Utter rubbish. The French eat meat and have a high fat diet, but have a very low incidence of heart problems
Your link is to a fad-diet site.
I think they consume far less sugar and soda and more fiber, which may explain things. You might find these two (long) talks interesting. The first is research/study based, the second is more anecdotal, but with some research. I thought they were both excellent and interesting.
Sugar: The Bitter Truth (1h30m) by Dr. Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, explores the damage caused by sugary foods. He argues that fructose (too much) and fiber (not enough) appear to be cornerstones of the obesity epidemic through their effects on insulin. Series: UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public.
How Bad Science and Big Business Created the Obesity Epidemic (1h) by David Diamond, Ph.D., of the University of South Florida College of Arts and Sciences shares his personal story about his battle with obesity. Diamond shows how he lost weight and reduced his triglycerides by eating red meat, eggs and butter.
They didn't "ask" for permission. They inferred it from people providing their twitter account info. There wasn't even an "opt-out" option because people didn't know this was going to happen.
Of course, because if they *had* asked, I imagine the answer would have always been "no" - unless you're someone that likes other people putting words in your mouth. I'm sure ReedPop was operating under the idea that it's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission - or they're just dicks.
Most of the people who will see the film can tell the difference between fact and fiction, including being able to generally identify the wide swath in between.
I don't know about that and think it depends on the facts and fictions involved. After seeing Gravity, I'm sure there will be many, many people that think the ISS and Hubble are just a jet-pack ride apart, when, in fact, they are not - Astronaut and a Writer at the Movies. Unless one actually knows (or is willing/able to research) the facts, the fictions can be rather compelling...
Uh huh. And for those "young healthy people" that get injured in an accident or get cancer, who pays for their health care if they don't have insurance? The rest of us. It's not about "personal choice," it's about not being an irresponsible freeloader.
Except you've now ADDED a bunch of freeloaders to the system who can stay on low premium low cost plans and then jump on more expensive plans whenever they develop some condition that justifies it. There's literally no reason to be on an expensive plan with the pre-existing condition mandate.
Probably some truth to that, but I imagine that one cannot switch plans unless during an open enrollment period or after a life-change event. Of course, low premium plans have high deductibles, high out-of-pocket expenses and less expansive coverage, where high premium plans have the reverse.
For what my $.02. is worth, one of the reasons I like Boston, as opposed to, say New York or LA, is that it's a big city that seems like a small(ish) town.
I like Boston because it's a small city that seems like a big town.
"In" and "around" Boston are two different things. Boston proper is a pretty small area - I've walked across Boston (when I visited while working for the NY Times) - but fairly dense. I can easily imagine that many (most?) of the areas surrounding Boston and those parts of Boston directly adjacent have access to FiOS, while most of the city itself does not.
For what my $.02. is worth, one of the reasons I like Boston, as opposed to, say New York or LA, is that it's a big city that seems like a small(ish) town.
No, that's the whole idea behind Obamacare. The idea behind insurance is that it is a personal choice to have it or not. Now it's just a tax that unfairly impacts young healthy people.
Uh huh. And for those "young healthy people" that get injured in an accident or get cancer, who pays for their health care if they don't have insurance? The rest of us. It's not about "personal choice," it's about not being an irresponsible freeloader. Also, if you're younger than 26 - i.e., actually young - then you can *now* stay on your parent's insurance.
Silly question, but... what happens when you want to apply and you don't have a computer ?
You can apply over the phone - or in person at various places, if available if your area/state and not specifically prohibited by a state/local Republican administration (not trolling, just stating a fact that exists). Sure, finding *that* information is presently problematic w/o a computer, but that should get worked out over time.
If Congress authorizes back pay for federal workers that did not work. Do you think this Congress is going to do that? It isn't even being discussed in Washington, from what I have heard.
that the sites are down more as a public statement than out of fiscal prudence
You mean, the populist faction of the Neocon Corporate Party could possibly do something just to put the public blame on the authoritarian faction? That cannot be!
Well... The Neocon Corporate Party favors a smaller government without all these "non-essential" programs and services. Parks and monuments - part of, built and/or maintained by the government - are technically non-essential, so closing them gives us all a chance to see what the smaller government envisioned would look like...
Many of these actions are clearly not "required". Park facilities that don't normally have round-the-clock security are now being patrolled and guarded by park rangers who have been told to keep everyone out. The logic doesn't make sense because these are facilities that don't have any services being discontinued that would necessitate a total closure of the lands and monuments during a government shutdown. It is purely punitive action designed to make regular people suffer in the hopes they whine to their congressman about the budget negotiations.
All though... the Tea Party Republicans that instigated this mess - let's please not debate this, it's not my main point - and others who are pushing for smaller government, believe that much (most?) of the government is wasteful and unnecessary. Well... those parks and monuments are part of this government - built and/or maintained by this government. Making them unavailable also demonstrates what things would be like without them - you know, with a smaller government without all the "non-essential" stuff.
But, "we like and want these parks and monuments" they cry, "and they should be open." Sure, I agree, but that's *your* priority; other people may have other priorities. One small group of people don't get to dictate what's important or essential to everyone. The government is as large as it is because Congress made it so and Congress was elected by us all. If you (in the generic) don't like parts of it, elect different people and try to change things through Constitutional processes - you know, like passing bills into law, reforming Congressional practices - not by throwing a tantrum because you can't get otherwise what *you* want, when *you* want it.
[rant] House Republicans and Tea Party members need to grow the fuck up. [/rant]
My brief experiences on the wrong side of the law, way back when I was a youngster, lead me to firmly believe that Prosecutors are way more interested in scoring wins, making examples of people and furthering their careers than in truth and justice. To that end, they always strive to apply as many charges as they can think of and pursue the most harsh punishments available to help ensure they have the maximum leverage and/or win at least something regardless of the facts and circumstances and/or consequences (sound familiar House Republicans?). It's very easy for the accused, especially if young and naive, to be overwhelmed by this process, even with a good, reassuring defense attorney. If I faced the behavior of the Prosecutors in this case, I might also see the ultimate path Aaron chose as the only way out...
On January 6, 2011, Swartz was arrested by MIT police on state breaking-and-entering charges, after systematically downloading academic journal articles from JSTOR. Federal prosecutors later charged him with two counts of wire fraud and 11 violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, carrying a cumulative maximum penalty of $1 million in fines, 35 years in prison, asset forfeiture, restitution and supervised release.
Meaning, he bypassed a website pay/firewall and downloaded some (okay, many) articles. Is that something warranting 35 years in prison? I think not. We could easily enumerate many, many worse crimes - against actual people - that get less severe punishments. It's seems there's a disconnect in this country between "protecting the innocent" - especially people vs. corporations - and the actual crime and damages. I won't say "punishing the guilty" because Prosecutors don't actually care what someone is guilty of - as long as they win.
Yes it's impossible in our space program but the F in SF doesn't stand for Fact.
From the article I linked:
It wouldn’t matter so much had the producers not set such a high bar for themselves with their splendid re-creations of small things: the fogging helmets, the space tools. Violations of the known laws of physics happen in practically every frame of a “Star Wars” or “Star Trek” movie, and we don’t care because we don’t expect anything better.
But this is the way it goes in the movies. They will hire art historians to make sure the curtains in Einstein’s house look right — it’s a visual medium, after all — but at some point, as the science fiction director David Twohy said during a talk on movies and science, science gives way to the story.
Still, I wish they wouldn’t always cheat on the physics.
You might want to watch Europa Report for something that "puts the science back into science fiction" - quoting a Rotten Tomatoes critic.
they struggle to reach the nearby International Space Station (ISS)
In this NY Times review, Astronaut and a Writer at the Movies, Dennis Overbye and astronaut Michael J. Massimino watched and discussed the movie together... "There is a hole in the plot: a gaping orbital impossibility big enough to drive the Starship Enterprise through."
Plot *SPOILER* or orbital physics lesson, take your pick:
... Michael J. Massimino, who flew missions in 2002 and 2009 to service the Hubble Space Telescope — the same telescope the astronauts in “Gravity” were sent to repair.... there is a hole in the plot: a gaping orbital impossibility big enough to drive the Starship Enterprise through.
After they stop tumbling and find the shuttle destroyed and their colleagues all dead, Mr. Clooney tells Ms. Bullock that their only hope for rescue is to use his jetpack to travel to the space station, seen as a glowing light over the horizon. “It’s a long hike, but we can make it,” he says.
... the Hubble and the space station are in vastly different orbits. Getting from one to the other requires so much energy that not even space shuttles had enough fuel to do it. The telescope is 353 miles high, in an orbit that keeps it near the Equator; the space station is about 100 miles lower, in an orbit that takes it far north, over Russia.
To have the movie astronauts Matt Kowalski (Mr. Clooney) and Ryan Stone (Ms. Bullock) zip over to the space station would be like having a pirate tossed overboard in the Caribbean swim to London.
Officials say that a miscommunication with contractors led to the blunder.
Like what? They have different definitions of "level" and "plumb?"
Because one side of the tank is lower than the other, water slops over the side when it is nearly full.
Why would anyone *want* build a containment tank like that? This could have been avoided if someone had simply said, "Are you sure? Because this is stupid." Also, the phrase "nearly full" would obviously mean something different on opposite sides of the tank - another clue that something was wrong...
Signed binaries running from a signed kernel, booted on UEFI Secure Boot hardware you can't legally compromise.
And... Eventually we'll all end up being forced to use console systems like the XBone (etc) to access the Internet at all. (Isn't that what the system quoted above really is, a vendor approved console?)
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That 20% of the code/problems take 80% of the time? Perhaps the developers picked the wrong 2 of: fast, cheap, or good..
It's not meat that's the problem. It's too much sugar, too much fat, too much salt and too few exercise.
Some doctors agree w/you. See the "Sugar: The Bitter Truth" link in my previous post.
Utter rubbish. The French eat meat and have a high fat diet, but have a very low incidence of heart problems
Your link is to a fad-diet site.
I think they consume far less sugar and soda and more fiber, which may explain things. You might find these two (long) talks interesting. The first is research/study based, the second is more anecdotal, but with some research. I thought they were both excellent and interesting.
They didn't "ask" for permission. They inferred it from people providing their twitter account info. There wasn't even an "opt-out" option because people didn't know this was going to happen.
Of course, because if they *had* asked, I imagine the answer would have always been "no" - unless you're someone that likes other people putting words in your mouth. I'm sure ReedPop was operating under the idea that it's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission - or they're just dicks.
Most of the people who will see the film can tell the difference between fact and fiction, including being able to generally identify the wide swath in between.
I don't know about that and think it depends on the facts and fictions involved. After seeing Gravity, I'm sure there will be many, many people that think the ISS and Hubble are just a jet-pack ride apart, when, in fact, they are not - Astronaut and a Writer at the Movies. Unless one actually knows (or is willing/able to research) the facts, the fictions can be rather compelling...
I guess this is another thing Futurama was spot on about. How'd that jingle go again? "Nobody doesn't love Molten Boron~"
It goes like this.
Except you've now ADDED a bunch of freeloaders to the system who can stay on low premium low cost plans and then jump on more expensive plans whenever they develop some condition that justifies it. There's literally no reason to be on an expensive plan with the pre-existing condition mandate.
Probably some truth to that, but I imagine that one cannot switch plans unless during an open enrollment period or after a life-change event. Of course, low premium plans have high deductibles, high out-of-pocket expenses and less expansive coverage, where high premium plans have the reverse.
For what my $.02. is worth, one of the reasons I like Boston, as opposed to, say New York or LA, is that it's a big city that seems like a small(ish) town.
I like Boston because it's a small city that seems like a big town.
That works for me too.
...and believe there is probably FiOS in Boston.
"In" and "around" Boston are two different things. Boston proper is a pretty small area - I've walked across Boston (when I visited while working for the NY Times) - but fairly dense. I can easily imagine that many (most?) of the areas surrounding Boston and those parts of Boston directly adjacent have access to FiOS, while most of the city itself does not.
For what my $.02. is worth, one of the reasons I like Boston, as opposed to, say New York or LA, is that it's a big city that seems like a small(ish) town.
No, that's the whole idea behind Obamacare. The idea behind insurance is that it is a personal choice to have it or not. Now it's just a tax that unfairly impacts young healthy people.
Uh huh. And for those "young healthy people" that get injured in an accident or get cancer, who pays for their health care if they don't have insurance? The rest of us. It's not about "personal choice," it's about not being an irresponsible freeloader. Also, if you're younger than 26 - i.e., actually young - then you can *now* stay on your parent's insurance.
Silly question, but... what happens when you want to apply and you don't have a computer ?
You can apply over the phone - or in person at various places, if available if your area/state and not specifically prohibited by a state/local Republican administration (not trolling, just stating a fact that exists). Sure, finding *that* information is presently problematic w/o a computer, but that should get worked out over time.
It isn't a country where the police strut around in jackboots; it's a country where the police can do anything they like.
Like ignoring the fact that jackboots are generally not a good Summer look on men...
That was published over an hour after I posted my comment. Are you faulting me for being a poor prognosticator? Mea culpa.
No. I'm sorry that it came across that way.
If Congress authorizes back pay for federal workers that did not work. Do you think this Congress is going to do that? It isn't even being discussed in Washington, from what I have heard.
After 2s on Google: listen again: House unanimously approves back pay for 800,000 furloughed federal workers. Sure it hasn't passed the Senate and been signed by the President, but the issue is being discussed.
that the sites are down more as a public statement than out of fiscal prudence
You mean, the populist faction of the Neocon Corporate Party could possibly do something just to put the public blame on the authoritarian faction? That cannot be!
Well... The Neocon Corporate Party favors a smaller government without all these "non-essential" programs and services. Parks and monuments - part of, built and/or maintained by the government - are technically non-essential, so closing them gives us all a chance to see what the smaller government envisioned would look like...
Many of these actions are clearly not "required". Park facilities that don't normally have round-the-clock security are now being patrolled and guarded by park rangers who have been told to keep everyone out. The logic doesn't make sense because these are facilities that don't have any services being discontinued that would necessitate a total closure of the lands and monuments during a government shutdown. It is purely punitive action designed to make regular people suffer in the hopes they whine to their congressman about the budget negotiations.
All though... the Tea Party Republicans that instigated this mess - let's please not debate this, it's not my main point - and others who are pushing for smaller government, believe that much (most?) of the government is wasteful and unnecessary. Well... those parks and monuments are part of this government - built and/or maintained by this government. Making them unavailable also demonstrates what things would be like without them - you know, with a smaller government without all the "non-essential" stuff.
But, "we like and want these parks and monuments" they cry, "and they should be open." Sure, I agree, but that's *your* priority; other people may have other priorities. One small group of people don't get to dictate what's important or essential to everyone. The government is as large as it is because Congress made it so and Congress was elected by us all. If you (in the generic) don't like parts of it, elect different people and try to change things through Constitutional processes - you know, like passing bills into law, reforming Congressional practices - not by throwing a tantrum because you can't get otherwise what *you* want, when *you* want it.
[rant] House Republicans and Tea Party members need to grow the fuck up. [/rant]
My brief experiences on the wrong side of the law, way back when I was a youngster, lead me to firmly believe that Prosecutors are way more interested in scoring wins, making examples of people and furthering their careers than in truth and justice. To that end, they always strive to apply as many charges as they can think of and pursue the most harsh punishments available to help ensure they have the maximum leverage and/or win at least something regardless of the facts and circumstances and/or consequences (sound familiar House Republicans?). It's very easy for the accused, especially if young and naive, to be overwhelmed by this process, even with a good, reassuring defense attorney. If I faced the behavior of the Prosecutors in this case, I might also see the ultimate path Aaron chose as the only way out...
From Wikipedia:
On January 6, 2011, Swartz was arrested by MIT police on state breaking-and-entering charges, after systematically downloading academic journal articles from JSTOR. Federal prosecutors later charged him with two counts of wire fraud and 11 violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, carrying a cumulative maximum penalty of $1 million in fines, 35 years in prison, asset forfeiture, restitution and supervised release.
Meaning, he bypassed a website pay/firewall and downloaded some (okay, many) articles. Is that something warranting 35 years in prison? I think not. We could easily enumerate many, many worse crimes - against actual people - that get less severe punishments. It's seems there's a disconnect in this country between "protecting the innocent" - especially people vs. corporations - and the actual crime and damages. I won't say "punishing the guilty" because Prosecutors don't actually care what someone is guilty of - as long as they win.
"stuck driving in a circle" is very far from being out of control.
I think those watching the US Congress in action recently would disagree...
Yes it's impossible in our space program but the F in SF doesn't stand for Fact.
From the article I linked:
It wouldn’t matter so much had the producers not set such a high bar for themselves with their splendid re-creations of small things: the fogging helmets, the space tools. Violations of the known laws of physics happen in practically every frame of a “Star Wars” or “Star Trek” movie, and we don’t care because we don’t expect anything better.
But this is the way it goes in the movies. They will hire art historians to make sure the curtains in Einstein’s house look right — it’s a visual medium, after all — but at some point, as the science fiction director David Twohy said during a talk on movies and science, science gives way to the story.
Still, I wish they wouldn’t always cheat on the physics.
You might want to watch Europa Report for something that "puts the science back into science fiction" - quoting a Rotten Tomatoes critic.
they struggle to reach the nearby International Space Station (ISS)
In this NY Times review, Astronaut and a Writer at the Movies, Dennis Overbye and astronaut Michael J. Massimino watched and discussed the movie together... "There is a hole in the plot: a gaping orbital impossibility big enough to drive the Starship Enterprise through."
Plot *SPOILER* or orbital physics lesson, take your pick:
... Michael J. Massimino, who flew missions in 2002 and 2009 to service the Hubble Space Telescope — the same telescope the astronauts in “Gravity” were sent to repair. ... there is a hole in the plot: a gaping orbital impossibility big enough to drive the Starship Enterprise through.
After they stop tumbling and find the shuttle destroyed and their colleagues all dead, Mr. Clooney tells Ms. Bullock that their only hope for rescue is to use his jetpack to travel to the space station, seen as a glowing light over the horizon. “It’s a long hike, but we can make it,” he says.
To have the movie astronauts Matt Kowalski (Mr. Clooney) and Ryan Stone (Ms. Bullock) zip over to the space station would be like having a pirate tossed overboard in the Caribbean swim to London.
Officials say that a miscommunication with contractors led to the blunder.
Like what? They have different definitions of "level" and "plumb?"
Because one side of the tank is lower than the other, water slops over the side when it is nearly full.
Why would anyone *want* build a containment tank like that? This could have been avoided if someone had simply said, "Are you sure? Because this is stupid." Also, the phrase "nearly full" would obviously mean something different on opposite sides of the tank - another clue that something was wrong...
Signed binaries running from a signed kernel, booted on UEFI Secure Boot hardware you can't legally compromise.
And... Eventually we'll all end up being forced to use console systems like the XBone (etc) to access the Internet at all. (Isn't that what the system quoted above really is, a vendor approved console?)
No thanks, I would rather use a Dentic - minty!
Just remember: *never* swallow one and they taste horrible fried - words to live by.
Sneakernet, for you youngsters, is like the Internet, but with more walking.
[ Links make things "Informative"... :-) ]