Because of that I had moved away a few years ago but a friend pointed to me that it is still worthwhile to scan 3 pages of links for the one relevant actual tech bit.
Maybe I should check out slashdot again...
It's weird that most of “Hacker” news is dominated by business news
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>But (and I hope dang sees this) occasionally when HN "strays" away from tech it's absolutely brilliant. There's tons of discussion here on some health issues, diets, stuff like that I've found the opposite. While there is enough knowledge about computing to keep the discussion informed and aligned with reality, outside that field we're mostly laymen. See the various UFO threads, the peculiar support for Wim Hof, the…
I'm open to new info, but, has the Wim Hof method not been confirmed in dozens of ways; from scientific studies to visceral demonstrations? N of 1, WHM helped me with a number of issues that I had thought were just going to be part of life. I don't think it deserves to be lumped in with "various UFO threads", or implied to be "unaligned with reality". As for "contentious COVID discussion"; do you not remember when th…
A cursory glance at the Wikipedia article seems to suggest that it does what it says on the tin: makes you more resistant to inflammation caused by certain stressful external conditions (e.g. extreme cold). So it "works" in that sense. However:
> Critics of Hof say he overstates the benefits of his method. On his website he says that it has reduced symptoms of several diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson's disease. However, these claims have not been demonstrated scientifically. Wouter van Marken Lichtenbelt, one of the scientists who studied Hof, stated that "[Hof's] scientific vocabulary is galimatias. With conviction, he mixes in a non-sensical way scientific terms as irrefutable evidence."
So I would assume the OP criticism of WHM is not about its use for specific scientifically studied and documented purposes, but for the claim that it can aid in the treatment of a vast array of other medical conditions.
Interesting discussion on the SBM blog: https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/wim-hof-the-iceman/
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#193Because of that I had moved away a few years ago but a friend pointed to me that it is still worthwhile to scan 3 pages of links for the one relevant actual tech bit. Maybe I should check out slashdot again...
Actually Slashdot's articles are more relevant to my interests now!
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#194I think it may be time for a userbase fork. All the politics, policy and economic, and general business news to one side, all the hardware, software, science, startup, and tech business news to the other.
IMO Startup and Tech Business come in the first category.
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If I need to store guac, a layer of lime juice and plastic wrap without air-avo contact keeps it green and good. Can't say I've tried keeping half an avocado but I suspect the same technique could work if the acidic flavor isn't a nuisance (there might be alternatives to lime). Maybe a spray bottle could apply it.
I just stick an avocado half in a plastic container in the fridge. Stays green enough for days. If it gets brown, it's a thin layer that doesn't affect the flavor anyway and you can remove it without losing too much avocado if you don't like it.
Here's a secret hack to bring back the flavor of old avocado in the fridge for a few days: a half teaspoon of soy sauce and a few drops of hot sauce. You can thank me later.
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#199Something I noticed about Slashdot was that it started out talking about the latest processors, software, and Linux kernel patches. Then the conversation ever-so-slowly started drifting towards CEOs, the sharemarket, politics, and the like. It's a side-effect of an aging user base. Young people get excited about New Things! With big numbers! Older people get bored of the latest technological advancements and instead…
I don't think it's a matter of becoming bored, but about being able to better discern the truth. Eg: Most new things will be completely irrelevant in a couple of years.
Good point. A few years ago, the big thing was AI. Everybody was talking about how AI would put half of the population out of jobs. Nowadays it's all about cryptocurrencies, which are being hyped as nothing short of a revolution. It's always the same nonsense with a different name.
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Those prices seem overly dramatic. Avocados (certainly not native to the "few acres of snow" that is Canada) is 5 for ~$6 at the moment. Bread is sometimes $4 for a crunchy loaf I like, or maybe $1 in flour when I make my own. I don't eat avocado toast, but it costs a lot less than what most people spend on decent coffee in a morning.
I'm currently paying $4/avocado at the farmer's market. Grocery store has them at $3. Los Angeles.
If you or anyone else is interested in bringing the price of avocados down, the state of Hawaii is currently funding (on a very small scale) avocado farming in Hawaii, which produces a non-Hass variety that is about two to four times the size, and has a slightly buttery taste, but when prepared with the standard ingredients, doesn't really differ all that much from the Hass except in color; it has a more yellowish tinge than green. But seriously, if anyone wants to beat the cartels at their own game, Hawaii is where it's at for avocado production.