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Comment Re:Who cares. (Score 2) 115

systemd (some hate it, others love it)

I think the main complain is that it does, or tries to do, too much -- certainly more than it *needs* to do (eg: DNS) -- and some not in the way it ideally should (eg: PID 1). Basically it suffers from mission creep and bloat.

Personally, I started with BSD and have used or been an admin on many flavors of Unix -- I think I've used them all except those from Apple -- as well a several flavors of Linux (I prefer the Debian-based ones, I currently use Mint) and they have run the gamut of system startup/control methodologies from free-form scripts that often have to be hand edited to the more structured ones, like Solaris SMF, and (sigh) systemd, etc... I prefer the latter group as it's easier to automate modifying and control them. That doesn't change my "basically" feelings about systemd above though.

Comment Melting away? (Score 2, Funny) 31

Portions of the heat shield "wore away differently than NASA engineers predicted, cracking and breaking off the spacecraft in fragments that created a trail of debris rather than melting away as designed," ...

But I thought an Onion was suppose to be peeled apart in pieces and layers. Oh, wait... it's "Orion"? Never mind.

Comment Re:And nothing will happen (Score 1) 173

I see your points, though don't agree that it would necessarily be a low likelihood method. I'm sure there's probably a way to initiate something starting with breathing difficulties that would more than likely lead to death by some path. It sounds like he suffered through a bunch of stuff, that doctors couldn't treat, before dying of MRSA complications. Maybe that's normal, maybe that's not. Less fishy than the random Polonium poisoning or "falling out a window" a certain Russian dictator likes, though the obviousness of those may be the point.

Comment Re:Who knows.. (Score 1) 190

The health "benefits" of lab-grown meat, have already been tested and proven. You'll be shocked to find the man-made hamburger is far less healthy for you than the old-fashioned alternative, no thanks to the Medical Industrial Complex lobbying to profit heavily from it.

Do you mean actual lab-grown meat or meat substitutes, like (Impossible|Beyond) Burger, etc...? 'Cause I believe you're correct on the latter that they're, at least, not as healthy(ier) than they claim all around.

Comment Re:Free Market (Score 1) 190

Why does DeSantis hate the free market? If lab grown meat is so disgusting then consumers won't buy it and the problem takes care of itself.

The second part is obviously true, but you can't confuse him with facts and logic. Guessing he loves business, property and sales taxes more -- noting that FL doesn't have personal income taxes. According to Cattle in Florida there are a *bunch* of ranchers in Florida, presumably on a lot of land.

Today, there are more than 886 thousand head of cattle and 15,000 beef producers throughout Florida. Currently, Florida ranks 13th in overall cattle numbers nationwide. The three top ranking counties for cattle are Okeechobee, Highlands, and Osceola counties. Cash receipts from cattle and calf sales totaled over $546 Million.

Comment Re:Running for President in 2028 (Score 4, Funny) 190

Ron DeSantis is positioning himself for a Presidential run in 2028. All his political moves should be viewed with that in mind. He has no idea whether lab-grown meat is good or bad but he knows this will appeal to a certain section of the Republican base.

Ya, but in many ways, and ironically here, Ron himself is all hat, no cattle. :-)

Comment Translation (Score 1) 190

DeSantis said. "We will save our beef."

We will save our ranchers -- and the supporting industries.

I don't know much about the beef industry in Florida, but Cattle in Florida notes:

Today, there are more than 886 thousand head of cattle and 15,000 beef producers throughout Florida. Currently, Florida ranks 13th in overall cattle numbers nationwide. The three top ranking counties for cattle are Okeechobee, Highlands, and Osceola counties. Cash receipts from cattle and calf sales totaled over $546 Million.

Comment Re:And nothing will happen (Score 1) 173

The chosen method of death here has so many factors layered on top of each other where every single layer needed to produce a fairly unlikely outcome.

To be fair (to the hypothetical assassin), there are many ways one can die starting from breathing difficulties. It didn't have to be complications from MRSA and most paths from having trouble breathing to death are a lot shorter and straighter. In any case, probably really difficult to prove foul play here, which would also be the point.

On the other hand, *two* Boeing whistleblower have died suddenly this year, and it's only May.

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