If not: I think you'll find find the HN community doesn't react well to either stealing content or complaining about the (quite reasonable, in this case) cost of people's products.
I wasn't. I can't afford a couple grand for a dozen power point slides. If somebody wants to share it then I would be thankful, definitely won't view him as a thief. You are not an ambassador for the entire HN community and their view on digital copyright or ethics for that matter. People complain about cost of people's products all the time on Show HN if you haven't noticed.
1. Is this (a) an ad hominem attack on paleo's scientific legitimacy, or (b) an attempt to save the paleo community from the damaging effects of association with misogyny and racism?
2. Is the author claiming that a paleo lifestyle is intrinsically bigoted, or that some paleos are bigots?
Separately, I'm not sure I understand the "cultural appropriation" aspect that constitutes the entirety of the racism charge, can anyone clarify this for me?
I've been using the item you linked to for about a year. I try to wear them if I'm using my computer or watching TV within 2 hours of bedtime.
My anecdotal experience is that they do something to help me get to sleep quicker and sleep sounder. Sometimes I forget or take them off for some reason, and then I definitely have a harder time getting to sleep.
Is it placebo? I guess I'd have no way of knowing...
2 additional comments:
1. I didn't anticipate this, but should have. Yellow lenses will make yellow things difficult to see. If a website uses yellow-shifted colors on a white background, certain elements might practically disappear when you have the glasses on.
2. You will look ridiculous wearing the things. Maybe you don't care. I'm slightly ashamed to admit that I do care, and am considering buying these to remedy the situation:
"Carbs" in this context is referring to foods that have a high carbohydrate content, like potatoes, yams, bread, pasta, and to a lesser extent things like carrots, beets, parsnips etc. Foods to avoid if trying to keep carbohydrate intake below 20-50, as these diets typically require.
It doesn't refer to cruciferous/fibrous veggies, as well as things summer squash, even though they are almost entire carbs, because the carb content per serving in these foods is quite low - low enough that you can probably eat as much of them as you like and still be within the prescribed range.
I know it's only intended to refer to a particular subset of foods. It's just a personal pet peeve that people have this mindset and use this language and forget that the things that aren't "carbs" contain carbohydrates. It displays an ignorance on the topic.
Ya, well, when you're trying to eat fewer than 20 grams of carbohydrates a day, one becomes quite familiar with how many grams there are in broccoli. Sorry that my vagueness offended.
Not to belabour the point, but I disagree. People who "have this mindset" probably appreciate this distinction better than most. It's just a domain-specific shorthand use of the word "carb."
> Looking back, I can’t believe I jumped in knowing so little.
I also have this feeling about my first few client projects, and it was to my detriment. The fact that I was technically able to deliver something to spec convinced me that I knew what I was doing. There have been times when I've wished someone had told me back then: stop just making things, and learn how to code.
That's an interesting perspective. I appreciate your response, however, that was not the case for me. Even the mistakes served as learning experiences.
When I learned code,I was told to do things in a certain way, sometimes not fully understanding why. By putting it into the real world context of actual projects, it solidified those concepts.
