kernco

I agree about never knowing if Firefox is going to remember by tabs or not. But I've actually figured it out. The problem is that I use Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X on a daily basis, and the behavior isn't consistent between these operating systems. On Linux and Windows, when I close the Firefox window, Firefox exits and so when I run it again my tabs are all still there. But on Mac OS X, when I close the window it closes all the tabs, but Firefox is still running, so when I open a new window, it's blank. I have to actually quit Firefox with command-Q or using the menu to get it to remember my tabs next time.

I don't know if this is something you will "fix", because it's not actually a bug. Firefox behaves exactly how programs are supposed to behave on these different operating systems. It's just annoying because these different OSes have different expected behaviors.

Silicon is often used as an alternative to carbon in science fiction. Because it is on the same column as carbon on the periodic table, that means it has the same valence electrons and can there for the same compounds, just with silicon in the places where carbon would be. But that's not actually true. Because silicon is on the next row down, it means the same chemical bonds that carbon forms would take a lot more energy with silicon. This would make a lot of things impractical or even impossible when considering silicon as a drop in replacement for carbon.

You might be interested in the response from the National Chicken Council.

I didn't go to the actual scientific article to verify, but the Time coverage of it didn't mention anything about normalizing based on caloric intake. It seems plausible that the diet soda drinkers are gaining more weight because they know they're eating poorly and drinking diet to try to compensate. Whereas those drinking regular soda are eating a more moderate amount on average.

The other article mentioned about artificial sweeteners changing the gut bacteria in mice is very plausible though as a cause for why this might be the case.

Will we see that sooner rather than later?