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Comment on People who like the stuff shouldn’t know how it’s made. by Hotdogs! at Hattix

Hotdogs! at Hattix — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 04:28:50 +0000

[...] There’s more nitty-gritty about how these kinds of meats are prepared in this post. [...]

Comment on What does over-reaction achieve? by Pseudoscience and Sex Offenders at Hattix

Pseudoscience and Sex Offenders at Hattix — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:18:10 +0000

[...] the hysteria about sex offenders reaching a deafening crescendo, the old polygraph machine makes a come [...]

Comment on Chrome by admin

admin — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:57:28 +0000

I am. I’m unimpressed by how badly it imports settings, favourites, etc. from IE7 (it did a very half-assed job with favourites, importing around one in ten randomly) but how it handles many other things leaves most other browsers for dead.

IE8 betas are superior in my opinion, but I don’t use betas for everyday use.

Comment on Chrome by Simon

Simon — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:50:12 +0000

Are you using it?

Comment on What does over-reaction achieve? by Hattix » Blog Archive » Ethnic Hate: Breeding Near You

Hattix » Blog Archive » Ethnic Hate: Breeding Near You — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:07:52 +0000

[...] This must end. Of course these schools will only employ teachers of the “correct faith”. It’s racial segregation applied to the most vulnerable among us, our children. I’ve already covered in this very blog how our government doesn’t give a damned shit about REALLY protecting our children. [...]

Comment on Will You Guys Just Quit It Already? by Hattix » Blog Archive » Ethnic Hate: Breeding Near You

Hattix » Blog Archive » Ethnic Hate: Breeding Near You — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:51:14 +0000

Comment on WTF are those crazy Yanks up to now? by Phased_Array

Phased_Array — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:18:34 +0000

“Under the pretense of defending against missiles from Iran” is for domistic comsumption. I dare say 80% of the population could not find Iran on a map if it was circled in red with flashing neon lights. Most Americans could not careless with what is happening outside of thier own little bubble. If it does not effect thier lives “here and now” then it is not worth noticing. So they are not going to question what they are being told by thier political leaders.

Comment on Genetically Modified Nonsense by Si

Si — Sat, 10 May 2008 20:30:06 +0000

“There never was and never will be any health risk to humans from GM foods. It’s quite simply impossible.”

Except you can’t prove it’s impossible, you can only prove that a given change isn’t harmful.

But how can you you do that without long-term effect trials that last most of a lifetime?

If it was possible to prove things safe for human consumption, the FDA wouldn’t have such a difficult job with drugs (see: vioxx), unusual foods (see: stevia, which is a grown foodstuff that they want to see proof that it is safe before approving it for consumption) and the panics about phthalates wouldn’t happen. In fact, if it was possible to prove GM foods safe, there wouldn’t be any uproar because it would be easily countered by providing proof of their safety.

There must be differences between foods which are edible and foods which are not, are they all known?

“”" In the above link, the potatoes, the scientists took a gene which makes the potato roots emit a certain chemical, which nematode worms use to locate roots to eat. They then broke the gene so it doesn’t work; The roots no longer emit that chemical, the worms can’t find them, the potatoes aren’t killed.”"”

We can say that they were either emitting a certain chemical because it helped their survival or because it was no hinderance to their survival. Who can say for sure which?

It’s extremely easy in, say, programming to make a change which has knock-on consequences that aren’t seen for a long time, or which don’t seem to be related to the change, or which aren’t seen outside some particular set of circumstances.

I am suspicious of GM foods because I’ve heard of many cases where things once thought neutral or even healthy are now known not to be. See: transfat, asbestos, vioxx, acrylamides in charred foods, smoking, powdered lead face paint, lead paint in general, thalidomide, uranium tinted drinking glasses, radium impregnated warm blankets, unregulated unmeasured-dose x-ray shoe fitting machines,

Want me to stop worrying about GM foods? I don’t know if you can - I’m a habitual worrier. :p

Comment on Just Fingerprint Everyone! by admin

admin — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 22:17:33 +0000

I made a slight error in the above post. I erroneously stated that DNA must be destroyed if the conviction fails. There is no such provision. If you’re charged of any offence, even if found innocent or no charges are brought to trial, the police keep your DNA. Wonderful.

Comment on US ASAT Missile Test Successful by Lugosi

Lugosi — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:15:20 +0000

Much of what you say is probably true. That said, there were some important differences that you failed to mention.
First, the Chinese satellite was destroyed at an altitude of almost 600 miles. Its debris will be in orbit for years to come. USA193, on the other hand, was at a height of less than 150 miles. Its remnants will remain in orbit for no more than a couple of weeks.
China’s actions motives consisted entirely of sabre rattling. There was no good reason for them to blow up that satellite.
And while it’s certainly true that no one has yet been injured or killed by falling space debris, why tempt fate? Sooner or later, it’s bound to happen. Can you imagine the outrage that would have ensued if that Hydrazine had landed in the middle of Times Square, and it came out that the military had the technology to eliminate the threat?