Re: [AH] Moby sells gear, donates proceeds to science

From Brian Willoughby
Sent Sun, May 6th 2018, 21:31

On May 6, 2018, at 12:58 PM, el macaco <xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> I'm curious what Alex Patterson from The Orb and Liam Howlett from The =
Prodigy are holding onto vs. actively using.  Part of it is the journey =
of having used the classics in the classic age and how they have changed =
or not with the technology of the time.

My impression is that the Orb were DJs layering records through a lot of =
effects. I suppose it would still be interesting to know which delays =
are still in their collection versus which have been replaced by modern =
products. The Prodigy probably sought a specific sound with their =
synths, so it would be particularly interesting to see how they=E2=80=99ve=
 adapted to aging gear.


(off topic:)

> As for the cause, it seems worthy as the medical system in the U.S. =
Has odd priorities.  I'm not a vegetarian, I'm a hunter, but not into =
animal abuse or testing if it can be avoided.  If Israel can have world =
class medicine with no research morgues (tradition states you should =
bury the dead the same day or some such, no practice on corpses or so I =
am told by Israeli friends) then I'm sure there are ways to be less =
dependent or routine animal suffering.

There isn=E2=80=99t one medical system in the US. We have health =
cooperatives, network insurance, independent doctors, and some citizens =
who still pay for their own care. I suppose if a doctor deviates from =
the AMA (American Medical Association) accepted practices, then =
insurance companies won=E2=80=99t pay the bills, so those doctors have =
to specifically look for patients who can pay their own bills for those =
procedures. Of course, anyone who deviates too far from the accepted =
practices cannot even call themselves a =E2=80=9Cdoctor=E2=80=9D in =
public, so they have to connect with patients outside of the insurance =
system. The state of Washington accepts chiropractors and naturopaths as =
licensed providers, but keep them separate from doctors. At some point, =
unaccepted practices are technically illegal even for consenting adults, =
so there has to be a black market.

You might be thinking of the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), which =
is responsible for testing requirements that delay new advancements ten =
years or more. I suppose that=E2=80=99s a medical system, in that =
there=E2=80=99s no legal way to release a product without the testing =
unless no health claims are made at all. Even products that make no =
health claims, such as shampoo and other hair products must be tested, =
and I believe that=E2=80=99s a legal requirement if the product is for =
use on humans. So, yeah, kinda messed up that it=E2=80=99s gotten this =
out of hand.


> I knew someone who practiced heart transplants on dogs.  After the =
successful transplant, the dogs are put down.  Not cool. =20

Wow. How do they know the long-term effectiveness of their surgical =
techniques?

B