See this article https://www.reddit.com/r/BandC... for
"Bandcamp vs. Spotify? What are your thoughts as an artist? (here's my personal experience)"
I have no experience or opinion myself.

It varies a lot from country to country. The recent high prices are due to high gas and coal prices, and gas supplies from Russia having decreased.

Here are official average numbers, with history, but not for 2025 yet. If you read the chart, the costs for the second half of 2024 are about 28 euros/100 kWh, and 22 without taxes.
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/...

And here is a website without averages but with current values, down to the last 15 minutes, for each country or region.
https://kwhprice.eu/en

Not really. The EU still is a major part of UK exports, but there is an increase in transport time and costs, and paperwork requirements for exports and imports. Larger UK companies can handle it, but not many smaller to medium UK companies who have just stopped.

Here is an article about it that I found: https://www.thelondoneconomic....

Well, in a European country (probably not all), voting for every citizen can be about a 2–5 minutes process besides any travel. And an EID doesn't have to be a requirement for anything other than important essential services like taxes, not online purchases or webmail.

Would an electronic identification (EID) in the United States make voting easier? The current system seems ridiculously complicated.

Some of this is subjective, of course, but I enjoy going to quality movie theaters.
When it comes to visual qualities, maybe steaming can compete if you got 4K Ultra HD, but streaming doesn't have the big screen.
And when it comes to sound, the booming audio in theaters is still better.
When it comes to cost, theater tickets are simple to purchase with an app, and streaming often require a monthly subscription fee.

And I prefer the theater atmosphere (and popcorn), even if I have streaming available.

Wikipedia has an DST article with a map dividing the world into countries that have DST, have previously used DST and never used DST. Some countries like Australia, Canada and even USA (Hawaii, ...) are divided. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

Blades are typically sent to landfill, but there are ways to reuse fibers in cement. Recovered glass fibers have poor properties, but there are studies where they have been melted to create new fine glass fiber, and where resin is recycled. So we can hope for a better future.

96% of wind turbines are recyclable, but the blades are made of fiberglass, which is not normally recyclable (but it has been done).

So engaging in a long-running military conflict with India and aiding Russia in its attempt to take over much of Europe, challenge the West, and promote a multipolar global order, is it reflective of American values? And you want that huge Chinese military parade in Beijing about a week ago in your city?

My father visited China in the 1960s, and his first day in Beijing was the first day of Mao's Cultural Revolution. A month later, with a dead body in the hotel restaurant, he fled to Hong Kong, the happiest day of his life. I may have the Mao button he bought, with Mao's silhouette in gold on a red background. If I can find it, would you like me to send it to you?

Yes, and also explored in "Peace on Earth" from 1985.

Well, there are a hundred trillion ghost particles (neutrinos) going through you every second. Maybe that is what you are noticing, but normally you really wouldn't.

It was France that introduces the modern European VAT in Europe 1958. :)
And there are different rates for different goods and services. I pay only 6% for theater, while the normal rate is 25%, and the normal rate in Europe is between 17% and 27%.
You can read, probably more than you want to know here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

I should have mentioned that at least in the European country where I live, and I suspect many or all, laws require that VAT be included on the price tag.
This while some US states don't allow sales tax to include in the visible price.

In Europe there is VAT and in the US sales tax.
Sales tax varies greatly, not just by states, but by counties, cities, and even districts.
And if the price tag included sales tax, there would be a need for many variations, and the tax rates change frequently.
Add to that the problem of handling returns.
Remember that prices are also relevant to advertising. What price should be presented in an ad?