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by searine 10y ago
Two reasons it won't end the world. 1. This is in vitro work, and even there it is only 5x as efficient. In vivo I'd expect that rate to go down. 2. Metabolism is expensive. This is probably not a very fit pathway. It takes a lot
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by searine 10y ago
Modern carriers are a peacetime weapon. They project economic, diplomatic, and clandestine power far beyond the countries borders.
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by searine 10y ago
The Right To Die is an often ignored but important law for the exact reasons you listed. It's something you don't think you need until you absolutely do need it. These Frontline Documentaries are very explanatory for those who wan
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by searine 10y ago
>The very limited upside of ag companies (or startups like Soylent for that mattter) messing with food and then immediately marketing it as safe and consumable, is irresponsible. GMOs are regulated by the EPA, USDA, and FDA. Traditionall
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by searine 10y ago
> Lack of rigorous testing, especially long term testing. There have been hundreds of studies over decades testing the safety of these gene products. Just because you choose to ignore them does not mean they do not exist. Also, just beca
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by searine 10y ago
Current GMOs aren't designed to create higher crop yields, and have massively reduced harmful broad-spectrum insecticide use. They have also replaced harmful broad-specturm herbicides like atrazine. http://geneticexperts.org
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by searine 10y ago
>I have a degree in Molecular Biology I have a PhD in Plant Genetics, if we're doing the whole credentials thing... >They're absolutely more likely to be harmful to the environment based on the general behavior of the compan
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by searine 10y ago
>1. Overuse of the …cides a tolerance was added for Farmers aren't stupid. They're not wasting extremely expensive chemicals. The reason roundup use has grown is because it has replaced entire spectrums of more harmful chemical
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by searine 10y ago
>But an article that fails to mention valid (remember the eu) downsides, Except that the bans in the EU aren't based on scientific data, and are thus not valid in a scientific discussion.
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by searine 10y ago
The USDA Organic label allows for mined phosphate and potassium to be used on organic farms.
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by searine 10y ago
No, mined phosphorus has radioactive elements in it. Mining and it's by products are perfectly "organic".
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by searine 10y ago
Because phosphorus is a mined resource and radium/uranium/thorium comes along with it.
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by searine 10y ago
We always called it a fishing expedition. Though, that's what has always appealed to me about truly large data sets, low risk of turing up jack-squat.
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by searine 10y ago
This is some incredible data. It's really refreshing to see someone share it.
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by searine 10y ago
Hard lesson for companies that you need to own your subscribers, not lease them from twitter/facebook/instagram.
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by searine 10y ago
Hypothesis driven data science is over the head of too many people.
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by searine 10y ago
I really enjoyed The Three-Body Problem/The Dark Forest/Death's End and highly recommend them because of their unusual ideas. It was also refreshing to read a book coming from totally different cultural mindset that goes afte
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by searine 10y ago
Interesting, but the standard deviations of the metrics are as large or larger than the mean in every case. Also, there is a lack of trend between independent replicates. So, very noisy data to say the least. I think their taxi figure in th
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by searine 10y ago
Stan Ulam was an incredible, fascinating, man. He thought of new methods to find truth over a game of cards, and new theoretical weapons while looking over his country garden.
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by searine 10y ago
Also : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IARC_Group_2A_carcinog... Something may also be classified as 2A when "Exceptionally, an agent may be classified in this group solely on the basis of limited evidence o
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by searine 10y ago
The IARC has long since undermined their credibility with scientists, and I worry that their agenda driven publications will impact good work done by the WHO. Injecting agendas into scientific reviews poisons the well of trust, and trust is
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by searine 10y ago
They use soviet technology on a 1960s era rocket to launch to a single room space station, all using massive government subsidies. If the US wanted/needed to, they could put a man up tomorrow (seriously just strap a capsule to Antares
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by searine 10y ago
AKA How to bankrupt a school district in one easy step.
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by searine 10y ago
>Like most writers Projecting much? I am, and know tons of writers and few are procrastinators, so from the start I find this idea goofy at best.
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by searine 10y ago
My favorite term for this style is BeigeHaus, as coined by McMansionHell. Edit: Who apparently is also the author of this article. Fitting.
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by searine 10y ago
An "implied" solution isn't a solution because it was never suggested. And your now stated solution is easier said than done, and certainly not immune to the same kind of biases a naive solution may be subject to.
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by searine 10y ago
Offering criticism without offering an alternative isn't helpful. Of course it's complicated, and of course crime stats are a simplification. Most stats are. The point is, stats are much better than going by biased "gut feeli
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by searine 10y ago
>open up easy immigration path to USA for those with advanced degrees (MS/PhD in science/technology) from world's accredited universities. AKA How to create diploma mills in one easy step.
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by searine 10y ago
"You probably interviewed as bad as you think you did" is not a catchy clickbait title.
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by searine 10y ago
>Chomsky nails politics and 'how the world works.' Yeah, tell that to Cambodia.

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