China’s social credit system intensifies.

Remember when toothpaste came with microplastics, on purpose?

https://www.beatthemicrobead.org/myth-buster-toothpaste-still-contains-plastic-ingredients/)

Disturbing, I know. Don’t tell my wife.

*In my best Barry White voice, “oh baby”!

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Yes, but no. I abandoned the NYT a long time ago and won’t ever bother again. They are dead from lack of credibility and just don’t know it.

Whatsa matta NYT. Kochs didn’t spend enough in advertising this month?

I like the boom. :(

Last guess.

Guess again. :(

Edit: Nitrous Oxide is not exothermic in humans, for the medicine or the fun. Its an NMDA receptor agonist.

Guess again. Think nitrogen bonds in exothermic redox reactions.

gas in its natural state

Well that’s just your room temperature and pressure bias talking. All states are natural states, subject to environmental conditions.

Nitrogen bonding is more fun.

Experience is knowing Muktuk is delicious and works on a salad if cut small enough.

There is no clear advantage to selecting a currency. The value is the value, and with War in the hood, values can swing wildly over short periods. Pick one, live with it.

The important question is where can you get the lowest transaction fees for the exchange. This can vary wildly and you can directly control how much you pay. The money changers, like you’ll find in an airport are like the convenience store version with eye watering rates. Whatever domestic bank you use for daily banking will often offer major currency exchange for an almost reasonable fee as a courtesy for their good customers. Going to a bank you aren’t a customer at, they will often charge a higher fee.

“shown the entire world what’s possible when you defend your borders, your culture, your heritage, your sovereignty and your values.”

…your Putin puppetmaster with his fist so far up your ass even Jim Henson and Kermit the Frog are jealous of your relationship.

Income / maximum wealth (wealth caps)

Min and max.

Have you seen the efforts of bottle design within the liquor and spirits industry. McDonalds Big Mac boxes and fry cartons etc. I’mma answer this with a big, fat YES!

It’s a huge industry not just in manufacturing packaging, but in consumer psychology, marketing and design to make products more appealing. A good tweak bumps sales 5% is a very big and desirable deal.

Edit: A huge component of cullinary training is presentation. Beyond making food taste good, it’s appeal is that it also looks good. “Plating” lessons apply to every form of food from shelves of grocery stores, convenience snacks, fast food joints, to fine dining. The little window in the plastic bag of chips that lets you see the product. The foil lined paper lid that kept the heat in the poutine so the cold curds would heat and melt into the poutine. Etc…

Not aluminium foil, but that restaurant grade thin aluminum foil bonded to a thin wax paper. Same with Shawarma.

I wonder how Cubans would feel today if they had successfully made the transition?