Archive - Sep 28, 2008

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23andMe: 23notMe, not yet

23andme cheeper

O gee a missing letter §

Compactors - Walk-Behind
BREAKING NEWS: Congress passes -----
B7, did you see the video linked yesterday?
"Truth Is Treason In The Land Of Denial"
Your brain must be brain is fried and numb!
Some good links there don't you think? §
Wow. Great site - thanks for the link
Thought you'd like it
Control Systems and PLCs
Ahh, glad you've finally seen the truth of the
China knows what a joke our govt is.
How much do they hold in US Treasuries again? §
And, they are stuck with it
What if "Big Banks Faking a “Liquidity Crisis”?
People cant pay for their drugs
The objective is to keep you a debt slave §
Conveyors

The jellyfish sting

Jellyfish can sting. See:


Walk in the Sun: Women and Vitamin D

Conflicting information concerning women's health and vitamin D was released this week.

MarketWatch.com from the Wall Street Journal is reporting that some people are taking harmful doses of vitamin D in response to medical stories that say that people, especially women, have low levels of vitamin D in their blood. 

Although there are studies that show that both men and women who have lower blood levels of Vitamin D also have a corresponding higher mortality rate, more Vitamin D is not necessarily better, said Dr. Lyles. He notes that other studies have shown significant toxicity in people who have consumed 2,000 IU (International Units) of Vitamin D daily, in part because Vitamin D is fat soluble and tends to accumulate in the body when taken in excess.

Atheist vs Agnostic

I have heard the debate on Atheist vs Agnostic for a while and I figured I would put my feelings about it here.  First off I am an atheist, so this post is basically reasons why I am not agnostic, I will clarify what i mean by atheist though.  I find it interesting that to the world it is better to be agnostic than atheist.  Maybe people feel like they can convert you or that there is hope for you yet if you are an agnostic, while if you are an atheist there is no hope.  Maybe it is the fact that atheism is contrary while being agnostic is neutral.

The trouble with both of these words, maybe with all words, is that the aren't very clear.  I have heard a few definitions for agnostic such as:  someone who doesn't know if a god exists, someone who doesn't care if a god exists, someone who is waiting for the evidence before deciding.  Dictionary.com defines agnostic as:

NC GAY ACTIVIST - It is Time to Stand Up and be Counted

Deb's House Concerts

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A man who uses the name SnakeTat in his blog, is doing his part to advance the efforts for equality for gay men, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered people. He happens to be a friend of mine.

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I'd like to direct you his most recent posts (and other articles he's linked to):

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Cholesterol

In a nutshell: It's cholesterol, not fat!

Chemical Formula: C27H46O

IUPAC name: (10R,13R)-10,13-dimethyl-17-(6-methylheptan-2-yl)-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H- cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol

Appearance: white crystalline powder

Uses: found in cell membranes to regulate membrane fluidity at different conditions, starting material for the synthesis of other essential hormones

In defense of fundamental science

In his inaugural lecture (.pdf, in Dutch), University of Leiden microvariationist Marc Van Oostendorp talks about how linguistics, or many other forms of fundamental research, is not socially relevant. He lists a number of basic answers.

Science and development – the way forward.

Some topics from Science Magazine July-Aug 2008.

 

4 July

Ideology of Subspace