mrlockthorne

Absolutely! I’m a part of a couple different cycling groups, one of which actively lobbies and is the reason our city is actually changing for the better. We’re also super behind on our canopy coverage, and topographically I’m surrounded by rivers which increase the humidity. So, when it’s hot, it’s very hot.

It’s one of those things that my grown children will be able to enjoy, but it’s shameful it’s taking this long. I just wish progress was quicker.

Man, I’d love to take my kids around town on my bike, but drivers here regularly go off the road and hit cyclists. I just don’t know if I’d feel comfortable taking my kids out, unless I was in a protected bike lane. It takes about twenty minutes to get to the park and I have to cross several streets, one of which is six lanes across. And I live in the city. Our city is investing in more cycling infrastructure and greenways, but right now, I just can’t. Not to mention when it’s over 40°C and 80% humidity, by the time I get to the park, it’s time to go home, unless I’m driving. It’s just a super complicated situation, I’m in. I do welcome any and all advice!

somebody better tell Oklo then. they’re spending almost 2B to build one in Oak Ridge lol. also, that 97% comes with a LOT of caveats. regardless, nuclear is such a great base load for the US, and we need to focus on grid supplementation to ease base load operations, anyway.

30° sounds nice, it’s gonna be 42° next week where I am.

Same! When I looked up the salary of farmers in Denmark, I was astonished. Such a glaring difference. I hope all of our situations get better in their respective regards. I hope you have a fantastic…evening? I think midnight, maybe?

Firstly, let me say thank you for such a thoughtful response. Second, I had no idea farming in Denmark was so lucrative. In America, they are poor, usually on government assistance, and strong armed by a corporation for quotas, or certain agricultural practices. E.g. One of my friends cannot let it get out that they have been working on a pest resistant crop for a certain area, because the “start” was a seed that is the IP of some corporation.

A lot of the farmers I know in America hate the pesticide and fertilizer industry. My friend has tried sustainable growth and natural pest deterrents and was sent a cease and desist, because they used some land for crops to do it. Even though their yield was, I believe, equal to previous years.

The farmers I know, and that they know, for into it for the love of it, but they have just been consistently screwed on all fronts by Congress and corporations.

Again, thank you for such a thoughtful response. I learned so much and I’m so sorry that it has gotten that way in Denmark. I know not enough, to argue against you and I apologize if any of my responses came across as ignorant.

I’m sorry that you have had such poor experience with farmers. The ones I know are lovely people. But even still, would it not benefit us to instead wish only the best for farmers and advocate for them, even if they are ignorant and hateful? Would that not still be of great benefit to the countless innocents involved with the lives of these farmers? If they see people care about them, how could they ever believe the lies that they are hated?

And a lot of Muslims voted for Trump in hopes for an end to Gaza. The voters may have been wrong in placing their hopes in him and the Republican party, but neither party has helped farmers in the ways that are needed. The blame still rests on the government, and corporations.

I try to stay away from blaming the working class for the ruling class’ failures. It’s not their fault, for the most part. They are just a useful cog in the machine, much like us all.

It doesn’t help that a lot of farmers are handicapped by the strong arm of capitalism and can’t invest in better, sustainable, practices that would help crops.

Amazing! I love it!

Edit: I think I would do so much coding and listening to music on this thing

They got it up and running?! Amazing! I heard rumblings, but glad to see progress.