I mean, can you really say that something doesn’t have a colour if you see it as that colour? Does it really matter that the colour is coming from different refractive indexes rather than that wavelength not being absorbed by the material? If it consistently happens in that set of circumstances, isn’t it fair to say that is its colour? I.e. the coating, oil slicks

I’m curious who America will bend over backwards for in a war between Israel and Saudi Arabia.

Humanity every few months

“BuT tHeY’rE DeFeNdInG tHeMsElVeS”

Ya outside of Vancouver metro area it’s not uncommon to see buses with like 4 people or less on it, sometimes no one.

I would use it more if I could do everything I needed in one bus ride there and back but you would need to take a bus to one area to do something, then a bus to a second area to do another thing, then a bus to a third area to do something else, then a bus back home.

Way too much hassle if you have multiple things to do.

For me it’s an 11 minute drive, 16 minute bike ride, or 58 minutes walk according to Google. Not sure about the bus since it doesn’t calculate time for multiple stops.

You would have to guarantee those phones would eventually end up in the right person’s hands.

Otherwise if you sabotage 100 phones and only 30 go to your targets, even if you only detonate those 30 there are now 70 phones out there randomly floating around with enough explosives to kill some random person.

Regular mowers have a person which animal can recognize as a threat and run away. They may not bother running from an automated mower I imagine.

Depends on the location. Mosquito control is done all over, but I’m only somewhat familiar with north america.

It’s pretty widespread in the United States where it’s done by government employees at the municipal and county level I believe. They do use a fair bit of aerial spraying in certain areas though as I understand since there is a high concern of certain diseases being spread in certain areas.

In Canada it’s mostly done by private companies (ironic I know) with a few areas being done by the government, and it’s mostly done just because of nuisance and negative economic effects from outdoor workers and tourism so aerial spraying of chemicals is pretty much not done at all except for one major city which is phasing it out.

If you live anywhere in north America that’s nearby a river, coast, swampland, or significant snowmelt into he spring, you may have a local mosquito control program.

I never even knew the control programs existed until I came across the job postings and got hired, but they are fairly wide spread.

It’s an outcome that comes from people demanding that something be done because they think we can somehow live in a perfectly safe world.

Shit happens, no matter how many laws are passed no country is going to never have violent crime or mass killings never ever never. Yet the people still demand their politicians do something even if there’s nothing useful that can be done.

I also prefer tv shows just because there’s more time for proper story telling and character development.

If I watch a movie and the main characters fall in love within a week of meeting each other it kind of drives me nuts.

We don’t use aerial spraying, which can cause harm to other insects.

We only use a bacteria that’s put in standing water which only harms mosquitos in their larval form (or biting black flies) and is totally safe for pretty much everything else since it needs very specific biological conditions for it to become toxic, which is only found in the stomachs of mosquitos and black flies.

If you average it out over the year it’s probably a few million per day.

(I work in mosquito control)

A lot of things can save time in a hypothetical situation. Where do you draw the line? Parking? Property damage? Why don’t we draw the line at not doing illegal things, no matter how inconspicuous.

Parking illegally can also hinder people from getting help from an ambulance or fire truck.

I can see why they no longer call it a planet, what’s the cutoff for asteroid size?

Eh, it’s just a service in exchange for money. Just like a massage parlour or spa or doctor or chiropractor or hair stylist. Sex isn’t special.

It would be so cool if humans were like 50% our current size. Same proportions and whatnot, just smaller everything.

Could make farmland and resources go so much further. So many less trees to build a house, or space to build a neighbourhood and road network.

I imagine the US would be pretty peeved if Russia assassinated the leader of Ukraine while he was visiting the states.

That’s the plan, currently half way to 60 and have a $20,000 line of credit so hoping I can get it up quite a bit before 60 😂

I’m making sure I have great credit for as long as I can so when im 60-70 I can just get a huge line of credit and go nuts. I don’t plan on having any kids to worry about my belongings/debt/estate etc.