[Voice over] And so that was how the Army's 2024 recruitment strategy was born, crowdsourced from the internet!
My neighbour said there were two categories of women of whom supply never met demand: late teens, and 40+.
Apparently it was attractive young guys who always wanted the 40+. Her explanation was "guys always want what they don't have", which makes as much sense as any.
Wha...? How do WE create all these neurotic entitled middle-class non-binary SSRI-popping White girls?
Interracial dating, porn and sexworkers are society's treatment, not the disease :-p
The value of any property right depends on your ability to enforce it. I can very easily see this going the other way, outside a small number of gated communities
:-D
She had strong views about that and wasn't shy about promoting them.
- STIs. As a professional, she had regular check ups.
- Reliability. The professional shows up when he wants it, not when she maybe feels like it. (I learned later this was BS - she would sometimes stand up clients and go shopping, claiming she forgot)
- Peace of mind. She goes home afterwards, and doesn't stalk.
- Lastly, she was confident she was amazing in every way, had glowing references on review sites, and that girls like her were simply not to be found on Tinder. I never had a Tinder account, so I can't be sure, but I do think she overestimated herself! :-p
She HATED the existence of Tinder. Hated it. Too many amateurs giving it away more cheaply.
No Mister Big was going to marry her because she wasn't ACTUALLY of Mister Bigs social class or anywhere near. But she was well-read, witty and very sharp, so she could fake it well enough for a Mister Big to willingly suspend disbelief for a few hours and pretend he had attracted a hot girl half his age and weight :-D
I had a neighbour once who was refreshingly upfront about being an escort. I was working in a professional job and earning good money. But in four hours with one of her Mister Bigs she could earn more than I did all week!
She was a funny girl. I was the first friend she made when she moved into the block after quitting heroin and breaking up with her boyfriend.
Well done! Keeping those updated must have been close to a fulltime job!
Sucks re Great Firewall, yeah IKR...
The Plastics Industry's Commitment to Increasing Recycling Rates in California and the Hazards of Recycled Plastics ( #b30a1b8a , v0.05)
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The plastics industry is committed to increasing recycling rates in California and keeping plastic out of the environment . They have invested over $8 billion in new technologies and innovations to make recycling more feasible . The industry has launched a campaign to promote the reality of recycling and showcase success stories . They acknowledge that recycling rates are still low due to inadequate infrastructure and support extended producer responsibility programs and minimum recycled content requirements . However, they emphasize the need for collaboration with lawmakers, brand owners, retail establishments, and consumers to achieve higher recycling rates . The industry believes that recycling is not a myth and encourages people to listen to the workers who demonstrate the reality of recycling . By dispelling false narratives and working together, they aim to reach the desired recycling goals .
A recent study has found over 600 chemical compounds, including pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and industrial chemicals, in recycled plastic pellets collected from 13 countries . The researchers highlight the risks these chemicals pose to recycling workers, consumers, and the environment . They emphasize the need for the plastics industry to limit hazardous chemicals and urge global delegates to consider the latest research indicating that all plastics cannot be deemed safe or conducive to a circular economy . The study serves as a wake-up call for more stringent regulations and a reevaluation of our reliance on plastic recycling as a primary solution to the plastic pollution crisis .
Delegates at the United Nations talks on creating a global plastic treaty will debate whether to limit plastic production or focus on waste management . The negotiations will be based on a 'zero draft' document that outlines possible policies and actions . Currently, the world produces about 400 million tonnes of plastic waste annually, with less than 10% being recycled . The European Union and several countries have called for a strong treaty with binding provisions to reduce plastic production and eliminate problematic plastics . However, the plastic industry and oil and petrochemical exporters, such as Saudi Arabia, oppose production limits and advocate for a focus on recycling and reusing plastics . The United States, which initially wanted a treaty based on national plans, now supports globally agreed goals to reduce plastic pollution . Procedural objections, such as decision-making processes, need to be resolved before substantive discussions can take place . The talks aim to create a legally binding treaty by the end of 2024 .
#plasticsindustry #recyclingrates #hazardouschemicals #globalplastictreaty #plasticproduction #wastemanagement
References:
- Earth.com: https://www.earth.com/news/hundreds-of-hazardous-chemicals-found-in-recycled-plastics/
- Times of San Diego: https://timesofsandiego.com/opinion/2023/10/29/plastics-industry-is-committed-to-making-californias-new-recycling-law-work/
Just bury it already. No country with a mining industry will ever be short of holes in the ground. Landfill keeps the carbon out of the atmosphere and the microplastics out of the sea.
Recycling mixed plastics is not only a massive waste of taxpayer's money, its also a massive waste of fossil fuel. Virgin plastic is better on every measure: cost, reliability and especially carbon emissions.
Ran a Tor middle relay for about ten years.
I'm sure I helped many people troll on forums, order drugs without putting on pants, and collect weird pr0 n.
I also helped at least one guy access CNN tech news despite his country's cheap copy of the Great Firewall.
Government mismanagement with a slide into global economic implosion and strategic thermonuclear war would do it.
I just don't see much else that can threaten the Cryptocurrency ecosystem as a whole.
I'd put the risk of fragmentation of the Internet into multiple hostile blocs with either fibres cut or Great Firewalled at 30% by the end of the decade. (Some countries already have systems close to this, and not just those you hear about). This will cause network forks and fragmentation, but is unlikely to stop cryptocurrencies on its own.
Internet is KYC, but encryption and VPNs get around it, and are too hard to put back in the bottle without completely trashing the economy (SSH with TLS can easily make a slow but secure point to point VPN to anywhere with access to a better VPN. Detecting and blocking TLS means no secure mass public internet commerce or communication).
Many countries already punish participation in cryptocurrency transactions with stiff prison terms, and they haven't succeeded in stamping it out even domestically. But they can prevent people running nodes. Unless people use Tor or I2P.
A global effort of the sort China wages against Tor seems unlikely, but Apple-style closed ecosystems could be tightened to restrict adoption of both VPNs and cryptocurrencies.
Finally, there are government PR attacks on crytocurrencies, and network-enabled attacks on the protocols or their implementations. But they do that already, and the ecosystem adapts.
Yeah, cryptos are looking pretty solid to me!
EMP really doesn't work that way. Even a nearby high-altitude nuke will only destroy things attached to long conductors.
Your phone will survive. Anything grid-connected but with proper filtering will survive (probably includes the phone tower). Your TV and your modem plugged into the wall socket? Yeah they're toast.
But bitcoin as a system will barely notice.
I used to believe that. Started to doubt during my stint in the Army. Read Daniel Ellsberg's memoir and realised. Its not rational to believe they will behave rationally as a group and a system.
There are no JFKs in the world today. There are no Khrushchev's either. There are a bunch of unprincipled, entitled midwits playing chicken on a railway line as they try to pick each other's pockets.
Ellsbergs book:
Surprised and pleased by Australia's Federal govt (for the first time in many years)!
Yesterday's symbolic UN General Assembly vote on peace, decolonisation and an end to the genocide?
Australia "crossed the floor" and voted on humanity's side.
Didn't think our jellyfish, clueless, thought-bubble, sellout, PM would allow that!
Bibi, you're down to Biden, Trudeau, Orban, and three tropical tax havens.
You have a lot more faith in our leaders than I do!
I'd put the risk of each at around 10% just for the 2020s...
Let us know what you find / write!
The first girl I proposed to was visibly disappointed in the glittery rock. I'm sure I was visibly disappointed in her. Dodged one bullet there. Still friends tho.
Gold is for pragmatic 3rd World heiresses. Trashy white girls need rocks!
StellaInForest is totally the wrong girl to be asking this :-p
Most girls want a glittery rock they can video for the frenemies on Instagram.
Hmmmm.
Photonic hardware wallet wen??? :-p
Not just Turkey, all of South Asia loves this style of chunky bride bing. My wife was having none of it!