(& I've been coding as a pro since 1994)

I can tell by your syntax that you learned to code in the early 90s....

So, we see crap petitions like this or like all the petitions for states to secede and yet we wonder why change.org or "We the People" aren't taken seriously?

There's a difference, though, between playing the devils advocate and half the country believing something that is opposite of what all the evidence actually suggests.

But the Fox tabloid is, right?

Hell no. What, out of my post, would make any reasonable person infer that? WTF is wrong with you?

there are other examples than MJ.

Then use those.

CEO Says One Laptop Per Child Project Has Achieved Its Goals

and

OLPC chairman and CEO Rodrigo Arboleda says the organization has achieved many of its goals

are not equivalent. The first implies that ALL goals have been achieved, while the second makes it clear that some have not. Terrible headline.

The real problem is the destruction of the electrical grid that would result.

Um, also satellites, which power much of our communications and have also caused most of us to throw away paper maps.

Ur.... isn't that exactly what he "admitted?"

The problem with the death penalty isn't whether or not it's the right thing to do with some criminals, the problem is making sure you got the right person before instituting the penalty.

Actually it's just like the "slo-mo" drug that was in the latest incarnation of "Dredd." I'm not sure why Mr. Pickens thought this had anything in common with Inception.

Very interesting. So what they are saying is that there are advantages and disadvantages to both sides of the "sleep loss" story. Imagine that -- the world is not black & white!

Thanks for the post!

I'm sorry that you're modded "funny" because I think you weren't joking.

Just to back up the parent, TFA is not talking about one all-nighter, but does say that a few days on a "shift work" sleep schedule (whatever that is) has a dramatic effect. To me this reads as if it's more about getting poor quality sleep on a regular basis, rather than "missing sleep."

Bear in mind, the linked article is from CNN, and CNN is NOT known for their deep thoughts or complete, or even accurate, coverage.

The article isn't about whether you sleep at night or not, it's about whether you skip sleep regularly.

The problem is the OP didn't say "suppressing access to natural means of alleviating symptoms", instead he said "suppressing access to natural cures." So, we're talking about natural cures that are suppressed, and marijuana is not an example of one of those, as the GP pointed out. Questions about whether or not other treatments are cures are not relevant.