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Comment Skeptical (Score 1) 267

Much of traditional farming runs on slim margins. I have my doubts that when all costs are taken into consideration (labor, depreciation, taxes, electricity, water, and so on), that it will ever be able to compete with large scale commercial farming. Maybe as a niche where people donâ(TM)t mind paying 2X the price for the flavor or to support it if itâ(TM)s more sustainable. I think more effort should go into optimizing the traditional methods. Better use of fertilizers and pesticides, crop rotation, etc. I think the cost savings of new technology is just so low itâ(TM)s not see as worth the trouble.

Comment Re: Saline (Score 1) 73

I signed for the COVID vaccine when it was still in the trial phase, I did a video call but they canceled my appointment to get the vaccine or placebo (saying they had an overwhelming number of volunteers). Anyway, they told me if the vaccine was released to the public those that received the placebo would be informed. Probably start running into ethical issues if you donâ(TM)t inform people. They probably also donâ(TM)t want to keep paying people $100.00 each per follow up visit. Probably no real need, whatever tracking there is should start to provide all the data they need. Vaccinated and sick or died, unvaccinated and sick or died.

Comment Re: digital copies availability (Score 1) 61

I donâ(TM)t think the books are being âoechecked outâ in the traditional sense, not so rare / fragile that they canâ(TM)t be touched, but âoechecked outâ as a few people a year can handle them without risk of excessive wear. Many things are considered âoepricelessâ yet still on display or available to researchers, it just depends on how âoepricelessâ they are. These things must not have been so priceless to let people see them and not be noticed if they were gone. Digitization is a solution... but the problem isnâ(TM)t that they were being worn from being touched, itâ(TM)s they were being stolen. Keeping them locked up even tighter doesnâ(TM)t do any good if only one person had the key, it might even make it worse, one or a few people get to see the originals. Digital copies donâ(TM)t mean anything if the one person in charge steals the originals.

Comment Re: It is quite clear whodunit (Score 2) 61

Not what I was expecting when I read the title and summary, they make it sound like either an unsolved mystery or someone found an elaborate way to defeat the security measures. And... itâ(TM)s just that you left one person in charge and didnâ(TM)t audit anything for decades? A better article title would be something like âoeFailing security 101â.

Comment Re: Snowden is far from wrong (Score 1) 107

Nobody will want it to stop, they will say âoeitâ(TM)s for the greater goodâ. They say itâ(TM)s to track criminals, you didnâ(TM)t commit any crimes did you? Are you trying to hide something? Itâ(TM)s for tracking the virus, see? Even if itâ(TM)s flat out spying on you, people are apathetic and lazy, well how else will I get on Facebook? What can you do?

Comment Re: Businesses are under the thumb of government t (Score 2) 107

I tried to keep my âoenon-essentialâ business open even though the Governor ordered businesses closed. I only allowed one customer in the store at a time and disinfected after each person left. People on social media found out I was open and threatened to call the police and health department. I see the same thing for anything people see where they think people are âoebreaking the rulesâ. A protest at the statehouse, I looked like people were still maintaining distance from each other, 200 comments all about how the protesters (protesting abuses by the government) are stupid and should be arrested. Yet nobody cares about all the people at the grocery store or standing in line at the hardware store. Letâ(TM)s be honest, the majority of those people shopping donâ(TM)t really need to be there. Yes you need food, but most of the things people buy are wants, not needs. That is allowed, so who cares, but call the police if you someone âoebreaking the rulesâ who cares how careful they are, or if something else being open is multiple times more at risk for spreading the virus. People really can not think for themselves, they need someone to tell them what is okay and forbidden. And they think they are doing the world a favor by telling on anyone bending the rules. Keep this in mind if we ever get to a point of a true tyranny, people will be fighting over who can turn in who and who can do it the quickest. If not to the government then to social media, we already see some of that, you canâ(TM)t really have free speech when the mod justice of social media gets ahold of your information. Even showing up to a protest may get you on a hate list, business boycotted, etc. Free thinkers are far and few, and pretty soon will be forced to stay quiet, the masses want to be told what to do, if you are against any of it then you are considered a murderer, virus spreader, grandma killer.

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