On a recent trip I rented a Hyundai Elantra. The bluetooth-enabled stereo wouldn't let you sync a phone while the vehicle was in gear, which kind of frustrated my passenger who wanted to sync up his phone and listen to some tunes.

Can you point out to me where in the document you link for "Haliburton Loophole" it says that that's a myth? All I see is the Energy Policy Act of 2005; Section 322 of that document indicates that ‘‘(ii) the underground injection of fluids or propping agents (other than diesel fuels) pursuant to hydraulic fracturing operations related to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities.’’ are exempted from the "Underground Injection" provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act. Additionally the Clean Water Act was amended to clarify that "water, gas, or other material which is injected into a well to facilitate production of oil or gas..." are NOT classified as pollutants. These two things together seem to indicate that they can in fact pump whatever they'd like into wells to facilitate oil production, even if it's not labeled specifically as "The Haliburton Loophole". Am I missing something?

I clicked your username to see if it shows on your page, and sure enough there's the submission, with your proper full name. I'm hoping Dick Butkus submits a story, just to see if it's changed to "Richard B". HEY DICK! YOU READING THIS?!

My problem with this reply from Soulskill is that he's talking about a feature that's very core to the /. experience as the community has come to expect it. To say that it's been on the to-do list for that long and remains unimplemented is silly. And since they're redirecting users that aren't logged in to the beta, any new visitors are either going to see a site missing features and leave, or get upset at the constant change as issues are resolved. It really is closer to an alpha. Maybe calling him a liar and a fool is uncalled for but calling the website a beta when you're that far away from feature parity with your current offering is disingenuous at best.

i used up the last of my mod points last night, but as soon as i get more i'll be back to modding everything 'fuck beta' as insightful, and everything else as 'off topic'. drown 'em in noise, boys!

Exactly what I came here to say. It doesn't have to be all-or-nothing; you don't have to "be paleo". You can follow "the rules" as best you can and still get most of the benefits. CAFO beef likely isn't as good for you as free-range/pastured, but it IS probably better for you than a plate full of pasta. Or if you just have to have the free-range, go for the less expensive cuts. Roasts are generally much less expensive than steaks. Get bones and make a good, nutrient-dense stock. Try out some organ meats, which are full of vitamins and also tend to be inexpensive. Make intelligent choices when you eat out. Doing something 50% right for your health is still better than not trying because 100% seems unattainable.

lol @ "under this program". because there are no other progams. none.

how exactly does this "laughed out of his job" comment demonstrate that OP didn't know he was a writer? is that some idiom that I'm unaware of, or are you failing at reading comprehension?

so I'll just wait and read the story when timothy dupes it later this week

that's how the metamod works.

not the poster you're replying to, but i felt the need to throw down my couple cents. i tried vegetarian/vegan for quite a while, but my body simply could not thrive. no matter how much "good" veg protein i got (and i'm a bit of a crazy about my diet...), no matter how much i wanted to save the animals, i just couldn't stay healthy. i can't speak for all humans, but from what i can tell from my own biology, i'm an omnivore - i have the teeth and digestive system of one. i require nutrients from both plant and animal sources. i cannot perform up to my full potential without animal products.

once i'd realized that, it came down to personal ethics. i refuse to buy meat (or most anything, really) from grocery stores. i'm lucky enough to live somewhere with lots of farms and markets; i speak with the farmers about the creatures they raise for slaughter, about how they're cared for, housed, and fed. there are proper ways to do these things, to raise livestock humanely and feed it a species-appropriate diet - so it can be healthy enough to live well and also be properly nourishing to those who consume it.

and to the poster you were replying to, you've got a noble goal there. i just recently took up hunting and would love to be able to bag enough wild game to greatly reduce or eliminate my dependence on farms altogether. until then, i'll choose the friendly local farmers.

check out black soldier flies. they can be farmed in nifty little bins by pretty much anyone. the larvae will eat damn near anything (plant/animal based food waste and excrement) and leave behind nothing but fertilizer and fat larvae, which make nutritious feed for aquaponic setups or chickens. the adults live only a couple days; they exist only to mate, and do not bite or sting. they are not known to be a vector for any human pathogens, and they generally buzz off to die once they're done mating.

don't worry; the wealthy and influential immortals will keep the population down with breeding controls, eugenics, famine, drought, and war. oh, and of course restrictions on who may access anti-aging tech/pharma.