John Cuthber

So, if it's not plausible that you were misled on California and on the idea that Muslims are going to take over you country and on the idea that a party whose central idea is "small government" will take away your social security and so on; then what is it? How did you get to be so wrong on so many things? How can you be sure that the lies that Trump and his colleagues are on record as telling, are not the reason that you believe the things they say?

I invite you to at least consider the idea that the reason why you had that feeling was that you had been misinformed by someone, or some system, which wants you to believe things like that, rather then the truth. Is that plausible? If so, should you keep listening to them?

Because children can't vote , programs that benefit children are underfunded.

That's not the real problem. In principle I can read the whole of wikipeia into an analogue tape recorder. It's perfectly possible, but it takes a lot of space.

Plenty of things are made by bacteria most dairy products, kimchi soy sauce etc. People swallow bacteria as "probiotics". People are scared of some bacteria- but that's not unreasonable. Your ideas are not great because they are unworkable. "I can get some idea pretty close to where it needs to be, but getting it to work is another problem." No, getting it to work is impossible, because it's a breach of the laws of physics..

Well, I have good news and I have bad news. "Primarily my fear is that my way of life will be taken away by Islam fulfilling Mohammed's command, 'til all the world is for Allah'." That's not His only command. Have a look here https://islamqa.info/en/128862 Not only that but , it's just plain silly to imagine that a country with the right to bear arms as individuals, and the worlds biggest military budget is going to be overrun my anyone. So, the good news is that you can stop worrying on that account. On the other hand, you have been gravely misled. That Mr Trump (together with his cronies) has been lying to you. He wants you frightened so you will go to him for "protection" from a threat that essentially, he invented. It's like the threat from Mexicans- the numbers don't tally up. He promised you a "beautiful" wall- and, as soon as he was held to it, he reneged on the promise. He lied about it. He took a lot of money from students and he eventually gave some of it back. He did that because it was clear that he lied about it. He's a compulsive liar- as shown by his latest nonsense about that theatre. And, yet- for some reason- you trust him. Then we can look at your next line "Secondarily my fear is that I will be put in jail for killing a rabid squirrel, or for burying some oil after an oil change 20 years ago." well, why on earth would you think anyone (orf any political persuasion) would do that? Is it because the Republicans told you that it was their plan? Well it's yet another lie. Thirdly we come to the really odd one "Third I am afraid of losing some social security money, because I earn some money while retired." So why vote for Trump? He's the one whose party doesn't believe in the government doing anything- so, obviously, he doesn't believe in it paying social security. The democrats are much more likely to look after your pension. All the things you are worried about are things that Trump is going to make worse.

That's two ways f writing one answer.

So, what you are saying is that the US has no democracy- but people shouldn't protest, they should " get over it" How do you distinguish that from fascism?

You tell me what the treat is. You are the one who said " I am the old white guy, whose way of life and sense of propriety and law and order and safety and security feel under attack by the left. " It's not my assessment, it's yours. You are the one who said you feel under attack. What it will take for me to be happy is for you to actually answer the question.

" I am the old white guy, whose way of life and sense of propriety and law and order and safety and security feel under attack by the left." Why? Who is threatening old white guys (apart from the man who is cutting their social security)? "Sanders and Hillary explicitly stated they want the rich to pay for their programs. I think it unfair to blame the people that make the country work, the businessmen, the farmers, the shop owners, the owners of the means of production, the working man, the middle class, the suburbs, for the country's problems. " Nobody is blaming the shopkeepers; they are blaming the likes of Trump who is a piss-poor businessman, (Count the bankruptcies)and a fraud who moves jobs out of America. So why do you not recognise him as a threat?

"Because carbohydrate is not insulin. " No, and nobody said it was, but it's a thing made by bacteria so it's reasonable starting point. Most of the things we consider as food are more complex than insulin. "And you know, I'd also like to know what makes the insulin production process so expensive. " Well, part of the cost is that we have to feed the bacteria that make it- generally with stuff that would count as food for animals- even for people at a pinch. "he first stem cell burger was sold for 1 million I think, but now it costs only 12 dollars" Where can I buy one? "think of the progress we can make" We can make a lot more progress if we don't waste effort on ideas put forward by those who don't understand what they are on about.

For the record, it was the VP they were "lecturing", rather than the president elect. (Incidentally a lecture is where one person speaks to a group- this was the other way round) In this instance it is not an assumption. He has a record of not protecting all Americans. http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/terrible-mike-pence-quotes-against-women http://time.com/4406337/mike-pence-gay-rights-lgbt-religious-freedom/ If they had been telling Trump that they were concerned that he does not protect the interests of all Americans they might have cited the following as evidence. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-racist-examples_us_56d47177e4b03260bf777e83 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/politics/donald-trump-sexism-tracker-every-offensive-comment-in-one-place/ http://www.hrc.org/blog/four-ways-donald-trump-would-roll-back-lgbt-equality-as-president Now, since he has yet to take over as president, there is, perhaps some small hope that he won't continue with his behaviour over the decades and that he will protect all Americans. But do you understand why the cast of the show didn't expect him to protect all Americans?

Bacteria are used to produce insulin. The cost of insulin in India- where it's pretty cheap and there's no monopoly supplier is about £0.12 per day according to this https://www.quora.com/How-much-does-insulin-cost-per-day-for-a-Type-1-diabetic-in-India-on-average That's something like 50 units of insulin and so we are talking about 1/4 pence per unit. And a unit of insulin is about 35 micrograms. So a microgram costs 0.007pence or so. and a gram costs about £70. Making food that costs £2000 per ounce is- shall we say- interesting. Why did you think it was a good idea?

They did exactly that, and they did it calmly and politely. Incidentally, don't forget the the people booing Pence were the audience and the cast told them to be quiet. If the VP elect is booed by a random bunch of people while he is going about his business- that's unfortunate and improper, but it does say a lot about him. If he can't stand a group of people reading a note to him, then he hasn't the character required to be a politician. Nobody has damaged the legitimacy of the US presidency nearly as much as Trump- not least by his dishonest tweets about this incident.

Just a a quick reminder for those who say it was wrong for someone to boo Pence . At least one Republican thought it was right to heckle Obama during his State of the Union speech. The difference is that Obama is a good enough orator to deal with it.

" are these societies ranked from the most recommended to the least?" No How good a standard is depends on what you want it for.

What do you mean by "best"? ISO standards are recognised throughout the world.

Unless you are a sock, the point is moot- you are never in the room. Just as well really- or the lack of air would be an issue.

The question refers to nails and screws but they are essentially equivalent. If you went through the whole puzzle and replaced the word "nails" with "screws" and vice versa, the meaning of the puzzle would be the same. Since this symmetry exists for the puzzle, it must also exist for the answer (assuming there is a unique answer). The only answer that can have that symmetry is "nails and screws" and so that must be the correct response.

Why, having paid a lot of money to get the standards written, would ASTM allow them to be given away for free? Other standards are available You can go local http://www.bsigroup.com/en-GB/standards/british-standards-online-database/ or you can go global http://www.iso.org/iso/home/standards.htm

That's true (as far as we know) for almost any point in the universe.

You are muddling up the technical definition of a detonation (which this isn't) and an explosion (which this is).

" that will effect our industry in a massive way?" Did you read what I wrote. "TiO2 is going to be controlled like other carcinogens and thus no longer available such as SiO2 and alcohol "

The biggest mistake you are making is trying to use FT for UV/vis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourier_transform_spectroscopy#Fellgett_advantage

Are you concerned that TiO2 is going to be controlled like other carcinogens and thus no longer available such as SiO2 and alcohol