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Okay maybe I missed the Terry Prachett quote, but he wrote (paraphrasing) basically buying an awesome pair of boots that last takes decent coin, the people who need boots to last that long can never afford them so pay more for multiple cheap ones. Again paraphrased, but maybe it'll encourage more people to read him, think I read a few years ago but anytime anyone quotes him sounds worthwhile.

If this was said, I apologize, sort of quickly scrolled to check so may have missed. But seriously why do we make things so expensive to be less well off? Sounds downright stupid, unless you're making the dough I imagine. We should be making sure people can live comfortably especially with multiple jobs (though again not my preferred outcome, why should anyone need to work more than one full time job anyway?)

I just wish people could be comfortable with a single job even as a single parent if they need or would like to raise a kid. Though also think we're a tad overpopulated but that's not this discussion and still think if we allow it as a society then it should be possible as a single parent.

I am no kids person for the record, dated some mothers over the years but currently a dink (dual income no kids) more an 80s term.

I wouldn't let out that weight if I thought of it but for sure (not that it's much but gotta conserve that mass). Besides must be a way if there's no remote right? Hopefully. Maybe the sign was for hope so they could laugh more.

But I don't know much about hot air balloons except hearing them fire up for hot air close to one place I lived was kinda neat to see them around though. And obviously what makes them go up...I'd end up in a power line I assume.

For anything else yes I'd do my best to show my best to show my displeasure of the situation for sure.

Yeah that's for countries that don't respect democracy, not.... Oh nevermind.

I'm not sure the last time I saw the phrase international observers offhand (I am sure it's happened but just missed it) but they are definitely needed in that country. They seem to be degrading themselves to third world, in function if not by cold war meaning.

Being Canadian in what is one of our larger (not major to be clear like 150k people) cities, when I went to the office it took 10ish mins. I moved a bit so had varying times. I work from home now so doesn't really matter.

That said I love listening to audiobooks in the car. My android phone has been odd for connecting but working lately so I just continue on whichever book I'm listening to, for about 3mins to the store. I don't go far heh. Bit longer if I drive closer to the office for a car wash every few weeks.

Hell with billionaires and tax cuts to increase something the average person won't enjoy, I bet it's even more than thrice.

Property tax increase cause property is used but not taxed due to being a 'big project', if another company built there (besides say wal mart it'd be taxed)

Power bill increase, which we see happens to OPs post.

Using land that could benefit the area, it's probably a large complex that could help the locals and not make their power bill larger.

Having a complex that heats up local area for things not beneficial to locals. Global warming but thankfully some ai model will grow?

Using water that makes drinking water worse for locals. Read stories of people near data centers, losing all water pressure so the data center can have water. Cause that's more important than people.

Only helping the person who built it vs the locals. I really have no idea who data centers help. I assume some are for the crappy bit we see when we Google but so many must be private. Also who hasn't learned to go through search results? Seriously that's a skill needed, if you don't have it you need to learn. I may have accepted the new paradigm but I would prefer a bit of work going back to searching.

There no good reason for this crap. They get built but don't benefit anyone but the rich. They just want serfs anyways, is that the real future?

There's an argument about the pandemic team he disbanded could have recognized COVID early enough so it'd barely be a blip or known in our memories. So perhaps still, even if he didn't try. He just wanted more money for his personal things, plus recind anything Obama did. Like the Iran agreement. Not to mention all the soft power US used to have and acting like the US can still do everything, and not cause a worldwide fuel issue. Slightly different metrics but I think he ranks up there myself.

Okay maybe he didn't set out to get people killed but even worse he doesn't care he did, that's gotta be close in being awful. Let alone with any decision he makes is to benefit himself, never the people. I'm not sure how often a powerful empire has had a dude in charge to break everything but I don't know much history. Least hell be known as one of the crazy leaders, but we know he just wants all the money and whatever it takes.

I believe that perspective works still.

heh just started watching this again for whatever streaming it's on for Canada now. And since the garage it crashed into wasn't obliterated must be a single person craft. So yes, Alf is technically a captain, like invader Zim is a conquerer I imagine.

Okay I'm nearing 50 so can only comment on those years but seemed up to say 2000 things were going better (okay not awesome but I so felt in the late 90s people were being more accepted countries got along better) cold war technically ended, tthough obviously not given Russian intrusions to everyone's shit, seriously Russia FUCK OFF. You want to be invited to parties? Play nice for a fucking change.

But there's been a serious downgrade to acceptable leadership since 2000 in western democracies (noticlby one with the largest military with the terrorist attack) maybe some more noticable than most but oddly after all that Russia could play their fucking online game of manipulation.

Now I'm not saying it's all due to Russia, if countries spent more on education to see this stuff it'd be ignored. But nope people are educated to think it's all right.

I'm not a scholar but I can see the division being made between people of a country to make it weaker, the worst part is the countries that are doing the weakening are shit and just stirring shit. Like a professional shit disturber.

One day I hope we educate people properly to see the crap is happening. I can see it plain as day and I don't even study politics I'm just a programmer. I may be wrong but if you look at how outside forces influence a country it's so plain, just put a bit in the tiniest crack and go to town.

Maybe if we saw we were more similar than apart we could figure out how to grow. I know it's a pipe dream, I'm an idealist but I really just want us to grow as a species. Imagine if we could put all our budget into space resources, more for us, get along and cooperate. Sure some may live worse but many so much better. Nope we got to bicker what we got here for silly fucking reasons.

Not uncommon for a picnic type meal (or meal eaten at a picnic table anyways) and it's summer and all. My parents did similar growing up in the 80s but can't say I've done it myself since I save the crisps for later. Basically a choice of sandwich and some side chips to go with it. Yes I know I changed terms of chips I just enjoy using various words, always fun when French fries are involved. Being Canadian I used a bit of both sides of English, thong was the flip flops on the feet in my house, though also no sisters which may have impacted how that word was used. If anyone else enjoys Danny Bhoy comedian I always loved his bit on thongs.

Never trust a billionaire, but he's a special sort of evil. He just wants his own power.

I like to think if God was real, they'd have a good sense of humour. Not just from the line from the movie Dogma 'you ever see the faces you make in coitus?' (or similarish line too lazy to double check), but cause they'd have made what is equivalent to us making sims in a game, remove the ladder from the pool and have a laugh etc. Except it's more prod these people and watch a war..... Though if they exist I hope they wouldn't be as cruel....like so many of us.

Huh realized this area, pretty much atheist but have to account for things that are unknown for sure is all. Up to there with unicorns really, hard to prove a negative.

I don't know much about statues but I had to double check the 2nd one was real, like those conturves of the fingers look so awesome. I honestly have no idea what we can do with stone exactly.

Oh Bernili was done much more recently than I thought. Not that I don't think it's awesome for sure but they're like 500 years apart.

Still love seeing newer art, should include the full piece too for comparison. Still a nicely done piece.