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Comment Re:Good (Score 1) 37

France? Famously a state-owned-enterprise.

China? State-owned-enterprise, several of them actually. They have 2 that build plants and others than support them.

India? State-owned-enterprise.

Russia? Whoops!

Washington State? WPPSS (Whoops)

Comment Re:This is misdirection (Score 1) 115

This.

Growing plants is all about providing a balance of nutrients. Anyone who has ever checked out the N-P-K rating of lawn fertalizer knows this. You can dump as much CO2 on a plant and it will do little good beyond a point.

Shame you got modded down so harshly for a valid point. But this was supposed to be a "CO2 Bad, mkay?" thread.

Comment Re:I expect a lot of former Billionaires soon (Score 1) 345

Is the California taxpayer status of these billionaires retroactive? If not, how much time to they have to establish an alternate domicile after the November vote passes?

If the answer is 'yes', then I suspect this legislation will be tied up in the court system based on the unconstitutionality of ex post facto laws.

Comment Re:Gatekeeper: "Oh you mean THIS expedited process (Score 1) 56

Snotty reply aside:

So, if a Process can be done without altering Quality_X, then it necessarily follows that the Process can be done without lowering Quality_X.
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. Why don't you want a faster process that maintains the same protective threshold?

Because we are not sure that Speed is not somehow related to Quality_X. In a negative manner.

There are billions of dollars of Big Pharma R&D investments riding on the speed with which studies are conducted and drugs are approved. If they can't demonstrate a speedier yet equaly effective process, then I don't think someone with a 'schroom farm.

Surr, we can probably check off the physiological risks based on historical use by pre-Columbian tribes. But our understanding of psychosis, addiction and other possible effects on mental health has come a long way since then. And since one traditional use of psychedelics was to condition fear out of warriors before they charged into battle, I'm going to have to suggest a time out on this stuff.

Comment Re:The US government needs a recruiting arm (Score 1) 86

I want to see a Canadian or even British style health system

You might see the waiting room. Hopefully, you are not there for an acute condition.

"I'll vote for the other one instead, at least she's a doctor."

Doctors are one of the biggest proponents of the waiting room. It's artificial scarcity put to the task of inflating profits. I'm voting for the one that's an independent nurse practitioner and advocates for insurance payments not hidden behind a primary care physician gatekeeper.

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