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That is a great simulator, thanks for the tip!

I’m something of a caving expert in Minecraft…

It could be that a lot of folks are on the fence. But yeah I’m generally feeling pretty pessimistic about humanity after watching half my country deny science up to the point they’re gasping for air.

I love those videos where people are caught trying to have a private conversation by someone who speaks an unexpected language! Also it’s shocking to me how many people loudly speak common dialects of Chinese and don’t expect anyone to follow… literally over a billion humans can understand Mandarin, someone is listening.

I tried to report a restaurant as closed. I was looking forward to eating there while out of town. It was empty, had a big CLOSED sign in the window, and was surrounded by construction equipment and road barriers. I took pictures of all of this and they still rejected my edit.

They did approve my addition of a river access in the middle of nowhere, though.

We have some resources to recycle plastic bags and film here in Seattle, but it’s sta hassle to collect and take to a participating facility, and how much of it gets thrown away?

We were supposed to have a plastic bag ban, but what really happened is all the stores just switched to “reusable” plastic bags which are the same design as before but now they’re like 5mil thick. So now instead of free thin bags that I line the bathroom trash can with, I pay 5 cents for a thick one (whether I want it or not in many cases) and there are probably a lot of thick “reusable” bags just getting thrown away, or in the bushes.

Gerrymandering

This is exactly the kind of thing cops are supposed to be good at. He’s now been on the run for over a week?

That depends on what country you’re in

Thank you, that is a rabbit hole I am excited to investigate further!

I used to use TT before I found out that my money was being spent on lobbying for more complicated taxes.

Now I use Free Tax USA. I used to pay upwards of $80 to file for myself and my businesses and now it’s free. I give them $25 just because I want to support them, but I don’t have to.

Even a shitty fabric mask will reduce the risk substantially, if worn correctly.
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7106e1.htm

My household has not bought anything from them since before the pandemic. Unfortunately, this means relying on Walmart, which isn’t much better, but at least they get toilet breaks.

I think there may be some genetic variation. I am pretty weak when it comes to spicy food but some kinds I seem to be immune to, for example those hot M&Ms I cannot taste but my friends did.

The worst offenders are the ones who make their mobile site impossible to use so you will download the app. Unmovable banners, incorrectly sized floating menus, and features unnecessarily locked out unless you switch to Desktop mode or use the app. Guess what, I’m definitely not installing it now!

I am willing to accept the absolute worst of humanity on the internet, because we can also have so many amazing things that weren’t previously possible.

Accessibility of information to the masses is incredibly important. Isolated populations can learn about the bigger world, get help, and share their experiences. Friends and families can stay connected. People can work together from anywhere, and create value as a team in ways that weren’t previously possible. When I was a kid it was just a dream, and now we are living it.

Maybe I’m a curmudgeon, but I hate using “apps” on my desktop machine. They’re always designed to be friendly for touch interface and smaller screen size, and are terrible to use on my 30" monitor with a 1/8" cursor. I just want my menu bar, toolbar on the left, and status on the bottom, please and thank you.