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Can build up soil around a structure to create a similar effect. Disney's tunnels are an extreme example, though high end homes and hotels will do it too sometimes.

It was lot simpler than what life has evolved to become. Most of what we see today is in response to a harsher environment and other lifeforms. We're likely distantly related to crystals. Some bacteria use biocrystalization as a defense mechanism even today. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10403254/

There's areas in the far North that were bad this year, with a climate change and El Nino tag team happening. Keep trying to convince relatives to at least buy a portable unit for emergencies. I shudder to think what their grid looks like though for handling a sudden large AC load. Storms ripping off roofs will be an issue in some areas.

Heavy infrastructure is main issue. How long it takes products to reach their intended markets is a close second.

Time saved can make up for the cost. There can also be sleeping and food costs associated with slower travel options.

They're looking at combining evaporative cooling with liquid desiccants(saltwater) for consumer use. Looks like it could work well in terms of sustainability and increasing the number of areas evaporator coolers can be used.

People regularly hallucinate, so how does AI differ there? I feel, that as we're typically asking them to write a mile-a-minute, there's an understandable tradeoff taking place.

They simply look too stereotypical. With all the variety we see on Earth, what are the odds they'll look anything like us? Could argue some commonalities are going to be necessary for a space faring race. Tool usage and social behaviour for example, but beyond that?

Main issue is lot more than that would be impacted and that the States themselves would have to agree. In theory, Federal government is only there to handle interstate and foreign affairs. With our setup, Congress typically has to compromise to accomplish anything. This did help to put off Civil War for decades, but also extended Slavery.

They wouldn't agree to ratify such a change. An all-powerful Federal government was and still is a concern.

Why would the States give the Federal government any more powers than were absolutely necessary?

Most realistic would be via Starlifting. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_lifting We'd need to remove heavier material while eventually feeding in fresh fuel. Will be a major undertaking.

If of interest, may want to look into solar cooking. I have a GoSun Solar Oven myself(vacuum insulation based). Achieves some ridiculous temperatures.

I've fried noodles in the microwave using popcorn bags and that turned out okay. Was trying out a bunch of Prison recipes had seen online. Made garlic confife and garlic oil before, but not in a microwave.

Yes, that is a better way to say it. I know this is going against the grain, but just think we'll be 'fine' on a macro level within one to two centuries. Reproductive technologies and ideologies are the wildcards in the picture.

Population growth is expected to slow after it hits 10 billion. I think we'll be able to manage in terms of resources, but we'll need to rethink things. A focus on arcologies and multi-use midrises would be ideal. Widespread urban farming(in all it's forms) and reducing food waste would likewise help with improving efficiency

Nothing with mass can travel at or exceed c. Reaching a speed 'near' c, will shrink how long a journey is down to next to nothing though(assuming you and your ship can survive).

I'd read about this and mostly just found it ironic considering 'keeping artifacts safe' was often used as an excuse for not repatriating artifacts to their respective countries. I'm otherwise of the opinion it reflects several issues though not least with the management like you say. Requires a breakdown at multiple levels for stuff to leave unnoticed over such a long period. This was no Thomas Crown Affair level art theft lol. On the plus side should be easier to recover the items.

Yes, thank you. Not to discount cronyism, but looks to be pretty comparable factoring in the current exchange rate.

@mistermack How do those salaries compare with salaries elsewhere in the Anglosphere?

With only the normal devaluing of currencies by governments, pay has to increase to at least try to keep pace. It's honestly weird how we're more understanding of companies raising prices of goods they sell, but not when people go to sell their labor.

Submarine toilets use sea water. The top two green valve handles are for filling and the bottom lever handle allows flushing to a tank below. The resulting sewage isn't ever treated though, rather it flows to the tank and then eventually blown or pumped overboard(when at sea). Suspect the salt mixed in with the sewage would pose problems for your typical water treatment plant. Grey water or rainwater is a very viable alternative option however.

The big thing would be axing costly signage and signal lights. Millions of dollars could be saved. Could also have vehicles continually flow through intersections. We spend around 58 hours each year just sitting at stop lights. That's definitely a good use case

Would recommend a general cleaning and making sure SFN wasn't blocked for some reason. Check here: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/storage I have switched to the Brave Browser my desktop, if you want a different one to test with.

I believe stored client-side. Have any browser settings possibly changed?