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 I suppose it would still be interesting to know which delays = are still in their collection versus which have been replaced by modern = products.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