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If there are other planets with life on them then humanity could be more like a plague, choking out who knows how many ecosysyems on however many planets, much in the sane manner we've done here.

If humans cannot develop a healthy balance on this planet - which is unlikely, as drastic population and industrial reduction would be necessary and right quick - then we do not deserve to escape this planet. Humanity spreading to other planets at this point would be akin to a disease spreading.

The overcompression/poor compression of streaming video is scandalous. Netflix cannot even offer a decent DVD quality stream, it seems perverse for them to even offer 4K.

Site name idea: Dadgum Gaming

I don't think the last one ever made it to PC, I assumed this one also would never get there.

The resulting discussion here makes this post worth it. Such a fascinating and insightful thread!

Wouldn't a Ford Focus wagon be limiting for many police duties in the US? Police have to be able to handle many rough situations, so a vehicle designed with utilitarian prowess should be essential for that job.

Maybe it could get a cute paint job like the Focus and split the difference?

"Homeowners use up to 10 times more chemical pesticides per acre on their lawns than farmers use on crops."

- Jamie Rappaport Clark, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [circa 2000]

Source:

https://www.fws.gov/news/ShowNews.cfm?ID=1914520959

> they even warned us to not let our dog on the lawn because it was so toxic

In my area those are called the TruGreen lawns, and they dominate much of the city 3 seasons out of the year. Those little signs that tell you to keep your living creatures off of them for a week after application, or longer depending on weather. I don't, however, think that anyone bothers to notify the squirrels, rabbits, opossum, and birds about those limitations - they will all continue to frolic on doused areas, eat and drink from those areas. Not to mention the impact on insects, the impact on the soil and water.

All for what? Fewer weeds?! It's disgusting to see such callous disregard for our environment being perpetrated as a matter of routine.

You'd think electric motor yard tools could be common by now, but instead the deafening gas-powered black-cloud-spewing machines are still ubiquitous.

One method I like is breathing up into sinus for x seconds from one nostril whole holding other closed, then breathing out through the previously closed one. Then reverse it, ping ponging from one nostril to the other.

Also peep 'La Puppe', a fun parody of Marker's film:

https://youtu.be/Ln2bt-PRnSY

What if the broken leg cannot be repaired and no pain meds are effective? Suffer! :P

A ThinkPad x1 14" model weighs the same as the Pinebook, and is roughly similar in size. Even an older model x1 would run circles around a Pinebook in most every respect. ThinkPad x2x0 models weigh in heftier, but generally can be found at prices aren't much higher than a Pinebook. For heavy typing there's practically nothing to recommend but ThinkPads.

It was either the original Moto G or the 2nd gen one that got a kernel version bump - from 3.4 to 3.10, I think. I remember being impressed at the time.

Newer Sony devices got a major version bump from 4.4 to 4.9 with their Pie releases:

https://developer.sony.com/develop/open-devices/latest-updat...

I wonder if the major version update for Sony's 9.0/Pie was due to a Qualcomm BSP change, or if it was solely their initiative? I think the reason for typically not doing major kernel updates may be down to sticking with reference stuff from BSPs. (I don't think they're offering any big updates, not kernel or Android major versions, for their Mediatek stuff. I think that might be typical though.)

Kind of cool, anyway, to move from one LTS kernel release to the next. I wonder have any other OEMs made the same move?

It's still pretty bad here, as you can see with many discussions the CNN-type opinion tends to be prevalent. What is nice is that discussions here often involve intelligent, analytical discussion around such talking points; a degree less hivemind regurgitation here perhaps.

I'm sure there is a heck of a lot less reputation management and astroturfing here. That is probably down to the size of this forum though.

It looks good on Firefox desktop for me. Once I select only that frame, it seems like its well formatted for reading.

It doesn't play well with Firefox's reader view, but because it's already decently formatted for reading [on desktop] I wouldn't have bothered to try reader view.

edit: or are those indented portions not quotes?? Okay, that is weird. Friggin' tables!

Does CBD have the same kind of high and anxiety and paranoia as marijuana?

What exactly did the psych recommend it for? Depression?

Effexor is one of the nastiest ones, even when not tapering off of it. A missed dose can mean brain shocks, and withdrawals can mean months of that, sometimes strong enough to knock you down.

I am ever surprised that they continue prescribing that one. Of the 10 I've been on that one was the harshest by far (though many others also had severe, dangerous side effects).

That number seems a bit high.

Wasn't Manning caught by bragging about leaking? It wasn't Wikileaks' fault that Manning chose to discard any potential anonymity by being recklessly boastful.

Unless you plop them into a warzone, they won't truly care. In the US we are generally so far removed from the fracas of war.

Didn't work for me.

This link seems to cover the find well, actually refuting the Haaretz story:

https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/archaeology/antik...

"The new disk, if it belonged to the device could confirm its ability to predict the position of the groups of stars so important to the priests and seers of the era.

But … it doesn’t.

What the new disc actually was is unknown.

But the bull-engraved plate is very unlikely to be part of the device’s complex workings. If the four protrusions were cogs, they’re unusually crude for such a intricate device. Most likely, they were practical attachments for whatever the disc adorned."

Is restaurant variety really that big a deal? Quality grocery nearby would be more important for me - my prime concern, actually.

Living in a Kansas city superb could be cool, if those nearby forests offered parks and trails and such. shrugs

Nightshade? Like no tomatoes or potatoes or bell peppers? Or like fungus, as in 'is that wise, avatar?'

I'd like to see fashion better accomodate the solar requirements of our testicles.

Hmm, with insurance Testim and IM are comparable in price for me (super cheap).

Swedish tracing paper works well for a pre-filter. It's inexpensive for a long, seemingly inexhaustible roll, and can be washed numerous times.

It also works well by itself if you just want to cheaply filter large particulates. I used to use it in those cheap $40 Hamilton Beach air purifiers. The OEM filters for those cost almost at much as the new unit and wear out [for me] within a couple of weeks. That setup with Swedish tracing paper works well for dust, as a supplement for my HEPA filter purifier.

How can you tell they're for facial recognition?

Isn't it a major jerk move to deface/destroy law enforcement's equipment? There has to be smarter ways to protest that.

I've twice been mauled by pedalbikers on sidewalks. Not a fan of your plans.