Activist: "Your cows are putting carbon into the atmosphere."
Farmer: "Where did they get it?"
Activist: "What?"
Farmer: "The carbon. Where did the cow get it before it put it anywhere."
Activist: "From... eating?"
Farmer: "From eating grass. And where did the grass get it."
Activist: "The soil?"
Farmer: "The air. The grass pulled it out of the air last spring. The cow ate the grass. The cow breathed some of it back out. It went back into the air it came from."
Activist: "But it's still going into the atmosphere."
Farmer: "It's going back. There's a difference between a thing going somewhere and a thing going back. You've described a circle and you're frightened of it."
Activist: "Then just don't have the cow."
Farmer: "The grass still dies in autumn. It rots where it falls. The carbon goes back into the air either way, just without anyone getting fed in the middle."
Activist: "It's not that simple."
Farmer: "It's grass, cow, breath, grass. Or it's grass, rot, air, grass. Same circle, fewer dinners. If that's complicated for you I'd stay away from the water cycle. That one's got clouds in it."
@LundukeJournal OK, the handset cord was the 4 conductor, not the 6 conductor RJ11.. i forget the code for the 4 conductor... but all we did was crimp and they lasted freakin' forever.
@LundukeJournal I'm convinced that the problem with the apple cords was Steve Jobs... He insisted on specific colors and textures -- durability be damned.
But seriously, even other name brand cords can't outlast a typical phone cord, and those things were just cut and an RJ11 crimped on!
Seriously. When did we forget how to make “a cord that doesn’t break in a week”?
We used to endlessly fidget with that telephone cord. Then we used it as a whip. Then we tied things up with it.
And the darn thing still worked for another three decades before we bought a new phone.
Not because the cord (or the phone) was broken… just because we wanted a new wireless one that didn’t need the (apparently indestructible) cord.
Two years ago, I was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer, and given six months to a year to live.
I spent the past two years, trying numerous forms of treatment; radiation, chemo, a couple different kinds of targeted drug therapy, immunotherapy, and surgeries.
I, also kept power over my health where I could do so. I fired my first oncologist who didn’t include me in the decision making. She basically viewed me as The Walking Dead. I found an oncologist who thought outside of the box and completely believed in my power to fight. I didn’t stop working out. I cut sugar from my diet (Keto), And I turned my worries to God.
My body is bruised and beaten but my oncologist has informed me today that my latest CT-Scan with contrast, shows no active cancer.
I’m not ringing any bell; I know the likelihood of reoccurrence is a strong probability. Yet, this is a major triumph that I want to share with my many friends on here who supported me. I appreciate all of your prayers and love. 🤍🙏🏼🤍
@elonmusk ...I mean, why WOULDN'T they? We are clearly demonstrating to them time and again that: they can get away with it. with very little deterrence.
@reason I grew up on a free internet with all the dangers and risks and I will protect this liberty for my kids against the paternalist tendencies of my aging generation.