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by kickout 5y ago
I have never been a 'information is etched in stone' type. It is very much dynamic But the people making these calls are unaccountable. We don't have herd immunity for _many_ pathogens, yet this is the one we irrevocably ch
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by kickout 5y ago
I mean yes I am sure, lol. Kids (IMO) and schools should've been opened and outdoor activities (non-mass events) should be restriction-free _everywhere_ as the risks associated to those populations or activities are vanishingly small.
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by kickout 5y ago
when did transmissibility become a defining metric? There are more transmissible pathogens (colds, flu), but we don't change society for those. I was told that mortality was the defining metric (and thus the reason for the restrictions
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by kickout 5y ago
Agree that updating your story/viewpoint with new information is a good trait to have. However, the updating appears to be one-sided (more restrictive/slower re-opening etc.). Why do vaccinated people still need to wear masks and
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by kickout 5y ago
Indeed. Leadership has been the _opposite_ of flexible. They stubbornly hold on to talking points and policies.
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by kickout 5y ago
But they refuse to go back or admit when they are wrong. They simply have been stubborn. It's killing their trust
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by kickout 5y ago
My impression is they are moving the goal posts and saying _no_ level of vaccination is 'good enough for herd immunity'
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by kickout 5y ago
I mean...kind of like the excuses we need masks ad infinitum, regardless of vaccine status? Both points are valid IMO
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by kickout 5y ago
I see you're getting downvoted (probably for the snark). But yea, the experts in this COVID ordeal have been less than accurate (or congruent even).
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by kickout 5y ago
This story is also an example of the conflicting stories we get out of leaders? How it is possible we'll _never_ reach herd immunity? They were saying we needed that just last summer! That loss of trust in giving us correct/congru
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by kickout 5y ago
Mass downvoting going on for some reason. It's not an education issue IMO, it's an ideological issue that--as others have pointed out-- has been weaponized in the form of profits (pharma) or politics (government, business)
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by kickout 5y ago
Monsanto.....doesn't exist anymore....Laughable people hate on Monsanto/Bayer for protecting their IP, but when big tech does it it's just good business
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by kickout 5y ago
Mostly true. I remember the Bush years well. I agree the instantaneous feedback of social media was in its infancy or non-existent so there was a modicum of civility to people's arguments/disagreements. The talk radio pundits and
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by kickout 5y ago
Assuming you are asking in good faith: I am guessing they are referring to Hollywood generally having a liberal political mindset and many things the left has been championing lately have been upsetting the right. Basically more evidence of
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by kickout 5y ago
Pesticides highly unlikely, herbicides maybe.
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by kickout 5y ago
Correct and also you (should) benefit from the main cash crop outcompeting the weed, eventually. Just hope it doesn't go to seed before it dies
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by kickout 5y ago
My theory is JD,Case already have the tech to be level 4 autonomous but they haven't figured out how to make more revenue than selling $250K quad-tracs with 'some' autonomy. https://thinkingagriculture.io/the-
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by kickout 5y ago
Don't think there will be a need to bio-tag weed versus no weed. Current tech and sensors can probably get to 2-3 9s worth of accuracy (bonus, you don't care about accidently hitting/killing a false positive or two, there are
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by kickout 5y ago
Ok thank you. Common sense on non-programming topics on HN is more rare than I would like. You clearly understand the problem better than most
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by kickout 5y ago
Drones will be a big player in next 2-10 years (search for Rantizo). The more they can operate autonomously the better. The small payload size on drones aren't a huge problem if you can have 'refilling stations'
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by kickout 5y ago
Good timing https://thinkingagriculture.io/the-agriculture-unicorn-hidin...
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San Francisco Contends with a Different Sort of Epidemic(nytimes.com)
4 points by kickout 5y ago|0 comments
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by kickout 5y ago
The lack of replies shows me how few 'farm oriented' people browse HN...Top notch pun
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by kickout 5y ago
Not arguing at all--- you got a link for those costs? I always thought desalination was cost prohibitive. I'd be thrilled to know it was 0.1 cents per liter (seriously)!
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by kickout 6y ago
Not sure if you're replying to me or the flagged comment, but I have no issues with anyone's sexual identity or choices. I downvoted the flagged comment because judging from the tone, that commenter DID have a problem with it.
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A Mysterious Suicide Cluster(newyorker.com)
2 points by kickout 6y ago|0 comments
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by kickout 6y ago
I downvoted because of the waft of moralism in your comment.
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by kickout 6y ago
Autonomous vehicles...for agriculture... https://thinkingagriculture.io/the-agriculture-unicorn-hidin...
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The Agriculture Unicorn Hiding in Plain Sight(thinkingagriculture.io)
2 points by kickout 6y ago|0 comments
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Are Public and Private Interests Aligned in Agriculture?(thinkingagriculture.io)
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