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by beloch 10y ago
"Does blending fruits and vegetables ruin some of the fibrous benefit?" “Blending won’t have a significant negative impact on fiber,” Spiller reassured me. “Fiber is what’s responsible for the viscosity of a smoothie and its impac
902.
by beloch 10y ago
There's nothing new about the "beer theory of civilization", although this article doesn't really explain it very well. Perhaps the most compelling aspect of it is that it explains how we domesticated crops in the first
903.
by beloch 10y ago
Losing a significant amount of weight and keeping it off is difficult but possible. My brother and I both did it, but in very different ways. Personally, I maxed out at a BMI of 34. I lost about 70 pounds, got back into the normal BMI ran
904.
by beloch 10y ago
In Anathem, there was a global catastrophe of an unspecified nature caused (or at least blamed on) science. Physicists, mathematicians, etc. are segregated from broader society (and high technology) to prevent future reoccurrences of this
905.
by beloch 10y ago
While it's "only" 52 years old, another plane still in production (albeit under a new company) that's worthy of discussion is the de Havilland Canada (now Viking) DHC-6 Twin Otter[1]. The Twin Otter isn't just nice
906.
by beloch 10y ago
Approximately half a million people died of malaria in 2015, and that was after a long trend of decreasing deaths (it used to be much worse)[1]. That's deaths from malaria, not cases of malaria. If we naively assume everyone on Ear
907.
by beloch 10y ago
"Confirmatory labs would be less dependent on positive results than the original researchers, a situation that should promote the publication of null and negative results. They would be rewarded by authorship on published papers, servi
908.
by beloch 10y ago
"How do we help people build a safe community that prevents harm, helps during crises and rebuilds afterwards in a world where anyone across the world can affect us?" For one, give people using your site some basic privacy so thei
909.
by beloch 10y ago
Claim: Hollywood movies are going to become less profitable and less viable to make! Sane response: What was the last Hollywood movie that actually turned a profit on paper for tax purposes?
910.
by beloch 10y ago
Reagan was 70 when he took office and did later develop Alzheimer's. Did he develop it while in office? If he did, his staff covered for him quite effectively. If you're saying Trump has Alzheimer's now , and that explains
911.
by beloch 10y ago
Flip the gender. Would you respect a bunch of dickheads marching around D.C.?
912.
by beloch 10y ago
I must admit, I'm really confused by how impeachment works in the U.S.. Clinton was impeached for perjury and abuse of power because he took advantage of his position (and a political intern) and then lied about it. Now we have a pres
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by beloch 10y ago
As Hollywood discovered in the 30's and 40's, controlling both production and distribution simultaneously can be very profitable. However, they also discovered that anti-trust lawsuits suck[1]. Refuse to show your competitors&#x2
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by beloch 10y ago
"Bourgeon examined the approximately 36,000 bone fragments culled from the site and preserved at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau — an enormous undertaking that took her two years to complete. Comprehensive analysis of certai
915.
by beloch 10y ago
Older MMO's, like Everquest or World of Warcraft, were pretty blatant skinner's boxes. You were lucky if a NPC sending you out to collect bat-wings got a little bit chatty. Some more recent MMO's, such as Bioware's The
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by beloch 10y ago
Yes, ground penetrating radar/sonar/magnetic sensing all exist and are used, but they're not as good as you'd hope. They're mainly used to help figure out where to dig. There are all sorts of high-tech ways to rec
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by beloch 10y ago
Major problem: Context is king in archaeology. The context of an artifact is its position in the site relative to everything else, and it's incredibly important. A stone flake by itself tells you a little, but a stone flake next to a
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by beloch 10y ago
The article addresses this: "It's natural to look at the phenomenon of declining manufacturing employment as a political failure that can be rectified. But the fact that China has lost more manufacturing jobs than the U.S. over th
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by beloch 10y ago
Quinoa has about twice the protein content of white rice, which is why some people like it, nevermind the fact that putting a few beans in your rice gets you the same nutrients for less money. Some people also like the taste (I do). Howev
920.
by beloch 10y ago
It's one thing to worry about AI's taking over the world someday . It's quite another matter entirely to think about current military automation of WMD deployment. Everyone's probably seen Dr. Strangelove at some point
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by beloch 10y ago
Compare films made in the 1940's to those made in the 1910's, or earlier. Until the late 1910's, film was basically tech demo's. Brief shots of regular life, or maybe something a little titillating. No real plots or st
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by beloch 10y ago
" among the groups that received a high-fat diet, the mice that drank the sweetener solution became considerably heavier than those who drank plain water. However, the blood sugar level was higher than normal in all of the mice that re
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by beloch 10y ago
Giving this to livestock would also be pretty deadly to mosquitoes. Using cows and pigs to fight malaria is not a half-bad idea.
924.
by beloch 10y ago
44% of Germany's electricity is currently from coal[1]. Hopefully they plan to reduce that, or this is a wee bit misguided. [1] http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=26372
925.
by beloch 10y ago
Drone strikes are taking place in countries like Pakistan and Yemen, where there is no official war with the U.S.. Their success rate is terrible[1]. They miss their intended target most of the time[2]. Thousands of civilians, including hu
926.
by beloch 10y ago
You speak as if the damage is past-tense. It's still being done! The U.S. may have ended the policy of openly torturing people, but they're still proudly assassinating people in foreign countries with drones. This is a practice
927.
by beloch 10y ago
In Canada, pine beetles have been spreading further and further North in recent years. Warm winters help beetles spread, but keeping old forests untouched by fire many decades past what is typical in the area has also played a big part. F
928.
by beloch 10y ago
This new launch vehicle has a realistic chance of getting people and materials to Mars in sufficient quantities to build an outpost. I'd like to hear more about how they plan to build a self-sustaining colony on Mars though. There ar
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by beloch 10y ago
Cases like those of Manning or Snowden present an perplexing conundrum for governments. If you do evil, scummy stuff and want to keep it hushed up, you need to make an example of leakers, no matter how well meaning they may be, in order to
930.
by beloch 10y ago
Carbon fiber frames can be surprisingly fragile, especially when subjected to forces they weren't specifically designed to withstand, such as being crushed inwards from the sides. Vanmoof (the company in the article) seems to specializ

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