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Comment Re:in my opinion this guy is like Jenny McCarthy (Score 1) 320

not sure if you're a troll with that language

but there is no such thing as a balanced point of view when considering the ignorant illiterate beliefs of crackpots in equal balance with mainstream well established science

we know for example the earth is round. we don't need to "fairly" consider that the earth might be flat, just because some crackpot moron thinks so. we can safely exclude the low iq douchebags on the fringe. that's not being unbalanced or having a closed mind or refusing to consider alternate theories

that's just saying fact and reality trump delusion and insanity

it's not "heresy" to doubt vaccines. it's prideful ignorance of well-established fact

Comment Re:in my opinion this guy is like Jenny McCarthy (Score 3, Insightful) 320

well arctic ice is shrinking, and new england weather is getting more violent, just as climate change predicts

additionally, we have been genetically engineering crops for thousands of years. the corn and carrots you eat are freakish artificial monstrosity's that would never survive in the wild

heck look at what we did to the wolf: all those weird mutant dog shapes, sizes, and coats

do you stand agains tthat?

or do you just stand against genetic engineering as we currently practice because you have an ignorant fear of what you don't understand?

i have no problem with opposing monsanto, the corporation with dubious goals that should be opposed

i have a very huge problem with opposing science like genetic engineering, or confusing a corporation with science, because you are a science illiterate

this is what you represent:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F...

there is no such thing as considering the fringe ignorant deranged beliefs of fringe crackpots in equal balance with mainstream science with huge consensus

for anyone that that appeals to, is just revealing how uneducated and dumb they are

Comment Re:Did they mention the yummy GMOs (Score 3, Insightful) 320

can you legitimize that accusation please?

i oppose dr. oz's dangerous quackery and i'm not getting any monsanto money. i am inclined to think these doctors are equally principled

but if you flesh out your accusation with actual proof, i would be inclined to change my view

and i'm talking about actual money going to these actual doctors at the *Columbia University Medical Center*. not some unrelated researcher getting funds in a distant unrelated department in another school ten years ago. i am absolutely certain a huge university like columbia and a huge corporation like monsanto have some sort of overlapping financial investment/ contribution

there's also plenty of criticism of monsanto from columbia faculty. it's not a monolithic ideology, it's a university

so you need to give valid proof, not a lame smear. you have to do better than "evil corporation... rich doctors... all connected... HURRR DURRR." this is not alex jones where every low iq paranoid conspiracy theory is automatically gospel truth

finally, if you have such a dim view of financial investment coloring people's opinions, why do you not consider dr. oz's financial stakes in the crackpot "cures" he pushes as a serious ethical problem? your accusation of financial impropriety trumping morality has much more meaning when leveled at dr oz

but these guys have an agenda that's as clear as day

no. fucking bullshit. dr oz is the one with an agenda as clear as day. you have to prove your accusations against these doctors or you're just a low life smearmonger

Comment Re:I guess he crossed the wrong people (Score 3, Insightful) 320

there's nothing wrong with hating monsanto, the corporate behemoth with unclean intentions

there is everything wrong with questiong GMO, the science

the science and the corporation are not the same thing

to confuse the two is ignorance and dangerous propaganda

besides, people were disgusted by his quackery and snake oil salesmanship independent of and long before monsanto

Comment in my opinion this guy is like Jenny McCarthy (Score 5, Insightful) 320

he's irresponsibly pandering to ignorance to raise his profile

ignorant think he's informing them and giving them "choices"

but this is merely a logical fallacy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F...

a choice between quackery and sound science is not a choice

it's preying on the science illiteracy of many and steering them to make uneducated bad choices that hurt their health. all to turn a quick buck and bask in the blessings of idiots

Submission + - Columbia University doctors ask for Dr. Mehmet Oz's dismissal from faculty

circletimessquare writes: Dr. Mehmet Oz serves as vice chairman of Columbia University Medical Center's department of surgery. He is a respected cardiothoracic surgeon but his television show has been accused of pushing snake oil. Now other doctors at Columbia University want Dr. Oz kicked off the medical school faculty. Dr. Oz has responded on his Facebook account: 'I bring the public information that will help them on their path to be their best selves. We provide multiple points of view, including mine which is offered without conflict of interest. That doesn't sit well with certain agendas which distort the facts. For example, I do not claim that GMO foods are dangerous, but believe that they should be labeled like they are in most countries around the world.' In their letter, the doctors accuse Dr. Oz of quackery: 'Dr. Oz has repeatedly shown disdain for science and for evidence-based medicine, as well as baseless and relentless opposition to the genetic engineering of food crops. Worst of all, he has manifested an egregious lack of integrity by promoting quack treatments and cures in the interest of personal financial gain.'

Comment Re:Pioneers get arrows in back (Score 2) 138

The Apple Watch has pretty severe resource constraints to fit into such a small package. At the risk of oversimplifying things, current third-party Apple Watch applications are essentially remote iPhone displays, so they aren't going to perform amazingly well.

As developers learn how to work with this new platform best, things will improve. Also, Apple have already said that they are going to open up the SDK further to allow for applications truly running on the watch itself, which will be a big improvement. My guess is they'll open that up in a couple of months at WWDC.

Comment Re:there's a strange bias on slashdot (Score 1) 192

all markets degenerate into monopolies and oligopolies naturally. all of them

unless they are regulated, they stay that way. smaller competitors are unfairly treated (just undercut prices until the upstart goes bankrupt: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P... one of a thousand ways to abuse a market unfairly with no competition) and consumers are gouged

of course, there are corrupt regulations

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R...

so the point is to remove the corruption

remove the regulations and what you have is far worse

the statement

I think healthy capitalism is where the competition is so strong that regulations aren't needed

is a religious belief (free market fundamentalism?)

there is zero evidence in reality for your statement

in fact, simple economic history proves the opposite

Comment Re:there's a strange bias on slashdot (Score 1) 192

did the person who voted the lying moron up hover over his links?

the first is an unrelated bing advertisement come on and the second is an xls that no one security aware is going to click on

here are the real facts:

http://www.nationmaster.com/co...

great time to be a kiwi

then there is this assertion:

"They are no longer richer then most of Europe primarily because most of the region periodically insists on throwing the foreign corporations out."

any serious economist or historian would assert a couple dozen reasons for latin america's problems, nevermind the fact that the temper tantrums of venezuela over the past few decades is not germaine to 1900 nor can it be extrapolated to a dozen other countries, which is where this "fact" about "throwing foreign corporations out" seems to come from, some propaganda addled mind

this guy comes across as an alex jones HURR DURR blowhard spouting low iq "facts" and he gets modded up?

this guy is a moron, a liar, and a troll. and someone modded him up because he provided "links"

i can do the same

here is my link proving that fusion power has been blocked by the illuminati in the year 1970

fact!

pfffft

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