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Re:Is Type 2 Diabetes Reversible at Scale? on Wednesday July 25, 2018 @10:48AM (#17609671)
Reads like an ad to me. I was diagnosed with T2D last November (Tuesday before Thanksgiving...bummer). At the time of my diagnosis I was certainly not obese and have lost weight since as I have become aware of sugar/carb intake whereas before I didn't pay any notice. My situation is due to genetics which may be outside the scope of the article, but there is no mention of that fact.

I came in with high hopes reading this but lost interest at "To date, the only clinically proven way to reverse T2D has been bariatric surgery". Nope.

Re:The $3500 Shirt – A History Lesson in Economics on Saturday January 24, 2015 @07:00PM (#8941546)
The business model for a laptop and technology in general has become one of planned obsolescence. Products need to be cheap so that a new one can be purchased in a short time.

I do not necessarily subscribe to that notion myself. My phone is a Samsung Fascinate that was purchased in 2010 and runs Froyo. I have no tendency toward latest and greatest however I do not dictate the market either.

You make an interesting point on housing.

Re:Should holiday email be deleted? on Thursday August 14, 2014 @09:28AM (#8177299)
"Sorry I didn't get your message. I must have been on vacation and it got deleted."

Also what kind of holes does it create in email threads for conversations that happen before and after the vacation?

Re:Questions for Donald Knuth on Tuesday May 20, 2014 @08:34PM (#7776061)
Way cool on the brag. I thought he stopped with the checks.
That would also explain the last rule:

Cannot contain special characters or symbols (such as !#$@*, etc).

It seems to be geared toward those with cell phones but not necessarily 'smart' phones (with full keyboards).

Re:The MIT Lockpicking Guide on Monday April 14, 2014 @09:11AM (#7585897)
I could not access Appendix B (Legal Issues) from the online version but someone posted the PDF which includes that section.

In it this very issue is addressed including the advice "It may be a good idea to carry around a xeroxed copy of the appropriate page from your state's criminal code."

Problem solved.

Re:Ultimate Tic Tac Toe on Tuesday June 18, 2013 @08:11AM (#5898675)
Isn't it possible that the first board played could become full since the first mark isn't the result of normal gameplay?

Move 0.