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Comment Re:Australia's Wildfires Have Created More Emissio (Score 1) 155

California's Solar Panel Roof Mandate went into effect Jan.1st this year. All new homes and low-rise apartments are required to include solar panels as well as better insulation/HVAC. Will be interesting to see if it has any positive effect. Doubtful, considering all the traffic jams from denser housing.

Comment Europeans at fault (Score 1) 167

These aren't even the largest wildfires in Australia's history, the largest occurred in 1975, they are all the result of European's clear-cutting old growth forests and replanting with grases that more easily burn in the Summer. Similar problem with Calfiornia using legislation to prevent forestry practices from being carried out that would reduce the risk to homes from naturally occurring fires.

Comment Re:strange way to do it (Score 1) 122

Most of these "secret" brands are for women's clothing, makeup, and dietary supplements. It's a sneaky way to charge women more than they would pay if the item were labeled, say: "AmazonBasics Women's Vibrator". Now don't get me wrong, there are some Amazon Prime subscribers that would buy those in an instant, but they would expect them to cost less.

Comment Duh... (Score 1) 332

Manuals are printed at a cost to the manufacturer, placed in the box by a worker paid by the manufacturer, adds weight to the package shipped by the manufacturer, and potentially ends up going missing at a replacement cost to the manufacturer. The more of those boxes they can pack into a shipping container from China the lower their costs will be.

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