Yeahhhh, maybe not…

And what are the communists up to?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NS_Savannah

That’s well before my time.

Zelensky supports absolutely anyone that will put a gun in his hand. If I were in his shoes, I would too.

There are authors starting to publish without a publisher. I think that is the right direction, not making all books free. Maybe once the publishers have less control there will be some copyright reforms to shorten the time it takes to bring works into the public domain. Right now it is 95 years from publishing, but I think the author’s life plus 30 years or something might make a bit more sense. For example, George Orwell has been dead for over 70 years, but his works are still under copyright.

??? Cotton is usually the cheapest thing I see.

Even natural rubber makes microplastics.

The two largest sources of microplastics are clothing and car tires. Clothing is a pretty easy fix. Only buy natural fibers like cotton, wool, etc. For car tires you will have to drive less. These two sources account for more than half of microplastics.

Yeah, mine are copper

The plotline to stardew valley comes to mind.

It’s not from ignorance. It’s based on the people I know from China.

I mean, if you haven’t been there or don’t know anyone from there you could pretend they are a democracy, but they are authoritarian like Russia is authoritarian. Long term they will seek a wider swath to be authoritarian over.

I think this flies a bit too far in the other direction. China is totalitarian. It is not a democracy. It is also increasingly antagonizing nations abroad. I think it is valid to consider it a threat if you are any other nation, period.

Edit: Kinda like Russia