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Comment · 1 year ago
No because they would be point to point. Many parts of the phone network were connected via microwave links before fibre optic cables replaced them, as fibre carry much higher amounts of data.
Comment · 2 years ago
I take it you are talking about anabolic steroids.

Most people don't understand that a person will not simply gain huge amounts of muscle by taking them. It does allow more lean mass gain, but only if muscle are being stimulated to grow and extra calories are being consumed.

Comment · 2 years ago
The is a lack of curiosity because there is no evidence.

Microwave energy has been found many times to be directed at embassies (such as the Moscow signal), but it wouldn't be any form of weapon. Such transmissions would likely be RF power for passive bugs, radar, or jamming signals.

Comment · 2 years ago
It was a great choice; as most people in Britain would find it bloody funny!
Comment · 2 years ago
Women will hate finding out that it can guess their age and weight! It can even guess their socioeconomic group, and if they dye their hair.
Comment · 2 years ago
Yes it can guess body weight and age!
Comment · 2 years ago
It's not hard to find groups of society where expose to HIV is very high, which are the ideal groups to study. Many people in these groups see contracting HIV as inevitable and do not fear it as you would expect, as it is not seen as a shame or death as as it was around the late 80s.

There subculture of people are people who actively try to transmit / contract HIV, often at so called "biohazard parties".

Comment · 2 years ago
Have you ever heard about the Royal Mail Underground which used to move mail across London?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Post_Office_Railway

A small light railway between large cities makes sense where roads are congested and cannot be expanded.

Comment · 2 years ago
Smoke alarms in a domestic setting might, but not systems installed in large buildings.
Comment · 2 years ago
Welcome to Mr Olympia!
Comment · 2 years ago
You don't need drugs to grown muscle, just an active lifestyle; which is also highly beneficial to mental health. Many of peoples physical and mental problems are a result of their sedentary lifestyle.
Comment · 2 years ago
As someone who has take MDMA many times in the past I very sceptical about it's therapeutic value in treating PTSD. The high is incredible, but that comes with a comedown of the opposite feelings; including depression, anxiety, fatigue, and can last from hours to days. Those effects are of course dose dependant.
Comment · 2 years ago
I'm really sceptical about the idea of treating people with mental heal issues with MDMA, as the "comedown" from it can be horrendous and causes a period low mood, depression, fatigue, anxiety, etc. Not the kind of thing you want people with PTSD experiencing! Those side effects are of course dose dependant. There is no mention of what is considered a dose, but it no uncommon for people to take a gram or more recreationally over the course of an evening.
Comment · 2 years ago
That's how insurance underwriting works anyway, as gender, age, car model ect are all used to calculate a premium based on risk.

In the UK you can have a "black box" fitted to your car by insurance companies, where low risk driving get you a discount on your renewal.

Comment · 2 years ago
It's not really about equality, as no one is complaining about men doing the most dangerous and laborious jobs, as mining, forestry, saturation diving etc. According to most reports, men are more than 20 times more likely to die at work.

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