jngreenlee

A Navy fact sheet on what it calls 'non-lethal optical distractors' reads:

    Non-lethal optical distracters are visible laser devices that have reversible optical effects on human targets. These types of non-blinding laser devices use highly directional optical energy to support several non-lethal capabilities, including:

Perhaps all this was a type of "burn it down", punk activism, and it will be released on twitter for public download. The BTC could have been their funding mechanism. Not for profit, but for the lolz in an election year?

Have you blogged or told your story anywhere? I'm curious to learn more!

Sometimes better is defined as [more colors|more available|lower price|supports my phone].

So it is competition, for sure!

Why did you have to bring politics into this (Buttlegug)?

I think my doctor and I can make those choices best from a wide spectrum of solutions, not only those lobbyied for by Giliad.

I would like this, especially for tests (I understand being more restrictive for treatment but still disagree with the winner take all corpratism that results under current regime)

I think you reacted too strongly, IMO. I only said some. People and their doctors are the MOST concerned with their lives...not you, not politicians, and not FDA staffers.

If I want to treat my (illegal war) PTSD, depression or anxiety with novel treatments like 2CB, LSD, or MDMA, that is my choice. It immoral to restrict my supply with the barrel of a gun.

I personally hope this shows (some) irrelevance of FDA bureaucracy...if they weren't need in the worst of times, why are they needed in the best of times?

Let entrepreneurs, doctors, and patients decide their individual risk level. I would rather have more options than less.

Edit: as an alternative to any knee jerk critism (I said "some"), why can't states handle this and the best emerge? I'm a big proponent of localism.

>less administration fees of the UBI program

Show me a success story where this didn't become a gigantic suck on the funds

Also libertarian minded....have you considered that in a natural state, businesses this large would be very hard to maintain? The fundamental business structure we have today is based around a government-sanctioned "personhood".

If you could strip this away, there would be no corporate veil, and you could sue the person who failed to act (or whom acted wrongly) and did you wrong. Think of bankers at Wells Fargo creating false accounts in customer names...hire investigator or do your own, sue, discover, repeat...there would be MUCH MORE downside to bad behavior, even if the upside is there.

I think personally that organizations like GORE would exist, and who knows what else might emerge...more co-ops?

Of course this does require 3rd-party alternate court systems (maybe like cert issuers, but held to the same liability standard above?)...our current system cannot handle this, so it may be largely academic thoughts.

I named my son after Orion.

We've decided if Betelgeuse goes away we won't amputate to follow suit...

He seems like a young technical Andy Rooney!

Text please?

In context, this explains a big of the reason why they need changes, which are now in place: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonobacon/2020/01/31/jim-whiteh...

Wouldn't it be much more meaningful for the Sate of Illinois to say they will buy a State-managed insulin supply, for which they will guarantee access by State residents at $x/Month?

Easy to make something unallowed on paper. Much harder, and more meaningful, with Skin in the Game, to actually go out and do what they may think their rules will accomplish.

Wait, why is this old article even a thing? It's a resolution being drafted by technocrats far away from "real people".

While everyone else here is debating corporate influence, what about the epistemology of the issue itself...why does an inter-governmental organization need such a resolution, and "who the fork cares"?

People across the globe know breast feeding works, and they don't learn that from the UN or any other government. They learn it from their tribe, family, friends, internet, books. It's also intuitively best...AKA its been around for millions of years and we all know that.

People should be upset that time and money was spent on this....someone tell me if I missed some vital thing like "non-compliant governments will be replaced by IMF officials", or "North Korea to ban boobs"?

Good baiting to gauge how many MBA/VC types are lurking....they can't resist!

I'm confused...we already have a lot!: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_semiconductor_fabricat...

Texas Instruments, Micron, OnSemi, Amkor, Microchip...there's lots of options US based for ICs!

OMG yes...I flyed United occasionally when SW doesn't makes sense for the route. I was even status matched to "Premier Platinum" for a while. I was amazed that 1. I didn't get upgrades due to the remaining levels above me, and 2. Just how long boarding is and how many special groups. Can't see the business value there.

Not at current load ratios. Most flights are full. Good business environment and MAXes out of service are causing this. Your best bet might be the stranded 2-seat exit row on -800s.

But better to assume you'll have a middle seater. If you stay calm it will be okay.

Actually, I'm sorry. I thought your username said "brazil", and I was wrong.

>act as greedily as possible so it takes longer than it needs to

These two things aren't connected (greed and time blocking alsie). the greedy answer is to get comfortable and settled in your bubble, fast.

I am a SW FF, most of the other people on my planes are, and we get it...we move and seat quickly to allow others in. I'm guessing far better average plane etiquette than most other US airline's FFs (though all FFs are likely above average).

You have a good username for that sentiment.

Fortunately synthetics are coming online. This is the new world: https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1214186103931932672

At least it preps us for space survival as well...without instant folgers packs...?

>competitive dynamics were that led to Visa grabbing the acquisition instead of MC

Quite possibly got overbid in that case, which would be a good exit. MC is no slouch in this space.

Marines are an entire service with equal capability averages to the Army's best

That Pentagon though...can't function follow form?

Yes a Department of the Navy, but it's by far the "Men's Department". (Said in an old school way that's not really appropriate these days)