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by PerfectElement 11y ago
I'm Canadian and I've been working for an American company for 3 years now. I found a good accountant that explained me the pros and cons of incorporating based on the income and I decided to incorporate. This makes getting paid e
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What if your sensitive data is encrypted at rest and the application is responsible for decrypting it?
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Why avocados? It takes 74.1 gallons to produce 1 pound. Much less than most calorie-dense foods.
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The fact that people think dogs have higher intrinsic value than pigs, and hence deserve more rights, is based on completely arbitrary characteristics. The proof of that is that dogs are seen as food in some cultures, cows are seen as sacre
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> "Even though I see them as livestock, not pets" Isn't it funny how this is a completely arbitrary definition? The most sensible explanation I've seen about this phenomenon is called carnism and it's brilliantly
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> It is morally illogical to grant non-human values equivalent human moral value. It's illogical to grant them equivalent rights (right to vote, basic education, etc.) but there's nothing illogical in granting non-human animals
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Earthlings, Into the Wild, City of God, Fight Club, Whiplash
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Eat Like You Care: An Examination of the Morality of Eating Animals by Prof. Gary Francione
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I've been vegan for over 8 years (eating mostly whole foods), and I can say that the positive effects are long-lasting. I'm approaching 40 too and I don't really feel like I'm getting old like most of my peers do.
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My anecdote: I've been eating a vegan high carb diet for the past 8 years and, even though I exercise a lot less than I used to, my health has improved dramatically in terms of not getting sick and feeling more energy. I also never had
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by PerfectElement 12y ago
> China and India, which are already seeing rising obesity problems, are huge consumers of rice. Are there any studies linking rice consumption to higher obesity rates? AFAIK, these populations have relied on rice for ages and their obe
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> We are nowhere near living in a post-scarcity world I agree that we're not near living in a post-scarcity society, but not necessarily because of technical limitations. Humans don't need infinite amounts of land, water, miner
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>> What we want from Apple isn't new technology. We want human warmth—a possibility of living a more fulfilled, meaningful life. So your life's meaning and fulfillment depends on Apple? That's really sad.
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As long as it offers something new, I don't see anything wrong with that. I've been working with MongoDB for the last year and DocumentDB features look very interesting to me.
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I don't see how this can be a valid scientific experiment if the control group is aware of their colleagues working 2 hours less and getting the same salary. How can this not affect the results?
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>>The myth that high cholesterol or high fat is the culprit of CAD is difficult to kill, even when study after study shows no correlation whatsoever between them and CAD. It's hard to kill because it's not a myth. Despite of
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I don't think the effectiveness of a whole foods plant based diet is really in question here. There are enough robust studies showing that it prevents and reverses CAD (look for Dr. Dean Ornish and Dr. Collin Campbell). Knowing that CA
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by PerfectElement 12y ago
I'm working on an online intake forms web app ( http://intakeq.com ). I built it initially for my wife, who's a nutritionist, but there are a few other people using it now.
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Stop Life-Hacking(huffingtonpost.com)
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The Ketogenic "Advantage"(youtube.com)
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For the new research (that haven't been proven over and over again, like the Lipid Hypothesis) go to http://nutritionfacts.org and this Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/PrimitiveNutrition
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by PerfectElement 12y ago
Listen to Dr. Garth being interviewed by Rich Roll (starting at 13 min) to understand what this nutrition confusion is all about. https://soundcloud.com/richroll/rrp-050-the-rich-roll-podcas...
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I've seen some people in this situation finding purpose in life by helping others. A very close friend of mine battled with depression for years. After watching Earthlings and realizing how horrible it is to be an animal in this day a
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You should follow the Paleo diet if you don't want to live past your 60's like the Inuit and the Masai, who have been on a low carb diet for generations and have very low life expectancy. Just research what science (not blogs) has
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>>What about all the serious recent research showing little correlation between fat in diet and all the diseases? Do you mean the few studies coming from the Weston A Price Foundation reverberated by thousands of paleo-fad blogs/
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I think that's true for anyone aiming at being healthy. I'd say that eating meat and not having any nutrition knowledge is even worse. If you don't know anything about nutrition, sticking with fruits, legumes, grains, nuts, s
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by PerfectElement 12y ago
I usually answer with this: http://veganbodybuilding.com