Cake flour is lower in protein (gluten) than bread flour. Cakes use baking powder to get the bubbly texture.
Bread has complex polysaccharide carbohydrates so it take time for these to be broken down to simple sugars. Coke, sugar, glucose, fructose and other simple sugars (5 and 6 carbon monosaccharides and disaccharides) go straight to your bloodstream and cause your pancreas to freak out with insulin response (and later rebound of low blood sugar). Whole grains also slow the break down and absorption and are a good thing. Don't eat simple sugars.
It does seem to me that a local government should have the welfare of the local community in mind. After all, that is really the purpose of government. If the local government can improve the quality of its services (Linux migration) and at the same time, build skills and direct resources to the local community, then it is a win-win situation. That is the problem with corporations; they are only concerned with profit and not their workers or communities. They will sell their mother into slavery if it improves their bottom line (and their income).
I believe that the person who posed the question used the term "free hardware" and RMS clarified that to mean "documented hardware". I guess we could use the term "libre hardware" but that might not clarify things as much as the term "documented hardware" which is fairly descriptive.
Latest episode of Cosmos broadcast on Fox TV: "We just can't seem to stop burning up all those buried trees from way back in the carboniferous age, in the form of coal, and the remains of ancient plankton, in the form of oil and gas. If we could, we'd be home free climate wise. Instead, we're dumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere at a rate the Earth hasn't seen since the great climate catastrophes of the past, the ones that led to mass extinctions. We just can't seem to break our addiction to the kinds of fuel that will bring back a climate last seen by the dinosaurs, a climate that will drown our coastal cities and wreak havoc on the environment and our ability to feed ourselves. All the while, the glorious sun pours immaculate free energy down upon us, more than we will ever need. Why can't we summon the ingenuity and courage of the generations that came before us? The dinosaurs never saw that asteroid coming. What's our excuse?" The show: http://www.cosmosontv.com/watc... The news: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...
You object because he prefers to define his words precisely rather than deal with the inaccuracies of colloquial language use?
RMS: In general, I avoid the word "ecosystem" in connection with computing because of its amoral premises. I don't believe that he is denying the existence of an ecosystem. Rather, he objects to its amoral character.
I couldn't find anything in his statements about "the cloud"... perhaps you could define it.
Words matter and definitions matter. RMS makes his definitions clear... most people don't and thus leave themselves room to change their position. He is not making up new definitions, he is avoiding confusion by clearly defining what he is saying. RMS is not playing word games... however, you, sir, are.
I think he was being precise. Some people might confuse "free hardware" with "free beer" and I think he wanted to make it clear that "free hardware" was not free beer but documented beer.
What "irks" you? Is it something like "twerk" or "quirk"? Do you have a philosophy beyond "just getting by"? Are you jealous that he has a clearly articulated philosophy? Does it bother you that he doesn't force you to believe in his philosophy but merely offers his opinion? Are you irked by corporations which allow you to sell your privacy/security/freedom for money? Are you irked that RMS doesn't offer you money? Perhaps you could enlighten us?
This is a complete waste of time. Don't even bother to read it. It's a random list of stuff that's not quite right or might go wrong... nothing to do with Silicon Valley, really.
" 'Because consumers want access to Google's products, and due to Google's power in the U.S. market for general handheld search, Google has unrivaled market power over smartphone and tablet manufacturers,' says the suit." Businesses are giving consumers something they are demanding... so... what's the problem? Should we force businesses to give consumers something they don't want?
It's hard to predict the potential problems that will be caused by these materials. One thing that struck me in the articles was that graphene has sharp edges which can easily pierce cell membranes. This is not good for living things made up of cells. One other material which we have had experience with with similar properties is asbestos which has small (not nano) sharp particles easily inhaled into the lungs leading to lung cancer... not a good thing.
Another instance showing the high costs and low returns of nuclear power. Nuclear power is not affordable. It gets more expensive over time. The "learning curve" is negative. It relies on massive government subsidies and has serious unsolved problems with waste. OTOH, solar and wind are getting cheaper and are now less expensive than nuclear. It just doesn't make sense to invest in nuclear when solar and wind are cheaper, have fewer problems and are already scaling rapidly.
I'm sure that they are counting on their improved monopoly position post merger to allow them to make up any temporary loss of subscribers. This is a loss leader intended to distract the regulators.
This is just another instance of oligarchs taking over government functions "because they know better". There is also more profit in it. The oligarchs and their Republican enablers have been transferring public assets and functions to the private sector for years and the result is fewer public resources and higher costs for everyone. All hail the Oligarchs! Capitalism triumphs!
Boca burgers are terrible hockey pucks from a factory with lots of added chemicals. Do not eat. You can easily make good veggie burgers that are a lot cheaper, healthier and tastier than any store bought veggie burger. Here's one good recipe: http://www.seriouseats.com/rec...
You do realize that farm animals are bred and raised on... duh, farms and that this is done in response to a "market" where people demand food from these animals. Basic "market" principles apply here. If there is less demand then the farmers won't breed and raise more animals. So... if the market goes away there won't be a lot of homeless animals. Also, all of the breeding and natural and artificial selection of animals has only served to produce odd monocultures of animals and nothing would be lost. I'm sure that some people will keep some demand for these animals. It would be good for the environment (and the animals) for people to switch to eating fewer of them.
This is a good start. We need to track everyone. It's best to start with the brown people. Eventually we can track everyone since anyone could be a potential "terrorist". I'm glad to see this already in production to help us control the peoples of the world. (/sarcasm for those who are politically or humor impaired)
An article in today's NYTimes (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/23/upshot/the-american-middle-class-is-no-longer-the-worlds-richest.html) documents the dismal status of the middle class in the US. It looks like all of the gains in productivity in the past 20 years have gone to the "elites" whose income has increase dramatically while the middle class in the US has stagnated. In the US, median income has only increased by 0.3% since 2000 while other countries (Britain, Canada, Ireland, Netherlands, for example) have increased 15% to 20%. This is the problem with capitalism which Piketty documents in his book "Capital in the Twenty-First Century". The US is getting there first as Krugman points out: http://www.nybooks.com/article...
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No. Just wrong on both points.
Cake flour is lower in protein (gluten) than bread flour. Cakes use baking powder to get the bubbly texture.
Bread has complex polysaccharide carbohydrates so it take time for these to be broken down to simple sugars. Coke, sugar, glucose, fructose and other simple sugars (5 and 6 carbon monosaccharides and disaccharides) go straight to your bloodstream and cause your pancreas to freak out with insulin response (and later rebound of low blood sugar).
Whole grains also slow the break down and absorption and are a good thing.
Don't eat simple sugars.
BMI is a useful yardstick for most people. It doesn't apply to everyone.
You are special today.
I see fat people cycling all of the time.
It does seem to me that a local government should have the welfare of the local community in mind. After all, that is really the purpose of government. If the local government can improve the quality of its services (Linux migration) and at the same time, build skills and direct resources to the local community, then it is a win-win situation.
That is the problem with corporations; they are only concerned with profit and not their workers or communities. They will sell their mother into slavery if it improves their bottom line (and their income).
I think Icarus had the same problem.
I believe that the person who posed the question used the term "free hardware" and RMS clarified that to mean "documented hardware". I guess we could use the term "libre hardware" but that might not clarify things as much as the term "documented hardware" which is fairly descriptive.
Latest episode of Cosmos broadcast on Fox TV:
"We just can't seem to stop burning up all those buried trees from way back in the carboniferous age, in the form of coal, and the remains of ancient plankton, in the form of oil and gas. If we could, we'd be home free climate wise. Instead, we're dumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere at a rate the Earth hasn't seen since the great climate catastrophes of the past, the ones that led to mass extinctions. We just can't seem to break our addiction to the kinds of fuel that will bring back a climate last seen by the dinosaurs, a climate that will drown our coastal cities and wreak havoc on the environment and our ability to feed ourselves. All the while, the glorious sun pours immaculate free energy down upon us, more than we will ever need. Why can't we summon the ingenuity and courage of the generations that came before us? The dinosaurs never saw that asteroid coming. What's our excuse?"
The show:
http://www.cosmosontv.com/watc...
The news:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...
You object because he prefers to define his words precisely rather than deal with the inaccuracies of colloquial language use?
RMS: In general, I avoid the word "ecosystem" in connection with computing because of its amoral premises.
I don't believe that he is denying the existence of an ecosystem. Rather, he objects to its amoral character.
I couldn't find anything in his statements about "the cloud"... perhaps you could define it.
Words matter and definitions matter. RMS makes his definitions clear... most people don't and thus leave themselves room to change their position. He is not making up new definitions, he is avoiding confusion by clearly defining what he is saying.
RMS is not playing word games... however, you, sir, are.
I think he was being precise. Some people might confuse "free hardware" with "free beer" and I think he wanted to make it clear that "free hardware" was not free beer but documented beer.
What "irks" you?
Is it something like "twerk" or "quirk"?
Do you have a philosophy beyond "just getting by"?
Are you jealous that he has a clearly articulated philosophy?
Does it bother you that he doesn't force you to believe in his philosophy but merely offers his opinion?
Are you irked by corporations which allow you to sell your privacy/security/freedom for money?
Are you irked that RMS doesn't offer you money?
Perhaps you could enlighten us?
So... if you can't refute his ideas then your fallback position is to attack the man himself?... pathetic.
Where did he say libre software solves all of your security concerns?
This is a complete waste of time. Don't even bother to read it.
It's a random list of stuff that's not quite right or might go wrong... nothing to do with Silicon Valley, really.
" 'Because consumers want access to Google's products, and due to Google's power in the U.S. market for general handheld search, Google has unrivaled market power over smartphone and tablet manufacturers,' says the suit."
Businesses are giving consumers something they are demanding... so... what's the problem? Should we force businesses to give consumers something they don't want?
It's hard to predict the potential problems that will be caused by these materials.
One thing that struck me in the articles was that graphene has sharp edges which can easily pierce cell membranes. This is not good for living things made up of cells. One other material which we have had experience with with similar properties is asbestos which has small (not nano) sharp particles easily inhaled into the lungs leading to lung cancer... not a good thing.
It sounds like it is close to a Stirling engine as it is now.
Another instance showing the high costs and low returns of nuclear power. Nuclear power is not affordable. It gets more expensive over time. The "learning curve" is negative. It relies on massive government subsidies and has serious unsolved problems with waste.
OTOH, solar and wind are getting cheaper and are now less expensive than nuclear.
It just doesn't make sense to invest in nuclear when solar and wind are cheaper, have fewer problems and are already scaling rapidly.
I'm sure that they are counting on their improved monopoly position post merger to allow them to make up any temporary loss of subscribers.
This is a loss leader intended to distract the regulators.
This is just another instance of oligarchs taking over government functions "because they know better". There is also more profit in it.
The oligarchs and their Republican enablers have been transferring public assets and functions to the private sector for years and the result is fewer public resources and higher costs for everyone.
All hail the Oligarchs! Capitalism triumphs!
Boca burgers are terrible hockey pucks from a factory with lots of added chemicals. Do not eat.
You can easily make good veggie burgers that are a lot cheaper, healthier and tastier than any store bought veggie burger.
Here's one good recipe:
http://www.seriouseats.com/rec...
Whole Foods is a rip-off store. Everything there is overpriced because it has a good "story" that appeals to clueless tree-huggers.
You do realize that farm animals are bred and raised on... duh, farms and that this is done in response to a "market" where people demand food from these animals. Basic "market" principles apply here. If there is less demand then the farmers won't breed and raise more animals.
So... if the market goes away there won't be a lot of homeless animals.
Also, all of the breeding and natural and artificial selection of animals has only served to produce odd monocultures of animals and nothing would be lost. I'm sure that some people will keep some demand for these animals.
It would be good for the environment (and the animals) for people to switch to eating fewer of them.
http://www.time4popcorn.eu/
None of the stupid irritating restrictions of the paid services.
This is a good start. We need to track everyone. It's best to start with the brown people. Eventually we can track everyone since anyone could be a potential "terrorist". I'm glad to see this already in production to help us control the peoples of the world. /sarcasm for those who are politically or humor impaired)
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An article in today's NYTimes (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/23/upshot/the-american-middle-class-is-no-longer-the-worlds-richest.html) documents the dismal status of the middle class in the US. It looks like all of the gains in productivity in the past 20 years have gone to the "elites" whose income has increase dramatically while the middle class in the US has stagnated.
In the US, median income has only increased by 0.3% since 2000 while other countries (Britain, Canada, Ireland, Netherlands, for example) have increased 15% to 20%.
This is the problem with capitalism which Piketty documents in his book "Capital in the Twenty-First Century". The US is getting there first as Krugman points out: http://www.nybooks.com/article...