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fthssht··on Palaeolithic diet: Should we all eat like cavepeople?
The guidelines are worse than useless for example making no distinction on types of carbohydrates and essentially the food pyramid was the result of lobbying and not evidence. There's a Harvard food pyramid thats different from the one on cereal boxes.
fthssht··on The Singularity is not coming (2012)
The biggest flaw was the articles strawman that science laws as in physics knowledge as opposed to information technologies like millions of instructions per second or memory capacity are exponentially increasing. Funny hiw he arrogantly "objects your honor" on science exponentially ibcreasing while missing this.
fthssht··on There’s scant evidence that healthy foods prevent cancer or fatty foods cause it
Certain kinds of fat are likely healthy. Certain population s of indigenous people thrived on high fat diets.
fthssht··on Cameron's Internet filter goes far beyond porn - and that was always the plan
I think we should be looking for technological solutions. I want tor VPN etc. To be widespread. We can't count on politics
fthssht··on Why Bitcoin is a significant breakthrough, but perhaps not as a currency
2% per annum clip is nonsense dogma. As close to 0 as possible is probably ideal.
fthssht··on Why Bitcoin Will Never Be a Currency
Right on! The established theories are all 100% right.
fthssht··on Why Bitcoin Will Never Be a Currency
Oh man that sucks. Good thing nobody cares about your close minded egotistical arrogant thoughts anyway.
fthssht··on Why Bitcoin Will Never Be a Currency
"There are three eras of currency: Commodity-based, politically-based, and now, math-based." - Chris Dixon,
fthssht··on Why Bitcoin Will Never Be a Currency
You're dead wrong but even if you werent the fact that it worked for thousands of years completely invalidates the author's point.
fthssht··on Why Bitcoin Will Never Be a Currency
I had a dream last night that I went into Walmart. Everything was a penny so I went home to wait this terrible situation out. And because the economy is dependent on SPENDING not producing the economy collapsed as a result! What a nightmare.
fthssht··on Why Bitcoin Will Never Be a Currency
There's a fixed quantity of it like gold and gold worked as a currency for a very long time. If Bitcoin fails its certainly not because of its "deflationary nature." What you think it a basic understanding of economics is obvious nonsense. How could people have it so twisted?
fthssht··on Why Bitcoin Will Never Be a Currency
Bitcoin aside just reading the first few sentences really shows what a sad state our economics education is in. People literally, dogmatically believe something that is so blatantly false you'd think you would have to be mentally handicapped to believe it. Yet they do.
fthssht··on Google Tips
“See what videos your friends are posting (and adjust friendships accordingly)”
fthssht··on Bitcoins: The Second Biggest Ponzi Scheme in History
Those examples are a joke. What about the volatility of big cap vs small cap stocks. Isn't that more relevant than suitors and relationships?
fthssht··on A Prediction: Bitcoin Is Doomed to Fail
Right vs left. Somehow its all politics and its not on his side and therefore doomed to fail. Maybe its neither and the other is an ideologue and imbecile.
fthssht··on I Bought An Apartment To Rent Out On Airbnb
I'm not saying you're wrong but I'm surprised this is the top comment on "hacker" news.
fthssht··on Profit affects doctors' treatment decisions
Car sales people also talk people into spending too much on cars. It's the myth that doctors aren't in business and the interference with that market that has created the nightmare of our current system. Did you notice how difficult it is to determine the price of medical services? You call this a free market?
fthssht··on Rather than savage cuts, Switzerland considers “Star Trek” economics
It's funny because I think what the author fears in this proposal would be ideal. Guaranteed income replaces the welfare system with all its inequities, inefficiencies and bad incentives. Next you just need to replace the income tax with a natural resource /land tax. Then you have an ideal geolibertarian government.
fthssht··on Click this link to opt out of Google's shared endorsements program
Let's not forget how easy it is to accidentally click those fucking buttons too which are everywhere
fthssht··on Click this link to opt out of Google's shared endorsements program
In a world where everyone is famous to 15 people on their news feed google plus etc. Now everyone can do what celebrities do and endorse products. But we get to not get compensated. If someone famous had this happen to them it would be a clear violation of their rights to publicity. The law needs to be updated so this applies to everyone.
fthssht··on Why Moore's Law, not mobility, is killing the PC
You make money by selling what people want.
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