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Comment Re:Note study is only about *processed* meat (Score 1) 173

I think your comment about "the upbringing matters" is spot-on, although the following is obviously anecdotal.

My father-in-law mainly farmed alfalfa on 70 acres. The cows weren't commercial... he'd just keep a half dozen or so around, when the mood struck him. It's a totally non-scientific observation, but - those cows seemed to have a pretty idyllic life. Well, the humans too, although not everyone is content to live in the middle of nowhere with next-to-no income.

He didn't raise the pigs - those came from another small farmer who was a friend of his and lived nearby.

Comment If we can decode their communication... (Score 3, Funny) 56

Orca 1: What are those things? They keep showing up at inconvenient times.
Orca 2: Yeah, I was trying to make moves on Orca 3, but one of those wouldn't give us privacy! It's maddening...
Orca 1: They look pretty dumb. I wonder if they can communicate?
Orca 2: Hey, let's see if they're as dumb as they look! I've been playing with this bird carcass - I'm gonna give it to them and see what happens.

...

Orca 1: Yup, they're dumb. I saw they kept pushing it back towards you, each time you tried to give it to them. Hmm... perhaps it's some primitive form of play? Orca 4 thinks he saw a couple of them waving those scrawny limbs at each other - I wonder if that serves as some really primitive level of communication?

Comment Re: Maybe good (Score 1) 119

Had they held on with the Savannah just a bit longer then it may have proven to be profitable against oil fired ships.

In the case of the Savannah, yes and no. That thing was never intended or designed to be economical. It was designed to look cool and be a combination freighter/passenger liner (you don't really see this offered in today's market). A modern nuclear powered cargo ship would look just like a container ship of today.

Some ships and ports have the means to bring shore power to the ships so they don't need to run their diesel generators while in port.

We have that today in Seattle. But the ships that really need it are the passenger liners that dock here. Cargo ships only need enough power to maintain the environment in a relatively small crew space. Passenger ships keep the lights and air conditioning running in a space designed for a few thousand people.

Selling power back to the grid? Probably not from cargo ships. They are usually direct drive from a main diesel to each propeller. Their utility power generation capacity is relatively small (see above). Cruise ship propulsion is more likely to be diesel electric. So there's a reason for having a large capacity generator system. Which can be resold.

Comment Re:Note study is only about *processed* meat (Score 1) 173

FWIW, we raised cows and pigs in college days. Had them locally butchered. Best meats ever. If you get the opportunity to live in an agricultural area, give it a try.

Back when my in-laws were still alive (and still actively farming), we'd routinely go halves with them - splitting a cow and a pig. Not only was the meat so much better-tasting than most store-bought meat, it also ended up being significantly cheaper per pound.

Comment Re:A new study analyzing data from other projects? (Score 1) 173

The research, published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine, examined connections between processed meats, sugar-sweetened beverages and trans fatty acids and the risk of type 2 diabetes, colorectal cancer and ischemic heart disease.

This important research shows that Trump is right - being trans causes all sorts of issues!

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