GreyEyedGhost

Not everything, and not now. As per the article, these laws have been in place since the 90s, and there are seeds, etc. that aren't covered.

Thanks for the insight. I'm concerned about regulatory capture, much like in the wireless market. That would absolutely have a negative impact on the royalties for farmers, but producing hybrids still isn't cheap. I can see where both sides have some valid arguments, and hope the government comes to a reasonable conclusion. If they don't, I hope the farmers vote with their wallets for the sake of all of us.

Yeah, I get that, but keep in mind the case everyone refers to is a little more complicated than that. More like:

1. Protect the IP protected seeds genomes.

2. Have people save seeds from fields that have experienced blowover.

3. Use pesticides to kill off non-resistaseeplants from those saved seeds.

4. Repeat a few seasons.

5. Get the crap sued out of you for having knowingly bred for the pesticide resistant genes in your IP.

Now, I'm not saying this isn't shitty of Monsanto, but that still has no bearing on the economics for the farmer. If he can produce a better outcome for the dollar, perhaps it makes sense to go thenroute of buying IP-protected seeds. I can only assume this is true, or a lot more farmers would reject those seeds. Also, if the price gets too high, the non-IP plants will become more financially attractive and farmers would turn to them. Hence why I say I'm not equipped to say what makes more sense for them, but it's not a place I'd willingly put myself into.

This is primarily targeted towards patented or similarly IP protected seeds, with the intent of making them more profitable for the seed developer so they will produce new varieties. How this will work with commercial farmers is a question I'm not equipped to answer, but on a personal level, this is a good reason to be conscientious about buying heritage and open source seeds.

Very Venetian, all the neighbours are doing it!

Shades of "Who would have thought healthcare was so complicated?" No offense. There are so many basic services people just don't think about.

It seems like it would be a very tangible indication of disapproval, and narcissists have a hard time with that.

You're right, it's a very broad term with a few weird gaps. Perhaps society will start defining some new terms, tags, descriptors or whatever to add that nuance. Good luck with your endeavors!

I think if you talk to the people at lemmynsfw.com you might be able to find a space there. They certainly won't blacklist you for the content, even if you don't like the term.

It's theoretically possible for more massive planets. The subsatellite has to be in the Hill sphere of the moon. There's a depiction in the linked article.

If you want to talk about taxes, include cost of your healthcare. Because that's included in our taxes.

Fun fact, America pays as much per capita for healthcare through taxes as Canadians, but that only gets you Medicare and Medicaid. Americans sure get angry about a lot of things, but I never see them get angry about that.

Now do the exchange rate.