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  1. BMI is bad, but this is interesting on Being Overweight Reduces Dementia Risk · · Score: 1

    This study is interesting, but as it notes, most certainly needs further investigation. BMI is not the greatest metric to determine health, and I'm not surprised that those who are carrying some weight will be better over on a number of health markers.

  2. Re:Theft? on Kinect Grocery Cart Follows Shoppers Around the Store · · Score: 1

    Current self checkouts are generally by an exit, with an employee monitoring the area. This gave me impression you could check out in the middle of the store.

  3. Theft? on Kinect Grocery Cart Follows Shoppers Around the Store · · Score: 1

    In the video, it states that you can complete a transaction and be free to leave the store from the cart. How are they going to prevent theft? I can easily jam something in my pocket or bag on the way out.

  4. Re:Hackers Diet FTW. on Why Doesn't Exercise Lead To Weight Loss? · · Score: 1

    Haha, fair enough, I was just trying to be informative about a misunderstanding that was propagating in several comments on this story while also giving some info on exercise. Better education ftw, more proper rather than colloquial use of words would be nice x.x

  5. Re:Hackers Diet FTW. on Why Doesn't Exercise Lead To Weight Loss? · · Score: 1

    Check out the wiki on muscle tone, which is more in line with what you're talking about but not what people generally talk about when they say "toning". Colloquially it is generally used to indicate exercise that improves the appearance of your muscle, which is what I was referring to.

  6. Re:Why bother? on Glenn Beck Loses Dispute Over Parody Domain · · Score: 1

    What I have always seen it boil down to is the fact that he lies. Not all the time, maybe not even most of the time. But on numerous occasions, he has outright lied or deliberately misconstrued the facts in a malicious fashion. I view this as problematic because there are viewers of his show who take everything he says to be true, and base some of their opinions on outright lies.

  7. Re:Hackers Diet FTW. on Why Doesn't Exercise Lead To Weight Loss? · · Score: 1

    There is no such thing as "toning"; looking toned is simply displaying the muscle you have at a given fat level. It is harder for females to gain muscle mass for the reasons that you stated(i.e hormonal), but it doesn't change the fact that the same methods are followed, and the rate of strength adaptation follows a similar curve.

    Most people, even the slim looking cardio "gym rat " females, could benefit from gaining some extra muscle mass. At the very least progression through novice levels of strength adaptation (which results in a corresponding gain in mass) is something everyone should strive to achieve. You look better, you're stronger, you feel better and you're healthier. Perhaps more relevant to this story, having more lean body mass means that your basal metabolic rate is higher and you burn more calories just by carrying the muscle than you would without.

    Mark Rippetoe and Lon Kilgore have written extensively on this subject, and reading anything by them is extremely valuable in understanding strength training and it's benefits. I highly recommend Starting Strength (author's website here though some preliminary information sans physiological elaborations can be found on a user made wiki here) for everyone to read. It covers the physiological basis of strength training and a very straightforward way to approach it.

  8. Re:This is their right. on Iranian Government Cuts Off Internet Access Again · · Score: 1

    The U.S isn't a sentient entity. It is a country made up of various individuals, and as has been evidenced throughout time and in the current day there are those who would abuse power, abolish rights and oppress others. We are constantly in a struggle to uphold core ideals and preserve the human rights of those both within and without our borders; the latter however should be a shared responsibility, and we have gotten into trouble in the past when we haven't treated it as such. The U.S may have faultered but it doesn't change the fact that there are still people here trying to do the right thing.

  9. Re:Simplistic messages. on Avatar, Has Sci-fi Found Its Heaven's Gate? · · Score: 1

    There was outrage over the treatment of extraterrestrials in the movie. There was a scene showing protests over how the prawns were treated, it just wasn't the focus of the movie.

  10. Re:Mobsters, the new clinical trialists. on Dye Used In Blue M&Ms Can Lessen Spinal Injury · · Score: 5, Informative

    That is the nature of research with animals. There is regulation (here in the U.S) that attempts to minimize pain when possible and guidelines that must be followed to acquire animals for research, but there has been substantial progress made through animal research. If you've got a viable alternative I'm sure it would be considered. Take a look at the wiki page for more info.

  11. Re:Qualified Immunity on Middle-School Strip Search Ruled Unconstitutional · · Score: 1

    Not to sound ignorant, as I know my community is not the norm, but is this true? I grew up on Long Island and have never seen such a school. I know there are such measures in some city schools, but is it really "typical" of public schools in the U.S to have barbed wire and metal detectors?

  12. Re:Finally... on Memory Usage of Chrome, Firefox 3.5, et al. · · Score: 1

    "Normal" here clearly depends on what sort of browsing you are doing. I use chrome exclusively now, but when I used Ffox there was absolutely no question that watching some [flash] videos meant I would have to restart the browser eventually.

  13. Re:Tabs hell on Memory Usage of Chrome, Firefox 3.5, et al. · · Score: 1

    Chrome would probably be a better choice for you, then, because you wouldn't be leaking memory all over the place and individual tabs exploding wouldn't affect others.

  14. Re:No, he's right on 75 Comics That Are Being Made Into Films · · Score: 2, Informative

    You're entitled to your opinion of course, but if you're basing part of that pessimism off of that interview with Smith, perhaps you should take note that Smith has called the new Watchmen film Astounding. Its been said over and over again that its too hard to properly replicate the book's unique presentation, but it doesn't mean that the movie can't be good.

  15. Re:Steelcase Leap on Best Chair For Desktop Coding? · · Score: 1

    Aw, I posted this too late, now I'm a dupe. Anyways, these chairs run a bit expensive, in my opinion, but can easily be had through the likes of ebay, if you're looking to save a few bucks.

  16. Re:Wii, lightsabre game? on LucasArts Layoffs Spark Many Rumors, Including KOTOR 3 · · Score: 1

    The hilt has weight.

  17. Steelcase Leap Chair! on Best Chair For Desktop Coding? · · Score: 1

    http://www.steelcase.com/na/leap_products.aspx?f=11852 It's what I'm sitting in right now. They have a bunch of these at my girlfriend's med school, set up in the study centers, and everyone absolutely loves them. Very comfortable, lots of little options to tailor to your sitting desires. They can run a bit expensive, (namely the higher end models), but you can also find them on ebay, and the like. My GF got hers for about 300 on ebay, worth every penny.

  18. Re:What are you going to do??? on Running the Numbers on a US Pandemic · · Score: 1

    What about when they're through with your companions?

  19. Re:Well.. on The World's First National Internet Election · · Score: 1

    That's a really interesting suggestion, I like it.

    One question that crosses my mind is, what would happen if the number of people that chose "none" exceeded the number that voted for any of the candidates?

    I realize its a very unlikely situation, but what if it were to occur? Hardly seems fair to have a candidate who only got 20% of the votes (with 70% choosing "none") win, but I'm not quite sure what other option there would be.

  20. Um.. on Star Trek's Synthehol Now Possible? · · Score: 1

    "that appears in Star Trek:The Next Generation television series) cannot be created now. " Oh, it can't now?

  21. Re:Don't believe it on NASA Study Shows Antarctic Ice Sheet Shrinking · · Score: 1

    How was this commnent modded insightful?

  22. Re:What's wrong with normal pets? on Upgrade Your Dog · · Score: 1

    ""Now, women are becoming 'deru kugi' - are sticking out. There's very few males who would say 'that's right, we have to support you. Instead they (the women) are being hammered," said Dr Ishikawa. Heh.