Also stumbled across this which is short and intersting, and quite gross (worth a quick read).
...it is interesting...but I'm glad I had breakfast a couple
hours ago!
I don't really understand why fish is supposed to be so healthy for us (though clearly there is much advise that it is).
At least a part of the answer seems to be in the
first article:
Omega-3s evidently help raise HDL cholesterol, lower triglycerides, and are known for anticlotting effects. (Ethnographers have remarked on an Eskimo propensity for nosebleeds.) These fatty acids are believed to protect the heart from life-threatening arrhythmias that can lead to sudden cardiac death. And like a "natural aspirin," adds Dewailly, omega-3 polyunsaturated fats help put a damper on runaway inflammatory processes, which play a part in atherosclerosis, arthritis, diabetes, and other so-called diseases of civilization.
I do know you can get serious liver problems from say eating lots of red meat, which is what I was thinking of - one of the reasons why medical practitioners often caution against things like the atkins diet (even though it has a really high success rate, it can also cause other problems and isn't sustainable, especially if you drink a fair bit, for example, as it puts huge strain on the liver).
This I find to be very interesting...a large number of the guys that I work with always seem to be on some form of bizarre "beer & meat" diet, or alternatively, regularly fast!
They're all highly intelligent (in a slashdot sort of way), but I've wondered if this really makes for good common sense. Although, I have to say that the latest issue of
Scientific American Reports has expounded upon the benefits of both alcohol and fasting, and the Sienna Miller
liquid potato diet is amusing.
There was a statement made by Pete Nanos
this afternoon which has apparently addressed
this article, and in which he states that the reporter crossed a cattle fence, not a laboratory fence. Prob be more in the news tomorrow.
By all means have the kid homeschooled. The psychological scars that he risks acquiring and
creativity stifled in this situation by far outweigh any immediate positive benefits. No, this is not the wuss way out, either, if you're going to say, "well, shouldn't he stay and learn to stick up for himself?" The boy is in a situation where, at the moment, he has been boxed into a corner, and forced into a situation that he is not in a position of power to control, and remaining in the school or shuffled off to another "alternative" will likely only serve to further lower his self-esteem and stifle his creativity.
But: have you considered "gifted" schools/programs?
The arguments for "not enough social interaction" in homeschooling just don't wash if you ensure that your son participates in extracurricular activities that involve other kids his age, both male and female. Like soccer or other team sports, perhaps, if he's so inclined. Or perhaps (formal) dance classes. Seriously.
The only concern that I would have is if whoever is homeschooling him really has enough time to give him the kind of attention and interesting activities that he needs, and if he's scholastically on par with his high school classmates. But if you give periodic tests that
mimic the ones that are given in the public school, this should be ok.
Reading through some of the comments below, I'm
utterly disgusted with some of the irresponsible speculation and disparaging of a company and
people who you obviously know nothing about. I've
known Eve, Jin and Philip personally, and they are GOOD and kind people, who have worked extremely hard and made many sacrifices to get the company up to the level that it is today. I wish only the absolute best for them. Don't let the bastards grind you down.
Honey, it's obvious that if the solicitor is
female, she's not a girl--she's a woman.
Yeah, and I suppose you think most engineers/mathematician/compscis are male,
right?
I would love it if our support staff knew LaTex--everyone in my group uses it.
Ah--and I see now why I've never used Framemaker.
It's my understanding that it's not available on Linux, which is all I have, at home and at work.
http://www.signalground.com/article/3152816024
I totally agree. I have a postdoc friend who is
a brilliant mathematician, but due to his high-quality but low number of publications, was
told by his advisor that he "doesn't look good on paper". And on the flip side I've been shocked to read papers by folks who crank out several publications each year and are purportedly tops in their respective fields, only to find that, at best, there are grammatical and spelling mistakes overlooked by the "meticulous" reviewers, and, at worst, that there is not enough information contained within the paper for a third party to actually reproduce the results. My theory for the latter used to be that this was done intentionally for the purpose of keeping your job; i.e., don't give away all the secrets of your research or Mary Jones across the hall will steal your results, change one or two parameters of your model, republish, and get all the credit (and funding). Now I'm not so sure. And anyways, shouldn't the point of science be to create, be innovative, and advance the field? With the current state of checks and balances I've seen in the system, #papers==$$. Or at least a job. Especially in the core sciences. It's obvious to me that a major overhaul of the system is needed, and perhaps (free?) web-based journals are a means to begin to do that.
I'm the founder of a java user group filled to overflow with the types you seek. A primo example: the co-founder of our group just got his Ph.D. in theoretical physics supported in part from his Linux startup company that he launched
during his graduate years. He's now an OOP designer (as a fresh grad) at a local prominent scientific software development company, making an excellent salary AND has very interesting work, I've heard. The guy is good, and there's more where he came from. If you send the specs to eliz112@hotmail.com, I'll put it on the site for our members to peruse. Cheers.
Slashdot Mirror
Can't help but think of The Gambler after reading the posts in the blog...
Omega-3s evidently help raise HDL cholesterol, lower triglycerides, and are known for anticlotting effects. (Ethnographers have remarked on an Eskimo propensity for nosebleeds.) These fatty acids are believed to protect the heart from life-threatening arrhythmias that can lead to sudden cardiac death. And like a "natural aspirin," adds Dewailly, omega-3 polyunsaturated fats help put a damper on runaway inflammatory processes, which play a part in atherosclerosis, arthritis, diabetes, and other so-called diseases of civilization.
This I find to be very interesting...a large number of the guys that I work with always seem to be on some form of bizarre "beer & meat" diet, or alternatively, regularly fast! They're all highly intelligent (in a slashdot sort of way), but I've wondered if this really makes for good common sense. Although, I have to say that the latest issue of Scientific American Reports has expounded upon the benefits of both alcohol and fasting, and the Sienna Miller liquid potato diet is amusing.
I totally agree with most of your post, except...
"we can't live on an exclusively (or even primarily - for long) meat diet"
What about the (old-world) eskimos, who survived for months on end on a diet that is almost exclusively meat (seafood)?
There was a statement made by Pete Nanos this afternoon which has apparently addressed this article, and in which he states that the reporter crossed a cattle fence, not a laboratory fence. Prob be more in the news tomorrow.
Follow the link to the AI-China torture site and then decide if you want to live there.
"Creating a Global Knowledge Network"
By P. Ginsparg
http://cnls.lanl.gov/aux/oneday?daypat=20010425
A real language for real computers! This is the best news I've read on Slashdot for quite a while!!!
http://www.americanpolicy.org/more/main.htm
The April 16, 2001 article.
By all means have the kid homeschooled. The psychological scars that he risks acquiring and creativity stifled in this situation by far outweigh any immediate positive benefits. No, this is not the wuss way out, either, if you're going to say, "well, shouldn't he stay and learn to stick up for himself?" The boy is in a situation where, at the moment, he has been boxed into a corner, and forced into a situation that he is not in a position of power to control, and remaining in the school or shuffled off to another "alternative" will likely only serve to further lower his self-esteem and stifle his creativity. But: have you considered "gifted" schools/programs?
The arguments for "not enough social interaction" in homeschooling just don't wash if you ensure that your son participates in extracurricular activities that involve other kids his age, both male and female. Like soccer or other team sports, perhaps, if he's so inclined. Or perhaps (formal) dance classes. Seriously.
The only concern that I would have is if whoever is homeschooling him really has enough time to give him the kind of attention and interesting activities that he needs, and if he's scholastically on par with his high school classmates. But if you give periodic tests that mimic the ones that are given in the public school, this should be ok.
Reading through some of the comments below, I'm utterly disgusted with some of the irresponsible speculation and disparaging of a company and people who you obviously know nothing about. I've known Eve, Jin and Philip personally, and they are GOOD and kind people, who have worked extremely hard and made many sacrifices to get the company up to the level that it is today. I wish only the absolute best for them. Don't let the bastards grind you down.
Honey, it's obvious that if the solicitor is female, she's not a girl--she's a woman. Yeah, and I suppose you think most engineers/mathematician/compscis are male, right?
...on the situation?
I would love it if our support staff knew LaTex--everyone in my group uses it. Ah--and I see now why I've never used Framemaker. It's my understanding that it's not available on Linux, which is all I have, at home and at work. http://www.signalground.com/article/3152816024
Hang on, what's so bad about LaTex? At least it's not MS Word. That would be retro. And if not LaTex, what is your alternative?
I totally agree. I have a postdoc friend who is a brilliant mathematician, but due to his high-quality but low number of publications, was told by his advisor that he "doesn't look good on paper". And on the flip side I've been shocked to read papers by folks who crank out several publications each year and are purportedly tops in their respective fields, only to find that, at best, there are grammatical and spelling mistakes overlooked by the "meticulous" reviewers, and, at worst, that there is not enough information contained within the paper for a third party to actually reproduce the results. My theory for the latter used to be that this was done intentionally for the purpose of keeping your job; i.e., don't give away all the secrets of your research or Mary Jones across the hall will steal your results, change one or two parameters of your model, republish, and get all the credit (and funding). Now I'm not so sure. And anyways, shouldn't the point of science be to create, be innovative, and advance the field? With the current state of checks and balances I've seen in the system, #papers==$$. Or at least a job. Especially in the core sciences. It's obvious to me that a major overhaul of the system is needed, and perhaps (free?) web-based journals are a means to begin to do that.
Yes.
I'm the founder of a java user group filled to overflow with the types you seek. A primo example: the co-founder of our group just got his Ph.D. in theoretical physics supported in part from his Linux startup company that he launched during his graduate years. He's now an OOP designer (as a fresh grad) at a local prominent scientific software development company, making an excellent salary AND has very interesting work, I've heard. The guy is good, and there's more where he came from. If you send the specs to eliz112@hotmail.com, I'll put it on the site for our members to peruse. Cheers.