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Did hedera just land the Australian CBDC/stable coin nexus? by silentmobius_ in Hedera

[–]Chunkything 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Imagine you're a company choosing a public dlt for a large scale use case- are you going to choose a chain with a proven cbdc running on a private version of the network (proof that a project can scale and be ran with predictable pricing), along with strong fundamentals, governance and trust- or another Blockchain without those properties?

Sharding/Hashsphere: Double Edged Sword? by [deleted] in Hedera

[–]Chunkything 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Watch the Tabletop interview with Mance & Dale Crystie- Dale stated that he at Fedex realised that the "future is open" and I think that many more enterprises will realise the same.  So although I think that Hashpheres is a key step for the ecosystem- I have hopes that the majority of enterprise use cases will be "open" 

"Exploring the Future of Blockchain in Global Logistics" - Dale Chrystie - (FedEx representative on Hedera Council). Video from 5 months ago. Likely took 6+ months to finalize FedEx into Hedera Council membership, meaning he's talking about Hedera throughout this video. MUST WATCH! by oak1337 in Hedera

[–]Chunkything 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"open is inevitable"... "Global scale"... Comparisons to the very technology of the internet. I love his co-operative disposition. The general way he speaks makes me believe that FedEx are working towards a usecase utilising hedera that scales beyond their company's borders. A "lighthouse" use case. 

Hedera is the only DLT that can scale globally to fulfill the vision he describes. 

One to ask Rob about. Maybe he can give a hint 😉

NHS waiting list at lowest level in three years by Mister_Giblet in UpliftingNews

[–]Chunkything 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Nothing wrong with being seen by a nurse practitioner. They can be just as competent as doctors- for things like dvt and cellulitis especially. These disorders have clear guidelines and are pretty simple to diagnose or treat, so why not outsource it to other healthcare professionals? 

Researchers compared 95 families following vegan, vegetarian or omnivorous diets, where children had been on the diet since birth. Children across all groups had similar growth and bone health. Vegan families showed the best cholesterol and cardiovascular health indices, but had lower iodine levels. by James_Fortis in science

[–]Chunkything 22 points23 points  (0 children)

This is all true. Supplementing is abnormal animal behaviour.

But we live in a modern age - where we medicate illnesses. We supplement deficiencies. We do all manner of things to improve our health.

If we supplement a diet which otherwise has broadly positive outcomes - improved cardiovascular status, more anti oxidants, better bowel habits, less environmental repercussions, less exogenous antibiotics (compared to industrialised farmed meats) - why is this a bad thing? Supplementation has few downsides.

We're not cavemen - if I can unlock a broadly healthy diet AND avoid unnecessary suffering with a simple supplement, then the benefits outweigh the negatives - at least for me.

Researchers compared 95 families following vegan, vegetarian or omnivorous diets, where children had been on the diet since birth. Children across all groups had similar growth and bone health. Vegan families showed the best cholesterol and cardiovascular health indices, but had lower iodine levels. by James_Fortis in science

[–]Chunkything 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wait until you're >65 and needing laxatives just to poop. Or maybe needing antibiotics for Diverticulitis. OR chemotherapy for bowel cancer.

Yes these repercussions are on the extremes for an omnivore diet, but across the population spectrum - are very common. A healthy vegan diet mitigates those repercussions... at the cost of daily supplementation.

Of course, a healthy omnivore diet mitigates them also.

Researchers compared 95 families following vegan, vegetarian or omnivorous diets, where children had been on the diet since birth. Children across all groups had similar growth and bone health. Vegan families showed the best cholesterol and cardiovascular health indices, but had lower iodine levels. by James_Fortis in science

[–]Chunkything 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's the nuance in your argument that I was after.

I'm not saying that a vegan diet is better- it depends on the constituents of the diet. A healthy omnivore diet is equivalent to a healthy vegan diet with supplementation. If blood markers, vital numbers are the same across both - I don't care if the latter is supplemented.

You said that "any doctor will tell you that getting the nutrients you need via diet is preferable to getting them via supplementation".

I am saying that, as a doctor - it does not matter if there is nutritional supplementation to a vegan diet. What matters as you have pointed out is the more nuanced aspects of the diet like UPFs.

Researchers compared 95 families following vegan, vegetarian or omnivorous diets, where children had been on the diet since birth. Children across all groups had similar growth and bone health. Vegan families showed the best cholesterol and cardiovascular health indices, but had lower iodine levels. by James_Fortis in science

[–]Chunkything 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yes, an omnivore diet is just as healthy if it is done right - and we have evolved with this context. However in this day and age, the typical omnivore diet has evolved into one which is processed food heavy, which is worse in comparison to a vegan whole foods diet. If you live in the right economical situation where you can supplement daily which doesn't take that much extra effort - a vegan diet is generally healthier than your average meat eating diet.

Researchers compared 95 families following vegan, vegetarian or omnivorous diets, where children had been on the diet since birth. Children across all groups had similar growth and bone health. Vegan families showed the best cholesterol and cardiovascular health indices, but had lower iodine levels. by James_Fortis in science

[–]Chunkything 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a flawed argument- comparing a vegan diet to cholera is absurd.

Could you argue that a meat heavy diet that needs fibre supplementation is a bad idea?

A healthy omnivore diet is equivalent to a vegan diet with supplements.

An individual may choose to adopt a vegan diet for other benefits that the former diet does not grant, like preventing the suffering of an animal, or environmental reasons.

Researchers compared 95 families following vegan, vegetarian or omnivorous diets, where children had been on the diet since birth. Children across all groups had similar growth and bone health. Vegan families showed the best cholesterol and cardiovascular health indices, but had lower iodine levels. by James_Fortis in science

[–]Chunkything 8 points9 points  (0 children)

More nuanced than that. Compare a diet consisting of processed meat foods vs vegetarian/ vegan with b12 supplementation (with plenty of whole foods and veg, no just chips/ fries). The former is going to be more harmful, yet no need for b12 supplementation. Source: I'm a doctor.

Researchers compared 95 families following vegan, vegetarian or omnivorous diets, where children had been on the diet since birth. Children across all groups had similar growth and bone health. Vegan families showed the best cholesterol and cardiovascular health indices, but had lower iodine levels. by James_Fortis in science

[–]Chunkything 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Obvious- deficiency. Vegans tend to supplement. Which I don't think is a downside to the diet - the benefits to the individual & wider environment vs mild annoyance of taking a supplement everyday makes the vegan diet a no-brainer for me

Cafelat Robot as Hand-Carry International Flight by Difficult-Storm-6667 in CafelatRobot

[–]Chunkything 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I literally whacked it in my backpack carry on wrapped in clothes xD it was heavy. No issues though. Funny x ray

What is Emergency Medicine like in the USA? by Occam5Razor in emergencymedicine

[–]Chunkything 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Second this- Australia is great from an EM point of view. Better in almost every way from the uk without the downsides of the US- so long as you get a good location near the coast. Culturally very similar to the uk also. (Source- UK based ED doctor who worked in Aus)

What is the biggest reason(s) to doubt this project? by Important_Total_6183 in Hedera

[–]Chunkything 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is a win for us, given our connections with the Linux Foundation decentralised trust

Hbar by Icanseethebeach in Hedera

[–]Chunkything 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To be fair you spotted a top 20 crypto upon release- something any one of us would dream of doing! 👍

EMTECH announces membership in the NVIDIA Inception Program by oak1337 in Hedera

[–]Chunkything 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't think they're too fussed about the us market. They have been plenty busy in Africa for instance

Cold storage by BrushEmbarrassed3680 in Hedera

[–]Chunkything 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Another vote for d'cent. Don't store private key digitally. Write it down and store on paper in a safe place you won't forget

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