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lostandbored··on Women are nearly half of new gun buyers, study finds
Yeah, from East Texas and having lived in Estonia, American fascination and glorification of violence is insane looking from the outside.
lostandbored··on New Orleans levees passed their first major test
Honestly, that is a great a reply.

I especially agree that some dams on the Mississippi need to destroyed and have agriculture be moved away from the river, as the dead zone in Gulf of Mexico is caused by upstream agriculture states.

lostandbored··on New Texas Abortion Law Likely to Unleash a Torrent of Lawsuits Against Education
Sounds like most American metropolitan areas.
lostandbored··on Wild boars are able to open traps to free their fellows
I feel bad for guy who tweeted as someone from East Texas. Main reasons I want to go into hunting is to the keep wild boar population in check, or at least slow their growth.
lostandbored··on A Compass for the Politics of Collapse
Yeaahhh, as interesting (and mildly funny) as it is, this a very online taxonomy.

Don't really care much for it.

lostandbored··on OnlyFans drops planned porn ban
Your comment was cut off at the end, mate.
lostandbored··on US Senate puts $40k cap on price of electric cars that qualify for EV tax credit
Lets see if it passes the House now.

Overall, as presented by the article, it makes sense limiting who can receive the credit based on income level and car price.

It will create more "working-class" EVs that a middle-class consumer can buy.

If you make more than $100k, you can afford an EV full price, you just need spend your money wisely.

Overall, it seems like a decent that I hope makes it to pass the House.

lostandbored··on Dollar stores make up nearly half of all new store openings in the U.S.
Agreed. It is honestly, a failure of government policy, from the local level to the state and to the Federal government.
lostandbored··on Dollar stores make up nearly half of all new store openings in the U.S.
Yeah, as someone who grew up (and still is) lower middle class near rural areas, DGs and the like served a niche that would be hard-press to be filled by other companies, national or local.

So I can't really blame a company for taking over a market underserved. They are a symptom of larger changes in the economy and society, that which one SHOULD criticize.

lostandbored··on Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since the dot-com era
Honestly, no in the tech field at all, I would be surprised anywhere is paying Bay Area salaries in US besides maybe NYC or some other high COL area.
lostandbored··on In big tech’s dystopia, cat videos earn millions while real artists beg for tips
As an aspiring writer, the Internet has made it possible for small publishing houses to carve out niches, and made self-publishing more possible.

While there is increased competition, it has allowed many writing voices to be heard that would have not been heard pre-internet.

lostandbored··on Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge
Huh, that is really cool. Never heard of it.

Thanks for the information.

lostandbored··on Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge
So at redlights you need to turn off your car, then turn it back on when it changes to green

EDIT: Specify the part of the post that bewildered me.

lostandbored··on How to design a sailing ship for the 21st century?
As the previous commented said, it is how much energy is left in the battery as the site is solar powered and goes down sometimes.

While I can tolerate it, I do agree it is really annoying from a user experience POV.

lostandbored··on Germany Rejected Nuclear Power–and Deadly Emissions Spiked
I am pro-Nuclear as the next guy, both from environmental and job creation perspective.

But renewable can reduce emissions and has been proven to do so.

lostandbored··on Snapchat Can Be Sued for Role in Fatal Car Crash, Court Rules
Agreed with you. I just find it an step towards defining what Section 230 cover legally.
lostandbored··on More Americans Are Leaving Cities, but Don’t Call It an Urban Exodus
Honestly, results are not surprising. Most people who would move out of the city for teleworking would probably move to cheaper suburbs for two main reasons:

1) They might need to head into the office for facetime in situations where working abroad does not work.

2) They still have access to amenities they are use to having without paying the price of living downtown.

lostandbored··on Silicon Valley Is Flooding into a Reluctant Austin
As a "native" Texan, whose family has lived in the state for seven generations, it is really beautiful. Especially during road trips as the state changes from east to west.

Gonna miss it when I leave.

lostandbored··on 7% of Americans don’t use the internet. Who are they?
Agreed. Even Reuters News is high quality in comparison to CNN and Fox News.
lostandbored··on How people learn to become resilient (2016)
I am using Brave, which is Chromium based, and I had no problem loading the article.

Sucks to hear you having that issue.

lostandbored··on The Business of Scenery: Why America’s national parks need new management
Some reason HN didn't notify me you replied.

Weird.

Anyways, I hypothesize that some TV shows from taking place in Iceland brought a lot of attention to the landscape which was capitalized on by the Tourism departement.

lostandbored··on The Business of Scenery: Why America’s national parks need new management
Definitely. Since 2013, Iceland has been advertised more as a tourist destination leading to more tourists.
lostandbored··on Urban Fish Ponds: Low-Tech Sewage Treatment for Towns and Cities
Not surprised to see this posted here already.

Anyways, I find the idea presented in the article really interesting, and I honestly can see this system being used in cities that are "Degrowing" to provide similar services on a slimmer budget, while providing job opportunities for locals, and a new industry for a city to increase income flow.

lostandbored··on Text Adventures: How Twine remade gaming
Twine is a great tool. However like the article mentions, its use cases are limited and honestly fulfill a small niche in the interactive medium.

As a writer, I have a couple stories that I could tell with twine. However, beyond that, I don't really have much use for it.

Which is sad, as it is actually good at what it does.

lostandbored··on I Rejected Cooking in the Name of Feminism–Until I Had to Feed Myself
The title line did not do the article any justice.

Personally, I love the contents of the article.

Just wish the editor gave it a better title.

lostandbored··on Letting Go of Nostalgia Urbanism
>"Classist" is adjacent to the right term for my attitude here but its not quite right.

Conflict of belief systems or maybe anomie?