You're going to need a lot more Rube Goldberg that that to explain away a flight from A to B costing double the amount of the identical A to B flight followed by B to C.
What it amounts to is that the airlines are trying to smash the invisible hand with a mallet. TFA is all about a case where they missed so they tried to trick a judge into smashing it with his gavel instead.
The airline's real fear is that the forces of supply and demand and competition will take hold in the pricing of the more popular routes.
These are a bit of a new "innovation" from the pharmaceutical companies. The supplement was on the market FIRST. The pharmaceutical company does a bit of FDA ass kissing and gets granted a shiny new exclusive on a meaningless tweak and then tries to carefully market their new expensive prescription "drug" in a way to imply that it's not actually just a repackaging of the generally recognized as safe OTC supplement. The FDA knows about the scam, but because their asses were all suitably kissed actually endorses it. The FDA likes it because they have a lot more authroity ober prescription drugs than they do over GRAS OTC supplements.
The scam is also in play for a few drugs whose use actually pre-dates the FDA. Colchicine is a particularly shameful example. The shiny new colchicine is 2 orders of magnitude more expensive than the GRAS generic that predates it by over 200 years. Again, the FDA likes the extra authority. Due to FDA buggary, some people's drug costs went from four bucks and change per month to over $500 for the same damned thing.
Given things like that, any FDA action against supplements is now suspect.
Yes, big fat surprise, infrastructure costs money. That's why consumers are willing to pay for the service the infrastructure provides.
The thing with wireless is that they're not ready to provide unlimited 99.99% of the time. They are quite explicit that they will provide you "unlimited" bandwidth, but after the first 2GB or so they'll LIMIT you to dial up modem speeds.
Of course, before that they just claimed unlimited and silently limited you anyway.
Exactly this. There are also a few supplements that contain exactly the same thing as pharmaceuticals that cost 1 or 2 orders of magnitude more. A good doctor will direct you to take the readily available OTC supplement instead.
For example, extended release Niacin. $10 over the counter vs $230 for the same damned thing as prescription Niaspan.
It's no wonder that people legitimately wonder when the FDA rumbles about killing off suppliments.
In many cases, it's fair enough that the FDA insists no medical claims be made, but in other cases, if doctors are actually recommending the stuff to treat specific medical conditions, is it really fair to insist that they not say so on the bottle?
If any of the supplements don't contain what they claim or if they have harmful contaminants, by all means take action against the manufacturer. If it is something known to actually be dangerous, by all means require a warning or if it is REALLY dangerous, more extreme action. But for the latter, the determination must be reasonable. If it's not more harmful than things routinely sold OTC, leave it alone or just require the warning.
They fail on multiple points. First, they don't substitute for the ritual of smoking.
Perhaps bigger, they don't have enough nicotine in them. They seem to be constructed to relieve "just enough" suffering rather than actually replace the nicotine. This is probably because they didn't realize that the MAOIs in cigarettes are part of the effect. A replacement actually needs to provide MORE nicotine than cigarettes to compensate for the lack of MAOI. Do that for a while and the addiction will loose urgency without even a bit of suffering.
Finally, they try to ramp you down too fast, again as if designed to make sure you suffer, just not as much. They're perfectly designed for failure.
Unilateral permanent confiscation of the vaping device when they are caught, a criminal record that stays on file for the next 7 years even though they are a minor, and the threat of losing access to public education if they are caught again might do the trick, at the very least, it will put the parent(s) or guardians in the loop who might be better equipped to deal with whatever further disciplinary actions are required.
That's never been on offer. What has been is that Crappee media inc. can pay your ISP to make sure Netflix never outperforms them on your internet connection. Does it still sound good.
It also means that your ISP can start dropping packets from Netflix and then you can pay them to allow it to perform the way it used to.
For adults, most do it for the nicotine, but it's not that unusual for an adult who started vaping to quit cigarettes to eventually end up vaping 0 nic juice. The purpose is to keep the manual oral habit satisfied so they don't get tempted by cigarettes.
For teens, this could actually be the cure for peer pressure. They can get 100% of the cool rebellious look with 0% of the nicotine.
The social aspect at work is very definitely there. Indoors, you couldn't even get 10 seconds with the boss's boss. In the smoking area you could shoot the breeze w/ the CEO.
When I did system installs, I found that a trip to the designated smoking area was sometimes a great way to break through a management log jam.
The inverse square thing applies to omnidirectional point sources. The wireless chargers are very short range for efficiency and to avoid those other obnoxious and potentially dangerous effects from unintentional recievers that I mentioned elsewhere. Not because there would be lightning bolts zinging around the room.
The taking part happens when the infrastructure has to be expanded to acommodate Amazon moving in. It still has to be paid for, it's just that Amazon doesn't end up doing the paying.
Note, I'm not one of those/.ers that tends to call everyone idiot or retard just because they're not singing my party line.
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You're going to need a lot more Rube Goldberg that that to explain away a flight from A to B costing double the amount of the identical A to B flight followed by B to C.
What it amounts to is that the airlines are trying to smash the invisible hand with a mallet. TFA is all about a case where they missed so they tried to trick a judge into smashing it with his gavel instead.
The airline's real fear is that the forces of supply and demand and competition will take hold in the pricing of the more popular routes.
So much this!
Meanwhile, I get so many scam calls on the landline that I no longer bother answering it unless I hear a familiar voice leaving a message.
These are a bit of a new "innovation" from the pharmaceutical companies. The supplement was on the market FIRST. The pharmaceutical company does a bit of FDA ass kissing and gets granted a shiny new exclusive on a meaningless tweak and then tries to carefully market their new expensive prescription "drug" in a way to imply that it's not actually just a repackaging of the generally recognized as safe OTC supplement. The FDA knows about the scam, but because their asses were all suitably kissed actually endorses it. The FDA likes it because they have a lot more authroity ober prescription drugs than they do over GRAS OTC supplements.
The scam is also in play for a few drugs whose use actually pre-dates the FDA. Colchicine is a particularly shameful example. The shiny new colchicine is 2 orders of magnitude more expensive than the GRAS generic that predates it by over 200 years. Again, the FDA likes the extra authority. Due to FDA buggary, some people's drug costs went from four bucks and change per month to over $500 for the same damned thing.
Given things like that, any FDA action against supplements is now suspect.
Time marches on, competition isn't what it once was, and some businesses have been busy "innovating" exciting new ways to screw the customer over.
I didn't say the MAOI is addictive, I said it POTENTIATES the addictive properties of the NICOTINE.
That is, without the MAO, the nicotine hits harder and faster which makes it more addictive.
Yes, big fat surprise, infrastructure costs money. That's why consumers are willing to pay for the service the infrastructure provides.
The thing with wireless is that they're not ready to provide unlimited 99.99% of the time. They are quite explicit that they will provide you "unlimited" bandwidth, but after the first 2GB or so they'll LIMIT you to dial up modem speeds.
Of course, before that they just claimed unlimited and silently limited you anyway.
Your own observation of UL suggests that any regulatory agency, public or private, can and likely will be subverted eventually.
I suspect both FDA and UL would best be dismantled and rebuilt from scratch.
Exactly this. There are also a few supplements that contain exactly the same thing as pharmaceuticals that cost 1 or 2 orders of magnitude more. A good doctor will direct you to take the readily available OTC supplement instead.
For example, extended release Niacin. $10 over the counter vs $230 for the same damned thing as prescription Niaspan.
It's no wonder that people legitimately wonder when the FDA rumbles about killing off suppliments.
In many cases, it's fair enough that the FDA insists no medical claims be made, but in other cases, if doctors are actually recommending the stuff to treat specific medical conditions, is it really fair to insist that they not say so on the bottle?
If any of the supplements don't contain what they claim or if they have harmful contaminants, by all means take action against the manufacturer. If it is something known to actually be dangerous, by all means require a warning or if it is REALLY dangerous, more extreme action. But for the latter, the determination must be reasonable. If it's not more harmful than things routinely sold OTC, leave it alone or just require the warning.
They fail on multiple points. First, they don't substitute for the ritual of smoking.
Perhaps bigger, they don't have enough nicotine in them. They seem to be constructed to relieve "just enough" suffering rather than actually replace the nicotine. This is probably because they didn't realize that the MAOIs in cigarettes are part of the effect. A replacement actually needs to provide MORE nicotine than cigarettes to compensate for the lack of MAOI. Do that for a while and the addiction will loose urgency without even a bit of suffering.
Finally, they try to ramp you down too fast, again as if designed to make sure you suffer, just not as much. They're perfectly designed for failure.
If we're hoping to ever see those updates, we better invest in cryogenics.
It turns out riddles aren't the same as software engineering. Who knew?
No, that's fine. I was referring to:
Unilateral permanent confiscation of the vaping device when they are caught, a criminal record that stays on file for the next 7 years even though they are a minor, and the threat of losing access to public education if they are caught again might do the trick, at the very least, it will put the parent(s) or guardians in the loop who might be better equipped to deal with whatever further disciplinary actions are required.
You can improve the bandwidth a lot by deploying more smaller cells.
But yes, they shouldn't be allowed to offer unlimited unless they are prepared to deliver it.
Maybe force the carriers to actually have enough infrastructure to support the services they collect money for. We can call it "truth in advertising".
That's never been on offer. What has been is that Crappee media inc. can pay your ISP to make sure Netflix never outperforms them on your internet connection. Does it still sound good.
It also means that your ISP can start dropping packets from Netflix and then you can pay them to allow it to perform the way it used to.
That free lunch you're looking for turns out to be fairly expensive.
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Yes, it's just you.
For some, the oral habit is left over from when they smoked. They satisfy it with the vape so they don't end up satisfying it with a cigarette.
Why are you hitting yourself?
Why are you hitting yourself?
Why are you hitting yourself?
Why are you hitting yourself?
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Please get a sense of humor!
For adults, most do it for the nicotine, but it's not that unusual for an adult who started vaping to quit cigarettes to eventually end up vaping 0 nic juice. The purpose is to keep the manual oral habit satisfied so they don't get tempted by cigarettes.
For teens, this could actually be the cure for peer pressure. They can get 100% of the cool rebellious look with 0% of the nicotine.
What antifreeze?
Or perhaps we should make the laws surrounding other substances more reasonable.
The social aspect at work is very definitely there. Indoors, you couldn't even get 10 seconds with the boss's boss. In the smoking area you could shoot the breeze w/ the CEO.
When I did system installs, I found that a trip to the designated smoking area was sometimes a great way to break through a management log jam.
The inverse square thing applies to omnidirectional point sources. The wireless chargers are very short range for efficiency and to avoid those other obnoxious and potentially dangerous effects from unintentional recievers that I mentioned elsewhere. Not because there would be lightning bolts zinging around the room.
The taking part happens when the infrastructure has to be expanded to acommodate Amazon moving in. It still has to be paid for, it's just that Amazon doesn't end up doing the paying.
Note, I'm not one of those /.ers that tends to call everyone idiot or retard just because they're not singing my party line.