The sad thing about this is that probably for most of these folks this will only further confirm their views. Trump and his allies were pushing the idea that FEMA is corrupt and ineffective while Biden was still in office. The Trump admin will argue that this is FEMA’s fault, not Trump’s. His voters will eat it up.
The bees were on a different lower down roof from the main roof (which is the one that burned). The article notes that bee wax melts at 70C and they didn’t see any of that under the hives, so they know temperatures stayed below that. So the bees were likely only exposed to some smoke and maybe some slightly elevated temperatures.
Imo music discovery on Spotify is best done by pursuing playlists posted by musicians you like or just hopping by related artists/album features.
The article hits the nail on the head when they say to listen to human curated content - whether it be curated by yourself or someone else, it’s the best way to find something new/good.
If I were in your shoes, I would probably mention the change in tone/word choice to the lead on the project since you have a good relationship with them. Just mentioning that you noticed the change and aren’t sure about it doesn’t need to be combative, and I would be truly shocked if it cost you the job. Depending on your state it might even be illegal to fire you for something like that.
I personally would not take a stand or refuse to do the voiceover or anything like that. I would make it clear that I would do the voiceover using the script as it is written. I would think of it as providing feedback rather than making demands, which seems like it would be within the purview of a QA reviewer.
This way you can at the very least get more information about the situation - find out whether this was an intentional change. If so, it may be time to start making moves so you can eventually drop this company.
Have these all used the same candle or do you switch candles sometimes?
Would you ever use a candle that isn’t white?
Very cool. I wonder how durable these electrodes are once coated in nanowires.
Loomis said the decision on whether to compete this year or start over was never a discussion during the interview process. Their talks revolved around general philosophy and what Moore would be like as a coach. “Look, I’m in the mode of trying to win every game, whatever it takes to win every game… You’re just trying to win every game. And so that didn’t come up…”
Saints are in denial of the concept of a Superbowl “window” apparently. This feels like one of those “I’m not crazy, the rest of the world is” moments.
As I understand it: The long term vision is that by increasing the cost of imported goods, domestic goods will have an easier time being competitive. The short term vision is that tariffs can be used to bully other countries into doing things the U.S. wants.
I recommend “Rookie” by Rookie.
Here is my last month:
There are other “uncontacted” tribes, although they are perhaps more contacted than the sentinelese depending on how you look at it.
https://survivalinternational.org/tribes/amazonuncontactedfrontier
This is actually one of Trump’s stated goals, to weaken the U.S. dollar. He believes that it will make American industry more competitive.
It is at odds with his goal of maintaining the U.S. dollar as the international reserve currency…
Here is an excerpt from another source summarizing the requirement for integrated pest management:
"These plans address three levels of pest management. Level A is based on the expectation that a well-designed and healthy organic system will naturally have fewer pest problems. It focuses on pest and disease outbreak prevention practices such as cover crops, crop rotation and providing habitat for ladybugs and other beneficial insects.
If Level A practices are not sufficient, Level B focuses on the introduction of insect predators and parasites, mulching, grazing, mowing, solarization and other mechanical and physical practices.
If additional pest management is needed, Level C includes the use of natural and synthetic pesticides on the National List."
Also, the list you have linked is so so much less bad than the list of allowed chemicals for conventional farmers, which I can’t even find online… Best way I have found to view it is here: https://ordspub.epa.gov/ords/pesticides/f?p=CHEMICALSEARCH%3A46::::
Bottom line is that conventional pesticide use is much less transparent and less tightly regulated.
This is an oversimplification. It is true that organic farmers are permitted to use certain chemicals on their crops, but the allowed substances are very different in terms of ecological impact compared to conventional chemical treatments (conventional chemicals and their breakdown products generally persist in the environment much longer).
Organic farmers are also required to try to manage pests without chemicals first, steering the organic industry towards “integrated pest management” where very small amounts of pesticides are used in a highly targeted manner.
https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/blog/organic-101-allowed-and-prohibited-substances https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/ENTO/ENTO-384/ENTO-384.html
“The Saints could free up almost $31 million in cap space this year by restructuring Carr’s contract. A full restructure would make Carr’s 2026 salary cap number about $69 million in the final year of his deal.”
Ugh, stop kicking the can!!! Tired of seeing this team constantly struggling against the cap…
Tariffs on Chinese goods are a good thing. And I honestly see why the next logical step is tariffs on Mexico because Chinese companies are already building in Mexico so they can assemble there and ship across the border and circumvent tarrifs.
I think China manipulates markets and damages the global economy while making consumers feel like they don’t need to value the products they buy because they are so cheap. And I don’t think we should be letting China off the hook for the Uyghur genocide/gluttony of human rights violations.
Buy local. I wish it was easier to buy American manufactured stuff.
I feel like hypothetically it is a worthwhile thing to share with your friends that you and your partner have decided you want children and that the time is now. It’s a big life decision, and when the time comes for myself and my partner, I will definitely want to talk with my close friends about it.
The conversation doesn’t have to be about raw dogging, instead it could be about planning for children. Many people plan for children in advance of getting pergenat.
To me this is on your management. If no one ever told you that you should have been going faster, how were you supposed to know that speed is preferred over accuracy?
If you want something from someone: Without communication, it is a wish. Living in lala land. With communication it becomes an expectation.
If management had been noticing your slowness and not talking to you, they either suck at their job(s) or it really doesn’t matter what speed you go.
Love this one!!
Do you feel that your current emotions impact your work a lot?
Maybe RFK really is just meaning vaccines when he says “environmental contaminant,” but couldn’t he mean microplastics or PFAS or PCBs or any of the other extremely common, poorly understood (in terms of health effects) actual environmental contaminants?
This article takes a very narrow view of the topic in my opinion. The point is well taken that the recent increase in reported numbers does not represent a sudden spike, but there is a serious conversation to be had about the potential link between pollution and autism. From the article:
Demonstrating a causal link takes a lot of effort! Just because there isn’t a clear causal link doesn’t mean there isn’t an important association. And because some pollutants (like PFAS) are so widely distributed that they are in rainwater pretty much worldwide, you can’t find an “unpolluted” control group, so proving that they are causing health impacts is doubly difficult. The way RFK talks about it is dumb but the topic itself is worthy imo.