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Comment Re:I'm tellin ya... (Score 1) 189

It's not an evil genius type muhaha plan to suppress cures. It's just a bias in where they direct their research funds.
A treatment that looks like it will manage a condition and make a large profit will get the hundreds of millions spent on it to get it through the regulatory process.
Something that looks like one-shot cure that will only make a small (or no) profit simply won't be invested in.

Comment Re:a chemical explosion in a school bathroom is ok (Score 1) 1078

When I did (university level) chemistry, we were told that bases were actually more dangerous to your eyes than equally strong acids.
The caustic solution will form a scale on the surface of the eye, and continue to damage the cornea underneath whereas acids will wash out with water. (Although I guess this only applies if you have the chance to wash it out.)
The real reason for the fear of acids over bases is all the movies where the bad guys throw acid in someones face, and that it is easier to get hold of really strong acids than strong bases.

Comment Re:I won't be buying one... (Score 1) 632

revolvers generally rely on a heavy trigger pull (at least for the first shot) as the safety.

I've seen this in a couple of comments. What constitutes a first shot for these pistols? Or more exactly, what resets the heavy trigger pull for the first shot?
Because if it is something like reloading, I can see somebody having to use it (probably a stressful situation) and then putting it down or away leaving a semi-loaded gun in an easy to fire condition.

Comment Re:Time for a VAT tax. (Score 1) 326

Australia has this with a 10% GST (Goods and Services Tax) on just about everything.
Local retailers complained they were losing business to overseas businesses and wanted it enforced on all imports.
The tax office looked into it and concluded it was not worth the effort of enforcing it on shipments worth less than $1000, so individually imported items less than that are not GST'ed. *
If it wasn't worth it for our tax office, I don't think it would be worth it for yours.

*This is basically for personal use. If you make a habit of shipping $990 worth at a time for resale, they will come after you with steel-capped boots.

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