jamesgagan

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Show HN: A2acast – Let AI agents on different computers work together(github.com)
5 points by jamesgagan 20d ago|0 comments
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by jamesgagan 7y ago
"Sorry, keto fans, you're probably not in ketosis Then again, you shouldn’t be anyway." https://www.popsci.com/not-in-ketosis/
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Star Trek writer D.C. Fontana dead at 80(cbc.ca)
1 points by jamesgagan 7y ago|0 comments
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Google contractors reportedly targeted homeless people for facial recognition(theverge.com)
185 points by jamesgagan 7y ago|147 comments
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Eat less meat: UN climate change report calls for change to human diet(nature.com)
3 points by jamesgagan 7y ago|0 comments
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Why Do Canadians Say ‘Eh’?(atlasobscura.com)
4 points by jamesgagan 7y ago|0 comments
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by jamesgagan 7y ago
This is discussed in the article: "Some scientists have suggested that grass-finished beef, if managed properly, can be a more sustainable option: As the cattle graze, they stimulate grass to grow deep roots and pull more carbon into t
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by jamesgagan 7y ago
All the evidence seems to indicate that the less meat and dairy one eats, the healthier they are. I also used to believe vegans were unhealty until I did some research. As a personal anecdote, I've been vegan for about 4 years now an
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by jamesgagan 7y ago
I have been actively trying to reduce my ecological footprint because I believe climate change is real. I don't feel it's a matter of "personal choice" at this point. The way we live has a profound impact on the planet,
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by jamesgagan 7y ago
I feel like this attitude is popular because it gives people an excuse to not change their lifestyle.
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by jamesgagan 7y ago
I know there will be comments saying that individual action is not enough to combat climate change, or that it's too late for that, but when governments are so slow to act and corporations will only change when their bottom line is at
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Who's behind the smiling faces of some Airbnb hosts?(cbc.ca)
4 points by jamesgagan 7y ago|1 comments
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by jamesgagan 7y ago
Shameless self-promotion, but I've recently built a replacement for goo.gl url shortener with an API: https://plip.io
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by jamesgagan 8y ago
With google shutting down it's URL shortener at the end of March 2019, I built a replacement that also has an API. I'm currently working on an import function to add your google url's from a csv as well as some advanced stats
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Show HN: Replacement for Goo.gl Url Shortener(plip.io)
2 points by jamesgagan 8y ago|1 comments
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by jamesgagan 8y ago
How about adding iodine to table salt? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iodised_salt Or pregnant women taking folic acid to prevent birth defects? https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services&
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by jamesgagan 8y ago
This is patently false.
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by jamesgagan 8y ago
It's not really difficult at all. You need to make sure you get adequate b-12, iron, omega-3 but many foods are fortified (at least in Canada where I live) and many people are already taking a multivitamin.
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by jamesgagan 8y ago
"Human Ancestors Were Nearly All Vegetarians" https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/human-ancest...
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by jamesgagan 8y ago
here in canada (bc) the oat milk is usually a bit cheaper than soy milk.
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by jamesgagan 8y ago
Funny enough, nobody complains about "peanut butter"! "In English, the word "milk" (at the time spelt "mylk") has been used to refer to "milk-like plant juices" since at least 1200 AD." ht
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by jamesgagan 8y ago
have you tried oat milk?
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by jamesgagan 8y ago
that's true, yet cheese is still in the top 5 on the chart and still produces much higher emissions than plant based alternatives.
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by jamesgagan 8y ago
friendly reminder that if you are concerned about animals or the environment, you should give up dairy products. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/31/avoiding... as well, these animals are
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by jamesgagan 8y ago
I guess if I was stuck on a raft at sea and starving I would eat a sea turtle, but nearly all species of sea turtle are now endangered because of humans. https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/sea-turtle
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by jamesgagan 8y ago
Those are all excuses to justify keeping the ravens captive because of a ridiculous superstition. The only ethical thing is to not keep these birds and let ravens (and all birds for that matter) live their lives naturally in the wild. I co
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by jamesgagan 8y ago
Found the info in the article referenced in the footnote. They are clipped but they can fly as far as the roof of the tower. If they do fly away, they catch them and bring them back. "Their wings are also less severely clipped than the
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by jamesgagan 8y ago
If the birds are staying because they like it, or have some special "bond" then why clip them at all? Clearly they can't fully fly as they would naturally. It doesn't add up.
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by jamesgagan 8y ago
If they do it continually, so the birds can never fly off, what is the difference? It's needlessly cruel, all because of a superstition. Seems to me that birds are meant to fly.
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by jamesgagan 8y ago
The article fails to mention the ravens cannot leave because their wings are clipped, leaving them unable to fly. So there would likely be no "relationship" if the ravens were not intentionally crippled. https://en.wi

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