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Comment Re:Have you ever tried cooking on an electric stov (Score 5, Informative) 369

I have used four methods: Gas, conventional electric, infrared electric and induction. Induction is my preferred method by a huge margin: fast and powerful like gas but much easier to regulate, e.g. if you want to simmer something for hours: I always found that to be tricky with our gas stove, no problemo for induction, just set it on 2-3.

Not only can you smoothly regulate the power (our stoven has 17 different levels), it also reacts instantly: whenever something is overcooking turn it down and it stops almost immediately, like gas.

You need (cast) iron cookware (most pans sold in Europe have an iron core and are thusly compatible with induction), it doesn't need to be flat: my 2 frying pans are cast iron, I heat them up to a high temperature which makes them warp a litte. No problem with induction. Then I use oil or butter to sear/fry/roast my ingredients, works like a charm! No "non-sticking" pan necessary, my iron pans will last a lifetime (much like a "seasoned wok"). We always had to throw away our teflon pans cause they tend to wear out after 1-2 years, plus I was always a little bit worried that some of the teflon ends up in my ingestion track.

Our induction stove has a boost setting which increases the output even more, that's handy when you want to heat up water for pasta.

I would strongly recommend to use a stove with knobs, I loath that touchscreen stuff. Our cooktop is combined with a stove, that's why it has knobs. Fancier cooktops do have knobs as well instead of a touchscreen. With a know I can almost blindly regulate the temperature and it always does what I want even if I have wet/greasy/cold/whatever fingers.

Just my 2 cents :-) Induction is awesome, I wouldn't use anything else!

Comment Can confirm this (Score 5, Informative) 97

Posting as AC for obvious reasons.... Last year I've taken MDMA which helped me free up emotionally, it had a lasting effect and profoundly changed my life (in a positive way). It helped me gain insight into me and others which was normally hidden and/or not accessible. I also used LSD microdosing (20mg instead of >150mg for a normal trip). This helped me to free up in communication with other people (I used it before work, I walked into the office so as not to pose any harm to others, you don't want to drive under influence!!). About 1 1/2 months ago I took shrooms for the first time in 20 years. The effect was astonishing: I was regularly suffering from depression/violent mood swings during the whole winter. I've taken the psilocybin without knowing that it would cause them to go away but they did: I've been anything from content to happy ever since, even during "sadder days" I still see things in a positive light. I'm also full of energy and take immense joy in creating things. disclaimer: I've had years of therapy and consider myself pretty stable (psychologically). I've taken all those "drugs" to gain insights, not for partying (although I fail to see why that is considered "bad" by most people). I think that those three (MDMA, LSD and psilocybin) hold an IMMENSE therapeutic potential and I also believe that most people would profit immensely from experimenting with at least on of those. Of course an open mind towards those substances is somewhat of a requirement, you have to be ready and willing to let those substances do their work (together with you). If you are the effects can be profound and life changing!

Comment Re:The REAL Facts (Score 1) 622

If a) then there is a 4 month old who had no choice in suffering the consequence and is suffering through the stupidity of others. If they fully accepted that vaccines caused autism, should have looked at the pros and cons and quickly come to the rational answer that even if you assume every single bad thing about vaccines are true, they are still the better choice, she likely would not be facing all of the potential complications.

if b) no, it's alerted us that no vaccine is 100% effective. This isn't news. Vaccines work through herd immunity. Once there are an insufficient number of carriers available, the disease will no longer be able to spread. That is the true science behind disease eradication.

Comment Re:Please Explain (Score 5, Insightful) 622

You don't need to even bother with any reputable source. The simple fact is this. If you want to beat an anti-vaxxer in an argument, simply give in to them. Admit every single thing they said is true.

Now, with that said. We are going to assume that measles causes 10 autism cases per 1000 kids. A 1% rate.

Measles alone, and JUST Measles, in a first world country, has a 0.3% mortality rate - http://jid.oxfordjournals.org/content/189/Supplement_1/S4.full

Now we have 3 dead kids, against 10 autistic ones. This doesn't factor in the kids maimed and permanently blinded by complications of just measles.

Now throw in rubella, diphtheria, polio, smallpox, pertussis, hep b, influenza, mumps and chicken pox.

How are those 10 autistic kids looking against the pile of dead, blind and scarred kids.

Exactly. I can concede every single point to an anti-vaxxer and still show the outcome is better with vaccines.

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Should Microsoft's Amdocs Deal Worry Data Center Operators? 32

On Tuesday, Microsoft signed a patent cross-license agreement with Amdocs Software Systems. They specifically noted in their press release that the agreement covered Amdocs' use of 'Linux-based servers in its data centers,' and noted that Amdocs paid them money for the privilege. In light of the current state of mobile device licensing, with Microsoft getting a cut from most Android device sales, should data centers operators worry about having to pay Microsoft for their use of Linux servers? From the article: "To date, Linux advocates have been hypersensitive to any move Microsoft has made against the open-source OS—which, to be fair, Microsoft has seen as a threat since its inception. It's certainly possible that Amdocs approached Microsoft for a patent cross-license for its own purposes; but if that's the case, Amdocs would likely have disclosed that fact. Amdocs representatives declined to comment on the deal, and the arrangement has been completely ignored on the Amdocs Website. ... The question, though, is whether Microsoft will begin eyeing data-center operators as a similar source of licensing revenue. The company has avoided directly challenging Linux developer/distributors such IBM or Red Hat, instead targeting partners and customers."

Comment Re:Indeed. (Score 5, Insightful) 219

Dropbox:

I have bolded the relevant bit that the biased summary failed to include. It is exactly the same as the Microsoft term above.

No, not it is not. There is a huge difference between Microsoft's (The Service) and Google (Our Services). If Google decided to come out with a new service where they allowed you to search anyones documents on their site, you've already agreed to it. With Microsoft, you have not. Is it a glaring omission in the biased summary? Yes. But does it mean that your stuff will only be used for operating,promoting and improving Google Drive? No. No it does not. When Google collects it and starts distributing your family photos as part of GIS, you've already agreed to it.

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