Your entire post amounts to "I'm completely ignorant on this topic, but I'm going to spout my bullshit opinion anyway."
You've obviously never had someone you love diagnosed with a disease without any FDA sanctioned treatment, and been told to go home and wait until you're on death's door and then maybe you can get put on the list for an organ transplant (if one becomes available and your insurance will pay for it and you can prove you'll be able to afford the years of expensive drugs you'll need after the transplant). If you had, you would be less ignorant and brainwashed by the drug company ads, the MSM news shows that make money from their advertising. You might even have some understanding of the priorities of the FDA, which spends their money stopping sales of raw milk and NONE researching cheap nutritional alternatives to pill-popping and NONE doing their own research into the drugs the pharmaceutical companies are paying them to approve.
So fuck you, you ignorant little shit. I'm not going to sit here and explain to you all the alternatives, the hundreds of thousands of dollars it takes (using private money, because the FDA does not fund the research) to get government approval that a treatment is "safe and effective", when there is no way to get a patent because the treatments are natural and/or cannot be patented. If you can find a way to fund that process, in this system, when there is no money to be made then you should do it.
Here a clue for you - the red yeast rice story, a collusion between the FDA and big pharma to extract trillions of dollars for a cheap, natural substance.
THESE are the people making trillions of dollars that don't care if you live or die. I know some doctors that practice medicine including alternative treatments, and they aren't making money. I think you know who is.
I can only assume you are a shill for the pharmaceutical companies, you're such an arrogant douchebag piece of shit.
You're wrong on several things:
The comment is at +3, not +4
My comment which you replied to was pushed down to -1 before you even replied
The parent comment was only questioning ron pauls effectiveness as a legislator - it said nothing about the validity of his ideas
The comment is now at +5
Your original comment is at +3
Slashdot is ruled by statists whose every solution involves "more government, and at the highest level"
He wants you to have more avenues to take care of yourself and even stating in one of the GOP debates he would legalize alternative medicine.
It is neither the nefarious plots of Big Pharma nor the machinations of health-care officials that thwart naturopathy, homeopathy, chiropractic, etc, but objective reality. Besides, much of alternative medicine is already legal.
Another FDA shill that can't distinguish between alternative medicine and quackery. I suspect someone licensed and practicing as a doctor for 30 years knows a bit more about it than you do. Medical marijuana, anyone? Do you know the story of red yeast rice and the big pharma / FDA collusion to ban the cheap and natural stuff to create the most profitable drugs in history?
There's trillions of dollars at stake, and people that don't care if you live or die.
Obama can sign what ever treaty he wants (in fact it's common practice for a head of state to do that), however in most non-dictatorships this is simply an "in principle" agreement
I'm afraid "non-dictatorship" is not very descriptive of the US government anymore.
Of course you can't blame the president for everything that happens in the economy, but his policies haven't been effective.
Of course, his policies might have been more effective if they had actually been enacted. Since 2009, the primary goal of the Republican party has been to deny Obama any public policy victories regardless of the cost to Americans.
I guess you missed the part where is health care bill was passed, his stimulus bill was passed, the auto bailout was passed, and every policy he wanted to implement that had any "Republican opposition" was simply declared by executive order or administrative rule-making anyway.
We practically have a dictator running the country now, implementing whatever policies he is told to by Valarie, and you idiots still trot out every excuse you can think of to support him. Stunning.
You can find out where the numbers came from if you read the paper I cited. But maybe it's above your reading level.
Sure... okay, let's see...
...global coupled climate model simulations...
Our intention here is to relate the rate of future global temperature change from the representative concentration pathway (RCP) mitigation scenarios to possible future sea-level rise...
One will simply be the part due to thermal expansion of sea water computed from a global coupled climate model (CCSM4). The second will use the example in the IPCC AR4
Hmmm... looks like they pulled it only partly out of their ass, and partly out of numbers somebody else pulled out of their ass.
My apologies for jumping to conclusions - I honestly did not realize there were so many asses involved...
This is a really bad trend. Windows 8 wants you to use a Microsoft account to log into your local desktop. Cisco has pushed down updates that require Linksys router owners to use a Cisco cloud account. All of it in the hands of some sysadmin I'll probably never meet that works for some suits that couldn't give a shit if I live or die.
Agreed; it seems odd to me that they'd kill something that (at least to my eyes) doesn't look like it requires any maintenanace, and is really quite a good tool. Maybe they have something up their sleeves, but I'd have appreciated if they did that they'd release it before killing something like this...
They DO have something up their sleeves, and it's called Chrome. They want everybody using Chrome, that's the point.
I just deleted my whole Google+ account, it was so useless to me. I was going to check out PageFlakes, but apparently so was everyone else, so that service has now crashed.
no, it isn't. It doesn't allow for any realistic planning. You need models because they are making decisions that will effect future generation.
And they are refusing to use computer models without observational evidence to back them up, because those won't affect any future generations.
I know Modern Warfare can seem really realistic to you, but people that live in the real world look for real world evidence. It's not a fucking computer game.
It will be ok in North Carolina since their legislature said you can only use linear extrapolations of sea level rise to plan building in coastal areas. Guess they didn't get beyond simple algebra in school (no quadratic equations etc).
To be fair, they didn't say anything about whether what kind of extrapolations can be used, only that there they have to be based on measurable observations rather than computer models that do not match observation. Seems like a pretty reasonable policy.
Tax the churches, that would be a very good first step....
And all the other charitable organizations, too, right? No more 501 tax exemptions at all. Government SS, Welfare, and Medicare/Medicaid is all we need (because bureaucracies are so much more efficient than private, volunteer-run charities, right?). Sure, that will fix things. Cities have already been banning anyone from feeding the homeless - that should be a national law, don't you think?
"....are festering cesspools of corruption, nepotism and cronyism, and don't see how throwing a bunch of resources at the problem is going to do anything except give the leaders more to pillage from their countries."
What, like the USA is any different?
Good example. What's the the result of throwing more resources at it? More corruption, more tyranny, and more asking for more resources. Obviously, that method is not just a complete failure, but is proven to exacerbate the problem.
Heck, giving them some of it might be a wise idea. It can be cheaper to spend a little on educating that criminal into a functional member of society than to let him continue to live this way.
Education? "Use a gun when you want money" is your idea of educating?
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Your entire post amounts to "I'm completely ignorant on this topic, but I'm going to spout my bullshit opinion anyway."
You've obviously never had someone you love diagnosed with a disease without any FDA sanctioned treatment, and been told to go home and wait until you're on death's door and then maybe you can get put on the list for an organ transplant (if one becomes available and your insurance will pay for it and you can prove you'll be able to afford the years of expensive drugs you'll need after the transplant). If you had, you would be less ignorant and brainwashed by the drug company ads, the MSM news shows that make money from their advertising. You might even have some understanding of the priorities of the FDA, which spends their money stopping sales of raw milk and NONE researching cheap nutritional alternatives to pill-popping and NONE doing their own research into the drugs the pharmaceutical companies are paying them to approve.
So fuck you, you ignorant little shit. I'm not going to sit here and explain to you all the alternatives, the hundreds of thousands of dollars it takes (using private money, because the FDA does not fund the research) to get government approval that a treatment is "safe and effective", when there is no way to get a patent because the treatments are natural and/or cannot be patented. If you can find a way to fund that process, in this system, when there is no money to be made then you should do it.
Here a clue for you - the red yeast rice story, a collusion between the FDA and big pharma to extract trillions of dollars for a cheap, natural substance.
THESE are the people making trillions of dollars that don't care if you live or die. I know some doctors that practice medicine including alternative treatments, and they aren't making money. I think you know who is.
I can only assume you are a shill for the pharmaceutical companies, you're such an arrogant douchebag piece of shit.
I suggest you stop pointing out how ignorant you are, especially about politics.
Political fundraisers are well aware of how to find people that contribute to politicians, and they don't have to pay money for lists.
Good strawman. Your definition of a free market makes an excellent case for cronyism and dictatorship!
because me and the other 20% of the voters in the GOP primaries that voted for Ron Paul
You spelled "11%" wrong.
I'm in Virginia. Try "40%".
Who was it whose remarks on gay marriage forced the issue for Obama?
David Axlerod's, during his briefing on the latest poll numbers and focus group results.
You're wrong on several things: The comment is at +3, not +4 My comment which you replied to was pushed down to -1 before you even replied The parent comment was only questioning ron pauls effectiveness as a legislator - it said nothing about the validity of his ideas
The comment is now at +5
Your original comment is at +3
Slashdot is ruled by statists whose every solution involves "more government, and at the highest level"
He wants you to have more avenues to take care of yourself and even stating in one of the GOP debates he would legalize alternative medicine.
It is neither the nefarious plots of Big Pharma nor the machinations of health-care officials that thwart naturopathy, homeopathy, chiropractic, etc, but objective reality. Besides, much of alternative medicine is already legal.
Another FDA shill that can't distinguish between alternative medicine and quackery. I suspect someone licensed and practicing as a doctor for 30 years knows a bit more about it than you do. Medical marijuana, anyone? Do you know the story of red yeast rice and the big pharma / FDA collusion to ban the cheap and natural stuff to create the most profitable drugs in history?
There's trillions of dollars at stake, and people that don't care if you live or die.
Obama can sign what ever treaty he wants (in fact it's common practice for a head of state to do that), however in most non-dictatorships this is simply an "in principle" agreement
I'm afraid "non-dictatorship" is not very descriptive of the US government anymore.
Of course you can't blame the president for everything that happens in the economy, but his policies haven't been effective.
Of course, his policies might have been more effective if they had actually been enacted. Since 2009, the primary goal of the Republican party has been to deny Obama any public policy victories regardless of the cost to Americans.
I guess you missed the part where is health care bill was passed, his stimulus bill was passed, the auto bailout was passed, and every policy he wanted to implement that had any "Republican opposition" was simply declared by executive order or administrative rule-making anyway.
We practically have a dictator running the country now, implementing whatever policies he is told to by Valarie, and you idiots still trot out every excuse you can think of to support him. Stunning.
You can find out where the numbers came from if you read the paper I cited. But maybe it's above your reading level.
Sure ... okay, let's see...
Hmmm... looks like they pulled it only partly out of their ass, and partly out of numbers somebody else pulled out of their ass.
My apologies for jumping to conclusions - I honestly did not realize there were so many asses involved...
This is a really bad trend. Windows 8 wants you to use a Microsoft account to log into your local desktop. Cisco has pushed down updates that require Linksys router owners to use a Cisco cloud account. All of it in the hands of some sysadmin I'll probably never meet that works for some suits that couldn't give a shit if I live or die.
What's left to actually own?
Agreed; it seems odd to me that they'd kill something that (at least to my eyes) doesn't look like it requires any maintenanace, and is really quite a good tool. Maybe they have something up their sleeves, but I'd have appreciated if they did that they'd release it before killing something like this...
They DO have something up their sleeves, and it's called Chrome. They want everybody using Chrome, that's the point.
I just deleted my whole Google+ account, it was so useless to me. I was going to check out PageFlakes, but apparently so was everyone else, so that service has now crashed.
no, it isn't. It doesn't allow for any realistic planning. You need models because they are making decisions that will effect future generation.
And they are refusing to use computer models without observational evidence to back them up, because those won't affect any future generations.
I know Modern Warfare can seem really realistic to you, but people that live in the real world look for real world evidence. It's not a fucking computer game.
How is wiping out millions of sqr miles not a pressing national issue?
yes it's called low country, not 'bottom of the ocean country'.
Well, for one thing, it's South Carolina...
Complete bullshit, pulled in whole out of somebody's ass
[citation needed]
In other words "Please prove this negative." Truly spoken as someone with no grasp of science.
It will be ok in North Carolina since their legislature said you can only use linear extrapolations of sea level rise to plan building in coastal areas. Guess they didn't get beyond simple algebra in school (no quadratic equations etc).
To be fair, they didn't say anything about whether what kind of extrapolations can be used, only that there they have to be based on measurable observations rather than computer models that do not match observation. Seems like a pretty reasonable policy.
Tides in South Carolina routinely affect land 100 MILES inland. Just because 'you' are high and dry doesn't mean it's not a pressing national issue.
That's why they call it Low Country. And THAT is NOT a "pressing national issue".
Under the best emissions scenario, the expected rise is 14.2 cm by 2100; under the worst, 32.2 cm from thermal expansion alone.
Complete bullshit, pulled in whole out of somebody's ass. How many idiots are there out there that actually buy into fear-mongering crap like that?
I wish it was a joke, but it's all too true.
Tax the churches, that would be a very good first step....
And all the other charitable organizations, too, right? No more 501 tax exemptions at all. Government SS, Welfare, and Medicare/Medicaid is all we need (because bureaucracies are so much more efficient than private, volunteer-run charities, right?). Sure, that will fix things. Cities have already been banning anyone from feeding the homeless - that should be a national law, don't you think?
The governments already pay for a lot of the research
So rather than glorified theft from a private company, it would be glorified theft from tax payers. This is more acceptable, how?
Because tax money is FREE! Duh.
"....are festering cesspools of corruption, nepotism and cronyism, and don't see how throwing a bunch of resources at the problem is going to do anything except give the leaders more to pillage from their countries."
What, like the USA is any different?
Good example. What's the the result of throwing more resources at it? More corruption, more tyranny, and more asking for more resources. Obviously, that method is not just a complete failure, but is proven to exacerbate the problem.
Finding out why might be a good idea.
Heck, giving them some of it might be a wise idea. It can be cheaper to spend a little on educating that criminal into a functional member of society than to let him continue to live this way.
Education? "Use a gun when you want money" is your idea of educating?
They make more money than me. Therefore, they are too rich and their wealth should be re-distributed, preferably to groups that include me.
This sounds so much like the slogan of the "Rio+20 Summit", your post should probably be modded Redundant.