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Yes! Have you been there? - Robin Barooah from email

Nope-- but I have read a lot about earthships (and other 'handmade' building techniques). Did you go inside any? What did you think-- ready to grab some tires and go off grid? - sara

I feel like this article in the Atlantic (http://www.theatlantic.com/doc...) provides an interesting perspective in the debate. It basically argues that "health insurance is different from every other type of insurance. Health insurance is the primary payment mechanism not just for expenses that are unexpected and large, but for nearly all health-care expenses. We’ve... more... - sara

For sure. I mean it seems to me that being forced to pay for health insurance from one of the current suppliers will *reduce* my ability to remain healthy by taking away money I could be spending on preventative practices, and forcing me into a relationship with corporations which are thought by a majority to be unethical. It's one thing to compel people to spend some amount of money on wellness - it's another thing entirely to force us to spend money on a known-bad system. - Robin Barooah

I wish Mr Obama would make it very clear how this stuff is supposed to actually work - in detail. Right now I can only see it making things worse, but maybe that's because of a lack of any real information. - Robin Barooah

Yeah, that would be nice. Unfortunately, this whole policy debate feels like a game of political chicken where the first person to introduce actual, functional details into a public press release loses (because it give fodder to their political opponents). - sara

I feel like the filling-crust ratio would be off on these . . . - sara

Yeah, she mentions needing to get the crust really thin if you don't want to be eating pie-dough-on-a-stick - Casey Muller

The Lucasfilm/Arts/ILM compound on the Presidio. That's also where "The Button" is located in their Stepfordesque/Dharma Initiative park and creek area. - Jon

It's properly known as the Letterman Digital Arts Center. Apparently if you go during the work week (we didn't), they'll let you into the lobby of the building behind Yoda where you can visit with a life-size Vader and Boba Fett. - sara

I didn't want to go into that lobby though. I've heard it's a trap. - Jon