That way the rest of us don't have to hear about his bullshit.

MARS NEEDS CHOCOLATE!!!!!!

And once they have that, it will also solve that pesky "Mars Needs Women" problem!

Would removing the propulsion unit from a VASIMR drive be a VASectomy?

Re item 1: What's the going rate for a Senator? I'm sure your local voting authority (I believe in CA it's the local county that decides voting methods) are a hell of a lot cheaper.

We could use some of that in CA.

You need a 2/3 majority to override a veto. That's 67 votes. Tell me that you'll find 13 Dem/Independent senators to join the GOP in overturning the ACA.

Thank you, Ben Affleck.

VZW is *not* a common carrier. They've fought tooth and nail against that.

Only have one off the top of my head... Battlestar Galactica.

It's so cute when they think that laws apply to $BIG_CORPORATIONS

And those of us who RTFS already knew that.

Actually, the ALS Association is trying to just get it commonly called ALS, so as to emphasize that anyone can get it.

To be honest, I prefer the name Lou Gehrig's. Everyone knows about it that way.

My late wife was in a clinical trial for ALS. Unfortunately, it didn't work and there was no Phase3 III. We also found out after the fact she was in the placebo group.

But you're absolutely right intoit, if you're ever unlucky enough to lose the ALS lottery (or have your SO do so), you will grasp at every fucking straw that comes your way. If that includes becoming a pin cushion or a guinea pig, you do it.

Especially for a "market" as small as ALS patients.

As recently as two years ago, there was exactly ONE drug approved for ALS treatment: Rilutek (riluzole). And all it did was extend life about 6 months on the average.

The cost? over $1000 per month. At the time, it hadn't gone generic.

So, I should pay $X + N to get a service is advertised for $X?