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You think dihydrogen monoxide is bad HOH is right there beside it. On average globally around 1000 people a day die as a direct result of HOH exposure. It's estimated to be a contributing factor in around 7% of all deaths. HOH is also impossible to get away from, it's used to make tires, soap, explosives, I couldn't possibly name everything it's in. It's even worse for kids, HOH kills more children than adults per capita. Regulators aren't even talking about it, because it's so ubiquitous it would crush our economy removing it entirely. So we just accept that it kills 320,000 people a year.

Alongside a medical bill to put the thing in. This isn't charity, it's America. You'll be responsible for paying for the surgery and the rental fee of the courts chip. You don't own that chip we forced you to put in your brain, you're just renting it for the rest of your life.

Or you could, you know, stop giving your time and money to a giga-corperation and just stop using YouTube. Just some food for thought.

Yeah I've had a few but exactly that happens. I've had one or two where I got full control. Mostly either I noticed and the dream hits superspeed or I am aware long enough to only nudge my dream before I forget again. That's whenever I remember my dreams at all, usually I don't.

For flying bugs just use a mist spray bottle with water. Spray the bug with water first so it can't fly away. Then squish it. It's cheaper, the water evaporates, and for people with bad aim it's a lot easier to hit.

You're right, but that's the 'paradox'. Given our most pessimistic estimates for the chances of life we should have seen at least something that was a huge give away by now. Maybe better telescopes and observation methods will find them, we can get a spectrum from exoplanets. That's incredible; but so far all we see with our telescopes is more lifeless space. That doesn't mean they're not out there, it means our estimates are wrong. It probably means that we just don't understand what factors are required to create life very well and advanced life is incredibly rare.

I read a study long time ago, I can't find it, it's old, and I have not kept up with new publications so take all this with a huge grain of salt. The study found that not only does a public transit system need to be available and dependable, it needs a certain amount of people too. Once a critical number of commuters used public transit it passed a tipping point where even more people began to use it. The study concluded that people seeing people take public transit will increase the likelihood that they will choose public transit next time compared to people who saw deserted public transit. It's a chicken and egg problem on top of everything else. Keep in mind I am not an expert and I am not current with the topic.

Is that how it's supposed to be? I have had many customers drag me out to breakfast claiming to have the best biscuits and gravy, and it's always the same tasteless crap. My family in America have too. Are they all just THAT basic?

Because the chocolate industry like many others could not grow without child and slave labour. And because the big industry players we have now built their empires on the backs of the easily exploitable they can't stop doing it without losing wayyyy more than they're comfortable with.

My cousin has a pickup and I won't lie, it's very handy to have one truck you can use in the family. He's made ramps that fit his truck perfectly, makes loading and unloading furniture from it a breeze. He's added hooks for snatch blocks, I swear he can tie down literally anything. We wouldn't have that if we rented because the truck would be different every time. He's probably moving someone in the extended family once a month. Granted he owns his own contracting company so he uses it daily. That all said there is value in a few generous people having trucks around. Emphasis on the few, especially in urban areas.

Eh, talking about Isreal/Hamas/Palestine has been a sensitive topic for as long as I can remember. I wouldn't be surprised if an argument broke out between two Catholics in a church on Sunday if they were talking about it. It's an extremely devicive issue.