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Re:A low-THC cannabis strain for treating severe epilepsy on Wednesday June 18, 2014 @11:05PM (#7914189)
> Yes, sugar can be harmful, but it's hardly in the same class.

It is certainly more addictive: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23719144

Re:The Concept of Mass on Saturday March 22, 2014 @09:04PM (#7451621)
If you enjoyed the article you might also enjoy the follow-up by the same author, 20 years later: http://arxiv.org/pdf/hep-ph/0602037v1.pdf
Re:Ask HN: Who's Hiring? (take 2) on Thursday August 13, 2009 @12:28AM (#760006)
It says that it would be nice for the applicant to have at least a few, not necessarily all of them.
Re:Facebook's Recruiting and Retention Problem on Monday April 20, 2009 @02:25PM (#571137)
You can also use binary search to approximate the square root of a number.
Re:Ask HN: Suggestions for Mac Laptop on Saturday November 01, 2008 @10:28PM (#351109)
The old 17-inch Macbook Pro is still available.
Re:Stack Overflow: the Blind Leading the Blind on Sunday August 31, 2008 @09:31PM (#291630)
Suppose x = 0 and your list is [1,2,3,2,1]. If you xor 'x' with every number in your list then x = 1^2^3^2^1, which is the same as x = (1^1)^(2^2)^3 = 0^0^3 = 3. So, x=3 is the number that wasn't repeated. This works because a^b = b^a and a^a = 0.
Re:Ask YC: MacBook alternative? on Wednesday August 06, 2008 @01:41PM (#268716)
I have the same GPU and it works fine.
Re:Ask HN: How do you stay healthy? on Friday June 27, 2008 @03:52AM (#229574)
Also, living a little longer may give you a chance to enjoy what these guys are working on (a cure for aging):

http://www.mfoundation.org/

Re:Ask HN: How do you stay healthy? on Friday June 27, 2008 @03:25AM (#229550)
skateboarding :)