@doctor-phibes said in Where's the Beef?:

And obviously, the environmental concerns are bound to be a lot more complicated than Beef=Bad.

As well, just because it’s complicated does not mean Beef≠Bad. Personally, I have no problem acknowledging that raising beef cattle makes a huge impact on the environment and still eat beef. I think I eat more lamb/mutton than beef, yet I also acknowledge that, pound for pound, lamb/mutton has an even bigger environmental impact than beef. 🤷‍♂️

@taiwan_girl said in At a minimum.:

Interesting article, but the last sentence makes me go whaaaaaaaaat?

"And the need for extra heating in both hemispheres would come at a time when it’s likely that much of our heating capacity, supplied largely by fossil fuels, will have been eliminated in the name of combating climate change."

To me, that is kind of "absurd" statement, that makes me question the rest of what was wrote. So, we are going to eliminate heating capacity, and allow people to freeze? ummmmm, no, I do not think so.

Texas 2021.

That's so sad to see. Yes, only plain sugar should be used. Someone probably thought honey was a natural product, thus better. Poor bird.

(I dont know very much about this, other than the story above), but if they followed the rules properly, then it seems like the system is working like it should.

@taiwan_girl said in Analysis of a photo by CNN:

Pictures are pretty amazing things. A good photograph will live forever.

But the other side is photographs like this. If I was at a funeral, and someone was filming me the whole, I am sure that one frame of the funeral, I maybe would have a smile or slight smile on my face. They could take that photograph and easy make it sound like I was happy to be at the funeral.

Yeah, the whole "a photograph doesn't lie" thing is pretty ridiculous. Todd Hido considers photographs to be somewhere between a novel and a film in terms of what kind of imagination the viewer has to provide in order to interpret the message. I think that's true, but I like John Free's explanation better: he claims he never took a picture of what something was, only what it could be.

I don't think he was being colorful, either, I think that's actually what happens.

Liz's problem is that she couldn't see, or say, that there were good Republicans on both sides.

I like her a lot, but I can't see her winning primaries.

Three years ago my 28-year-old single, divorced daughter got a no-down USDA loan (best kept secret) just outside the Portland Metro urban growth boundary and bought half of a duplex in an HOA neighborhood. Cost her $157,900 but was probably about a $180,00-190,000 value all because there were no interior pics because it had renters in it, you couldn't tour it until you made a rescindable offer, and it had sat on the market about a month.

Two years later and some improvements like all new flooring and landscaping she sold it for about $50k in profit and bought a condo in one of the most upscale communities just outside of Portland proper.

A little luck and some smart thinking. Her commute was about 30 minutes on a typical day, and sometimes a horrific 2 hours if there was an accident.

It can be done.

Never like "secret court." Be it FISA or whatever, shine as much sun on it as possible.

Maybe the university will record and publish videos of the guess lectures later. Maybe you can try to start a petition to advocate for that.

What a silly argument. Just because your wealth is inherited or realized through very long term capital appreciation, that that some how makes you "not rich"?

POTD

@axtremus said in Capitol Incursion Arrests and Charges:

*risk they’ll commit violent acts in Trump’s name again.

Ya, they might take some more selfies

Rule of Thumb: If a guy has his knife in his hand and you have your gun in the holster, you can probably kill him.

But, you WILL be cut. You might even die, if you don't block the thrust and he gets lucky.

@doctor-phibes said in Meanwhile, in Florida....:

Mrs Centner and her husband David Centner have described themselves as "health freedom advocates", providing guidance for parents at the Centner Academy to file for exemptions from vaccine requirements in the past.

Ah yes, ersatz libertarians. Best to stay away from that lot.

China: We paid $5.4 Million for a Mysterious Trump Tower Lease and all we got was a stupid sanction!

@klaus said in "Nomadland":

@jolly said in "Nomadland":

Today's popcorn movies are tomorrow's classics. Not all, but the well done ones will be watched 50 years from now.
Gone With The Wind may be the ultimate popcorn movie. Much of it now is indelibly chiseled into the American psyche.

So you think people will watch Ironman in 50 years? The special effects will look dated in 10 years, and all that remains if you subtract the VFX are a few semi-decent gags and a story that makes no sense.

For lots of awesome gags, check out Deadpool 1 and 2.

@mik said in My Octopus Teacher:

I tried to watch it but lost interest

Philistine.