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ArcOfADream t1_j5lwx3t wrote

Reply to comment by susinpgh in Pennsylvania House Republicans want to be called back to vote on constitutional amendments by themollusk

That's how it reads to me too - (R)s wants their two bills (on voting rights and regulatory reform) as part of a package deal with the bill that suspends the statute of limitations on abuse lawsuits rather than passing each as a separate vote on their own "merits". It certainly seems about as slimy and underhanded as it gets.

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ArcOfADream t1_j561qxh wrote

Reply to comment by symmetry_seeking in Researchers successfully print an onject under skin using sound waves - a first step toward reducing the need for open surgery. by symmetry_seeking

That would work for things like installing stents to clear blocked or damaged blood vessel perhaps, but repairing liver and other organ damage would probably require actual (for example) liver cells - you can just patch a but of the liver with plastic and say "job well done" because that just won't work and may cause more harm than good.

But once the materials science catches up, could be that they could just build you a whole new artificial organ, and that without carving a big hole in you to install it.

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ArcOfADream t1_j52l9ut wrote

Reply to Researchers successfully print an onject under skin using sound waves - a first step toward reducing the need for open surgery. by symmetry_seeking

I tried reading the source article but I'm still unclear on what the build material for an actual surgical procedure would be, or (since it's presumably not a cannibalistic function) how that material would get to where it needs to be. I'm sure that this is all very preliminary to actual practical use but curious nonetheless.

But still, is very, very cool notion.

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ArcOfADream t1_izbjc4b wrote

Reply to 101 Child Labor Violations At 13 PA McDonald's: US Dept. Of Labor by jillianpikora

I spent some young teen years working in McD's and other short order gigs way back when (late 70's). Let's have a look.

>More than 3 hours per day and after 7 p.m. on school days when the law forbids work beyond that time.

Seven PM is the cutoff? Seems a bit early. Counting in at least 1-2 hours of homework time after school, that's barely enough to make it worth the parent's taxi. As to doing homework after work, screw that - after a few hours working Mickeys you wanna get a long shower and relax. Past 10 or 11 PM would be right out, but 7 is lame.

>Later than 9 p.m. on days between June 1 and Labor Day, when they may legally work until 9 p.m.

I was probably raised wrong as a child. When I work summer vacation is between me and my parents and I could get hours + shift differential, so much the better for me.

>More than 8 hours on a non-school day, and more than 18 hours a week during a regular school week.

I can go with half of this; working more than 8 hours almost anywhere should never be part of a game plan. But 18 hours max sounds a bit restrictive. I could get 8-12 hours of that on weekends alone.

I dunno. I'm some sort of ancient barbarian I guess, or maybe grade school is far more grueling than I remember.

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