oniMaker

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by oniMaker 11y ago
If you are convinced of the latter point, then it's a great opportunity for you to invest in oil and benefit from your own wealth transfer.
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by oniMaker 11y ago
I know you're half joking, but if you really don't have a feeling (or actual understanding) of the units of the metric system you should spend some time acquiring that knowledge. There are reasons that 95% of the world and the ent
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by oniMaker 11y ago
It's the Lifespan TR-1200 DT.
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by oniMaker 11y ago
I did lots of research on this before buying one, and have found what most people reported to be true: it's easy to type and be accurate with a mouse at speeds under 2mph. Mine stops within five seconds, so taking calls etc. is not rea
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by oniMaker 11y ago
It's in my home office, and it's pretty quiet. Not much louder than simply walking around.
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by oniMaker 11y ago
I bought a treadmill desk recently. It's fantastic. I'm walking 15k steps at 2.3km/h daily, and slowly increasing the speed. I've dropped 3+kg and will soon have a healthy BMI again. After the first few days, the novelty
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by oniMaker 11y ago
Sometimes I like to think about how future archaeologists will be writing grand dissertations on the digital detritus we're all leaving behind today.
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by oniMaker 11y ago
Well done. I thought it might be the same as the lines quoted below, so I had also found the poem that way. Quite beautiful.
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by oniMaker 11y ago
The article contains the text "buried secrets" which points to a gopher link: gopher://gopher.vt.edu:10010/02/90/1 My curiosity is piqued.
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by oniMaker 11y ago
Can you back that up with any data? There are many sources which demonstrate that it's fairly simple to get all the nutrients you need by only eating plants. My own experience (and that of the vegans I know) also reflects this.
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by oniMaker 11y ago
"Finnish researchers found that a vegan diet changed the gut microbiome, and that this change was linked to an improvement in arthritis symptoms." I had a suspicion when I started reading this article that the simplest solution wo
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by oniMaker 11y ago
Yes, you're generally right about caloric intake being the main problem. Meat is a problem for many other reasons. However, it's doubtful that people would gorge themselves on vegetables were meat not available. And, even if they
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by oniMaker 11y ago
It's an anecdote from me personally, but there is a large wealth of research that's easy to find on the subject. I encourage you to do more reading if it interests you.
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by oniMaker 11y ago
Another good reason to stop eating meat altogether. Since I've been vegetarian, and now vegan, I've lost weight, gained energy, and feel so much better. I feel as if my mind is much sharper than it used to be when I ate meat. Th
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by oniMaker 11y ago
The comments in this thread evidence what a great ploy this was. First, Outrageous CEO generates a mild uproar, irritating nerds, and generating press. Irritated nerds tweet about T-Mobile, causing it to trend. Bonus: everyone is branded fo
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by oniMaker 11y ago
No, this is the wrong approach. The object is not to define personhood through some objective set of criteria which can then be used to justify evil; it's to use our observations about the world to arrive at a broader and more humane o
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by oniMaker 11y ago
I'm more interested in who we classify as people. Remember, the word person comes from persona, meaning an actor's mask. In 2014 it was discovered that a species of Long-finned pilot whales (a type of dolphin) has more neocortical
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by oniMaker 11y ago
You make a good point, but remember that it doesn't cover 100% of those "secret knowledge" groups. Some self-help books really are helpful. Some conspiracy theories really are true. Think about mathematics. That's a trut
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by oniMaker 11y ago
Unless your goal is to maximize joy.
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by oniMaker 11y ago
There's more joy in giving $2 to a person who needs it.
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by oniMaker 11y ago
Ok, that's fair. I shouldn't have been so dismissive in tone. The underlying criticism was meant to be substantive.
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by oniMaker 11y ago
Uber's endgame is to roll out globally with an attractive platform for users and an enticing offer for drivers, gain a dominant market share in as many markets as possible, then steadily replace all human drivers with self-driving cars
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by oniMaker 11y ago
Of course not. Most people don't even think about this stuff.
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by oniMaker 11y ago
What's their business model?
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by oniMaker 11y ago
Motivated to use the interaction for self-promotion.