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james4k

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    Comment #45793064

    I wish it was a matter of education. Unfortunately that has little to do with the problem.

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    Comment #45594908

    Those marketing claims are each about a very specific workload, not about general performance. Yes, it is often misleading.

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    Comment #43110989

    As I understand it such diets allow the immune system to work more effectively, not suppressing it like, say, corticosteroids do.

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    Comment #43083899

    I misinterpreted you as implying a libertarian anti-state argument. I had thought I was returning the same energy. My apologies.

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    Comment #43077121

    You are right. Empathy in the literal sense of only being able to relate with others that have the same experiences and interests. I appreciate that clarity.

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    Comment #43077088

    Everyone is so informative here. Thank you.

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    Comment #43076143

    Thank you for expounding. I can only assume we're talking about empathy from the real estate lobbyists who control housing policy.

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    Comment #43075878

    Empathy created the housing crisis?

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    Comment #40771332

    On average I agree. Dog noise doesn't carry nearly as far. But if you're neighbors with noisy dogs, it's probably at the top of your mind.

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    Comment #40770503

    We already know pollution from cars increases childhood asthma, and I imagine those pollutants could affect brain development as well. Edit: Also I would be curious to know how dog…

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    Comment #40175067

    I've been leaning into Rust almost purely to escape from the mess that is C/C++ tooling which always makes considering a new dependency a time sink. Can someone explain the obsessi…

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    Comment #40150998

    Interestingly enough, NCRI is almost exclusively funded by pro-Israel lobbying groups. https://www.causeiq.com/organizations/network-contagion-rese...

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    Comment #40104472

    Can you describe how US children are being targeted?

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    Comment #40103001

    Let us lean into McCarthyism without hesitation. Nothing can go wrong.

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    Comment #40095444

    I don't know but I could imagine the extra oxidative stress and inflammation etc. might mean your body would need more of certain minerals than it otherwise would? Just speculating…

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    Comment #40094730

    Magnesium is very important but of course the big confounding factor is that a higher magnesium depletion score is also a good indicator that you're consuming more processed foods …

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    Comment #38136444

    Even in decentralized networks, power concentrates to the very few. We need to figure out how to democratically own and operate our platforms (and the world, lol).

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    Comment #37907567

    And who are the highest bidders?

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    Comment #37907333

    And how do you think a government reinforcing a monopoly comes to be?

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    Comment #37594049

    It's almost like you're describing the current system.

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    Comment #37303018

    https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/how-hollywood-became-the-unof... https://www.currentaffairs.org/2022/04/how-creative-writing-... https://www.vice.com/en/article/4x3vg3/how-the-cia-t…

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    Comment #37173199

    Isn't processed food associated with lower income?

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