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Re:Foursquare Still Matters Says CEO on Saturday December 10, 2011 @10:18PM (#3339201)
It does matter but it needs to innovate. They are just sitting still with their features and it gets real boring being the mayor of the same place everyday.
Re:Ask HN: What is the best (price, speed) web hosting? on Monday October 17, 2011 @03:37PM (#3122070)
Never used unmanaged. How hard is it for newbs to install, update, patch and all that?
Re:Ask HN: What is the best (price, speed) web hosting? on Monday October 17, 2011 @03:36PM (#3122068)
Ok, yeah I want blazing fast, so bluehost is prob out.
Yup and also remember that Facebook beat MySpace because of the techie users. It's not the masses that determine success its the influencers.
Ya, the two finger is a change in OSX Lion. In Snow Leopard it was three fingers and opposite (swipe left to go back, right to go forward).

I'm still getting used to the change to two fingers and going right to go back..

I'm still getting used to the three fingers stuff. I feel like I'm learning to type all over again, start with one finger, then two...
Re:I Too Was Raised On Processed Foods.. on Friday February 18, 2011 @12:25PM (#2236313)
@Thomas, Original - I agree completely. The boss chose the theme for other style elements. The main problem I am having is adding a element (CSS?) that styles the content links differently than the sidebar links. Since everything on the sidebar is a link making it blue would totally change the style of the page.

I need to do some research on how to make just content links underline/colored.

thx!

Re:I Too Was Raised On Processed Foods.. on Wednesday February 16, 2011 @07:06PM (#2228990)
Ok, I bolded them, not perfect but it's better.
Re:I Too Was Raised On Processed Foods.. on Wednesday February 16, 2011 @05:10PM (#2228558)
sorry here is a ref link for that:

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-...

and one for the Mayo Clinic (which actually shows that meat isn't as bad for your heart as once thought, only 10-20% increases ur chances of heart disease, and 10-20% increases chances of diabetes) (as compared to vegetable protein which increases neither and prob decreases them):

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/red-meat/MY01329

Re:I Too Was Raised On Processed Foods.. on Wednesday February 16, 2011 @05:03PM (#2228528)
@Derleth - thx for asking. Here is one source, the Harvard School of Public Health:

(intro)...Surprisingly little is known about protein and health...

(from the section: Protein Package)

Animal protein and vegetable protein probably have the same effects on health. It's the protein package that's likely to make a difference.

A 6-ounce broiled porterhouse steak is a great source of complete protein—38 grams worth. But it also delivers 44 grams of fat, 16 of them saturated. (2) That's almost three-fourths of the recommended daily intake for saturated fat. The same amount of salmon gives you 34 grams of protein and 18 grams of fat, 4 of them saturated. (2) A cup of cooked lentils has 18 grams of protein, but under 1 gram of fat. (2)

The bottom line is that it's important to pay attention to what comes along with the protein in your food choices.

Re:I Too Was Raised On Processed Foods.. on Wednesday February 16, 2011 @03:55PM (#2228244)
lol, i know. They came with the theme..

I keep experimenting with the colors but can't find one that isnt obnoxious!

Re:I Too Was Raised On Processed Foods.. on Wednesday February 16, 2011 @03:41PM (#2228191)
@mmagin - you would be surprised what the real story on this is. Protein in this sense is a made up word. The original term comes from biology and refers to cell walls and the like. In the world of nutrition it has been co-opted by marketers to define quality foods. The truth is that it doesn't define quality at all.

In fact, the latest accepted research shows that the body needs 23 amino acids to survive (this is most likely what the marketers call protein). Broccoli and many other foods contain several of these amino acids. Meat also contains these amino acids.

What's been corruptedly marketed is that some meat contains around 18+ of the amino acids so they say eat meat for "protein". Of all foods, meat contains the most amino acids, but it also contains other things that reduce the value of the 18+.

They have been finding that eating vegetables/fruits/nuts is much better because they don't have the other bad things that meat does.

(with that being said I am not a vegetarian, I do eat meat, just not a lot because I like to be fit and in shape)

Re:I Too Was Raised On Processed Foods.. on Wednesday February 16, 2011 @03:33PM (#2228154)
@derleth - yep - I cited two popular and well accepted (in the scientific community) studies.
lol, it really cool but i can't help feel silly for being around when the best our civilization can do is throw rocks at bigger rocks to see what happens...

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