Coincidence is not causality. I can't even see a mechanism for this. First of all, those bags would have to be absolutely filthy and practically reeking for them to carry this amount of contagion. I didn't see any mention of them testing bags for this bacteria so they didn't even do the most basic check (they mention "researchers" not any field testing for this specific case). Also, even if a bag was dirty you're buying packaged goods and produce is put into small plastic bags also. I don't see people who regularly shop at reusable encouraging stores here like Whole Foods packing the emergencies rooms.
This mechanism just seems too unlikely to be prevalent among the population to explain what is happening. I wouldn't be surprised if it was just due to plain old dirty hands and some additional vector they have yet to find. Maybe folks there like to feel the produce without washing their hands after using the bathroom.
Publishing this with such weak data is irresponsible to be honest. This smacks of a "Oh those silly people trying to care! What fools!" type article to get people worked up.
In a memo (pdf) released earlier this week, Aragón explained that this is an example of the “ecological fallacy.” In order to establish a link between the bag ban and illnesses, the authors would have to show that the same people who are using reusable bags are also the ones getting sick. This study doesn’t do that. Aragón also points out that emergency-room data can be very incomplete—under an alternate measure, there’s been no rise in E. coli at all.
No one will address the human population issue. Everyone is scared (except China) of having to enforce limits on people's sex organs. Instead they will let it go until things collapse, like a person ignoring their diet until they have a heart attack then they go to their doctor demanding to be fixed.
I can't get excited by any conservation tech or effort because I know population increases will erase any gains.
The second anyone tries it the ones who benefit from the existing system will do what they did with estate taxes. They will drag out the "Oh, look at the poor little inventor. It will hurt them so!" schtick. I think it is safe to say that the vast majority of patents are not being generated by starry eyed dreamers in garages. And even the little guy would benefit from a patent system overhaul as now the system is used to generate blocking patents, patents so vague and widely applicable that they are used mainly to obstruct other inventors via legal threat and financial ruin without any intention of using them to generate a product.
Other notable features of the planet will include lots of really cute boutique stores, constant thudding dance music at night, and day trips for antiques.
Now someone explain how the people on this planet reproduced before they developed biotechnology. Mitosis? Budding?
Seriously though, accidents happened a lot before air bags and even before seat belts and people didn't drive 5 mph because of it. Not all accidents are caused by something the driver did.
Don't give him internet access at home and don't give him any money to spend at the cafes there. If he wants to play his games he came pay for them himself.
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They probably have inertial guidance system backups too.
Well then they'd have to spend time considering each applicant and that would require effort.
People have been camping things in MMOs for years.
Still need a link from the bags to the people who got sick in the study in article.
Yup, I can't see anything bad coming out of this. No sir-ree.
Coincidence is not causality. I can't even see a mechanism for this. First of all, those bags would have to be absolutely filthy and practically reeking for them to carry this amount of contagion. I didn't see any mention of them testing bags for this bacteria so they didn't even do the most basic check (they mention "researchers" not any field testing for this specific case). Also, even if a bag was dirty you're buying packaged goods and produce is put into small plastic bags also. I don't see people who regularly shop at reusable encouraging stores here like Whole Foods packing the emergencies rooms.
This mechanism just seems too unlikely to be prevalent among the population to explain what is happening. I wouldn't be surprised if it was just due to plain old dirty hands and some additional vector they have yet to find. Maybe folks there like to feel the produce without washing their hands after using the bathroom.
Publishing this with such weak data is irresponsible to be honest. This smacks of a "Oh those silly people trying to care! What fools!" type article to get people worked up.
In a memo (pdf) released earlier this week, Aragón explained that this is an example of the “ecological fallacy.” In order to establish a link between the bag ban and illnesses, the authors would have to show that the same people who are using reusable bags are also the ones getting sick. This study doesn’t do that. Aragón also points out that emergency-room data can be very incomplete—under an alternate measure, there’s been no rise in E. coli at all.
No one will address the human population issue. Everyone is scared (except China) of having to enforce limits on people's sex organs. Instead they will let it go until things collapse, like a person ignoring their diet until they have a heart attack then they go to their doctor demanding to be fixed.
I can't get excited by any conservation tech or effort because I know population increases will erase any gains.
Radio? Clearly even aliens now have cable.
No, but you might find a guy named Rimmer
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The second anyone tries it the ones who benefit from the existing system will do what they did with estate taxes. They will drag out the "Oh, look at the poor little inventor. It will hurt them so!" schtick. I think it is safe to say that the vast majority of patents are not being generated by starry eyed dreamers in garages. And even the little guy would benefit from a patent system overhaul as now the system is used to generate blocking patents, patents so vague and widely applicable that they are used mainly to obstruct other inventors via legal threat and financial ruin without any intention of using them to generate a product.
Does anyone actually work like this in real life? Any business that has survived that is.
I don't know why were are bringing roofers into this in the first place when a perfectly good car metaphor is probably waiting to be used.
But if guns don't kill people do, then only people can be seen in a good light not guns.
Let's hope they never meet the Pro-Lifers here in the US. They might realize they are cut from the same cloth.
Go study Sufism then. If you think Islam is so terrible you need to read the Bible carefully.
Eat the power pill!
I just want to know when they will invent pockets on a normal pair of blue jeans large enough to comfortably hold these giant phones.
Other notable features of the planet will include lots of really cute boutique stores, constant thudding dance music at night, and day trips for antiques.
Now someone explain how the people on this planet reproduced before they developed biotechnology. Mitosis? Budding?
Please make it a musical, please make it a musical...
Replace airbags with knives
It is called the windshield
Seriously though, accidents happened a lot before air bags and even before seat belts and people didn't drive 5 mph because of it. Not all accidents are caused by something the driver did.
There will be preparatory aerial smoke bomb bursts.
Most victims of violent crime have been found to have large amounts of lead inside them.
Don't give him internet access at home and don't give him any money to spend at the cafes there. If he wants to play his games he came pay for them himself.
It should be based on their actions, not just because of their status.
Yah, make sure they have lots of spare time they don't know what to do with now.