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  1. Re: Facts with long-leap conclusions on Facebook and YouTube Are Full of Pirated Video Streams of Live NFL Games (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Watching sports is the easiest and most available way to observe human excellence. Playing is fun, but it's not the same as watching people who are (in a narrow field) the best that humanity has to offer.

  2. Re:Um. no, no we won't on 40 Percent of America Will Cut the Cord By 2030, New Report Predicts (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    I see you've swallowed the anti-capitalist Net Neutrality trick hook, line, and sinker. P.T. Barnum had you pegged.

  3. A universal basic income (UBI) ... would directly address the issue of unemployment....

    No need to read further. By removing the need to work to survive and be minimally comfortable, hundreds of millions of people worldwide would stop working. A UBI would cause unemployment on a scale almost unimaginable, followed by worldwide economic collapse.

  4. You didn't bother to read and comprehend the whole post to which you replied. Also, your math is terrible.

  5. I do not look forward to living in a world where drinkypoo decides what I need, and has the power to force me to have nothing more.

  6. Re:Power is cube of wind speed (80% is half, minus on The World's Astonishing Dependence On Fossil Fuels Hasn't Changed In 40 Years (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    The technology is more sophisticated than your cube law. At wind speeds above the lowest speed of maximum power, the pitch of the blades is changed and/or other adjustments made to keep the power output constant. If the wind speed increases too much, the blades must be feathered completely and the generator shut down to keep it from tearing itself apart.

  7. Re: It's the population increase on The World's Astonishing Dependence On Fossil Fuels Hasn't Changed In 40 Years (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    The scam is for the gain of political power more than money. The power-hungry are more interested in forcing you to do what you don't want to do than in stealing your property - but they'd also like to steal your property.

  8. The concept you're looking for is "master key."

  9. There are scarcer things than gold, which have a lower price than gold because they have no utility. Bitcoin has some of the qualities of a good currency (divisibility, portability, scarcity) but is not intrinsically valuable, and durability (in the presence of EMP) is debatable.

  10. If your living room is like the waiting room at Grand Central Terminal, then I guess Starbucks qualifies.

  11. Re:They may have more cells... on Study Finds Dogs Are Brainier Than Cats (vanderbilt.edu) · · Score: 1

    Small dogs tend to be yappy. I suspect it's a protective mechanism; they act fierce because they know that (unlike big dogs) they can't actual defend themselves well.

  12. The muscle pulls taught

    Taut.

  13. Re:Human Research Subjects on The Feds Are Officially Cracking Down on Basement Biohackers (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    This type of shit can and will happen again if the Feds don't crack down on "biohackers".

    Tuskegee was the government

  14. How many people do you know who are not over 7 inches tall?

  15. If you think you "know" anything, you have no clue about how science works.

    So you know that, do you?

  16. The cause of death was the result of him being a raving loon. That could have been the result of bad diet.

  17. Re:There's even more evidence on How the Sugar Industry Tried To Hide Health Effects of Its Product 50 Years Ago (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Just look around, problems with soy in large quantities are easily found. For one thing, it's feminizing.

  18. Re:Larger Size = Weaker Flavor? on Turkeys Are Twice as Big as They Were in 1960 (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 1

    Take a look at a Burpee catalog or some other tomato seed provider. A large number of varieties, even newer ones, are claimed to be exceptionally flavorful (although many aren't). Even large ones can taste very good. Avoid yellow varieties and don't keep them in the refrigerator for a long time.

  19. Re:Selective breeding on Turkeys Are Twice as Big as They Were in 1960 (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 1
  20. Re:Selective breeding on Turkeys Are Twice as Big as They Were in 1960 (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 2

    Potatoes originated in Peru and Bolivia; they are not native to Ireland. All "Irish" potatoes are descendants from a few imported from the Americas in the late 1500s.

  21. Re:The only Turkey at my house is 101 proof... on Turkeys Are Twice as Big as They Were in 1960 (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 1

    Dry is good. It's a clue that the meat you're eating is low in fat.

  22. Re:The only Turkey at my house is 101 proof... on Turkeys Are Twice as Big as They Were in 1960 (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 1

    There are 2 requirements for war, just as there are 2 requirements for theft. There has to be a person or group with no intention to respect the rights of others, and there have to be (potential) victims.

    The solution proposed by leftists is that the victim class either let themselves be killed or agree to be slaves.

    The solution recognized by reasonable people is that aggressors be restrained, or when appropriate killed. That requires weapons.

    Half a trillion dollars given to militant Muslims, for instance, will result not in poor Muslims being fed, but will result in Muslims buying weapons to kill their benefactors. This is the way of the world; you need to grow up and recognize it.

  23. Re:Bigger not better! on Turkeys Are Twice as Big as They Were in 1960 (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 1

    Turkeys have made a remarkable resurgence after being reintroduced in the northeast. It's not unusual to see them at roadside or crossing the road, stopping traffic.

  24. Re:ram rama rama on Study of Recent Interstellar Asteroid Reveals Bizarre Shape (bbc.com) · · Score: 1
  25. Re:The highs and lows on First Ever Anti-Aging Gene Discovered In a Secluded Amish Community (newsweek.com) · · Score: 1

    Evolution among humans is very near to being obsolete, and is already obsolete for many species most useful to humanity, like dogs. Through genetic editing, humanity will control what humanity is.