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  1. Re:fast bandwidth? In Ireland? Can I get some? on Linux Beer Hike Goes to Ireland · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Just for any visitors. Doolin is also in the biggest caving region in Ireland.
    The caves are mainly horizontal so SRT isn't necessary.
    As usual local knowledge is necessary. For that http://www.ucd.ie/~caving or the Speleological Union of Ireland website is worth visiting.
    If your a cave diver 200m off Doolin peir is some of the best sea cave diving in the British isles, or so I hear.
    Enjoy McGann's and O'Connor's.

  2. Re:Er, after all? on A Link Between Diet and Myopia? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The agricultural revolution took place between one hundred and one hundred and fifty thousand years ago.
    Before that humans had evolved to digest a diet of nuts,fruit,vegtables,meat and fish not cereals. I've seen evidence from average cranial capacity that humans were on average better developed (i.e had better nutrition) then.


    The health problems discussed in the article could be seen as evidence for this theory that humans had better diets before the agricultural revolution.


    Another piece of evidence for this is that Irish people suffer high incidence of ceoliac disease (Irish times Thursday about a month back). This is presumed to be because we share a genetic heritage with hunter gatherers for longer then people fron other countries where agriculture took over first. Hence haven't adapted to processed cereals. Irish people having higher rates of Myopia would be evidence for the cereal hypothesis.


    Most of us now recognise problems with uncontrolled salt and sugar intake that have occured in a huge degree since the Second World War. Could it be other health problems we suffer are due to consuming a diet we are not fully adapted to?

  3. Re:Contradiction on Nazis on Napster · · Score: 1

    I see why you get the idea of a contradiction here but it is one inherent in most of our laws.

    Rights are given with responsibilities to use them properly. For example you have the right

    to free trade unless you abuse that right (abuse of monopoly power is punished)

    not to be killed unless you try to kill someone (You can kill in self defense)

    if you remove someones freedom your own freedom can be removed (kidnapping results in prison)

    The content of speech is of no issue. As long as it does not seek to limit the free speech of others it should be allowed.