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> But yes, ultimately the (U.S.) government is not able to tell businesses what content to moderate (or not moderate) because that would be a first amendment violation, so the only solution for people unhappy with current platforms is to migrate to new ones.
Migration is not what's best for society. The migration to silos creates thought bubbles, is a barrier to cross-pollination of ideas, and potentially creates extremist.
The ideal social network is a federated network with individuals selecting their own content filtering/moderator. It's possible for all nodes of the network to communicate, and the important responsibility of moderation is removed from the platform. Removing nodes form a network and adding them to a separate network (migration) doesn't solve anything at scale.
I concur with the core message -- that the current research on psychedelics is not strong. Some of the problem is that the research itself was not designed with an eye on earning FDA approval. This was hard to do because we'll never have a true double-blind psychedelic trial for psychedelics like we can have for SSRIs. Spravato recently showed a path for FDA approval, because ketamine treatment for depression closely mirrors protocols for psychedelics.
The US Forest Service is just wrong on this. Ergot does not contain LSD, although it contains very similar psychoactive alkaloids. Ergot cannot be called a mushroom, it is a fungus that grows on wheat, rye or other grains/grasses.
Parent used the term mushroom, but the article does not.
It's correct that the fungus does not contain LSD the chemical, but it does contain lysergic acid which is colloquially LSD the drug. For a short, layman-targeted article I'm inclined to give the US Forest Service a pass on this one.
>but it does contain lysergic acid which is colloquially LSD the drug
The chemical differences between "lysergic acid" and LSD areas significant as the differences between morphine and heroin, if not more so. Pure lysergic acid is closer to LSA, which is still categorically not the same thing as LSD - to the point that many people will refuse to take the former when a test kit reveals they got that as opposed to the latter. They are not colloquially equivalent.
If I search for "Volvo XC 60" then there is absolutely no doubt I want to see information about that vehicle. Any information about Subaru is just irrelevant noise.
I've had some experience with HPPD but luckily mine went away. My experience ranges from 'oh that is pretty cool to look at' to 'this visual distortion is hurting my ability to focus on an important conversation'. I wish we better understood HPPD.
The problem is not just that the truckers are waiting. There are lots of refrigerated trucks that burn diesel while they wait. If that diesel runs out, the food can spoil. Not to mention how inefficient it is to have refrigerated trucks sitting in the sun for 12 hours.
It’s a stunt by the Texas state government, just like the activation and fleecing of Texas National Guardsmen on low paying state duty doing a whole lot of nothing.
2. Labor cost is the largest portion of trucking costs. This would double or quadruple those costs if the idea is to make the trucker whole for Abbot’s temper tantrum.
I'm part owner on a small freight company and those aren't the numbers I'm seeing. Our current costs are about 80-90cpm on fuel, 65cpm for drivers (60cpm base rate + performance bonuses), about 15cpm for maintenance, and about 15cpm for insurance, tolls, plates, etc. For a total of $1.75 per mile more or less. Before diesel prices spiked the cost of fuel and driver were about even.
The numbers I quoted were post-diesel increase. But it's possible that the numbers are wrong or used a different diesel cost at the height of the spike or were using a diesel price from a really high-tax state or were using a really inefficient truck. The numbers I used would have seen diesel be about twice what you're spending, which is an insanely high multiple. I have no reason to think I'm righter than you, I'm just trying to troubleshoot the reason I was off.
The labor to maintenance/insurance/etc. ratio seems to track pretty accurately. So maybe I should have said 3/6, 2/6 and 1/6 respectively (since the other responder wanted the same denominator).
We're really picky about fuel efficiency. We have aerodynamic equipment on all of our trailers, we give our drivers bonuses on mpg, and also give them 10% of the discount on the fuel cards as a bonus so they actually get on the app and find the cheapest fuel with the most discount. I've heard some fleets have $1+ per mile cost on fuel. Our equipment isn't new though, we bought used 2015 trucks in 2019.
The other responder pointed out I was using the simplest terms, which frankly looks right to me. But the answer is more pedestrian. I read the information phrased it as 2/3 was diesel and 2/3 of the remaining amount was labor. So I eliminated the chain and simplified it to 2/3 and (1/3*2/3) 2/9.
I honestly didn't even notice the denominators were different. All of the fractions were in simplest terms, which is (imo) preferable to using a common denominator.
The inspections are political. Tx gov started them because Biden removed title 42 expulsions. He simply ramped up full inspections for 100% of trucks entering the state (under tx dot authority) instead of the random system they had before.
Abbott is using the inspections as a political bargaining chip to regain title 42 expulsions.
Presumably a Governor has a wider view than an agricultural commissioner. For example, one would not expect an agricultural commissioner to focus on drug or gun law enforcement.
They are both elected positions with separate offices, so the Texas Ag Commissioner is not a subordinate of the Texas Governor, for example. The Lieutenant Governor in Texas has quite a bit more power than the Governor in fact as their office sets the agenda for the Texas legislature which meets only once every two years though for several months. The Texas Lieutenant Governor is also individually elected.
This is security theater like TSA. The Texas GQP party has lost its collective minds now because they see their unconstitutional actions will be upheld without any resistance by the radical right (5 members at least) Supreme court that we currently have. Expect it to get much worse before it gets better.
I know, but there is a point to security even if most of it is worthless. Roads are one of the most dangerous things we have. If were want to get serious about lives saved everyone in TSA security would be reassigned to roadway safety, it wouldn't be hard to make a much larger difference in lives saved.
It doesn't seem like a good bargaining chip, since I imagine Texans are going to be the Americans feeling most of the pain from this. Are we sure that is the reason?
I said Texans would be the Americans feeling most of the pain from this. Not that it wouldn't affect non-Texans. Why? Because Texas and California are, unsurprisingly, the states whose economies are most closely integrated with Mexico, and the states that engage in the largest amounts of trade with Mexico.
And most trucks destined for California from Mexico will just enter the US in California, so delays on the Texas border will not play as big a role in California as it does in Texas.
Please read my brief comment before calling me short sighted.
Even if the goods are ultimately destined for California they still will likely enter the US through Texas. It just doesn’t make sense for a truck coming from Laredo or Reynosa to snake it’s way accross northern Mexico.
What percent of California-bound Mexican trucks do you believe enter at one of the crossings affected by the governor's actions, versus at some other border crossing in California, Arizona, or Texas?
Technically, States maintain the right to control customs and quarantine procedures on all trade coming across their borders.
The Feds are literally only there for CBP/immigration/Customs. Federal regulations only set the minimum level of friction for entry. States are technically free to increase it. In fact, this is even more humorous, because it isn't even "interstate" commerce til the second state depending on your level of literal interpretation you apply.
Not that I agree with it, but I'd wager there is nothing unconstitutional here. State border crossings are well established delegated powers to the State.
The answer to the first question is in the article! There are new inspections being done by Texas state police, part of a political stunt by the governor to "protest" the elimination of covid-era federal inspections. And like any new bureaucracy, it's implemented poorly and causing backups.
1. Because the governor of Texas is an idiot, an idiot with racist tendencies and executive power. There won't be a return to normal operation until either the Feds step in or he is re-elected in November.
2. That's never going to happen because it has never happened before.
60s and 70s research does not meet modern standards. The validity of almost all medical and psychological research done in the era is very questionable. Some research done in this time was very good, but with psychedelics we are really starting back from square 1 because we've just begun researching it in earnest.
tl;dr If you're in medical or psychological fields and the only empirical evidence you have to back up a claim is from the 60s you are on shaky ground and need to collect more data.
