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dmbrThnYouon The US Army Issued Ocarinas to Soldiers in World War II

You can absolutely emigrate prior to the conscription coming to fruition. It has to be permanent, or it's draft evasion, but it is perfectly legal.

Sorry for the edits confusing things. I can see earlier how you thought I meant desertion as opposed to emigration.

dmbrThnYouon The US Army Issued Ocarinas to Soldiers in World War II

You have the option to emigrate as opposed to fight, which is fundamentally what differentiates conscription from slavery (and human rights violations). You're not legally obligated to stay in your country.

dmbrThnYouon Vacation With An Artist – Mini-Apprenticeships with Artists in Their Studios

This is an unfair picture of the healthcare.gov, isn't it? Or are you/wife not making close to (or more than) the top of the $84,600.00 USD sliding scale?

I pay less than $100.00 a month for an incredible plan, and I have the option of paying nothing for a decent plan. My $750.00 MOOP pays for my many health concerns. Obviously, my income is low, but health insurance is an "easy" part of my life.

Apprenticeships pay $15.00-$20.00 per hour. This is low enough that healthcare.gov pays for the insurance in full. It wouldn't be the best plan, but it would be enough for free therapy, office visits, and drugs. This is in line with the life/age/etc. of most apprentices.

That said, it would be rare for an apprenticeship to be with an institution that wasn't legally required to offer a plan. The plan would be terrible, and it would disqualify the apprentices from healthcare.gov.

dmbrThnYouon How Alberta Eradicated Rats

Had they not been so greedy mining for mithril, maybe there wouldn't have been Balrogs. Not sure if that makes Balrogs invasive.

dmbrThnYouon CRISPR tech selectively shreds cancer cells, including "undruggable" cancers

Thanks for that. I wasn't aware. She doesn't repond well to that regimen, so it doesn't apply to us.

We should be alright. We're on track for the expanded access program. Also, it's a long story, but she was taken off an Irinotecan-containing regimen prematurely about a year ago. In hindsight, she was clearly reaponding very well to that particular drug, so we've got that in our toolkit.

dmbrThnYouon CRISPR tech selectively shreds cancer cells, including "undruggable" cancers

That's a good article with a good point. As a caregiver impatiently waiting for Daraxonrasib, I can at least acknowledge that the institutional machinery is going as fast as it can. I've litterally witnessed a trial patient in the first cohort of a drug (that went no further) be rushed from infusion to the hospital; the trial process cannot be sped up from its current state without endangering lives.