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  1. depression on Study: Exposure To Morning Sunlight Helps Managing Weight · · Score: 2

    Depression is correlated with sunlight exposure. Depression is correlated with weight gain.

  2. Re:Um.... on Start-Up Founders On Dealing With Depression · · Score: 1, Insightful

    "Professional help" does not have a high success rate for treating depression.

  3. Re:Gee, so only a year of screaming on Microsoft: Start Menu Returns, Windows Free For Small Device OEMs, Cortana Beta · · Score: 1

    Providing what users ask want. What a brilliant idea!

  4. Re:Politcs vs. Science on NASA Halts Non-ISS Work With Russia Over Ukraine Crisis · · Score: 2

    My prediction is Russia is about to increase their rates for supplying the ISS.

  5. Re:The government has already opted us out. on Should Patients Have the Option To Not Know Their DNA? · · Score: 1

    The FDA did not stop 23andme from providing DNA testing.

    The FDA required 23andme to provide data that showed the information 23andme provided was accurate. 23andme chose to stop providing testing rather than provide information about the accuracy of their tests.

  6. Re:Op Out Knowledge? on Should Patients Have the Option To Not Know Their DNA? · · Score: 1

    The article is NOT about opting out of knowledge. The article is about the patient opting out of having certain DNA tests done.

    Currently, when your doctor sends you for a blood test you can opt out of having tests done. i.e. no change in current practices.

  7. Re:Pretty damn good article on Adaptation From Flash Boys Offers Inside Look at High-Frequency Trading · · Score: 2

    Finally, someone who actually read the article. The article is about the problem of doing large block trades.

    Small investors are not getting fleeced. HFT helps them get better prices.

  8. Re:day trader loses to second traders on Adaptation From Flash Boys Offers Inside Look at High-Frequency Trading · · Score: 1, Insightful

    High frequency trading is actually good for the small investor and gets them better pricing. What the article is about is the inability of institutional investors to make large trades without moving the market.

  9. Re:Fine, get rid of POTS, give us Net Neutrality on WSJ: Prepare To Hang Up the Phone — Forever · · Score: 2

    The difference is you are using traffic shaping to make your network work better. The major ISPs want to use traffic shaping to make the network work worse. (in order to extract money from content providers.)

  10. FreedomSponsors on Ask Slashdot: How To Handle Unfixed Linux Accessibility Bugs? · · Score: 1

    FreedomSponsors https://freedomsponsors.org/ is a much better platform for crowd sourcing.

  11. Re:No on Some Mozilla Employees Demand New CEO Step Down · · Score: 1

    Being conservative is not a protected class. It's not that rare at certain kinds of companies for people to be shown the door if they're "outed" as a conservative (possibly the most famous being the editor of Playgirl).

    Mozilla is in California. In California it is illegal to discriminate based upon political activities.

  12. I vote for on NASA Puts Its New Spacesuit Design To a Public Vote · · Score: 3, Insightful

    NASA's 2012 Z-1 Spacesuit design.

  13. totally missing the point on Mazda Says Its Upcoming Gas-Powered Cars Will Emit Less CO2 Than Electric Cars · · Score: 1

    The reason most people want electric cars has nothing to do with how much CO2 they emit.

  14. "Gentlemen's Agreement" on Silicon Valley Anti-Poaching Cartel Went Beyond a Few Tech Firms · · Score: 2

    Please stop calling this a "Gentleman's agreement. Those engaged in this practice are not "gentlemen".

  15. Re:is it illegal? on Silicon Valley Anti-Poaching Cartel Went Beyond a Few Tech Firms · · Score: 3, Interesting

    * Multiple times I have had companies explicitly tell me they can't hire me because my current employer would retaliate against them.
    * A manager offered me a position, but then called me back and told me that HR told him he could not hire me because of a secret inter-company agreement, neither I nor the manager knew anything about, that prohibited him from hiring any of my employer's employees.
    * I have personally seen a company to company contract which stated that neither company will hire each other company's employees.

    These non-compete agreements between companies are well know and common, these companies have never been prosecuted, and these companies have no fear of prosecution.

  16. 49% of the population believes the government lies on Survey Finds Nearly 50% In US Believe In Medical Conspiracy Theories · · Score: 1

    The survey shows that 49% of the population believes the government lies. When in fact, more like 90% of the population believes the government lies to us. The problem is we are not sure when the government is telling the truth.

  17. Re:terrorist@google.com? on Officials: NSA's PRISM Targets Email Addresses, Not Keywords · · Score: 1

    The username terrorist@gmail.com does exist. Why won't the NSA let me send him an email?

  18. Re:Google Voice Don't Go! on Goodbye, Google Voice · · Score: 1

    There are other companies who provide the same service you are seeking.

  19. Re:Still Useful for many things. on Goodbye, Google Voice · · Score: 2

    Free and low cost phone numbers are available from multiple sources. This is not a unique property of google voice.

  20. Re:Still worth it on Amazon Hikes Prime Membership Fee · · Score: 1

    Why are you incapable of predicting what you will need a week in advance?

  21. Re:90 day budget on Mars Rover Opportunity Faces New Threat: Budget Ax · · Score: 2

    Typical government run program. It's work was supposed to be completed in 90 days, but after ten years the rover's work is STILL not done.

  22. nonsense on White House: Get ACA Insurance Coverage, Launch Start-Ups · · Score: 1

    In all 50 states, two person businesses are able to get guaranteed issued health insurance. In many of the remainder states one person businesses can obtain guaranteed issue health insurance.

  23. Re:Better info at ESO on Monster Hypergiant Star Discovered · · Score: 0

    OK. That means it is 1150346509 times the size, if size is meant to mean volume.

  24. Re:opposite of brilliant on Environmentalists Propose $50 Billion Buyout of Coal Industry - To Shut It Down · · Score: 1

    It is a much newer technology than the "green" technology of hydro power.

  25. size? on Monster Hypergiant Star Discovered · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Is it 1,300 times as massive, has 1,300 times the volume, or what?