save the folders.) You can import and export all your accounts.
Not a lot of bells and whistles, but it actually does about all I need pretty well. Hopefully Windows doesn't break it any time soon...
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I could return to you with the same question: where's the evidence that there will be zero negative side effects from the removal of senescent cells?
Or: how many examples would satisfy you?
Geez bub, this is a discussion site, what's the harm in a little speculative discussion?
How do we know senescent cells don't play some other important role?
So many times we think something is 'bad', when it's actually quite helpful (and a reason it evolved to that point). Let's sterilize everything - oh wait, now our immune function is compromised and pathogens get stronger. Lactic acid is why muscles hurt and stop - oh wait, it's actually fuel for muscles and transports out the actual 'bad stuff'.
Maybe they're genuinely bad, useless cells...but it seems more often than not this is the wrong way to think about it.
Half the population is female, but is severely under-represented in this instance (as members of boards.)
Which indicates that there's sexism heavily in practice.
Please tell me the solution to this in your mind? How can we possibly ever change this, since very clearly men hold the power and are not allowing it to change? They're the ones being sexist, and getting away with it. (And even defended by some.)
We're clearly not achieving equality. This is where equity is applied, and steps are taken to dismantle the sexism.
It's simply not sexist to apply equity to a sexist situation. Again, let's hear how you'd suggest we overcome this?
What did he think was going to happen? Of course Facebook was going to do these things. What planet is he from? Victim Centari?
Please, someone tell Trump, finally a wall he can build that might actually help! =P
One person signed up for a UK telephone plan with an email address of mine (not name-based), I couldn't unsubscribe from the emails without logging into their system, which I ended up doing, and posting a few notes on their Support forum that I was able to access this person's plan and everyone should quit the service because their security is shit. (I changed the email to something like NOTATTHISEMAILADDRESS@GMAIL.COM).
Right now I'm also getting someone's British Gas account notifications. I've also recently received Instagram account verification requests and shipping confirmations. (I'm in Canada.)
None of these allow me to reply to the notifications, or 'report' or notify them in any way, other than to log into the account it seems. WTF?
How is it these services don't require you to confirm a link with the email before proceeding? Even random discussion forums have higher standards, why don't UK phone carriers or utilities?
"Tens of iOS Apps Caught Collecting and Selling Location Data"
I think "dozens" would sound a lot less awkward..
Most probiotics are a pretty small range of bacteria, and I don't know if I've ever seen anywhere that confirms these are actually the ones we want on a large scale...especially when some supplements have pretty large doses of these.
From all the reading I've done it seems the best direction will be to focus on prebiotics, aka the foods that the microbiome thrives on, which is typically fibrous vegetable matter. Feed the good ones you've got (rather than trying to implant others), and you'll probably be better off.
On a similar note, I recall a lot of hubbub a few years ago about us being about to run out of IP4 addresses... Have we all switched over to IP6 quietly..? Or is there still a disaster about to befall us? Inquiring minds want to know (but are too lazy to search for it..haw haw..let's be social and converse instead!)
It's totally anecdotal, but I lived in Vancouver, BC for 3yrs, and I felt like I had a fog in my head there. The air there isn't terrible, but living in the middle of this bustling city definitely had lower air quality. Moved back to Victoria, BC a year ago (where I came from, and a quiet, less-populated area by the ocean), and felt that go away pretty quick, and haven't felt like that since.
Again, may just be my imagination, but seems plausible.
In the US if you drink milk (from cows or plants) it's most likely got Vit D added, plus it's also added in many cereals.
If summer humidity is having an effect, what happens on a rainy day when humidity is 100%?
Also, does this mean someone could disrupt these transmissions with something like a drone...?
haha - you're hilarious. Thanks for the laugh.
Where did I say animal sources are the only source of B12? The problem is the plantbased items you listed aren't *reliable* sources, so if you're actually eating those for the B12, and not supplementing, then there's a very high chance you'll end up with a B12 deficiency. You're spreading just as harmful a myth. Please refer to the link I posted, it should clear up any of your confusion. It's years of data-collecting from a vegan dietician.
And back to your original post, tofu isn't a fermented soy, and doesn't contain B12. Again, you're confused, and probably thinking of tempeh, which also isn't a reliable source of B12. You list mostly 'fake' or at best unconfirmed sources of B12. Sorry, but anyone relying on that list would get sick.
You might want to save that facepalm for yourself: there's a difference between vegetarian and vegan. Vegan's don't consume any animal products, where eggs and dairy are consumed by vegetarians and contain B12 (and some even consider sea life 'vegetarian'.) There is zero 'controversy' on the recommendations for vegans to supplement B12. There's a handful of individuals who dispute it, and zero have a degree in nutrition, where 100% of vegan dieticians (people who went to school and studied nutrition) agree on supplementation. You might be interested in sites like https://veganhealth.org/vitamin-b12/.
I've only been vegan for 28yrs, and I've only read half a dozen or so books on the subject, so I know there's still a lot I can learn about vegan nutrition, especially from non-vegans like yourself, so thanks for the tip!
Sorry, terrible advice. And you seem to be conflating B12 and D (which is from sunshine). I don't understand why you'd avoid B12 in the summer. One thing in veganism is certain: those who make the bold step of skipping B12 supplements become ill, and change their tone a few years later and are fine once taking a regular supplement.
Yes and no - 'reliable' is the key word. Other foods may or may not have B12, and in varying amounts, so the safest choice is to take a B12 supplement. Health organizations like the USADA also say that everyone over 50yrs of age should also be taking a B12 supplement, and I bet that age will only continue to go down. B12 deficiency generally has more to do with one's ability to absorb it than amount consumed, so best just make sure you get much more than actually 'required' to maximize absorption.
FWIW, I've been seeing the 'Friend Posted A Facebook Photo' notification on the 'heart' page for at least a few weeks now. Funny since I refuse to load the app on mobile devices (only ever visiting it in my desktop browser.)
Curious how deeply researchers dug into these accounts. Another possibility would be for them to have also posted 'fake news', allow it to get shared while relevant, and then delete those posts to continue the appearance of a semi-legit news source...? Very troubling either way. What would be really helpful now is news sources documenting how to detect these questionable sites....the willingness of people to trust what they see on Twitter and elsewhere is another side of the problem that needs attention.
Exactly, not to mention it's pretty trivial to swap a new plate (and leave the fancy GPS plate in the trash behind.)
I haven't used the iOS app in some time, but the Android app is a total and utter piece of crap. The people responsible for programming it are about as credible as this estimated valuation.
Yesterday I tried creating a post, and the text wouldn't populate. The image would appear, but no text. Couldn't reply to people either. Yes, it was the latest version. Is this how a $100 billion app is supposed to function?
It's plagued with problems like this, plus so much more is wrong with it - from unreliable and seemingly random notifications to the non-chronological timeline, to inane interaction 'rules' (like how for the longest time to reply to someone you pretty much had to type out their handle - this is finally better at least). The people programming and designing this are being rewarded for just about the worst-functioning app out there. What a world.
Sorry you feel so personally threatened by my comment that you need to target me personally..several times. Gee, I'm so convinced by your clever and detailed response I'm really going to give my nearly 28+yrs of veganism and riding my bike a re-think, thanks!
BTW link you posted isn't pertinent to the line you quote; it says nothing about how many people, especially westerners or people on /. really want to eat insects or would prefer consuming them over plants. It's an article written for 8yr olds about eating bugs. And yes, 2 billion (out of over 7 billion) apparently regularly eat insects, but is that number growing or diminishing? Thanks for playing the troll game, I won't be responding to you any further, so let it all out! You can do it, tiger!
...but let's be reasonable: are there really very many people who would rather drink cockroach milk over milk made from soy, rice, almonds, cashews, etc..?
Same with all these new insect 'energy bars' I'm finding. The idea is sustainability. Which I'm all for. But again: are there really a lot of people who'd rather eat insects than plants? Is this just a gimmick/fad, or is there a burgeoning population dying to eat this stuff?
...how do we know when we're using a legit 'Facebook login' prompt on mobile devices?
For example, I don't have FB on my mobile, and I've linked my Instagram account to it, but every now and then I get a pop-up asking me to sign into FB. I'm not concerned there, since it's Instagram and they're owned by FB....but there are other apps and games that do the same thing.
I really have no way of verifying that the prompt is legitimately from FB. It would be trivial to create a game that asks you to tie it to your FB account to 'save data' or 'play against friends', etc, and display the same pop-up, and simply collect your FB credentials.
That seems like a pretty serious security issue to me....is anything being done to prevent that from happening, or that can verify that the prompt is a legit FB sign-in?
I'm probably going to get torched for this, but I am actually pretty happy with Windows Live Mail 2012. You can still download it if you search for it.
It does pretty much everything I want, and is relatively bug-free. (My biggest gripe is if sending an email to an illegitimate address [like someone who mistypes their email and I copy and paste it without looking closely], it stuffs up the send process, sometimes requiring me to force-stop the program, but this happens quite infrequently. Pretty tolerable as the main 'bug'.)
It has a great search feature (which I use a LOT), signatures can be HTML or Plain Text (which I use as 'automated messages' as well), multiple accounts each have their own separate Inbox, good filtering. The 'Junk' feature is next to useless, but not a lot out there are very good any way, if it's a real concern I'll run the account through Gmail first.
It's easy to back up (I just save the folders.) You can import and export all your accounts.
Not a lot of bells and whistles, but it actually does about all I need pretty well. Hopefully Windows doesn't break it any time soon...