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Science: Vaccines Work, GMOs Are Safe, Everything is a Chemical

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Kepler said:
The NASA missions are science. They're the R&D department of the human space enterprise. If we waited for the private sector it would never be cost effective, so government takes the big hit up front and gifts the lessons learned to the private sector, and then conservatives compare them on ROI de-hurr de-hurr.

See also: canals, railroads, highways, dams, rural electrification, the internet, aerospace, and the military.

But you know, "gubmint doesn't work" because de-hurr de-hurr.
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But, if you want to harvest an asteroid for the minerals and volitiles, then a private company (profit motive) would be best.

Colonization will be a public/private joint venture.
 
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joecct said:
But, if you want to harvest an asteroid for the minerals and volitiles, then a private company (profit motive) would be best.

Colonization will be a public/private joint venture.
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Sure, but the entry costs are enormous so governments carry the load.

The place for the private sector is when there's a market for something. There's no market for exploration and science per se, only for the tech they trailblaze. So let the parasit-- er, MBAs exploit the results after the hard work is done.

It fits in perfectly with the current fad of socializing costs and privatizing profits, too.
 
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Kepler said:
The NASA missions are science. They're the R&D department of the human space enterprise. If we waited for the private sector it would never be cost effective, so government takes the big hit up front and gifts the lessons learned to the private sector, and then conservatives compare them on ROI de-hurr de-hurr.

See also: canals, railroads, highways, dams, rural electrification, the internet, aerospace, and the military.

But you know, "gubmint doesn't work" because de-hurr de-hurr.
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That's the point. I wonder if Cssini is too far out there and aimed at scientific findings (samples from Saturn)...when the US space interests (and space developed financial returns) would better benefit from partnering with private enterprise in getting short distance travel logistics worked out - whether it be for short distance space shuttles or mining.
 
Nice piece on why AA/12 step programs are ineffective.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/04/the-irrationality-of-alcoholics-anonymous/386255/?utm_source=atlfb

I attended Overeaters Anonymous, and it was repeatedly stressed that if you deviated from the "3 meals a day, nothing in between" philosophy, you were doomed to be a compulsive eater.
 
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ShirtlessBob said:
Nice piece on why AA/12 step programs are ineffective.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazin...alcoholics-anonymous/386255/?utm_source=atlfb

I attended Overeaters Anonymous, and it was repeatedly stressed that if you deviated from the "3 meals a day, nothing in between" philosophy, you were doomed to be a compulsive eater.
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AA works for people who want Jesus to take the wheel. There are plenty of those people, they're the vast majority. They believe in supernatural powers surrounding us like electrical fields for good or ill and that if you please/resonate with/appease the good ones you can tap their power. It's the basis for all animism, which seems to have been the default human superstition.

I think AA really does work for those people -- their philosophy allows them to find a behavioral handle which then drives neurological outcomes. Literally, God bless em -- if it works, do it.

As with almost everything the best seller approach isn't going to work with the outliers who aren't like that. We need other ways. I personally recommend endless hedonistic sex and/or not rooting for the Islanders. Both those things would seem to keep the demons at bay.
 
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Kepler said:
AA works for people who want Jesus to take the wheel.
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That's pretty much it right there. Steps 1-3 tell you you're powerless and need to submit to a god (and if you don't agree then you're in denial). Steps 4-7 are about confessing your sins. Steps 8-9 tell you to ask other people for forgiveness. Step 10 tells you to study the book, attend meetings, and go to confession regularly. Step 11 tells you to pray often. Step 12 tells you to go forth and preach to others. It's pure faith healing. That works for some people, but there are also a lot of folks who are just there to get their court papers signed, or because their spouse told them it was this or a divorce, etc.

The good news is, medicine and psychology are starting to change their tune on the "terminal disease" model of addiction. There's a long way to go yet though.
 
You can now buy GMO-free cat litter.

https://www.nongmoproject.org/blog/the-good-earth-pet-product-earns-non-gmo-project-verification

Also, Ketel One vodka is now Non-GMO verified. Ooh, now I can get drunk with sanctimonious stamps!
 
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That sounds far too sand-papery for anyone with a functional anus to support.
 
Also, Tom Brady believes drinking water prevents sunburn.

http://deadspin.com/tom-brady-thinks-drinking-a-lot-of-water-prevents-sunbu-1818625600
 
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Interesting thing in regards to sunburn:

I know numerous people at my job that are from India, as does the wife. They all say they never had a big issue with sunburn there. Now that they are in Minnesota, they must use sunscreen or get burned just as anyone else does.

The hell? Does the smog and/or the humidity block the harmful radiation that causes it? Seems unlikely, but I truly have no clue.
 
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state of hockey said:
Interesting thing in regards to sunburn:

I know numerous people at my job that are from India, as does the wife. They all say they never had a big issue with sunburn there. Now that they are in Minnesota, they must use sunscreen or get burned just as anyone else does.

The hell? Does the smog and/or the humidity block the harmful radiation that causes it? Seems unlikely, but I truly have no clue.
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My immediate thought is they are hyper-vigilant in India and then relax when they return to Minny and don't take simple precautions.
 
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state of hockey said:
Interesting thing in regards to sunburn:

I know numerous people at my job that are from India, as does the wife. They all say they never had a big issue with sunburn there. Now that they are in Minnesota, they must use sunscreen or get burned just as anyone else does.

The hell? Does the smog and/or the humidity block the harmful radiation that causes it? Seems unlikely, but I truly have no clue.
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It's like alpine skiing. They get the added effect of the rays that are bounced off all that whitey white skin around them.
 
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burd said:
It's like alpine skiing. They get the added effect of the rays that are bounced off all that whitey white skin around them.
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Brilliant! It makes sense.
 
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state of hockey said:
Interesting thing in regards to sunburn:

I know numerous people at my job that are from India, as does the wife. They all say they never had a big issue with sunburn there. Now that they are in Minnesota, they must use sunscreen or get burned just as anyone else does.

The hell? Does the smog and/or the humidity block the harmful radiation that causes it? Seems unlikely, but I truly have no clue.
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I was going to say the horrid pollution. Pollution can block a lot of sunlight very quickly.
 
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One of science's long-time mysteries is finally solved.... (sorry, no link handy).


On July 20, 1969, as commander of the Apollo 11 lunar module, Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the moon. His first words after stepping on the moon, "That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," were televised to earth and heard by millions. But, just before he re-entered the Lander, he made the enigmatic remark "good luck, Mr. Gorsky."

Many people at NASA thought it was a casual remark concerning some rival soviet cosmonaut. However, upon checking, there was no Gorsky in either the Russian or American space programs.

Over the years, many people questioned Armstrong as to what the 'good luck, Mr. Gorsky' statement meant, but Armstrong always just smiled.

On July 5, 1995, in Tampa bay, Florida, while answering questions following a speech, a reporter brought up the 26-year-old question about Mr. Gorsky and this time he finally responded because his Mr. Gorsky had just died, so Neil Armstrong felt he could now answer the question. Here is the answer to "Who was Mr. Gorsky?”

In 1938, when he was a kid in a small mid-western town, he was playing baseball with a friend in the backyard. His friend hit the ball, which landed in his neighbor's yard by their bedroom window. His neighbors were Mr. and Mrs. Gorsky.

As he leaned down to pick up the ball, young Armstrong heard Mrs. Gorsky shouting at Mr. Gorsky, "Sex! You want sex?! You’ll get sex when the kid next door walks on the moon!" It broke the place up.

Neil Armstrong’s family confirmed that this is a true story.
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I didn't even have to look it up to know Fish had been reading through the chain e-mails in his inbox again.
 
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