Companies simply locate their refineries on/near Arctic Sinkholes where, as per that NOVA episode, thawing permafrost releases a LOT of methane. Also Arctic methane emissions.

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.

I have conflicting feelings about this. :-)

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.

Technically, the Florida Congress passed it, he just signed it. Change the political make up of either and Florida changes -- probably for the better.

Mythbusters: Plausible.

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.

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

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:

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.

Or Eric Cartman's ... :-)

Guessing the Pringles can around the antenna is HUGE. :-)

It's not about that, but about how much they can (be convinced to) spend.
Think about them as a less-annoying child or non-working spouse.

:-)

Don't know about that. Many (most?) parrots will probably live longer than you. This makes them a better potential long-term consumer market than you. So knowing how to engage and interact with them and learn what they like could help drive ads and sales, long after you're dead. :-)

Or, at least, there are varying degrees of "smart". My thermostat is *not* connected, but the programmable features (which I don't use) are capable of learning a little bit, like how long it takes the house to come up/down to the programmed temp at different times of the day. So not super smart, but smarter than the old dial thermostats with mercury switches.

I have a 3-stage heat pump so have simply set the upper and lower temps and let it automatically switch between cool and heat throughout the year to keep the house in that range. I only have this level of "smart" thermostat because it came with the system when it was installed in 2005 -- replacing the previous system w/dial thermostat that were there when we bought the house in 1993.