yankee_dodge

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   by yankee_dodge 3mo ago

   Knowledge depreciates, so it is clarifying to add time explicitly: I thought this knowledge would set me apart... Forever? That seems over-optimistic for all occupations in all eras. For the rest of my working career? This really hasn&#x2
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   by yankee_dodge 4mo ago

   But the reader escaped! :-)
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   by yankee_dodge 4mo ago

   Robert Redford's character in _Three Days of the Condor_ gets asked what he does for a living. "I read." Has always seemed to be the ideal job. :-)
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   by yankee_dodge 4mo ago

   True -- trans fat is 5-10% of beef fat [1] BUT "a lot" is not the standard when it comes to trans fat. The NEJM article makes the point that trans fat is damaging even in small quantities, like a single gram. It was a great day
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   by yankee_dodge 4mo ago

   The scariest part of this well-reasoned piece is the amount of trans fat in beef tallow. Trans fat is unbelievably destructive. A review in the New England Journal of Medicine 20 years ago [0] sent that message well. I doubt there has be