@visiblebeing1@the_transit_guy That’s interesting. Unfortunately, much of that water would be likely to come down in damaging amounts. Not good for crops.
@aremkus1@aldotcom@kayodecrown The constant expansion of impermeable surfaces in a time when unprecedented rainfall is becoming the norm is borderline violence. The wealthiest home owners pile up dirt to build their houses higher and higher, draining the runoff onto their neighbors.
"There is nothing special about Elon Musk, Sam Altman, or Mark Zuckerberg. Accepting that requires you to also accept that the world itself is not one that rewards the remarkable, or the brilliant, or the truly incredible, but those who are able to take advantage of opportunities, which in turn leads to the horrible truth that those who often have the most opportunities are some of the most boring and privileged people alive."
-@EdZitron, You Can't Make Friends With The Rockstars
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@extradeadjcb Why do cars loans have their interest baked into the loan total but education has aggressive, high interest rates. That’s a systemic failure. The interest should be calculated at the beginning of the loan and that’s all you owe.
@nahornarl@TheAtlantic@zoeschlanger Many states have more trees now than there have ever been. Trees alone is not the answer. Replacing all lawns with native to their region, biodiverse grasses and forbs would have a much larger impact.
Finally got around to reading James Islington’s newest “The Will of the Many.”
I loved it but was a little confused at why he was writing in the first person. That was until I read the epilogue. 🤯
I audibly gasped.
Bosses are Bizarro-world Marxists. Like Marxists, your boss's worldview is organized around the principle that every dollar you take home in wages is a dollar that isn't available for executive bonuses, stock buybacks or dividends.
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