Oh, I'm sure that this is the tip of an iceberg. And then there are the contracts on some sorts of GMO seeds.

(I haven't got the cross-posting thing down; and I'm not sure I want to.)

I don't think they should be abolished. I think they should have a permanent site, like they used to, and that individuals should compete as individuals, or individual teams, rather than as representatives of countries. Then get rid of all anti-doping rules and watch as people lose interest in the whole thing.

Turtle soup? That was a thing, right?

I'm more interested in whether Brazil can actually survive long enough.

Same here. I'm not even sure what I would do with it. I can't remember why I signed up.

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I look forward to it.

Sorted out most of the hairier stuff that came in while I was away. I think I'll go for a walk.

They are indeed, but they are are also just as nebulous. Not so much keep the lights on as keep the wolf from the door, a bit. I have the same problem setting the goals as I do the rewards. At the moment I'm leaning towards a more detailed newsletter or article about each episode as the main reward for subscribers, and having only a couple of tiers.

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Oh dear. Not a good time to start seriously considering launching my Patreon, then.

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Precisely.

I hope you're working on a suitably amusing What's New.