On the subject of existing asset use… I played yonder: the cloud catcher chronicles, and I am fairly certain the sound for rain in that game is actually the sound of something gently sizzling in a pan.

It’s super close, but -just- wrong enough for me to notice. And then be mildly bothered by it for the next 40 hours of playtime.

Maple syrup is a highly processed thing that takes a lot of work to collect and refine.

That’s not at all the same as using waste pips and pits for things. There are dozens of fruits with pits and pips that can be used as natural exfoliant. Or for dozens of similar uses.

Commercial organizations try to figure out how to feed it to cattle rather than just using it directly.

I mean that’s great and stuff but why are we manufacturing something to replace what we can just make from waste streams? I just don’t really get it because I’ve been using scrubs and soaps with natural pit as the exfoliant for like most of my life and microbeads were just a way to use waste plastic, so I don’t get the whole… any of this. We already have things that are fine. Why do we need to manufacture replacements when a pit grinder will do?

Sorry but why a polymer?

We have lots of natural hard fibers in the form of ground up pips and pits from fruits.

We don’t need to fix plastic, we need to replace plastic.

Baby oil already removes eyeliner, without being problematic for most users, and many things remove permanent marker, so what does this add?

I think maybe a better option would be to simply ban new development of disaster-prone land. Looking to build a new house or subdivision? Look elsewhere. And maybe disincentivize rebuilding on the same lot your house used to be on, eg. insurance only pays half if you plan to stay.

But what happens when all those tens of millions of people who can’t get housing in their current state flood into low COL places where we still have good water and forest resources, where drought and major storms are significantly less of a concern, but where people from high cost areas can very easily buy all the cheap houses and land, preventing locals from ever being able to buy ever? I mean even the housing inflation since 2020 alone has priced most people out of ownership in my state, cuz our wages are super low.

Do we start cutting everything down throughout the Midwest to build up the same giant cities the coastal areas have? Do we start pulling all the ground and surface water up to accommodate the populations of California, Florida, Texas, Georgia, etc. that experience fire, flood, earthquake, tornado, or hurricane on a regular basis? Cuz that’s going to lead to drought and fire, too, and then nowhere will be safe/safer.

I don’t think getting people to leave those areas, mass-migration style, is a particularly good option, honestly… it’s just going to cause the problems to move with the huge populations. The only good option long-term is fixing the mess the rich have created. Or rather, forcing them to do it.

I’m with you except diapers. Those are medically necessary items and I wouldn’t want to deny people medical necessities, even if they are a shit heel and deserve to have shit heels.

Even if it is Trump. That’s just inhumane.

But, to be clear, there’s zero reason to provide nice ones. Give him the big bulky one-size-fits-all hospital ones, which make his jumpsuit poof out and make plastic crinkle noises every time he breathes. Hit him where it really hurts: the pride.

I haven’t brewed in a while and all my yeast cultures died on me, so… I’ve been thinking about getting more standard ale yeast (probs just the cheap dry stuff) and just brew up all the old shit that’s probably no good anymore but is better than tossing it… what’s the worst that can happen, right?

I’ve got stuff for like 6 different brews… such a waste if I don’t use it…

And then when I have my shit together again I’ll go back to making my fancy “found fruits” tart/sours (it not at all fancy, but it is economical, and often well received)