Standardized dosage doesn't help if the side effects are known, and in some cases, worse than the problem being treated. Meanwhile, modern "sound medical advice" rarely takes nutrition, stress, or other environmental factors into account, even though these things are undeniably linked to all sorts of medical problems (these are some of the first things alternative practitioners ask about). These problems exist even assuming your doctor has your best interests in mind, and doesn't have any sort of conflict of interest that might make him or her more inclined to prescribe a particular medication to you.
I'm not saying herbal medicine is an acceptable alternative to synthetics in all cases. But the summary presented here (and the headline of the article) is slanted towards the nonsensical attitude that *only* Western medicine is worth pursuing, and that Australian universities should abandon alternatives. TFA, incidentally, includes a defense of these programs omitted from the summary.
As the number of alternative practitioners graduating from tertiary education institutions increases, further health-care resources are wasted, while the potential for harm increases.
As if there's no waste and harm in Western medicine. Western health practitioners tend overtreat their patients with more invasive techniques like prescription drugs and surgery, with their side effects and "complications". Acupuncture and herbs can be medically active and effective. Why not apply the scientific method to understanding how these less invasive treatments work instead of demonizing them because they are "traditional"?
It's a publicly held company, and they had a bad quarter, so the shareholders/board is on their ass to increase revenue using their existing assets (user data).
Pedophilia is not consensual, and cannot easily be distinguished from rape in the way that homosexuality can. IANAL but I think consent is probably the only valid basis for legislating sexuality.
This sounds suspiciously like "Hate the sin, love the sinner"
Turing wasn't convicted for what he "was". He was convicted for what he did -- namely, invited another man whom he didn't really know to live at his apartment, getting robbed, then rubbing the Police's nose in the fact that he was violating the (then-current) law. He may not have been able to "choose" whether or not he was attracted to men, but he was certainly able to choose whether he invited a random sociopath into his home and got robbed on account of it.
Rosa Parks wasn't arrested for what she "was". She was arrested for what she did, namely, sitting in the front of a bus, then rubbing the Police's nose in the fact that she was violating the (then-current) law. She may not have been able to "choose" whether or not she was black, but she was certainly able to choose whether she obeyed the law and sat in the back of the bus.
Celibacy really is an option that many people have practiced throughout history and continue to practice today.
Do you really believe that Turing should have become celibate because his sexual preferences were illegal?
It actually does make sense economically if you don't externalize the costs. A lot of the problem has to do with how the accounting is done.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Externality
I always love when people talk about "taking action" as if it's someone else's responsibility. But there are dozens of ways to reduce consumption and improve the situation (if done on a large scale):
Give up disposable coffee cups. Those cups, in aggregate, are negatively affecting the environment (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_cups#Environmental_impact - read it, it's scary).
Several years ago the US government suggested that if every American household simply painted their roof white and checked the air in their tires, it would have a significant impact towards fighting climate change. Let's see more white roofs.
Meat production is known to be a major negative factor towards climate change. But Americans eat more meat per capita than anyone else, and continue to buy unsustainably-produced junk food across the country. And massive quantities of food goes to waste before and after production.
Those are just off the top of my head. Everyone wants "something to be done" without actually being bothered to do anything. It doesn't help that our economy is driven by forces that benefit from continuous overconsumption, but it really does come down to billions of individual choices, every day. And I don't think we're talking about major lifestyle changes, unless we let the problem fester.
Once upon a time (very long ago) the purpose of the press was to tell us what was going on in the world
Errr, when was that, exactly? My understanding is that the press (and journalists) have always some sort of bias. The only difference is 1) the biases used to be more mainstream/middle class and 2) that there have been strict journalistic standards and fact-checking protocols to help counter the bias. But a piece can be inherently biased even if all the facts technically check out (in this case, the WSJ writers probably aren't saying anything disprovable, just not necessarily relevant).
You're missing the point. If Gingrich had been interrogated about his sexual behavior in office the way Clinton was, he would have lied the same way, and probably would have gotten away with it. The point was to derail any potential liberal or populist agenda that Clinton might have pursued in his last two years of office.
The positive is intimacy, which is in short supply today. There are no consequences if there's genuine trust and love. Not that that's always the case, but Jesus, stop thinking like a security analyst for five minutes.
psst Bill Gates started Microsoft. All his money is from there. The company and its products reflect his vision and leadership. You would have never heard of Bill Gates if not for Microsoft. Of course it's relevant.
That's still less sad than the fact that many people don't feel like they can trust their government about something as monumentally important as this.
Looks like a closeup of really bad skin to me. Maybe medical images from a NASA secretary's last dermatology visit... That thing that looks like a lunar lander is really just a bad case of eczema.
Huh? Why is rape, murder, or theft in America less bad than torture in Syria? It's just a question of scale. By contrast, a fake app store is qualitatively less bad than violence.
Bingo - Google is Mozilla's client. That's the difference. Mozilla still has an independent vision and leadership. And as far as I know, nothing Mozilla does is closed source.
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Standardized dosage doesn't help if the side effects are known, and in some cases, worse than the problem being treated. Meanwhile, modern "sound medical advice" rarely takes nutrition, stress, or other environmental factors into account, even though these things are undeniably linked to all sorts of medical problems (these are some of the first things alternative practitioners ask about). These problems exist even assuming your doctor has your best interests in mind, and doesn't have any sort of conflict of interest that might make him or her more inclined to prescribe a particular medication to you.
I'm not saying herbal medicine is an acceptable alternative to synthetics in all cases. But the summary presented here (and the headline of the article) is slanted towards the nonsensical attitude that *only* Western medicine is worth pursuing, and that Australian universities should abandon alternatives. TFA, incidentally, includes a defense of these programs omitted from the summary.
As if there's no waste and harm in Western medicine. Western health practitioners tend overtreat their patients with more invasive techniques like prescription drugs and surgery, with their side effects and "complications". Acupuncture and herbs can be medically active and effective. Why not apply the scientific method to understanding how these less invasive treatments work instead of demonizing them because they are "traditional"?
I wrote the White House asking them to take off Google Analytics. They didn't respond.
https://danieltsadok.wordpress.com/2010/05/07/google-analytics-is-even-more-dangerous/
It's a publicly held company, and they had a bad quarter, so the shareholders/board is on their ass to increase revenue using their existing assets (user data).
Pedophilia is not consensual, and cannot easily be distinguished from rape in the way that homosexuality can. IANAL but I think consent is probably the only valid basis for legislating sexuality.
This sounds suspiciously like "Hate the sin, love the sinner"
Turing wasn't convicted for what he "was". He was convicted for what he did -- namely, invited another man whom he didn't really know to live at his apartment, getting robbed, then rubbing the Police's nose in the fact that he was violating the (then-current) law. He may not have been able to "choose" whether or not he was attracted to men, but he was certainly able to choose whether he invited a random sociopath into his home and got robbed on account of it.
Rosa Parks wasn't arrested for what she "was". She was arrested for what she did, namely, sitting in the front of a bus, then rubbing the Police's nose in the fact that she was violating the (then-current) law. She may not have been able to "choose" whether or not she was black, but she was certainly able to choose whether she obeyed the law and sat in the back of the bus.
Celibacy really is an option that many people have practiced throughout history and continue to practice today.
Do you really believe that Turing should have become celibate because his sexual preferences were illegal?
Methinks you have too much faith in https encryption...
I find this comment offensive. Hopefully it will be banned in Thailand.
I think better antialiasing would really help the next mission.
It actually does make sense economically if you don't externalize the costs. A lot of the problem has to do with how the accounting is done.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Externality
I always love when people talk about "taking action" as if it's someone else's responsibility. But there are dozens of ways to reduce consumption and improve the situation (if done on a large scale):
Those are just off the top of my head. Everyone wants "something to be done" without actually being bothered to do anything. It doesn't help that our economy is driven by forces that benefit from continuous overconsumption, but it really does come down to billions of individual choices, every day. And I don't think we're talking about major lifestyle changes, unless we let the problem fester.
Once upon a time (very long ago) the purpose of the press was to tell us what was going on in the world
Errr, when was that, exactly? My understanding is that the press (and journalists) have always some sort of bias. The only difference is 1) the biases used to be more mainstream/middle class and 2) that there have been strict journalistic standards and fact-checking protocols to help counter the bias. But a piece can be inherently biased even if all the facts technically check out (in this case, the WSJ writers probably aren't saying anything disprovable, just not necessarily relevant).
While I think the ISS is ubercool, I dont really see what the point of it is. Its cost over 100bn and doesnt do anything.
It provides a central point of international coordination in space - it's a political accomplishment, not a scientific one.
You're missing the point. If Gingrich had been interrogated about his sexual behavior in office the way Clinton was, he would have lied the same way, and probably would have gotten away with it. The point was to derail any potential liberal or populist agenda that Clinton might have pursued in his last two years of office.
The positive is intimacy, which is in short supply today. There are no consequences if there's genuine trust and love. Not that that's always the case, but Jesus, stop thinking like a security analyst for five minutes.
You need to read Confessions of an Economic Hitman.
Don't judge until you try it yourself.
And don't plan on judging afterwards, either.
psst Bill Gates started Microsoft. All his money is from there. The company and its products reflect his vision and leadership. You would have never heard of Bill Gates if not for Microsoft. Of course it's relevant.
It's not even an option in most US cities. Why do we always have to jump from absolutely nothing to compulsory?
That's still less sad than the fact that many people don't feel like they can trust their government about something as monumentally important as this.
Looks like a closeup of really bad skin to me. Maybe medical images from a NASA secretary's last dermatology visit...
That thing that looks like a lunar lander is really just a bad case of eczema.
Huh? Why is rape, murder, or theft in America less bad than torture in Syria? It's just a question of scale. By contrast, a fake app store is qualitatively less bad than violence.
Righteous lawlessness stinks out loud.
I couldn't agree more. Unfortunately, Murdoch's righteous lawlessness is far more damaging than LulzSec's, and a lot less amusing.
Bingo - Google is Mozilla's client. That's the difference. Mozilla still has an independent vision and leadership. And as far as I know, nothing Mozilla does is closed source.