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  1. But the trial is flawed, because it's funded by first world money. To show that it works, you'd have to rely on Kenyan taxes to fund it.

  2. Re:The republicans will... on eBay Founder Pledges $500,000 To Test Universal Basic Income Program In Kenya (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    Hardly anyone is going to want to just barely survive for free

    There are plenty of people on welfare, doing just that.

    live a luxurious life with all their favorite toys and joys in exchange for a little work

    Except that wages will drop. Current minimum wage takes into account that you lose your welfare benefits. If you don't lose your basic income, you don't need nearly as high a wage. So, the life will not be luxurious, just a little bit better.

  3. Because you want to fucking live better, that's why! People will always want more.

    For some people, better = sitting on the couch.

  4. Re:What is the objective of UBI? on eBay Founder Pledges $500,000 To Test Universal Basic Income Program In Kenya (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    And because the poor have now more money to spend, the rich will just jack up the prices of the stuff they are selling to the poor, and everything will be like it was.

  5. It does not matter how wasteful the government spending is. All that waste is earning for Americans.

    Spoken like there is no trade deficit!

  6. Re:Republicans hate us... on eBay Founder Pledges $500,000 To Test Universal Basic Income Program In Kenya (mashable.com) · · Score: 2

    Only the poor will notice a net benefit. The rest will have to pay into the scheme.

  7. Re:The republicans will... on eBay Founder Pledges $500,000 To Test Universal Basic Income Program In Kenya (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    In other words, you take money from the rich and give it to the poor.

  8. Re:What is up with this anti-gluten bullshit? on Scientists Successfully Decode the Genome of Quinoa (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    if fructose is really so bad for you, then why is there a sweetener by a company called "wholesome" that's agave nectar

    Because they can make a bigger profit that way.

  9. Re:Somewhat selfishly, I look forward to this. on Scientists Successfully Decode the Genome of Quinoa (bbc.com) · · Score: 1, Troll

    No, people in the countries that produce these foods cannot afford to eat them.

    If growing those foods isn't helping them, they should stop doing it.

  10. Re:And speaking of that has anyone tried golden ri on Scientists Successfully Decode the Genome of Quinoa (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    People who can't afford liver aren't reading slashdot, so they won't see my comments. Where I live, liver is dirt cheap because nobody wants it.

  11. Re:And speaking of that has anyone tried golden ri on Scientists Successfully Decode the Genome of Quinoa (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    The taste of liver is personal. Some like it, some don't. Dietary cholesterol has almost no effect on serum cholesterol. Most of the cholesterol in your body is actually produced by your own liver, and this production is adjusted based on how much cholesterol you eat. If you eat more, your body produces less to compensate. On top of that, cholesterol isn't as bad as people have claimed, it only becomes harmful if you already have inflammation and oxidative stress in your body. Measured values of heavy metals in farm grown animal livers is not higher than same metals in potatoes and carrots, while providing many more nutrients per weight. So, by eating a small piece of liver compared to a big bowl of vegetables, you actually get less heavy metals. Makes sense, because they feed these animals very similar food as we eat ourselves, grown from the same land.

  12. Re:What is up with this anti-gluten bullshit? on Scientists Successfully Decode the Genome of Quinoa (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    The alleged problem with gluten is that it's a carborhydrate and the current dieting fad is low carb diets.

    Gluten is a mixture of proteins.

  13. Re:What is up with this anti-gluten bullshit? on Scientists Successfully Decode the Genome of Quinoa (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Probably not double blind tested, so that doesn't count.

  14. Re:What is up with this anti-gluten bullshit? on Scientists Successfully Decode the Genome of Quinoa (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    So want to explain to me why you are avoiding *ALL* grains then?

    Can you read ? I'm eating low-carb. I'm not purposely avoiding gluten.

  15. Re:What is up with this anti-gluten bullshit? on Scientists Successfully Decode the Genome of Quinoa (bbc.com) · · Score: 2

    Gluten-free foods are more expensive than gluten ones, often by 2 or more times the price

    Only if you want the gluten-free substitutes for traditionally gluten foods. I've switched to a low-carb diet without grains, and as a consequence I'm not getting any gluten either. I'm not paying more than before.

  16. Re:And speaking of that has anyone tried golden ri on Scientists Successfully Decode the Genome of Quinoa (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    If you want vitamin A (and a whole bunch of other nutrients), eat some liver.

  17. Heat shielding only works for so long.

  18. Re: Well, once the panels are installed on There Are Now Twice As Many Solar Jobs As Coal Jobs In the US (vox.com) · · Score: 1

    The point remains that the flux of new heat is small. So, yes, you can make it last longer by not using it, but that's kinda pointless. A better way would be to combine it with solar, and pump the heat back into the ground on a sunny day.

  19. Re:1000 fps raw on Sony's Latest Smartphone Camera Sensor Can Shoot At 1,000fps (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Don't use raw then. At 1000 fps most things don't move much, so there's a lot of potential for temporal compression with minimum loss of quality.

  20. My phone lasts 2-3 days on a charge, which is good enough for me. I'm not sure why having a slo-mo feature is "a pain the ass". If you don't need it, don't use it.

  21. Re:Unrevokable keys... on Iris Scans and Fingerprints Could Be Your Ticket On British Rail (silicon.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    How do you push a button without using tips of your fingers ? And even if you only touch things with other parts of your hand, you'll rest your hands on a desk, or touch other things, and spread the bacteria anyway.

  22. Re: Well, once the panels are installed on There Are Now Twice As Many Solar Jobs As Coal Jobs In the US (vox.com) · · Score: 2

    The prices are already similar enough that your claim that solar will never pay off is clearly bullshit. Now add in the hidden cost of coal, the fact that coal will be getting more expensive in the future while solar will be getting cheaper, and it is clear what is the better choice.

  23. Re:As usual, the vendor knows best. on Sony's Latest Smartphone Camera Sensor Can Shoot At 1,000fps (theverge.com) · · Score: 2

    Once the chip is developed, the extra cost of 1,000 fps support is very small, so why not ? And while not always useful, there are certainly times when I'd like to shoot some slow-motion footage. Work-related stuff comes to mind.

  24. Re: Well, once the panels are installed on There Are Now Twice As Many Solar Jobs As Coal Jobs In the US (vox.com) · · Score: 1

    You may try to add some references to your wild claims.

  25. Re:Well, once the panels are installed on There Are Now Twice As Many Solar Jobs As Coal Jobs In the US (vox.com) · · Score: 1

    Train loads of coal also degrade over time. Pretty quickly, as a matter of fact.