Headline could be misleading, but it basically means that (according to one independent analysis) China’s emissions have just stopped growing this year. They are still the world’s largest contributor by far. This hilariously optimistic chart from the same site shows them relative to the US and almost all of Europe:
Still, not gonna knock what is good news, or at least “better than the alternative” news
This sounds insane, but I’m absolutely fascinated by it. I just ran out of cottage cheese yesterday, but I’m going to try making these later this week!
Isn’t most of the insurance for liability? I can see a logic where older cars are less safe, and thus accidents are more likely and would cost more, hence the higher costs. But I’m just guessing.
Despair.com (apparently still around!) was my go-to back in the day for those
I mean, fuck Boeing and the death still seems suspicious. But to claim that there was no police investigation is just lying. Suspect a cover-up or frame or whatever if you want, but seems like there was a pretty thorough investigation: https://www.wdbj7.com/2024/05/18/police-release-investigation-report-boeing-whistleblower-death/
Fantastic movie, one of the underrated Ghibli ones! Great animation and storytelling! Also, I love that while there’s some vague “oh it’s because he was disillusioned with stuff” in outside documents, they basically never say in the movie why he’s a pig. Everyone just kind of accepts it.
What’s the weirdest ship for Loona? Niffty? The chaos of that date would be hilarious
I love this! And if you find yourself afraid to even entertain an idea, perhaps you’re afraid that you’ll find it convincing and accept it. We should WANT to be convinced, because that means the different idea holds more merit than our current belief!
I think it’s because the camera angle is different, but he also does to me. Or else it’s some secret de-aging technique, which definitely uses a heat pump.
My parents, who are in their sixties have…one of those? Which is actually pretty good. Dream small, friends!
I upvoted because I could not disagree more.
But! No judgement from me. Everything’s not for everyone. I can reread the LOTR trilogy for the 12th time or delve into the Silmarillion (basically the history of the LOTR world) and love every second. Whereas I tried to make it through the first Twilight book after watching the movie and had to put it down and take a shower. But if you like Twilight more, read that, because that’s what you like! Your thoughts still have value!
I had an old school friend I visited in Chicago, and her apartment had a locked door in her bedroom against the back wall, and her landlord had just said “it’s not used, just ignore it.” It didn’t even have a doorknob, so she had just ignored it for like 3 years. The building had been there for like 100 years.
Naturally, after some alcohol, I convinced her I could lockpick it, and we pushed her bed to the side and I spent about ten drunken minutes picking the deadbolt. We finally got it open, and discovered it was a straight-up small elevator! None of the lights or buttons worked, and we were worried about it falling, so we got out of there.
To this day, I’m not sure if it was an old building elevator for residents and her room had been a hallway, or if it was some kind of (very small) service elevator, or something for the ADA (handicapped requirements). But it was absolutely fascinating.