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People still do that but it’s generally not a good idea for many reasons. Feral hogs destroy crops, are dangerous to people, and eat foods that native species rely on to survive. I…

Budget Bytes has relatively healthy, cheap, fast vegetarian and meat recipes. http://budgetbytes.com/

I had my (very boxy and boring) 1800 sq ft house reroofed with 30 year asphalt shingles for ~$7k, including tearing off both previous layers of shingles. I looked at getting a meta…

There's protein and then there's complete protein. You need to consume enough of all of the essential amino acids to avoid protein deficiency even if you're consuming "enough" gram…

There's a tool for grooming horses called a "sweat scrapper" for a reason. :) If you ever watch a horse race or any other time a horse is working hard and fast, you'll see white fo…

I'm wondering about the weight issue too. I also wonder about the preparation of the horses. Marathon runners are, in general, fantastically and specifically well trained for their…

Interesting! I'm also a woman, so there's some social pressure to shave.

I've got pretty sensitive skin and anti-persperant caused it to crack and even bleed. So I tried the rock salt/crystal kind of deodorant. My local supermarket carries it, should I …

Because medical gauze, usually being sterile, is more expensive than napkins.

You sound like me two years ago -- just replace "people on HN" with "classmates". I had clinical depression. It had very little to do with my ability and everything to do with stre…

"It was, of course, nothing more than sexism, the especially virulent type espoused by male techies who sincerely believe that they are too smart to be sexists." -- Neil Stephenson…

Gender is between your ears. Sex is between your legs. There's more than two genders -- hijra in Indian culture, for example.

"After all, when you introduce yourself in the real world, its apparent from either the looks or voice whether you're male or female." Apparently, it's really not. I get called 'si…

This has been my experience.