Chengdu just lifted their lockdown. My sister in law is in Chengdu taking care of elderly parents with health issues. She was trapped in another house she was visiting when the lockdown occurred. She scrambled to hire an approved home health care provider as she wasn't allowed to travel to her pare...
Jump to postHousing prices are driven up when more people need housing than the number of dwellings available. How's that border protection coming along? You do realize the number of people who need housing are Americans born in the United States, right? Go to any homeless camp. You will find American veterans...
Jump to postBut, then look at zoning rules, building codes (esp CA environmental building codes which are pretty expensive), permitting delays, etc and that raises costs. Want to require solar panels in the name of renewables, fine, but it costs. Want more safety in cars, it costs. Environmental laws add a sma...
Jump to postThis is a most pressing emergency. You have teachers and nurses about to live in the streets, college graduates unable to take jobs in their assigned locations because they can't afford living outside mom and dad's house, there are islands being set aside for the homeless in Miami, rampant sanitati...
Jump to postI disagree. Even though marijuana is legal in Oregon, Washington, California, Nevada, Colorado, and a number of states, there is still an illegal marijuana market in those states. Same with prostitution in Nevada. People can still make money off legal things. Remember when we all hoarded toilet pap...
Jump to postLOL, your first paragraph cuts exactly in the opposite direction you think it does. You basically stated "it's criminal because it's illegal." Everything you listed is a consequence of something being illegal, not of some inherent problem with it. If you made kayaking, visiting national p...
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Japanese government consider simultaneous vaccination of corona and flu vaccines by putting into different arms so that people can get both in the same visit to prepare for winter peak
Wait, are all prostitution assumed to be human trafficking?
Jump to postIf someone is getting their student loan wiped out or "forgiven" shouldn't they get a 1099 form from the IRS as well? What did MTG and Republicans who had their PPP loans forgiven get? What did "too big to fail" Chase get? Weren't most government relief loan given to entities de...
Jump to postHow long will it stand though if they are dropped? It would be good for the aircraft makers to be able to sell more planes. It would be lovely to preserve some of the old 747s. I'm not putting much effort into this reply because the topic will almost certainly get derailed into domestic political d...
Jump to posthttps://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-suspends-26-chinese-flights-responding-china-flight-cancellations-2022-08-25/ In response to 26 flights on US carriers cancelled by China, US cancelled 26 Chinese flights China claim the cancellation was based on metric of coronavirus positive ra...
Jump to postAccording to my understanding, many Western countries enforced eviction ban during the height of coronavirus pandemic, barring tenants from being evicted even if they failed to pay rent. And in a number of place it lasted more than a year. After the eviction ban ended, how do these people manage to ...
Jump to postGlad to see some benefits going to poor, working class and middle class families! We are tired of subsidizing corporations and the wealthy in the U.S. This is a pro life policy that does not go far enough. We should have forgiven at least 50,000 in student loan debt. I am glad to see 10,000 though....
Jump to postI have heard some American describing this as "Welfare for the rich" as college graduate generally have higher income than those who aren't? Yes and no - some positions in the trades pay far better over time. But the essential newsflash for knee jerk reactions to this is: wealthy people d...
Jump to postI have heard some American describing this as "Welfare for the rich" as college graduate generally have higher income than those who aren't?
Jump to postI'm currently staying in a cabin from 1970 with largely original furnishings, so absolutely nothing is "smart." Which is for the best, because I don't want my refrigerator to be mining bitcoin or my faucet to be hooked into a Russian botnet without my knowledge I mean, Kellyanne Conway al...
Jump to postHere, the gas company (LNG) already announced they will make existing gas infrastructure support refueling hydrogen I am positive that is only as a way to stay relevant in the "clean energy" world we are moving toward which seems to be ruling out LNG in the future. Also it would not be hy...
Jump to postIt isn't just the private sector entities involved in the current situation: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-22/saudi-prince-says-oil-futures-disconnect-may-force-opec-action?srnd=premium#xj4y7vzkg *Use incognito tab* I can't fully understand the doublespeak-filled sycophantic pro-O...
Jump to postIt isn't just the private sector entities involved in the current situation: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-22/saudi-prince-says-oil-futures-disconnect-may-force-opec-action?srnd=premium#xj4y7vzkg *Use incognito tab* I can't fully understand the doublespeak-filled sycophantic pro-O...
Jump to postI think this article sums it up really well, what the big issue is, but much of what applies to hydrogen has a corollary in the fossil fuel industry. https://electrek.co/2022/02/15/study-hydrogen-fuel-cells-cannot-catch-up-battery-electric-vehicles/ https://i0.wp.com/electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/...
Jump to postcities and transportation vehicles are handling liquified LNGs absolutely fine. LNG is stored under fairly low pressure similar to propane, however Hydrogen storage requires very high pressures, even beyond that of a scuba tank. The maximum working pressure for LNG tanks is normally 250 psig or low...
Jump to posthttps://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/20/omicron-specific-booster-shots-are-weeks-away-eligibility-guide.html Current schedule of the new Omicron shots. ewly updated Covid booster shots designed to target omicron’s BA.5 subvariant should be available within in the next three weeks. Pfizer’s “bivalent” shot,...
Jump to postI have argued "against" hydrogen often here (I'm not really against it just find it impractical compared to alternatives as casinterest points out). I think the one advantage it does have is energy density. Just like gasoline, energy stored as a liquid fuel had greater energy density that...
Jump to postI think this article sums it up really well, what the big issue is, but much of what applies to hydrogen has a corollary in the fossil fuel industry. https://electrek.co/2022/02/15/study-hydrogen-fuel-cells-cannot-catch-up-battery-electric-vehicles/ https://i0.wp.com/electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/...
Jump to postDisclaimer: US measurement units One thing that always made me laugh is Amtrak, when I looked, got 37 passenger-miles per gallon of diesel (Revenue Passenger Miles / gallons). Meanwhile, JetBlue was getting just about double that level of fuel efficiency. And JetBlue's scheduled block speed was 400...
Jump to postWell, then start with takeover of Korea by Japan in 1904, and forced annexation in 1910. Yes, there is a history of Koreans being pressed into Japanese service. One of the results, for example, was that USSR saw Koreans as potential Japanese saboteurs and infiltrators. (And a Japanese invasion of U...
Jump to posthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_war_crimes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea_under_Japanese_rule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comfort_women Still, Japanese generally don't seem to care or know of their country's actions in WWII, while anti-Korean sentiment persists: https://en.wikipedia.o...
Jump to postIf Koreans have a negative view of Japan it is hardly surprising. There is some history between them. Could you elaborate on what you mean on the above, thank you. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_war_crimes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea_under_Japanese_rule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
Jump to posthttps://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/129837?display=1
Japan consider not collecting all case count, as currently medical facilities and local governments need to spent too much wasted time and manpower in filing and handling case report form in order to report number of coronavirus cases.
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/unification-church-followers-decry-'biased'-japanese-media So situation have evolved quite a bit since Abe being killed some weeks ago. To summarize, what happened until now are: - Media report citing anonymous police source that the murderer's intention to k...
Jump to postJapan: In response to some politicians call for downgrading coronavirus infection to Category 5 infectious disease in order to normalize social activities, the government claim that if it is to be reclassified as such and quasi-emergency measures are no longer necessary, then logically speaking the ...
Jump to postMy understanding is making components is quite different from making an entire aircraft. Even if one can make all the components necessary to assemble an aircraft together, it cannot be guarantee that the aircraft will be safe when flying. I doubt if FAA and EASA will decline the recognition as Japa...
Jump to postAs for anyone who claims they own zero IoT devices, I don't think they are being sincere. They have to own at least one. Odds that anyone doesn't own at least one IoT device is very slim unless they live in a third world country. My home have a smart TV but that's only because non smart option have...
Jump to postAnd yet few listen to what Taiwanese citizens say and how they respond. This is an interesting read on that: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/is-taiwan-worried-china-threat-invasion-pelosi-visit-rcna41964 From the article: And in a nutshell that is the problem for China. They have nothing to gain...
Jump to postAnd yet few listen to what Taiwanese citizens say and how they respond. This is an interesting read on that: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/is-taiwan-worried-china-threat-invasion-pelosi-visit-rcna41964 From the article: And in a nutshell that is the problem for China. They have nothing to gain...
Jump to postAnd yet few listen to what Taiwanese citizens say and how they respond. This is an interesting read on that: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/is-taiwan-worried-china-threat-invasion-pelosi-visit-rcna41964 From the article: “I don’t think China will attack because our rockets can also reach Beijin...
Jump to postT18 wrote:How are we defining a "smart" device? I', not sure I own anything that I would count.
So this is confusing “The CEO specified that Anchorage would not be a destination for Northern Pacific until they work out the Asia routes.” https://www.businessinsider.com/northern-pacific-flying-to-mexico-instead-of-asia-because-russia-2022-8 what the?! it looks like this bit would be temporary a...
Jump to postThere is a line for 'gasoline car / 2 passengers' which states 96 g/km. That sounds reasonable to me, as do the other figures on there. It is not meant to be a thorough or exhaustive study on the precise amount of carbon emission made by each mode of transportation but rather a brief graphical repr...
Jump to postYeah, this graph is BS. Point in case: 192g/km of CO2 for a gasoline-powered vehicle means burning fuel at a rate of 8.1 L/100km (average - maybe slightly higher than - fuel consumption for a European car). So, this is only valid if you travel alone. Add 3 more passengers in that same vehicle, and ...
Jump to postI get that their counsel consistently use that argument (I think they were defending Tucker's show when they claimed no reasonable person would believe the content) - but if so, they should have to remove 'News' from their title. That said, they do have a bona fide news operation on the programming...
Jump to postMohawkWeekend wrote:Like all good conspiracy theories, the fact that the government shut down reporting sparked this one.
Nice to see the tables turned on energy speculators. If done on purpose, it was a good move by someone.
People have tried and their defense is always that they are "entertainment", not "news" and that no reasonable person would believe them. I guess that shows the 'reasonableness" of their viewers. So far, their defense has worked. :banghead: I get that their counsel consiste...
Jump to posthttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/how-multiple-covid-19-infections-can-harm-the-body How multiple COVID-19 infections can harm the body With reinfections on the rise, scientists warn that each bout increases your risk of troubling outcomes, from long COVID to heart disease. The art...
Jump to posthttps://www.nsnews.com/coronavirus-covi ... ul-5683566
North Korea claim leaflets fly in from the South carried virus causing the outbreak in the country, warn of deadly retaliation
https://www.storm.mg/article/4460886
Pfizer vaccine supplier Biontech claim they cannot setup factory in Taiwan due to possible risk of war, which could threaten delivery to foreign customers.
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/%e7%86%b1%e9%bb%9e/article/20220809/s00024/1660051428176 Hong Kong government shorten inbound traveller quarantine time to 3+4 where for the first 3 days they must stay inside specific hotels, then for the next 4 days they will be allowed to live in their own home, go to...
Jump to postUS recognition of one China has always been dependent on a voluntary and peaceful reunification, which we still support. Nothing has changed in that regard. As is true of most of the world as well. A non-communist nation is going to peacefully be taken over by a communist nation, anyone really beli...
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