I always thought it measured the ability to do well on IQ tests.
That is a redundant tautology, like saying weight is your ability to depress scales. The fact is that IQ is important because it predicts so many things, even though we don't really know what it is. And it stays remarkably consistent - which leads to some unpleasant truths, that means it is not very popular in some circles.
Any answer should also explain US coinage - why they keep worthless pennies in circulation, but no coins of any meaningful value. Their biggest coin in common use is the "quarter", worth about 15c and buys... ummm... just about nothing.
Oh - and they drive on the wrong side of the road too.
Is that a statute mile, nautical mile, survey mile, or metric mile? I got caught trying to convert miles-per-gallon because I used the wrong type of gallon.
OK, question answered. The question "is sugar toxic" sounds at first like a nutter one, but the TFA, and the Lustig lecture clarify what they mean, and provide real supporting evidence. Adding a post with a laundry list of unsubstantiated dietary conspiracy theories does nothing to add "content".
So evidence please - Why is TFA wrong about sucrose being (almost) as bad as HFCS? They have similar amounts of fructose, which is the suspect here. (And the others are off-topic here.)
All the problems that get blamed on HFCS, we have here in Australia, but we use sucrose instead.
While refined carbohydrates like white sugar and white flour are things most people do use too much of, they're not half the problem HFCS, aspartame, and the potential organ damage from GMO corn. Priorities...
I really can't tell a troll from a joke or a nutter on slashdot any more. Good thing I have no mod points.
If we had any significant passenger rail use, the security would be just as tight.
You'd think so, but evidence says otherwise. Look in Europe, which has a lot more terrorism that the US. Airports have high security, while trains, high-speed or otherwise, have very little. Its the same everywhere else too.
Seems more like they have had a run of bad "historical" dramas using a cliched and awkward plot device. The TV bosses have published guidelines to discourage more.
If the BBC director sent out a memo saying, "Please, for the love of God, no more airport documentaries, serial-killer dramas, or home make-overs.", would we get the same response on/.?
about fukushima always minimizing, belittling, or otherwise dismissing what is happening here as hysteria or science illiteracy?
No, not belittling what is going on, which is unprecedented, but dismissing the media hysteria and mis-reporting which makes people think it is worse than the tsunami!
If I say that the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima was not as bad as the firebombing of Tokyo, am I trivialising it? I think not.
All reactors survived the earthquake OK. It was the 15m tsunami that damaged the cooling systems. And "still build"? No, the French at least have been yelling that newer designs do not have this vulnerability.
Still, almost all the plant workers survived the tsunami, which is more than you can say for their neighbours.
No, TFA is bullshit. 60% is the theoretical maximum, which is the same as a steam/gas tubbine. Is this one? They don't say what the prototype achieves. Diesel can be 35%, which is the current choice for a series hybrid, e.g. locomotives.
"the engine is only suited for hybrid-electric vehicles, but that's okay. "... what does THAT mean?
It probably means the engine is constant speed. Maybe useful in parallel hybrid with CV gearbox?
I mean, it's just a little wave. It's not like a full on nuclear disaster.
And the "nuclear disaster" pales into triviality compared to the tsunami that caused it, despite the media obsession. Oh,... you were being ironic. Sorry.
No drug company will provide a cure unless they're forced to, there is far more profit in providing temporary relief from the symptoms so that the patient has to keep buying your drugs indefinitely.
Have you ever wondered why you have to keep buying or making tinfoil hats, when one good sheet-metal one could last a lifetime?
Meh, million of women mess around with their hormones every month just as a method of birth control,
And thanks to those (hundreds of?) millions of women, we have a good understanding of the risks. The modern pill reduces some risks and increases others, nothing major. Condoms are no replacement as they are less reliable, and lets face it, not a lot of fun. Best thing about long-term relationships is ditching the condoms:-) By "more successful methods" I take it you are advocating abstinence? Or dry humping?
'j' is near enough. Chinese people have enough trouble pronouncing Mandarin. Countless millions cannot pronounce "sh", which is used in Mandarin, but not in southern dialects.
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I always thought it measured the ability to do well on IQ tests.
That is a redundant tautology, like saying weight is your ability to depress scales.
The fact is that IQ is important because it predicts so many things, even though we don't really know what it is.
And it stays remarkably consistent - which leads to some unpleasant truths, that means it is not very popular in some circles.
Any answer should also explain US coinage - why they keep worthless pennies in circulation, but no coins of any meaningful value. Their biggest coin in common use is the "quarter", worth about 15c and buys ... ummm ... just about nothing.
Oh - and they drive on the wrong side of the road too.
EVERYONE deficit spends like drunken sailors. Bush doubled the debt in 8 years. Obama ...
That remark is offensive to drunk sailors! They stop spending when they run out of money.
but its also 5280 feet per mile...
Is that a statute mile, nautical mile, survey mile, or metric mile?
I got caught trying to convert miles-per-gallon because I used the wrong type of gallon.
OK, question answered. The question "is sugar toxic" sounds at first like a nutter one, but the TFA, and the Lustig lecture clarify what they mean, and provide real supporting evidence. Adding a post with a laundry list of unsubstantiated dietary conspiracy theories does nothing to add "content".
So evidence please - Why is TFA wrong about sucrose being (almost) as bad as HFCS? They have similar amounts of fructose, which is the suspect here. (And the others are off-topic here.)
All the problems that get blamed on HFCS, we have here in Australia, but we use sucrose instead.
And oxygen is toxic too. Don't go scuba diving with pure oxygen in the tank.
But the point being made is that sugar is toxic in "normal" western quantities. I thought that was the clear implication.
just as high fructose corn syrup is more toxic than regular sugar.
For pity sake, RTFA. HFCS only has 10% more fructose than sucrose does.
While refined carbohydrates like white sugar and white flour are things most people do use too much of, they're not half the problem HFCS, aspartame, and the potential organ damage from GMO corn. Priorities...
I really can't tell a troll from a joke or a nutter on slashdot any more. Good thing I have no mod points.
So it is actually a "minus four day" attack?
If we had any significant passenger rail use, the security would be just as tight.
You'd think so, but evidence says otherwise. Look in Europe, which has a lot more terrorism that the US. Airports have high security, while trains, high-speed or otherwise, have very little. Its the same everywhere else too.
Seems more like they have had a run of bad "historical" dramas using a cliched and awkward plot device.
The TV bosses have published guidelines to discourage more.
If the BBC director sent out a memo saying, "Please, for the love of God, no more airport documentaries, serial-killer dramas, or home make-overs.", would we get the same response on /.?
The US Space program is essentially, over.
Manned program. Which is a bit sad, but the science goes on. And more so the military & intelligence side. Just without the PR program.
about fukushima always minimizing, belittling, or otherwise dismissing what is happening here as hysteria or science illiteracy?
No, not belittling what is going on, which is unprecedented, but dismissing the media hysteria and mis-reporting which makes people think it is worse than the tsunami!
If I say that the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima was not as bad as the firebombing of Tokyo, am I trivialising it? I think not.
Tsunami? What tsunami? Weren't they all killed by the radiation? I saw guys in hazmat suits collecting the bodies on TV.
All reactors survived the earthquake OK. It was the 15m tsunami that damaged the cooling systems.
And "still build"? No, the French at least have been yelling that newer designs do not have this vulnerability.
Still, almost all the plant workers survived the tsunami, which is more than you can say for their neighbours.
They're claiming 60% efficiency?
No, TFA is bullshit. 60% is the theoretical maximum, which is the same as a steam/gas tubbine. Is this one?
They don't say what the prototype achieves. Diesel can be 35%, which is the current choice for a series hybrid, e.g. locomotives.
"the engine is only suited for hybrid-electric vehicles, but that's okay. " ... what does THAT mean?
It probably means the engine is constant speed. Maybe useful in parallel hybrid with CV gearbox?
I mean, it's just a little wave. It's not like a full on nuclear disaster.
And the "nuclear disaster" pales into triviality compared to the tsunami that caused it, despite the media obsession. ... you were being ironic. Sorry.
Oh,
The key difference between science and "faith" is that heretics are burned.
Tell that to Lawrence Summers.
well, it was capable of receiving both the 240-line Baird and the 405-line EMI systems. so yes, in it's day it was high-def!
Both obsolete, so it really is not "Working" any more without 625-line ability.
. . . enlargement pills that work.
what is the point, I always wondered. By the time a girl gets to see, she is usually fairly committed. And drunk. Or maybe that's just me.
No drug company will provide a cure unless they're forced to, there is far more profit in providing temporary relief from the symptoms so that the patient has to keep buying your drugs indefinitely.
Have you ever wondered why you have to keep buying or making tinfoil hats, when one good sheet-metal one could last a lifetime?
Meh, million of women mess around with their hormones every month just as a method of birth control,
And thanks to those (hundreds of?) millions of women, we have a good understanding of the risks. The modern pill reduces some risks and increases others, nothing major. Condoms are no replacement as they are less reliable, and lets face it, not a lot of fun. Best thing about long-term relationships is ditching the condoms :-) By "more successful methods" I take it you are advocating abstinence? Or dry humping?
Zh is a tough sound to make for English speakers
'j' is near enough. Chinese people have enough trouble pronouncing Mandarin. Countless millions cannot pronounce "sh", which is used in Mandarin, but not in southern dialects.
I won't need the sunglasses then, will I?
A truck windscreen was good enough for Fenyman.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_gadget#Explosion
Could be worse. At least Allen can still get a reservation at the Dorsia.