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Pompeo: Melting sea ice presents 'new opportunities for trade'(edition.cnn.com)
3 points by primroot 7y ago|0 comments
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by primroot 7y ago
I am not so sure about the "as a consequence" part. If people engineer a fix, it is because the problem is grave enough that it calls for a fix, on the other hand it might be so grave that engineering anything beyond simple stick
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Hunter vs. Farmer Hypothesis(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by primroot 7y ago|0 comments
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by primroot 7y ago
10 years ago I was attending a US college with a Student Visa. The few times I was returning from my home country I would bring only a backpack with barely anything inside it (all the clothes I needed were already in my dorm). This was caus
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by primroot 7y ago
You are right then. I missed it because I was focusing on the way the Italian judiciary handled the case afterwards, which indicates the clandestine nature of the co-operation.
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by primroot 7y ago
Where is the cooperation here? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Omar_case I really fail to see it.
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by primroot 7y ago
Besides, if the person really means it, they probably have no idea what "every food on the planet" means. The result of industrialized food production and distribution has been a steady ongoing loss of food diversity. You can sear
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Assange, Motarjemi and Rui Pinto Win GUE/NGL Whistleblower Prize(guengl.eu)
1 points by primroot 7y ago|0 comments
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David Buckel(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by primroot 8y ago|0 comments
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by primroot 8y ago
This reminds me of the Summer's memo [0]: This does not even follow from the parent comment. I quote: " it's not only the very poor, it's also in front or in gardens of villa's in those countries. " I live in P
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by primroot 8y ago
Ever heard of systemic pesticides? "Pesticides can be classified based upon their biological mechanism function or application method. Most pesticides work by poisoning pests. A systemic pesticide moves inside a plant following absorpt
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Global dimming: Relationship to global warming(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by primroot 8y ago|0 comments
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by primroot 8y ago
This, a thousand times. Besides, I recall someone saying (I think it was Bruce Schneier) that the way technology is making privacy something that cannot be taken for granted is similar to a process of pollution, in that the small effects ac
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by primroot 8y ago
Somewhat unrelated, but doesn't this principle apply very often in agriculture? I can see this as one of the reasons why only 12 plant species provide 75% of world food. [0] I should say I take it as evident that raw food is only a fun
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by primroot 8y ago
The first thing I recalled after learning about this case, was the case of Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton [0]. I have heard arguments in the past for this kind of censorship. In my country (Panama) the closest thing is called "reserva del
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by primroot 8y ago
Speaking of outside companies... "It is as part of this PR campaign that Bin Salman’s visit should be viewed. In exchange for cash, elite universities offer the veneer of a progressive agenda. For instance, Bin Salman’s foundation, MiS
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by primroot 8y ago
So this is how cool and forward-thinking MBS is. Now the prince of KSA supports organizations handing out disobedience awards. Who would have thought? [0] https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/30&
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Cell Phone Radiation Tied to Rare Tumor in Rats, Study Says(bloomberg.com)
4 points by primroot 9y ago|0 comments
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by primroot 9y ago
Thanks. As the article states, Smith was clearly not some sort of proto-left-wing intellectual. Here is the source of your quote http://www.econlib.org/library/Smith/smMS4.html#IV.I.10 Evidently, Smith was unfamil
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by primroot 9y ago
Smith does not seem to be a private-propery-idealist as almost anyone in the mainstream today. Take this passage for example, also from book V. "Wherever there is great property there is great inequality. For one very rich man there mu
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by primroot 9y ago
I'm wondering what other HN users think of the merits of reducing the omega-6 to omega-3 ratio as an alternative to aspirin (in certain cases). Aspirin works by irreversibly inactivating the COX enzyme [0], which is involved the Arachi
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by primroot 9y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential_fatty_acid_interacti... . Some recommended keywords that are not mentioned in the article: inflammation, essential fatty acids (EFA), and the Arachidonic Acid Cascade. A feature
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by primroot 11y ago
"Do aluminum vaccine adjuvants contribute to the rising prevalence of autism?" https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016201341...
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Autism Symptoms Related to Aluminum and Acetaminophen Exposure (2012) [pdf](people.csail.mit.edu)
1 points by primroot 11y ago|2 comments
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by primroot 11y ago
The issue of yields is also relevant. Here is a report from 2014. The original page has been changed. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://... "While the target level of beta-carotene i
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Debunking the hunter gatherer workout (2012)(nytimes.com)
2 points by primroot 11y ago|0 comments
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by primroot 11y ago
Do you know any rice cultivars, to which Golden Rice genes have been added without a decrease in yields in regions where Vit. A deficiency is currently a problem (e.g. the Philippines)?
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by primroot 11y ago
> The modern sedentary lifestyle with enormous quantities of extra calories at our fingertips is quite a recent invention of humanity. Some people have concluded otherwise. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/26&#x2F
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Breeding the Nutrition Out of Our Food (2013)(nytimes.com)
93 points by primroot 11y ago|53 comments
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Natural Transformations(bartoszmilewski.com)
4 points by primroot 11y ago|0 comments

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