Comment Re: two drinks a day is light drinking?? (Score 1) 96
...made by virtue signalling goody-goodies.
And medical researchers based on decadal-length studies of high quality.
Comment Re:Muslims don't live longer (Score 1) 96
And its interesting that over 50% of male centenarians drink alcohol. And some of the oldest female centenarians drink also
Given that the typical rate of drinking alcohol is over 50%, that seems to suggest a negative correlation between drinking and longevity.
Comment Re:It's probably research affected by undue influe (Score 1) 96
Or is it more that almost every meal can be in some ways improved by adding cheese to it?
Comment Re: It's probably research affected by undue influ (Score 1) 96
zero for a year, my things are tea and dark chocolae. Tell me the evils of caffeine or theobromines, there are plenty of groups that wan to eliminate consumption of those.
Your reaction rather proves my point.
I've not heard of many organisations being anti-tea.
Comment Re: Is capitalism efficient, really? (Score 2) 126
What if my computer has no CD drive?
Buy an external one for $20. That's probably one month of your internet music subscription.
expensive
The word you are looking for is cheaper
inefficient
You could have ripped 5 albums whilst reading this article and comments. Just do it each time you are sitting down to read Slashdot and it will be done in no time.
Comment Re:Is capitalism efficient, really? (Score 1) 126
Most cars have Bluetooth so you can connect your smartphone or other device to play even Louis Armstrong.
Comment Re:Subscription is a non-starter for me (Score 1) 126
Actually, even if you burn the house down you will still be paying taxes on the value of the land, hence the name "property tax". The value of the house increases the value of the property but the taxes are tied to the land plot, not the "house".
Property taxes pay for police departments, fire departments, emergency medical services, and infrastructure. That's a pretty benign protection racket.
So I could jack up my house, put it on caterpillar tracks and drive it off into the sunset to avoid property taxes? Sweet!
Comment Re:Subscription is a non-starter for me (Score 0) 126
Well, in theory, your town/county/state/etc is providing services in exchange for those property taxes.
Ditto your subscription alarm clock, the service being "functioning as an alarm clock".
Comment Re: Bad example (Score 1) 126
Yet again, it doesn't rely on the internet connection to function as an alarm clock.
Comment Re: Bad example (Score 1) 126
But it doesn't rely on the connection to be an alarm clock.
Comment Re: Bad example (Score 1) 126
I use my iPhone or my HomePod when im actually home.
But your iPhone clock and alarm function doesn't depend on internet connectivity. Sure, it's nice to get it to sync its time, but the alarm function itself is an internal timer and you can set the time manually.
Comment Re:After expiration of warranty (Score 1) 126
The limit is 5 years, assuming the 2017 changes harmonised Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland (Scotland used to be up to 6 years, IIRC). Thermostats in general aren't that expensive, maybe just Nest, but the law is based on expected durability, not price, and in theory, you could claim for a 10 pence washer if it failed early. However, getting people to honour the sales of goods acts is another matter. Even quoting the law doesn't always work but issuance of Small Claims Court proceedings does. But commonly vendors seem to think you should call on the manufacturer warranty first, but in general manufacturers will tell you to elsewhere. The manufacturer's warranty in the UK is actually to protect the vendor, not the customer.
Comment Re:Start paying people normal salaries (Score 1) 208
It's not whether or not I know, it's whether I should. Actually, very often when I ask people to provide citation, I've often (although not in this case) already done the research by use of a search engine. It's more about seeing if people are prepared to back up their claims or, indeed, use a search engine to do so.
Comment Re:Start paying people normal salaries (Score 1) 208
Well, then, extra thanks to him to providing a citation, then.
Comment Re:Start paying people normal salaries (Score 1) 208
I asked for a citation, Bill provided it. Not too hard.
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