mingdingo

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by mingdingo 10y ago
Yeah if China became like the (highly imperfect) US it would still be a major win.
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by mingdingo 10y ago
At the very least I'd start with the more intelligent animals. Pigs in gestation crates is awful.
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by mingdingo 10y ago
I totally agree the West needs to improve animal welfare even further. But SOME cruelty laws are better than NONE, which is why I bring up China more. But you're totally right, there's awful stuff going on here, too.
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by mingdingo 10y ago
I know, but I don't think very many people know this even exists. That's the worst part about this practice -- it's so horrible that it's too horrible to even share. As much as I hate it, I know I can't share pictur
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by mingdingo 10y ago
As well as put in place some animal cruelty laws. You would hold your head in your hands if you saw what happens. For dogs, for example, they will tie their front legs together BEHIND their back (YES, DISLOCATING THEM), and leave them tied
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Mobile social gaming network OpenFeint acquired for $100M(openfeint.com)
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by mingdingo 16y ago
I'm not talking immediate damage, just the difference between getting a hip replacement in 10 years versus not.
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by mingdingo 16y ago
He was 49 years old. Wouldn't this cause problems for his hips and knees? I'm all for pushing physical limits, but not to the point where it could backfire. Even 20 year-old professional footballers (soccer) are told to take 2 weeks complet
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by mingdingo 16y ago
It's not really "hurting" it if you make it deeply unconscious, which is the goal of stunning. Can it be botched? Yes. But just like medicine that sometimes doesn't work, or isn't administered properly, the solution is not to stop using the
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by mingdingo 16y ago
I didn't leave out details. We are talking about stunning it with a captive-bolt stunner.
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by mingdingo 16y ago
Would it be more humane to cut an animal's throat while it was conscious, or unconscious? That's all I'm asking. If that's considered a gotcha question, then we've probably reached an impasse...
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by mingdingo 16y ago
Just answer one thing: Do Jewish slaughter laws call for the animal to be conscious when having its throat cut, and do you think this is preferable to being stunned? That is, if you HAD to kill your pet dog by cutting its throat, would you
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by mingdingo 16y ago
Here's a good article by Christopher Hitchens on freedom of religion: http://www.slate.com/id/2266154 . Some examples of where he thinks religion oversteps its bounds: - Mormon polygamy - Christian sects that disapprove of medicine - Ritua
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by mingdingo 16y ago
They'd wonder why we're repeating so many of their mistakes.
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by mingdingo 16y ago
Factory farming
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by mingdingo 16y ago
For all his brilliance, Erdos was unable to answer the Monty Hall Problem correctly: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem . For those who don't know it, the problem requires no math except a very basic grasp of probability. Pe
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by mingdingo 16y ago
Maybe it's the press not doing their jobs, but I never really read about how moderate mosques put out any statements against flag burning, which I think they should be doing every time it happens in their country (like Britain very recently
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by mingdingo 16y ago
The Koran burning fiasco generated a lot of criticism by peaceful muslims, but I wonder if they also criticize the myriad flag/effigy burnings by angry muslims across the world? Terry Jones was just plain dumb to propose burning the Koran (
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by mingdingo 16y ago
I really don't think Diaspora was ever on their radar. They'll have far more credible threats in the future.
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by mingdingo 16y ago
Yeah, I know a fair number of people who say they have no interest in gaming, but that sc2 replays are damn entertaining to watch. Given how balanced the game is, and how good it looks, I hope sc2 can start attracting some serious sponsorsh
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by mingdingo 16y ago
I think it's more than some people, unfortunately. It's probably the de facto way. “One can measure the greatness and the moral progress of a nation by looking at how it treats its animals” - Mahatma Gandhi Most nations do poorly on this te
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by mingdingo 16y ago
A very valid point. I don't think people make a serious effort to eat vegetables in a healthy way. Mashed potatoes? That's a vegetable serving. Broccoli that has been boiled for 20 minutes? Another vegetable serving. I bet most of these veg
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by mingdingo 17y ago
I think work itself started way back in 2001, but 2004 may have been the first time it was publicly usable.
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by mingdingo 17y ago
Can't you have multiple wives in some Arab nations?
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by mingdingo 17y ago
Ah, I see. Guess I wasn't familiar with the HN editing procedures. Shame the comments were lost though...
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by mingdingo 17y ago
What happened to the old article that was just here? It seems the points remain but the comments are all gone. Also, it's been reposted by pg...
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by mingdingo 17y ago
Speaking of lost visionaries, check out Daniel Lewin ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_M._Lewin ). He co-founded Akamai and was killed on American Airlines Flight 11, possibly while trying to stop a hijacker. A very smart and influentia
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by mingdingo 17y ago
Did Hulu beat Veoh to all the copyrighted content?
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by mingdingo 17y ago
"google blocked old browsers in favor of html5" Why is this a negative thing? The old browsers are a pain in the ass and the web will be far richer once they are gone and new ones replace them.
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by mingdingo 17y ago
Looks like it's to protect domestic Chinese films, as the 3-D version is still playing in theaters. Alternate point of view: "According to a report in the Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily, the move was made at the urging of propaganda offici

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