For the best experience on desktop, install the Chrome extension to track your reading on news.ycombinator.com
Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit | history | pcrh's commentsregister

Ethanol is a naturally occurring substance, humans and many animals have specifically evolved ways of processing it. In moderate doses it does no harm.

It's almost impossible to avoid ingesting some alcohol during the course of a natural diet, and that includes if you avoid fermented food such as bread, let alone beverages deliberately brewed to be alcoholic.


Isn't the problem of poisoning caused by Methanol and not Ethanol?

Gemini says this:

"Ethanol is the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, spirits) meant for consumption. While ethanol is safe for moderate consumption, methanol is extremely toxic and can cause poisoning, blindness, or death, even in small amounts."


Thanks!

An interesting article. It mentions that "breeding dogs are no longer allowed on the island". I presume this is to avoid a feral population of dogs becoming established. However, I'm unaware that dogs pose particular threats to native wildlife, unlike cats.


Dogs are pretty terrible for nesting birds, especially ground nesting ones. Even on a leash they can cause birds to leave their nests.

Similar for other small animals;

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/managing-visitors...


Dogs are allowed though, and used to herd sheep and cattle, so ground-nesting birds don't seem to be a big concern

Well, dogs are mentioned as one of the invasive species that caused the extinction of the Dodos.

Exactly. EU legislation is currently far more respecting of privacy than is legislation in the UK or the US.

For various, and unclear, reasons, there is substantial backing to change this.


In the UK, Apple is now blocking users from using any web browser to access "non-PG" content unless the user submits to privacy violating age verification. Apple blocks you at the OS level, making VPNs useless.


I'm suspicious as well...

Supposedly this missile was hit during the boost phase over Iran, the evidence is that it was actually targeted at Diego Garcia relies on US reports.


The article above doesn't read well, at all.

It's not my subject, but it reads as a list of things. There's little exposition.


Gawd Damn LISTICLES!!!! And all of those articles that list in bullet points at the top of the article the summary of the article. And all of those people saying they don't want to read exposition, just give me the bullet points.


>Drink verification can


The pay wall doesn't permit much access to the details of this. A better summary is available at the UK's MRC website, link below.

https://mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/articles/bridging-the-gap-f...


Winston Churchill famously used to build brick walls to deal with the "black dog" of depression.


The International Churchill Society has an pretty fun read about his bricklaying "career".

https://winstonchurchill.org/publications/finest-hour/finest...


Thanks, that was a better-written article than the above.


Yes, it's very elegant! It's one of those things you wish you had thought of yourself. Kudos to these guys for being first.


Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search:

HN For You