WickedFlick
Re:Canola oil linked to worsened memory and learning ability in Alzhei...
on Monday September 27, 2021 @08:47PM (#28678009)
That lines up with what Brian Peskin's research on Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) have shown; Oils high in Omega-3 and Omega-6 EFAs are generally oxidized during processing (which usually involves high heat), resulting in free-radical inducing oil.
It appears only cold pressed vegetable/seed oils are safe for human consumption.
Oils high in Omega-9 (Olive oil) or Saturated fats like Coconut and Animal fats do not suffer from this issue, as they are more resilient to heat and oxidation.
Fish oil supplements are also almost always rancid/oxidized, making them a common source of free-radicals.
Re:How well do cars do in crash tests they're not optimized for?
on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @09:46PM (#23696844)
This was an excellent article, car safety is something I think most people don't take very seriously when buying a new car.
However, the author mentions the 1959 Bel-Air vs 2009 Chevy Malibu crash test as a dramatic example of the progress of car safety. It is indeed a spectacular video, but there's a good case to be made that the 1959 Bel-Air was likely specifically chosen to exaggerate the progression of car safety, as it had a particularly terrible X-frame design that crumples like tissue paper in a crash. Other, more traditionally designed cars from that era would almost certainly fair significantly better in that test.
Take note of the comment below a Jalopnik article on this crash test:
>"Fast_Nel in the last story about this crash-off posted a video showing the deficiency of the X-Frame design of this car and it was an excellent video. If the IIHS would have chosen a car with a ladder frame, like say a 65 Impala or another car of the same year with a standard ladder frame, the results would probably been much better for the older car. I am sure IIHS purposefully used this particular style vehicle with the knowledge that it would fail spectacularly in order to toot its own horn. So yes there was something seriously wrong with the video.
One might ask, "Why GM would use a frame like this?" My guess is that GM attempted to be innovative with the X-Frame concept and they failed, because all the ramifications had not been considered."
Source: https://jalopnik.com/yes-the-iihs-crashed-59-chevy-had-an-en...
That's not to say that newer cars aren't safer in general, they very likely are. But that test in particular is not a good example.
Re:Blurring the Line Between User and Programmer
on Friday October 25, 2019 @10:01AM (#21355000)
I'm not terribly excited with the idea of making spreadsheet style programs easier, but I suppose it can't hurt, either.
Personally, I think programming languages becoming closer to spoken languages would be more useful. I first learned of that concept from this Reddit thread:
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/da718w/i_think_the_f...
There, the author of the thread talks about the benefits of Inform 7, a programming language specifically designed for creating interactive fiction games. It's an incredibly impressive bit of work, and is the most promising path toward getting regular folk into programming.
I also came across this interesting article from Wolfram:
https://blog.wolfram.com/2010/11/16/programming-with-natural...
which goes into natural-language programming and how they will (hopefully) become dominant in the future.
Re:The plight of Japan's hikikomori
on Sunday February 03, 2019 @11:37AM (#19070510)
In the documentary 'Flight from Death', Prof. Sheldon Soloman touches on the idea that there are serious psychological consequences of the rising expectations we as a society put on people in a world of diminishing opportunity, which I found rather profound. Here's the relevant clip, if you're interested: