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Comment If only we had a way to fix this (Score 2, Interesting) 154

If only we had technology that would allow us to breed crops that could eradicate micronutrient deficiency and prevent its resultant illnesses and deaths.

Oh, wait, we do, but neo-Luddies who want everyone to live in a state of impoverishment and suffering don't want us to use it.

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Comment Re:who (Score 0) 110

If that's what an independent agency is, then independent agencies are blatantly unconstitutional. "The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America" is literally the first sentence in Article II. If it is serving an executive function, then the executive branch "calls the shots."

Comment Re: Simple... (Score 1) 199

"Weather alerts, flood, tornado, etc. should be able to wake people up."

They're already *able* to wake people up. What do you do about people not wanting to be woken up who silence their phones? Do you pass legislation making it illegal for phones to be able to silence certain alerts? Okay, some people will put their phones somewhere other than their bedside so they can't be woken up. Do you make that illegal, or at some point do you just say "Okay, you know what, this is on you"?

Comment Re: Simple... (Score 1) 199

Okay, all those alerts saved one life.

And all those alerts convinced a bunch of people to silence their alerts, and resulted in lives lost.

Have you bothered to compare the two numbers to see whether the alerts are, in fact, justified? Or do you always only look at a benefit and ignore any associated costs?

Submission + - Car prices could jump $6,000 as Trump's 25% import tariff kicks in (techspot.com)

jjslash writes: President Trump has introduced a new 25% tariff on imported cars and auto parts, sparking debate about its effects on the U.S. auto industry. TechSpot reports:

While supporters argue that the policy will spur growth, attract investment, and create jobs domestically, critics warn that it will lead to significantly higher prices for shoppers.

The new tariff on imported cars will take effect on April 2, while the import duty on car parts will go into effect on May 3. The components subject to the new policy include engines and engine parts, transmissions and powertrain components, and electrical systems.

Under the plan, imported vehicles will be taxed only on their non-US content.


Comment Re:I'm skeptic (Score 2) 62

No, 1 nanometer is orders of magnitude too high an estimate. Observed data constrains primordial black hole masses to about 10^13kg, which gives a Rsch of about .0001 nanometers. That's only a couple of orders larger than a proton, it is *not* easy to feed them and one is not going to fall into a star and completely eat it. In the unlikely event it collides with a star, it will absorb scarcely any of it as it passes through.

Comment Re: Excellent! (Score 1) 167

"It's not about "hating" Jews, it's about hating Israeli genocidal policies,"

Weird how so much hate about Israeli genocidal policies gets directed against non-Israeli Jews in the US.

"At this point, Jews are doing to others that which was done to them."

Wait, I thought it was Israeli genocidal policies. Now one paragraph later you're talking about how it's Jews doing it.

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