The question is, WHICH processes are to blame? Obviously, the dropping of fat levels and the rise of HFCS look to be LIKELY causes, but it would be nice to see if this is confirmed by double-blind testing.
Notionally, take 10,000 rodents, and a basic food stock. Process some of the food for low-fat only, some for HFCS-only, and some for both. And, of course, the unprocessed as control. Other variables to explore would be physical portion size (based on 100% need and the raw food stock), caloric size (again, baselined to the control), and unlimited portions, for each food type. And run for a few generations. That should provide a decent statistical universe for drawing conclusions.
Rinse and repeat for other suspect methods/additives. We can't make rational decisions without good data. . .
Ahem. One of the more important tasks of ANY modern military garrison is to ensure hygiene. Starting with sewage and waste disposal. . . .
A century or more ago, disease often killed more troops in the field than the actual fighting did. . .
It's always the political, economic, and/or legal issues that kill these kinds of projects:The tech may be sound, but if you have your investment locked up in frivolous lawsuits, or bureaucratic red tape, your investors will, sooner or later, desert you: they want a return on investment, not "real soon now", but now. . . .
But in the end, I suspect it's pure economics that will stop the Hyperloop, at least as initially described between San Francisco and LA. I'm not convinced there is sufficient traffic to support the costs and charges as foreseen. Most especially telling is that the load/fare estimates of 840 passengers/hour@$20/passenger. Assuning load is constant over the entire 24-hour period of the day, and there are no disruptions, you're only taking in a bit over $147 million in revenues. Maintenance, cleaning, operations all cost money, and the more likely pattern is only peak passengers during part of the business day.
So I conclude, nifty idea, but economic fail. . . .
Mind you, this is cheap way of astro-turfing. But beyond the most superficial analysis, astro-turfing fails quickly. especially where reputation is considered. Create a couple of thousand of twitter bots ? Easy. Getting real people to follow them ? Hard. . .
Once again, "Team America" applies to F-heads making demands on the rest of us. ..
. . . . and so. . ..
Mozilla is a bunch of dicks! They're reckless, arrogant, stupid dicks. And the Internet Advertising Board are pussies. And the Advertisers are assholes. Pussies don't like dicks, because pussies get fucked by dicks. But dicks also fuck assholes: assholes who just want to shit on everything. Pussies may think they can deal with assholes their way. But the only thing that can fuck an asshole is a dick, with some balls. The problem with dicks is: they fuck too much or fuck when it isn't appropriate — and it takes a pussy to show them that. But sometimes, pussies can be so full of shit that they become assholes themselves... because pussies are an inch and half away from ass holes. I don't know much about this crazy, crazy world, but I do know that if you don't let us fuck this asshole, we're going to have our dicks and pussies all covered in shit!
Team America: is there ANY situation it's not applicable for these days ???
Why, yes, I **DO** approve of Vladimir Putin. He may be an utter bastard, but he is a consistent leader. Obama is not consistent, nor does he lead: he reacts.
No, AMERICA makes America look like a foolish and ineffectual power-mad state. Putin is just doing a bit of political judo, using our own actions against us. ..
And the REALLY sad thing ? Lately, I've had far more respect for Putin than I've had for Obama. ..
Mind you, not sure where this seabed warming is supposed to come from, with Global cooling (due to lower Solar output. . ..)
And temperatures during the Medieval Optimum were even higher that the peak of the current warming, and no sudden volatilization of Methane Clathrates. . .
Agreed: nothing to see here. . .
Amazon Kindle was only the "breakthrough" e-reader. EBooks and EReaders long preceded the Kindle. I was reading Mobi-pocket ebooks from Baen Books on a PalmPilot around the turn of the century. . .
Reports are, it tasted lousy, due to nearly zero fat content. Additionally, "real" beef has flavor overtones resultant from the feed the animal was raised on. Thus, corn-fed beef tastes different from grass-fed beef, even if both cows came from the same cows.
I don't expect vat-raised hamburger, much less steak, being commercially available anytime soon. . . . . simply because if it doesn't TASTE good and have the "mouth feel" of genuine beef, you're not going to get enough buyers to make it a commercial success. ..
That's assuming the Government is SMART enough to claim threats "thwarted" due to the data.
Consider the current "threat" that has caused extended closures of US Embassies overseas. For all we know, it COULD be 3-4 operatives generating massive "chatter" back and forth on a number of methods and media, forcing a reaction. And then, physically doing. . . nothing. Thus calling the usefullness of data acquired by these means into question. Which was the REAL attack, and it looks to be massively successful. . .
. . ..trying to roll-out a hamburger, you'd do it somewhere in the States, with a strong biotech presence. One generally doesn't associate "London" with "Hamburger": "Fish and Chips" or "Vindaloo" come more to mind. . .
When you're using your company's computer and your company's network, there is exactly ZERO expectation of privacy. No doubt, you've signed an "acceptable use policy". . . .
Read it next time. . . .
While I **DO** tend small-L libertarian, the bottom line is, that elected officials serving for long periods of time tend to get captured by the system. To the point that their EFFECTIVE constituency is not the people that elected them, but the Government. The United States Senate is the most obvious example: for the most part, Senators are only replaced when dead or dying. . .
They're ALL Assclowns. And once they get inside the Beltway, the notional difference between Brand D and Brand R tends to fuzz out.
I like my plan, better: All Elected Officials serve two terms: the first in office, and the second in jail, based on what they did during the first. And no "country club prisons. . . "
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. . . .which those of us in the 5-digit club barely remember. Senility, don'tcha know (grin)
The question is, WHICH processes are to blame? Obviously, the dropping of fat levels and the rise of HFCS look to be LIKELY causes, but it would be nice to see if this is confirmed by double-blind testing.
Notionally, take 10,000 rodents, and a basic food stock. Process some of the food for low-fat only, some for HFCS-only, and some for both. And, of course, the unprocessed as control. Other variables to explore would be physical portion size (based on 100% need and the raw food stock), caloric size (again, baselined to the control), and unlimited portions, for each food type. And run for a few generations. That should provide a decent statistical universe for drawing conclusions.
Rinse and repeat for other suspect methods/additives. We can't make rational decisions without good data. . .
Ahem. One of the more important tasks of ANY modern military garrison is to ensure hygiene. Starting with sewage and waste disposal. . . . A century or more ago, disease often killed more troops in the field than the actual fighting did. . .
They're merely chagrinned that they weren't Americans that died. . .
(I fully expect this to be considered a troll, rather than a statement of the general opinion of an "average" member of the UN towards the US)
. . . .has made it to Britain.
"Nice boyfriend you have there, Mr. Greenwald. Would sure be a shame if something happened to him. . . . "
"no abuse and plenty of oversight"
"the check is in the mail"
I'll respect you in the morning"
Need I go on ??? After all, they ARE from the Government, and here to help. . . .
Rooster sauce, improves ANYTHING. . .
It's always the political, economic, and/or legal issues that kill these kinds of projects:The tech may be sound, but if you have your investment locked up in frivolous lawsuits, or bureaucratic red tape, your investors will, sooner or later, desert you: they want a return on investment, not "real soon now", but now. . . . But in the end, I suspect it's pure economics that will stop the Hyperloop, at least as initially described between San Francisco and LA. I'm not convinced there is sufficient traffic to support the costs and charges as foreseen. Most especially telling is that the load/fare estimates of 840 passengers/hour@$20/passenger. Assuning load is constant over the entire 24-hour period of the day, and there are no disruptions, you're only taking in a bit over $147 million in revenues. Maintenance, cleaning, operations all cost money, and the more likely pattern is only peak passengers during part of the business day. So I conclude, nifty idea, but economic fail. . . .
Mind you, this is cheap way of astro-turfing. But beyond the most superficial analysis, astro-turfing fails quickly. especially where reputation is considered. Create a couple of thousand of twitter bots ? Easy. Getting real people to follow them ? Hard. . .
Once again, "Team America" applies to F-heads making demands on the rest of us. . .
. . . . and so. . . .
Mozilla is a bunch of dicks! They're reckless, arrogant, stupid dicks. And the Internet Advertising Board are pussies. And the Advertisers are assholes. Pussies don't like dicks, because pussies get fucked by dicks. But dicks also fuck assholes: assholes who just want to shit on everything. Pussies may think they can deal with assholes their way. But the only thing that can fuck an asshole is a dick, with some balls. The problem with dicks is: they fuck too much or fuck when it isn't appropriate — and it takes a pussy to show them that. But sometimes, pussies can be so full of shit that they become assholes themselves... because pussies are an inch and half away from ass holes. I don't know much about this crazy, crazy world, but I do know that if you don't let us fuck this asshole, we're going to have our dicks and pussies all covered in shit!
Team America: is there ANY situation it's not applicable for these days ???
Why, yes, I **DO** approve of Vladimir Putin. He may be an utter bastard, but he is a consistent leader. Obama is not consistent, nor does he lead: he reacts.
Gee, politicians are buttholes. Tell me something new. Didn't say I APPROVED of Putin, just that I RESPECT him more than Obama. . .
No, AMERICA makes America look like a foolish and ineffectual power-mad state. Putin is just doing a bit of political judo, using our own actions against us. . .
And the REALLY sad thing ? Lately, I've had far more respect for Putin than I've had for Obama. . .
Mind you, not sure where this seabed warming is supposed to come from, with Global cooling (due to lower Solar output. . . .)
And temperatures during the Medieval Optimum were even higher that the peak of the current warming, and no sudden volatilization of Methane Clathrates. . .
Agreed: nothing to see here. . .
Amazon Kindle was only the "breakthrough" e-reader. EBooks and EReaders long preceded the Kindle. I was reading Mobi-pocket ebooks from Baen Books on a PalmPilot around the turn of the century. . .
Getting VOLUNTEERS off the planet is EASY. How can we shoot the politicians to Mars ????
Dammit, Jim, we need the Enterprise NOW!!!! Mind you, it took 50 years for Star Trek to make billlllllllyuns and biiiiiiiiiiiiillyuns of dollars. . .
Reports are, it tasted lousy, due to nearly zero fat content. Additionally, "real" beef has flavor overtones resultant from the feed the animal was raised on. Thus, corn-fed beef tastes different from grass-fed beef, even if both cows came from the same cows.
I don't expect vat-raised hamburger, much less steak, being commercially available anytime soon. . . . . simply because if it doesn't TASTE good and have the "mouth feel" of genuine beef, you're not going to get enough buyers to make it a commercial success. . .
That's assuming the Government is SMART enough to claim threats "thwarted" due to the data. Consider the current "threat" that has caused extended closures of US Embassies overseas. For all we know, it COULD be 3-4 operatives generating massive "chatter" back and forth on a number of methods and media, forcing a reaction. And then, physically doing. . . nothing. Thus calling the usefullness of data acquired by these means into question. Which was the REAL attack, and it looks to be massively successful. . .
. . . .trying to roll-out a hamburger, you'd do it somewhere in the States, with a strong biotech presence. One generally doesn't associate "London" with "Hamburger": "Fish and Chips" or "Vindaloo" come more to mind. . .
. . . .we concentrate on the IMPORTANT stuff. Like Kanye and Kim, Taylor Swift's messy break-up du jour, and what George Zimmerman is up to lately. . .
. . . . is there ANYTHING it can't do ???
When you're using your company's computer and your company's network, there is exactly ZERO expectation of privacy. No doubt, you've signed an "acceptable use policy". . . . Read it next time. . . .
While I **DO** tend small-L libertarian, the bottom line is, that elected officials serving for long periods of time tend to get captured by the system. To the point that their EFFECTIVE constituency is not the people that elected them, but the Government. The United States Senate is the most obvious example: for the most part, Senators are only replaced when dead or dying. . .
They're ALL Assclowns. And once they get inside the Beltway, the notional difference between Brand D and Brand R tends to fuzz out.
I like my plan, better: All Elected Officials serve two terms: the first in office, and the second in jail, based on what they did during the first. And no "country club prisons. . . "