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May 11 G g commented on But I Thought That Was the Way a Free Health Care Market Was Supposed to Work....

If she was comparison-shopping, then this example helps make your point. If she was comparing types of treatment (likely outcomes, side effects -- basically second-guessing the expertise of a doctor), which is more what it sounds like she was doing (based on that quote alone), then this example isn't related.

Another example of a non-functioning market? Electric power. Prices spike (for example) when power use exceeds expected use. But the users don't adjust usage to keep the price under control: the rate-payer's price is constant and blind to supply and demand. The rate-payer will end up paying directly and dearly for those spikes, though...just not until the next rate case.

May 10 G g commented on SL Letter of the Day: I'm Out.

@3: everyone has an asshole. so...not the same thing.

May 10 G g commented on SL Letter of the Day: I'm Out.

I like how you broke it into type 1 and type 2. Never use cunt (or faggot, etc.) if anyone who could hear it even might interpret it as type 2. Also never use the word if anyone who could hear it might interpret it as type 1 but who might not know the difference between type 1 and 2. If you're using a term like that ironically or otherwise as type 1, it's your responsibility to know your audience...and know that your audience knows you and will understand the context. Basically...don't do it. But the lady who was offended and thought that her contribution to an otherwise relaxed shindig should be to call you out and have a super not-fun conversation? Well, she's a cunt.

Mar 11 G g commented on Shut Down! The Place in Copenhagen That Everyone Agrees Is the Best Goddamn Restaurant in the World.

Same thing just happened at what many consider to be Portland's best restaurant (Andina), too :/ --> http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Possible-N…

Mar 1 G g commented on Other Kinds of Globalization: Sahara Dust Makes Sierra Snow and Our Ancient Footsteps Are Made of Lice.

@2: 1) not new; 2) Dust as cloud condensation nuclei isn't a new research topic (try a google scholar search on "dust ccn")...what seems newsworthy about this Science article is that they've been able to track and prove the specific source of some CCN in a specific region: instead of claiming that dust from the Sahara could seed clouds in the Sierras, they're saying dust from the Sahara DOES INDEED seed clouds in the Sierras. (Disclaimer: I only read the abstract and the article you linked; I don't have a Science subscription.)

Mar 1 G g commented on Other Kinds of Globalization: Sahara Dust Makes Sierra Snow and Our Ancient Footsteps Are Made of Lice.

@wxPDX: are we coworkers? Are you slogging at work, too? For shame...

Mar 1 G g commented on Other Kinds of Globalization: Sahara Dust Makes Sierra Snow and Our Ancient Footsteps Are Made of Lice.

Ooh me too. Tiny salt particles (which become airborne when sea foam/bubbles pop and gain altitude in updrafts) actually function better than dust as cloud condensation nuclei (CCN), and the air above the Sierras generally would not be short on CCN. So while it's super cool that specs of Sahara dust are embedded in snowflakes in the Sierras, it's the moisture content of the air that will limit or enhance snowfall there, not the availability of CCN. That said, the type and amount of CCN can affect us in the form of visibility (Seattle's clearest days are with east winds, which is due to a combination of low salt particles and low humidity, for example) as well as -- to a limited extent -- cloud and precipitation patterns on the short-term local scale ("cloud-seeding" is based on this premise).

Dec 21, 2012 G g commented on Gold Star Comment of the Day.

NRA's proposal will never happen with this president and this senate. Unfortunately, an assault rifle ban requires republicans to sign on, and every republican knows he will not make it through a primary if he supports any kind of gun restriction or ban. Everyone is screaming "we have to do something!" right now, but that "something" that congress is going to do is just keep up that screaming until people forget they were supposed to do something. Does anyone disagree and see a possible way to implement national changes in the near-term?

Nov 29, 2012 G g commented on I Will Vote for the Mayoral Candidate Who Promises to Install These at Bus Stops.

People ride buses longer than they wait for them. I agree, @2: put the bulbs inside. I think the people who wait outside at a bus stop long enough for light therapy to make a difference are also standing outside long enough for sunlight to make a difference (in Seattle at 47N; not in Sweden at 59N). Most people aren't outside so long.