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canvia··on Is the World Making You Sick?
Certified organic foods.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_food

"Synthetic pesticides and chemical fertilizers are not allowed, although certain organically approved pesticides may be used under limited conditions. In general, organic foods are also not processed using irradiation, industrial solvents, or synthetic food additives."

canvia··on Is the World Making You Sick?
A lot of gluten in foods comes from GMO wheat which is grown using chemicals. Maybe it isn't the gluten so much as the chemicals from the wheat that the gluten is from that are causing the problems.
canvia··on Is the World Making You Sick?
As a scientist, wouldn't you want to perform extensive formal experimentation before reaching your definitive conclusions? Your dismissive attitude on this topic seems a bit closed minded.
canvia··on How Amazon Tricks You into Thinking It Always Has the Lowest Prices
I second this recommendation. Linkified: http://camelcamelcamel.com/
canvia··on Google and Apple in $415M 'non-poaching' settlement offer
resources to be utilized as "efficiently" as will be tolerated
canvia··on RadioShack Prepares Bankruptcy Filing
There's a term for that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifestyle_business

Lots of (good) restaurants fall into this category.

canvia··on How Verizon and Turn Defeat Browser Privacy Protections
Does anyone know how flash cookies are handled on cell phones? Is there any way to block or clear them?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_shared_object

This add on is good for clearing them using firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/betterprivacy...

canvia··on What Heroin Addiction Tells Us About Changing Bad Habits
Excellent cartoon version of this story: http://www.stuartmcmillen.com/comics_en/rat-park/
canvia··on A Teenager’s View on Social Media
Would you use a personal aggregator that combined feeds from all those networks into one?
canvia··on What Happened When Marissa Mayer Tried to Be Steve Jobs
or a hostile takeover
canvia··on Air Fares 101 – Why do fares change all the time?
You sure about that?

http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/airfares/programs/economics_and_...

That shows 2014 has the highest CPI adjusted price since 2003 and the highest raw USD price going back as far as the data (1995).

canvia··on Yahoo Starts Prompting Chrome Users to “Upgrade” to Firefox
Supporting Mozilla over Google is definitely an upgrade.
canvia··on Show HN: Comments by Top HN Posters Analysed by IBM's Watson User Modelling API
I wonder if this could be used to detect shills and astroturfers.
canvia··on Judge: I won't reveal witnesses because Ulbricht could have them killed
It is also possible that the evidence was collected illegally.
canvia··on Judge: I won't reveal witnesses because Ulbricht could have them killed
The reason it is important is because this case is going to set a legal precedent for a lot of important topics. It's worth reading up on both sides of it. http://freeross.org/
canvia··on Judge: I won't reveal witnesses because Ulbricht could have them killed
Then why wouldn't they indict him for it? Seems like manipulation of public perception to me.

"If You Care About Internet Freedom, Read About Ross Ulbricht's Silk Road Trial NOW" http://reason.com/blog/2014/12/12/if-you-care-about-internet...

canvia··on The Fall of Hacker Groups
The meatspace maker/hacker scene is booming:

http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/List_of_Hacker_Spaces

canvia··on Rosetta finds comet's water vapour to be significantly different from Earth's
The Cosmos series (either the old Sagan one or the new Neil DeGrasse Tyson one which is on Netflix) covers this in a very nice format.
canvia··on Segment is giving away free Watsi gift cards
I already have a monthly Watsi subscription :)

I saw that it was Stripe, but I am not comfortable using a direct payment entry interface like that when the website hosting it has no reputation or history.

canvia··on Microsoft accepting Bitcoin
66% isn't a lot?

"In 2010, jewelry accounted for approximately 54% percent of gold demand, which totaled 3,812 tonnes, according to the World Gold Council and The London Bullion Market Association. ... Another 12% of demand is attributed to medical and industrial uses for gold, where it is used in the manufacturing of medical devices like stents and precision electronics like GPS units."

http://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0311/what-drives-...

canvia··on Peter Sunde: 'I went to jail for my cause. What did you do?'
The copyright system worked fine until it was corrupted by corporate bribery of government officials: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Term_Extension_Act
canvia··on Segment is giving away free Watsi gift cards
I would buy this bundle if there were a better payment option. I do not trust a random credit card info box that pops up from a site that hasn't existed for very long. Bitcoin or Paypal would remove the need for me to trust you.
canvia··on Pay It Forward Design Bundle – 100% to Watsi
No bitcoin payment?
canvia··on Stripe raises $70M at $3.5B valuation, double that of January
Bitcoin?
canvia··on Letter to Amazon Board from Fired Ad Exec
You should take a look at some of the organizations involved in the HR field. They seem to be designed to sell training (someone reads you a powerpoint) and certifications while providing nearly zero real value. The companies that they refer people to for services can be of dubious quality. It seems like a market that is ripe for disruption.
canvia··on The $9B Witness: JPMorgan Chase's Worst Nightmare
Was this the Goldman article? http://www.propublica.org/article/carmen-segarras-secret-rec...
canvia··on FBI director defends impersonation of AP reporter
Not the first time for something like this http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2024888170_fbinewspap...
canvia··on Windows 10 will come with a command-line package manager
Not having to reboot after updates is my favorite part of Linux so far.
canvia··on The Dangers of Eating Late at Night
One might posit that some traditions from other religions were also meant to avoid common problems without understanding the science behind why. Take not eating pork for example, to avoid trichinosis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichinosis

canvia··on Alan Eustace Jumps from Stratosphere, Breaking Felix Baumgartner’s World Record
The kind of people that would judge a person over a piece of paper are not the kind of people that anyone would want to work for.
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