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901.
by whyenot 12y ago
CalTrain is decent unless there is a breakdown or as happens on average more than once a month, someone is struck by a train. If either of those things happen, the whole system shuts down and you can easily be two hours late. I don't k
902.
by whyenot 12y ago
Maybe RocketSkates? http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/10/feet-on-with-rocketsk...
903.
by whyenot 12y ago
Not to take away from Raph Koster's pioneering work, but CompuServe's Island of Kesmai predates Ultima Online by more than 10 years. The single world was shared by all players on CompuServe who pay $6 an hour to play. Some players
904.
by whyenot 12y ago
Your understanding is wrong. From the order: WHEREAS, on or about December 12, 2013, Ulbricht filed a timely verified claim in this proceeding, asserting an ownership interest in the Computer Hardware Bitcoins
905.
by whyenot 12y ago
Everyone seems to be going off on a tangent about civil forfeiture. From the order: http://www.usmarshals.gov/assets/2014/dpr-bitcoins/order.pdf WHEREAS, the Government and Ulbricht agree that, due to the vo
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Idea that intestinal bacteria affect mental health gains ground(nature.com)
187 points by whyenot 12y ago|84 comments
907.
by whyenot 12y ago
Has Netcraft confirmed it? -- I first installed FreeBSD in 1997. You had to send away for the CDs. There was something so very cool about tinkering with the OS and then typing "make world" at a shell prompt and watching as the OS
908.
by whyenot 12y ago
> someone else's article Lee Gomes is the author of both articles.
909.
by whyenot 12y ago
There is actually a project to do something similar using conventional breeding. E. woodsii hybridizes with E. natalensis. If you back-cross hybrid offspring with E. woodsii again and again, with each generation you will have plants that ar
910.
The loneliest plant in the world (2011)(npr.org)
102 points by whyenot 12y ago|19 comments
911.
The risks of cheap water(nytimes.com)
55 points by whyenot 12y ago|64 comments
912.
Researchers replicate Alzheimer’s brain cells in a petri dish(nytimes.com)
41 points by whyenot 12y ago|1 comments
913.
by whyenot 12y ago
> is there some kind of flagging/downvoting system on HN that's hidden to newer users yes.
914.
by whyenot 12y ago
No. I would like to see the error bars. 235 ± 30 is very different than 235 ± 300. Not including this information or at the very least how this figure was arrived at is dishonest. It's also a pretty clear indication that the person pre
915.
by whyenot 12y ago
We all eat small amounts of shit all the time. That's how microflora colonize your gut in the first place. Furthermore, many of these organisms can not be cultured outside the body or freeze-dried and preserved in a shelf-stable yet st
916.
by whyenot 12y ago
> i.e. It's calculated in the UK, that a helmet law would kill 235 people per year more through obesity related deaths Calculated by whom? Do you have any more information on how the calculator arrived at this figure? To me 235 se
917.
by whyenot 12y ago
Ok, I'm curious. What geographic locations do you consider the "developed world"? People in Europe, Canada and the US all tend to drink large amounts of bottled water.
918.
by whyenot 12y ago
How about going after some of the human beings who directed and profited from all this illegal activity instead of just milking banks for more money. This country is so screwed up. We send in a SWAT team when someone is growing okra in th
919.
by whyenot 12y ago
Sounds good. Then Agilent can change its name to HP and all will be right with the universe :)
920.
by whyenot 12y ago
Unfortunately, sarcasm doesn't always work on the internet.
921.
by whyenot 12y ago
The US also had several plans for using nuclear explosions for non-military purposes: The project team wanted to blow a path for a railway line through California’s Bristol Mountains; they wanted to use nukes to expand the Panama Canal; a
922.
by whyenot 12y ago
Really nice concept I _DO_ wish you would display this information a little more prominently instead of burying it in the FAQ. There are many companies that fundraise for non-profits that take a cut of donations and are _not_ nonprofit them
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Yeast Coaxed to Make Morphine(scientificamerican.com)
1 points by whyenot 12y ago|0 comments
924.
by whyenot 12y ago
Maybe, but if not done carefully, this could also lead to a coterie of high karma "power users" who control the content regular users see. High potential for corruption and drama. This already happens (for example that "biolo
925.
by whyenot 12y ago
Why? Using "real" net a manufacturer can test their equipment and make some money at the same time. That on it's own doesn't seem unethical or shady to me. The potentially shady part is using the machines for straight mi
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You Call This Thai Food? The Robotic Taster Will Be the Judge(nytimes.com)
31 points by whyenot 12y ago|11 comments
927.
by whyenot 12y ago
Written in 2013. Please also include the date when submitting links like this.
928.
by whyenot 12y ago
Sort of like a modern version of NYC's pneumatic tube system http://untappedcities.com/2013/03/15/nycs-pneumatic-tube-mai...
929.
by whyenot 12y ago
For comparison, that amount of sweetener (9-12 packets) is found in about 3 cans of Diet Coke (35mg aspartame per packet, 125mg per Diet Coke). I suspect there are quite a few people who consume more than that in a day.
930.
by whyenot 12y ago
Xylitol was not included in the study. Because xylitol is absorbed more slowly from the gut and gut microflora appear to be the mechanism of action found in this study, I'd personally be at least a little concerned. Mice in this study

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