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Comment Mackey seems totally ignorant of genetic condition (Score 1) 398

My father and all of his siblings had heart disease. His three children--me included--also had heart disease. Mackey is apparently too ignorant or too stupid to know that things like this happen. Not that he is in the minority. For my whole life, whenever I tell somebody I have heart disease, they start telling me about diet and exercise. Duh! Three years ago, after completing my usual morning run of about five miles, I sat down and promptly went into cardiac arrest. No warnings at all. Fortunately, I survived, but I'll be in danger my whole life. To believe that if you have the right diet and exercise habits, all of your health problems will be solved is dangerous ignorance. I don't care how many successful companies you start, if you promote ignorance, you're a moron. Period.

Comment Exceptions to employers providing ages of laid off (Score 2) 274

I was part of a 25% layoff in a company where most workers were remote. Many of us suspected ageism. The company refused to provide the list when I requested it, because I was the only person laid off in my state. This was a software company owned by an equity fund with a whole army of oily lawyers.

Comment Because people are too lazy to use a French press? (Score 1) 299

I still can't figure out the problem a Keurig machine is supposed to solve, but it damned sure creates one. You can buy pre-ground coffee, throw it into your French press and have good coffee in minutes without creating mountains of trash. And it will be great tasting coffee too. I see two problems: laziness and the appeal of brand new "gee whiz" technology that looks slicker and costs more without offering any real benefit. And it makes crappier coffee too.

Comment He didn't use a drug. (Score 2) 482

You need to be clear on what he was charged with. The agency is saying he got transfusions of oxygen-doped blood before races. Since oxygen is not a "drug" there isn't a specific test that can say whether it's present in abnormally high levels. The ADA will tell you this frankly. But if that's what Armstrong did, it was real genius. Oxygen-enriched blood will supercharge any athlete. And oxygen is not a foreign substance.

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