Correction, you don't NEEEEDDDD it , but its certainly a highly recommended item to have because it addresses smoke/fumes/odors/etc... But most homes do not have an externally venting hood..(there is no legal requirement to have one)

There are only 3 ways for the government to make "informed" decisions..

1: Voluntary information.. (this prevents #2).. now of course voluntary information has its own flaws and can be used to skew things.. but statistically speaking its why you use a large data set.. not just "Jim".. because you want enough data to essentially week out the outlayers..

2: Government direct scrutinary, this is where the government is ACTIVELY overseeing the impact on some things.. but this has 2 problems.. 1: Unless they are watching EVERYTHING (and why would you want them to?) any data they have will skewed as well.. because its going to be purely self-serving (to itself because they can narrow the scope of what they want to know vs. what they SHOULD know for context). 2: Do you REALLY want the government to know EVERYTHING you are doing (or might be doing).

3: Ignore the impact of their decisions and make unilateral decisions based on "gut" (which is what the current administration is doing right now). This has the most impact on everything and depending on what the government feels, you are going to have essentially a LOT of losers and a very narrow (tiny) number of winners (usuing the winners are the ones that already win becaue they have the resources to weather changes a lot better than most and/or have the most influence because of existing connections).

Historically voluntary information was the best way to obtain things because while you find out about X.. you also get insight into A-G as well. But this only works when the government is percieved as a "partner" and you have a cordial relationship with them.. Right now, we are in a "REALLY BAD marriage" relationship with the government and we still have to work together.. which means every bit of information that isn't strictly NEEEDED.. is often ignored or viewed with suspicion and derision at best, and hate/anger at worst.

Its not that there is no reward for this.. (and anyone that responds based on some "reward" is definately going to skew data in a particularly dangerous way..

But what certainly is a concern and why people stop responding is the rise of data theft.. the rise of scams, the rise of people using legititamte concerns for nefarious reasons that has turned people off from responding to such inquiries.. As people become aware that ALL data CAN be used for harm, they are growing increasingly cautious with unsolicitied requests for such because they don't KNOW the reason its being asked.. and lack an understanding on HOW that specific question may harm them.. (note, I say them because self-preservation always comes before any group think which is why we are in such a pickle on soooo many things).

Looks like e found the idiot in the room.. Usually it takea a few days... Thank you for reducing that time.

Why?... There is literally nothing in the US that is worth seeing over the issues that are going on... and overtime there are will be less things to see/do becuase of the changes being done now..

The reality is its better, safer, cleaner to visit other countries than the US.. (hell, I think Cambodia is overall safer (in parts) than the US (as a whole) and there are active armed conflicts there).

China does't care about the labor issue..

Remember, China has learned a lot from the US.. and one lession the US taught them is:

1: Steal the tech first.. (People bitch at China, but the US started it by stealing everyone else's tech to grow its nacent industries).
2: Focus on the high value items (Labor isn't high value, but design/architecture/marketing/sales IS high value.. those that "build" are the "necessary" step needed but can be replaced with anyone.
3: Create a dependancy on them by favorable terms (again for labor) and association which in tern creates a favorable set of policies.. to continue with that dependancy..

First off, not very true... China rose up because its primary focus has been the LONG game.. which means tangible skills that are focused on production.. (and the long game is what most other countries excel at.. vs. the US is very much a short term thinker (in the past it used to be what was good for 10-20 years even 30 years, now its more what's good for 3-5 years (ie: within the confines of my election).. and anything else is someone else's issue.. If what I build today looks good now great.. who cares if it crashes next week.. that becomes THAT guys issue and we can run on that campaign of THEIR failure, not mine). China and Japan especially tend to focus on the 30-50 year term.. What has the greatest benefit at the longest stretch of time with the least disruption.. (the current disruption is more of a "if we CAN, we will limit it, otherwise if we have to.. its ok" mindset).

Look at that primary winners in the US (In terms of College Persuits and company demands) : Legal (Law), Marketing, Sales, Logistics.. All skills that have to do with monetary gain, but not actually building anything and thus very little long term prospects with high demands for someone else to do the labor (because the labor part is highly negotable)..
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Look at the primary winners in China (in terms of College Pursuits and company demands): Math, Science, Engineering, Logistics, Product Development, AI (all skills that have to do with being able to actually create/generate.. not necessarily the highest winners in terms of money in the short term, but for the long term.. skills needed to displace others.. (after all, you can only sell so many product X before you have nothing else.. vs. if you are always churning out new products and enhancing/revising products.. you ALWAYS have something to sell).

And lets also face facts.. the US stole many technological advancements from others during its rise as well..

Notable examples: Germany and their Rocketry/Aviation... peration Paperclip, the U.S. brought over 1,600 German scientists, engineers, and technicians to the US after World War II to work on guided missiles, jet and rocket engines, and aeronautics, including individuals associated with the Nazi Party and their wartime projects like the V-2 missile.

Brits with their Textile Technology - figures like Francis Cabot Lowell engaged in industrial espionage, memorizing the designs of British textile machinery to bring the technology to the U.S. and establish American textile manufacturing.

Forced Tech Transfer - The whole notion of Mandatory joint ventures came from the US who did that with MANY MANY other countries and companies

And during much of the 1800-1900's the US government ACTIVELY encouraged intellectual piracy and appropriation of mechanical and scientific innovations from Europe, Asia, and the Middle east to jump start their own technical advancement).

https://theworld.org/stories/2014/02/18/us-complains-other-nations-are-stealing-us-technology-america-has-history
https://news.sky.com/story/cyber-is-changing-war-but-it-s-peace-we-should-worry-about-11615783
https://apnews.com/general-news-b40414d22f2248428ce11ff36b88dc53

“The message we are sending to China today is, Do as I say, not as I did,’ ” said Peter Andreas, professor at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. “The fact of the matter is that the U.S. was the world’s hotbed of intellectual property theft.”

So if anything, the US is pissed because China LEARNED from the US and US HISTORY and just applied the same rules to them... If anything, China is playing the SAME game that got the US its current role.. (Soft power by being allies with other countries.. sharing its tech, helping other countries which both lessen military reasons, but also creates a soft dependancy on them and thus creates a market that is more favourable towards them).. In fact, the US owes its very position BECAUSE of that soft power it exerted and the understanding that if you could get the US to make a deal, they would honor the deal.. (Cheato is throwing out that notion, which is far more distasterous.. The only real difference between some poor countries in the world making a deal and the US was the concern those poor countries and their ability/willingness to honor the agreements/terms long term... vs. the US WOULD (even as a president/party would change... when you throw that away.. you have nothing.. which means others become a lot more attractive.. and right now China is the most attractive in trying to woo countries with the notion of "stability" and honoring long term agreements..

With Regards Intel.. China doesn't care about Intel.. there is really nothing that Intel is doing that China isn't doing or already doing better.. What Intel has that China doesn't have and you can't steal is: PATENTS and MARKETSHARE.. There is literally nothing stopping any company.. (Broadcom, Micron, Qualcom, etc... from removing Intel from the market other than Intel (and AMD) own the patents to a TON of tech and Intel's long name carries weight... those two things keep intel in the forefront.. because as companies keep using intel for compatability with existing tech, it keeps them in demand.. Its one reason why Intel HATES ARM and everyone else LOVES ARM.. ARM (and RISC) are both opensource models that work quite well.. and as their adoption increases abd become more and more mainstream, it weakens the dependancy on Intel and their patents.. Now ARM still pays royalities to Intel and AMD for the use of their tech.. (its one reason why software translators like Rosetta in Apple for example) can translate x86 Instructions on ARM processors at near chip speed.

So what China wants is NOT intel (they are a slowly sinking boat).. what China wants is "legitamacy".. ie: companies to use their products/technology.. THAT is what will win them the battle.. And its the same for a lot of domestic tech that China has.. like their Jets, and other tech... And why the US keeps trying to slam China.. Most of their stuff is as good or better even.. (payment processing systems, avionics, etc...) but because its mostly domestic and not used outside of China, companies and countries like to bash it to keep other countries/companies from adopting.. because as we know, as market share grows.. so does demand and momentum can become a "standard" very wuickly to displace others. So if anything.. yes, China would LOVE intel to continue to fall (and AMD right behind it since AMD does essentially the same thing as Intel..(only better) and owns more patents on future tech (intel owns patents on legacy tech that most future tech is built on)..

Having lived in China and going back to the US.. in many respects its like going from the future (China) to the past (US)..

That has always been the case... as long as you can find someone to blame.. (and Immigrants and/or "brown people" which have always been code for "everyone" they don't like/want) its easy to get a group fired up.. I've said this a million times.. Cheato is not the problem.. he's a symptom.. and that symptom isn't going to magically go away in 3.5 years.. they will just move on to the next person that will continue the same policies or make it worse.. because as long as it doesn't impact them directly (or when it does impact them, they explain it away as "temporary pain needed to get "those" people" then it will never stop.. We have tons of history that shows once you start down tthat path... it never ends until there is either destruction or civil war.. (and even in those cases, there will still be those will support them until the very end).

See, here is the thing.. even if its shot down.. the amount of information that will shared (and a lot of it publically).. is going to turn some heads and ultimately thats the right aim.. to drag this issue into the light.

That's gonna be a spicy meatball..

Well, at least we know our alien overlords will love us.. (with some Marinara sauce and a little cheese on top).

That's gonna be a spicy meatball..

Well, at least we know our alien overlords will love us.. (with some Marinara sauce and a little cheese on top).

Just like how we have ratings on TV shows and movies.. its up to the consumer to set policies and restrictions... the ratings are there more for guidence.. and the issue isn't ratings.. the issue is the same issue as it is with "porn" validating ages.. how do you it in a way that doesn't harm the company by collecting unreasonable information.. and if say someone steals a CC/ID to submit.. the company is often going to be held to blame.. thus making doing any business even that much more difficult/costly..

And since apple doesn't allow for "adult" content on their platforms (as far as apps go).. there really isn't a need for this other than government intrusion/overeach...

Rest assured, they (the government) knows the only real way to validate is to collect the ID's of everyone using their platforms.. and how long do you think it will be before they (same government) start to collect that information from companies (like apple/google).... they will claim its for "validation" but its really going to be more to do data correlation.. Oh.. we know "Bob Smith" is anti-XXX (whatever the issue).. and we know his phone, and can "prove" its him that acquired the app and used it.. which means, we can now go after "bob smith".. under whatever pretext/reason we want to use/make up..

Apple has historically kept their products the same price across countries/regions so there is little incentive to go region chasing.. (you are chasing availability or features rather than price).. which means the sales numbers per region aren't skewed by "vacation shoppers".. (in the US its a little different since there are statewide shifts.. like buying in no sales tax states and moving it to a sales tax state)..

So because of this, any fluctuation is leveled out by the world as a whole.. rather than region specific.

You would.. but lets also be honest... a meat only diet would kill the majority of people over time.. in fact, if you look at history..most of our "shorter" lifespans early on was the total lack of variety in the diet.. (some meat, some fruit, some veg, some starches in some manner).. Meat rich diets only really work with periods of extreme physical activity because its nutrient dense.. Modern lifestyles demands lower or more tailored diets.. or if you are aiming for a meat rich diet, then you scale back the quantity of consumption or you amp up the physical demands.. (if you look,, environments that are cold/cool tend to favor more meats/fats in the diet because they need the extra caloric density because they are burning a lot more calories to maintain body heat (and physically larger)... and if you look at very warm climates they tend to be more veg/fruit/seafood diets because their caloric requirements are a lot lower. (you will also notice they tend to be more ectomorphic body shapes (leaner/slender).

In short, there is no one diet fits all.. for all climates and even bodies within that climate.. So having enough agricultural diversity is important because it ensures you are not killing off segments of the population in favor of simplicity.

Yes.. but that was also a period when construction paid well and they didn't "care" so much about risks.

Now, companies are risk/injury adverse and so wouldn't take on someone.. The reason they don't mind hiring "illegals" is if they get injured the chances of it turning into a multi-million dollar lawsuit is slim to none..

So basically a lot of work students could do, they are essentially priced out... (both from the fact that the costs have risen, but also college friendly jobs (ie: those that work odd-hours or don't impact class schedules) are in high competition with everyone or simply don't exist.. And before someone says "just start your own business".. That in of itself can be a time sink (thus extending your college time and cost) and definitely requires capital to start with (at the very least, licensing)