objects that are 40 ly away are potentially easier to see with detail than if it's 40M ly away. Assuming there are no gas clouds in the way.

I mean if we don't see some kind of positive benefit to the return to work mandates, why should businesses bother with them?

The primary component of smog is nitrogen oxides. You can easily measure this yourself, or look up numerous studies.

The whole tire particles thing is serious, but not the most serious thing we face. And ultimately, even if you are using your own two feet for transportstion you're leaving behind a miniscule amount of microplastic from your shoes.

It's good to be the King.

A night out with a mistress is only slightly more expensive.

I find landmines more praftical. It's set it, then forget it.

Apparently we don't like immigrants or money.

Is it harmless? That's an opinion. Not one I share either.

Is the change an overreaction? That's also an opinion. My answer is, it is no more an "over reaction" than people clammoring for the change in the first place is .

Why is it NOT an overreaction when a feather needs to be changed because someone somewhere was offended, and removing it offends someone else? Who's Offense Matters MORE? Is it offensive or is it honoring? That is the real question and who gets to decide?

And Who gets to decide who decides? Thats the real problem.

LOL - dude I'd say you are trolling but you prove over and over again you are just a dope.

tax cuts don't really sunset. That is just one of the many political acts of theater that Washington engages in. They put in a sunset date, than everyone says see look the CBO score says it isnt to bad.

Shortly before whatever the sunset date is, there is a 'crisis' were "millions of americans will see their taxes jump way up, if congress does not act!"

Next the tax cuts are renewed, in some big giant budget bill nobody reads. Anyone watching/reading the news in the last 30 years with fourth grade comprehension level KNOWS this.

The vast majority of accidents are caused by driver error. So I worry you're not seeing the forest for the trees.

I agree with you entirely except the 'only people' part.

They macro trends work or at least will ultimately work as you describe but in any economic reorganization you are going have some groups that make gains and others that fall behind. There is a segment of the population that I suspect isn't really trying to exploit the wage gap so to speak but also isn't sure their corner of the labor market is as impacted by foreign participants or trade as others. They rightly wonder if they are going to experience inflation on the expense side they don't see on the income and asset portions of their personal balance sheets.

There is large part of the population who are not really clear on precisely how their particular household situation really maps on macro trade decoupling trends, and that understandable. Anyone who really thinks they know is either in an politically hot-topic industry where there are clear an immediate consequences or is probably over confident. A lot of folks especially your middle class suburbanite, thinks "I am pretty comfortable, my family has the things we need maybe I don't want to upset the apple cart at least not right now even if what the America first people are saying makes sense."

That is the thing here, and Conservatives need to be very careful in articulating this tariff argument. Democrats are doing a good job making people think it is all about today or next year. Conservatives need to start clarifying this isnt about being able to afford personal iPads for both little Timmy and Sally today, its about Timmy and Sally have real opportunities 20 years from now, and not being served up some BS like 'learn to code' while they fill out paper work for SNAP.

If people think this is going to be entirely pain free, they are wrong. We have to do this out of place of patriotism and nationalistic interest, not greed.

Some of the at is cultural, some is education but a lot of it just selection bias I expect.

Most companies are going to outsource their first and second lines of support not the stuff that requires technical ability and deep knowledge about systems or decision making authority to resolve. Not that you can't or that some don't but the simple-er basic customer service tasks are obviously the easiest thing to throw over the wall to some third party.

My point is frustrating as it is, I don't think agents are to blame in most cases. You can't expect someone who has not access or authority to do anything other than click a few buttons in some service portal to not stick to a script. It does them and you no good for them to start offering or giving advice they can't effect.

The goal never had anything to do with CO2 emissions. The goal is authoritarian control by the technocracy. It is about making it impossible for anyone but the elite to live in anything but some some burtalist high rise or be tethered to farm equipment they maintain. "They" don't want normies being able to assemble etc, or have the degree of independence to reject a policy but voting with their feet.

They do happen.

Some friends of mine recently lost their house to fire. the fire department is pretty sure it started with a Li battery pack that overcharged.

Remember last year we were reading how NYC wanted to restrict e-bikes because the batteries lead to apartment fires.

I am saying all Li battery devices are dangerous they are not, but there is a lot of cheap imported crap out there that has very little regulation on charging if any and usually nothing to protect from excessive current draw for any reason.

Li chemistry batteries certainly do pose a greater fire risk when haphazardly shoved into circuits and physical housing with no real engineering as compared to older chemistries like PbS04. There is enough anecdotal evidence to make that clear.

Yeah but lets also recognize that Android SUCKS, it SUCKS hard.

You need a lot better hardware to deliver the same experience, on Android, especially in terms of memory.