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They are not popular. See the canceled Poseidon facility in Huntington Beach.

The narrative of the Big Short omits something big i.m.o.: encouragement of easy mortgage lending standards by Washington politicians. Is this line about the SEC the only reference…

Given the litigious nature of medical patients these days, I think most doctors would justifiably avoid the additional responsibility of pharmaceutical QA.

In my opinion this is an unfair risk to the doctor's career in assuming responsibility for the quality of the compounded drug. In the absence of any other evidence, I assume the 30…

The higher manufacturer price of the eyeball-safe formulation is clearly justified, then, i.m.o. Also, is it the doctor's responsibility to assume risk to save the patient money?

What are the odds of the optimal deal being reached on Trump's birthday (Eastern Time)? Who knows, maybe US stalled before, and/or gave a little extra concession to conclude today.…

Sure, it is logical that opening a previously restricted or infeasible product space is an easy way to produce business opportunities. Like the legalization of gambling in Nevada.

That cheapest option may not be the cheapest option in the long-term when the next Democratic president would re-activate the devices. Same reasoning as removal of many post office…

This is consistent with the very old topic of television as babysitter

Chemistry question: is there any advantage to preempting the possible spontaneous explosion with a controlled explosion? This controlled explosion would happen when the MMA is in a…

What about airlifting a containment vessel on top of it? To lessen the impact of an explosion?

The distinct categories of building, selling and measuring seem fallacious

I'm going to guess if net energy use goes up, due to a glut of renewable energy, the gaps on cloudy, windless days will result in greater fossil fuel use than before. There need to…

Agreed completely. Other examples: long-distance telephone minutes, shoes, clothing, air travel... probably all cheaper.

Neat, how about adding historical constitutions as well, such as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_constitutions_of_Franc... or the U.S.S.R.?

That is partially due to damage from the previous reserve drawdown.

That is why I said "artificially low." As there is a water shortage, the current price should justifiably be higher. Instead we will simply run out or damage the acquifer by saltwa…

There are environmental and financial concerns https://calmatters.org/environment/2022/05/california-desali... I don't understand the financial concern at all. How could increasing…

Stratospheric aerosols: the dangers of this seem overblown. It is milder than a volcanic eruption. It seems like a reasonable thing governments should be attempting.

Thoughtful concept but agreed. I.i.r.c the phone can assess the inaccuracy of the compass and prompt the figure-8 movement. But that is not practical here.

> If wages do not rise sufficiently to cover increased costs, that does not imply that the generational contract was unfulfilled; the taxes were paid. That's an interesting alterna…

Speaking only of the financial aspect, not any other ethical issues: Those end-of-life patients paid into the system, earlier in their lives, financing the cost of earlier generati…

I did not claim it would save from unexpected costs. The full premium is an unexpected cost. I claimed COBRA is more affordable than out-of-pocket healthcare if you are in the midd…

The OP is claiming the country should re-align its priorities to optimize this health-insured number, not claiming the gov does not already track this number.

Excessive testing to protect against legal liability, also.