I keep a robe and also shorts near my bed. If there’s a huge catastrophe that doesn’t allow me to get either of those on, oh well.

I think it’s dependent on where you live to be honest. Lawns aren’t native in my area, and are easily overtaken by other non-native plants. If you xeriscape or create a native garden it can be easier, or at least the same amount of work to maintain after it gets established.

Where I’m at, lawns quickly get overtaken with numerous types of (non-native) weeds and blackberries - it’s a constant fight to maintain a lawn. Sprinkler systems are also not common here, so you typically have to manually water an entire lawn by hand as opposed to specific plants with drip lines.

Pollinators are good, though. So… yes?

Only slightly, unfortunately it’s not as flexible as a normal investment account. I’ve done a good bit of trying to lessen the damage though. Basically, with my specific account, I can pick from around 7 or 8 different funds, many of which include huge tech companies.

Unfortunately, even if I invest only in one, it’s likely going to get affected by the bubble popping since everything is ultimately on the same market as the slop peddling companies.

You’re just making yourself look even worse with every reply.

I’m so glad my 401k is going to vaporize because it’s mostly tech companies.

Climate change related disasters will only get worse over the long term, though.

I smile every time I see it, knowing that there are still people not falling for his BS. :)

You miss my point. My original comment says as much, that the subsidies all went to big telecom, but it should have gone to local utility districts for local buildouts of fiber. I’m literally sending this message from my LUD-funded fiber that my state subsidized, and my ISP is a local company exclusive to my county’s fiber network. It’s fantastic, and what should be getting the funding instead of Comcast, Time Warner, and now SpaceX.

Most of the addresses my LUD serves are unincorporated, including mine. So, it actually is possible, if your state and county give enough of a shit.

That’s what the subsidies are for. Plus, fiber does not necessarily need to be upgraded after installation (especially rural, where there’s less customers in general). It’s not copper or coax, it doesn’t have the same limits, and can usually handle huge amounts of data (the limit primarily being the transceivers at both ends). The costs of upgrading would also likely be lower than the initial install, something that couldn’t be said about providers like Starlink. Fiber is about the most efficient, cost effective (especially in the long term), and future proof way to provide internet. Starlink is overall much more expensive to maintain.

But yes, without the local, state, and/or federal governments supporting it, people in rural areas won’t have a choice.

We can definitely afford it, especially with LUDs plus federal subsidies. That’s literally what they’re for.

Fiber should be deployed to rural addresses like yours (and should’ve been a long time ago). Instead, that money was funneled to the likes of Time Warner and Comcast who never even followed through on their part of the deal. Now, SpaceX is getting funneled the cash.

I’m super thankful that WA State supports and gives assistance to counties building out public LUDs for fiber access, many paying attention to rural communities first. I escaped Comcast two years ago because of it.

If the wind ever changes I hope that people actually call them out for their bullshit and avoid believing their future BS.

Did you enable the AI black hole/tarpit? It’s the main reason I’ve used their stuff.

It works very well!

I don’t think they used enough buzzwords.

You’re absolutely right!

Eventually the filament will get coated and sealed in a nice, thick layer of tar and protect your lungs from the microplastics! You just gotta break it in a little bit.