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I usually appreciate your comments but you're dead wrong about this subject.

In my block of SFH there are 4 people keeping chicken (myself included) and there is hardly any noise related to the chicken. The only noise they make is after they've laid an egg. No rooster allowed though.

If you keep the run dry (roof against rain and covered with absorbent things, such as straw), there is no smell at all from their poop, which anyway is not an issue.

Chicken are not stupid, especially if they live in decent conditions (not crowded, clean environment, fresh water, nutritious food, gentle handling etc). Some breeds are quite smart for a bird (Ameraucana comes to mind). Almost all will protect themselves from day predators (hawks etc), especially in a backyard context. At night, you keep the coop closed, so there's no risk.

If they're well fed, chicken will not be able to fly over a 8' fence once they're reaching adulthood (but maybe the bantam do).

As for diseases, they almost never get sick if properly cared for. Good food, enough room and clean coop/run go a long way in keeping the (vet.) doctor away.

yeah, that phrase sounds awfully pretentious, but This' book has some interesting bits about why some things work in the kitchen the way they do. Understanding why you're doing something when cooking makes you a better and more consistent cook.

In the order of importance (for a residential setting):
1) good range or rangetop. The burners better be open style and capable of at least 15kBTU (22k and up to do wokking right)
2) good rangehood. At least 600-700CFM, baffle filters.
3) good oven, either in a range or stand-alone. Size is important, but evenness of baking is much more so. Steam capability optional.
4) good set of utensils. Many competing schools of thought regarding pans (I personally prefer cast iron in almost any situation), just avoid the non-stick coated thin aluminum junk. Good knives and even better knife sharpener.

Everything else is secondary, maybe the fridge/freezer are sitting on a distant #5.

Oh, and sous-vide is, i.m.o., overrated.

Are you sure about this? It may sound stupid, but at least the Seiko Kinetic *does* contain a small battery (why not a super-capacitor?) that needs to be changed every 8 to 10 years or so and is a PITA to do it...

"shut up and take my money!" mentality.

from Lucifer's Hammer. It opens ones eyes when first reading it...

Are you that ill-informed or just plain stupid? The Marshall plan, while quite successful, was mostly a hacked stop-gap idea in the wake of the very disastrous Morgenthau plan.

Out of respect for the hundreds of thousand German people who perished after the end of WW2, please get more informed instead of spouting elementary-level history nonsense.

Prop 8 is a California-specific law and a clear majority of votes were in its favor. You're likely as ignorant about what Prop 8 is all about (hence the stupid comment regarding "dehumanizing") as you are regarding its context.

Sensible argument but completely wrong regarding the medical field. The US medical system is flooded with foreign doctors (with some exceptions, mostly in the highest earning specialties).

There is some bias towards the US-trained doctors, but not much; after all, no matter where you graduated the Medical School, you still have to pass the USMLE tests, go through a residency and obtain a Medical License.

awesome MADTv sketch?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Only to a drunk engineer. If you're sober, you would notice the large rotary switch and lack of autorange. Nothing like a Fluke.

Curvature of the sides and color scheme are in the same class as the rounded corners debacle, a BS move by the holder of questionable Imaginary Property.

In US, pharmacies carry milk thistle capsule bottles. I know this because back in 2010 I was concerned that some of the Agaricus I have harvested was not Agaricus... Wikipedia mentioned the milk thistle, the ER doctor know about it too (and still gave me the active charcoal regimen, ewww) - it's obvious that this was common knowledge at the time.

This study must have lasted a long time. There are only a few poisonings every year around these parts (Santa Cruz mountains, the Peninsula), to gather 60+ patients takes time and patience.

Yes, I did read the discussion. Your reply had nothing to do with GP's "Unless your election turnout is 1%" and everything to do with "Or, you know - rigged voting mechanisms", right?

The problem is not the turnout, it's the choices. In the current system, flush with interest money and noise-generating machines, no sane and decent human will be able to get on the ballot and also have a decent shot at the position. It's an "either evil A or evil B choice, pick your poison" - kind of situation. Until the big money (and the braindead C.U.decision is overturned), there is no chance for a 3rd (or even 2nd) party.

Therefore, 58% participation doesn't matter when the cards are already stacked by the 1%.