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bamie9l | 9 years ago | on: What fossil fuels are doing to our oceans

The ocean cleanup project is working to remove plastic: https://www.theoceancleanup.com/ I'm not affiliated so can't speak for due diligence etc. but they have posted regular progress updates whilst they test and develop their solution

bamie9l | 9 years ago | on: How to Self-Publish a Novel in 2017

I don't understand, I didn't see any reference to Facebook aside from the standard social media links at the bottom.

bamie9l | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: What is a good source of news for Fintech related stuff?

I subscribe to Matt Levine's Money Stuff email (A daily take on Wall Street, finance, companies and stuff.) it's a great round up of recent events and can be signed up to here: https://www.bloomberg.com/view/?alcmpid=view&subscribe-form=...

bamie9l | 10 years ago | on: DIY Neurostimulation on the rise

I only have my own experience to go on, but I feel considerable benefits from giving up caffeine completely (about 6 years now). I feel mentally broader, calmer, less pointy. That being said, I do miss the smell and taste, and the buzz :)

bamie9l | 10 years ago | on: What's holding back the world economy?

The economist has a good article on this with a number of hypotheses: http://www.economist.com/blogs/buttonwood/2016/02/markets-an...

bamie9l | 10 years ago | on: Living with and building for the Amazon Echo

There's some more info about that here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10834269

bamie9l | 10 years ago | on: Living with and building for the Amazon Echo

I find something worryingly Orwellian about an always on listener in your home that monitors for keywords via a remote server.

bamie9l | 10 years ago | on: Study: Sleep interruptions worse for mood than overall reduced amount of sleep

I'm sure its the cats, but you might want to get a Carbon Monoxide detector just in case: https://np.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/34l7vo/ma_posti...

bamie9l | 10 years ago | on: Poster: Napoleon's March

I'm not sure I'd be comfortable displaying such a harrowing death toll on my wall

bamie9l | 10 years ago | on: Why Cats Were Hated in Medieval Europe

The health implications aren't as bad with herbivores

bamie9l | 10 years ago | on: The Weird Abandoned Spaces of Virtual Worlds

Thanks very much :)

bamie9l | 10 years ago | on: The Weird Abandoned Spaces of Virtual Worlds

Can you recommend any for a newcomer to look at?

bamie9l | 10 years ago | on: Brains Sweep Themselves Clean of Toxins During Sleep (2013)

I gave up caffeine a few years ago, for the very reasons you speak of. I feel completely different now - my thinking is broad and calm, rather than narrow and frantic.

bamie9l | 10 years ago | on: Ask HN: Where can I find “unsolved problems” for various industries?

The best discussion I've read about this is in this reddit ama: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/13q8ja/iama_serial_in... search for "On average how long does it take you to come up with an invention?" for a relevant section, but the whole thing is very interesting.

bamie9l | 10 years ago | on: Lessons from Freelancing

What else would it be?

bamie9l | 10 years ago | on: U.S. Bans Trans Fat

"As for frying, palm oil is expected to be a go-to..." uhoh

bamie9l | 10 years ago | on: Head Space: Behind 10,000 Years of Artificial Cranial Modification

I'd like to know if this increases intelligence, the article states it does not decrease intelligence, and this article: http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/sep/28/research.health states that the important brain growth occurs during early childhood. Some of the brain cases in the pictures look 50% larger.

bamie9l | 11 years ago | on: Valve shuts down paid mod system after pressure from gamers

In this case I believe that allocating a dollar value to work done for the love of it, significantly devalues that work in the eyes of its creator.

bamie9l | 11 years ago | on: Firestr: encrypted P2P chat and Lua application platform

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bamie9l | 11 years ago | on: The Drug Revolution That No One Can Stop

I think that's a spectrophotometer