Removing Lake Powell would only be a stop gap measure, but it would save Lake Mead for a few years. What needs to happen is to re-allocate the Colorado River water based on current drought levels (not on the 1930's above average levels) and change how farmers use water. Agriculture uses far more water than cities. Also stop growing crops that use a lot of water in the desert. Farmers will adapt if given the right incentives like subsidies to switch from wasteful flood irrigation to more efficient forms. It doesn't help that we are draining the aquifers in the southwest causing subsidence and fissures in the land. Ultimately, big cities like Phoenix will have to be abandoned because of global warming.

to know the origin, so we can learn to prevent future outbreaks. I do think a lab leak is plausible considering how many lab accidents have occurred in the US alone over the past two decades. Was a lab leak after gain of function testing? That's plausible too but I think less likely. Another scenario suggested was that researchers collecting viral samples from bats caught SARS-CoV-2 and spread it is also plausible. But just because any of these scenarios are plausible doesn't mean that's how it happened.

Yup, there will be people who lie about being vaccinated.

Iran, Russia, China, North Korea, cybercriminals, or some 400 lb fat guy who lives in his mom's basement. But don't worry. Your local gas stations will jack up the price of fuel even if they aren't affected.

Mining bitcoin will be the straw that breaks the camel's back and push us into irreversible climate change.

Yes, the the larger the container the more volume for the surface area. It's not exact but four 20oz bottles uses more plastic than one 2.3 liter bottle, 3 more lids to start.

I'm sure more commercials are wanted as much as women want to see more dick pics (hint-they don't want to see them).

can't afford to socially distance themselves adequately.

There are lots of dead and dying malls, and I'm sure the owners would love unload them. There are YouTube channels devoted to dead and dying malls.

The Martian's have clearly failed in their attempt to kill Elon Musk (aka Space Karen) to prevent him from colonizing Mars. One thing I've noticed is that assholes who get COVID-19 and recover from it, they become even bigger assholes.

Wouldn't it be better if the scooter self-destructed when it detects a collision with a pedestrian is immanent?

I think this meme says it best, "Data is the new land.". Vote no on Prop 22. It's as bad as Prop 13 was to California which apparently there is a Prop 15 to do a partial repeal., so vote yes on Prop 15.

> Tell us grandpa, will we all get ponies too?

Yes, my little one. You will indeed get a pony. But don't fuck it. Ride it.

this was called a tipping point. As long as we have to fight with those preventing us from addressing climate change the worse it will get. I think it is technically possible within a decade stop the increase in CO2 and within a decade more to start pulling it out of the air (not with ocean iron seeding, but with things like improving the soil to absorb and retain more carbon), shifting away from cars, living in more compact walkable cities with mass transit (though kind of difficult right now with a pandemic). The choice is between survivable destruction and not survivable destruction.

Abbott deserves what he gets. Even as a former PM, he should have been security aware.