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I’m in a position to buy old vehicles only. My current vehicle is more than 20 years old, and I don’t plan to replace it soon. However, from my view, the sooner more options exist, the sooner folks like myself won’t be driving otherwise reliable, but more polluting, vehicles. I don’t even drive that much, about 1000 miles this year. So I could be driving what, 6000 or 7000 miles a year but having a smaller impact, but not until something like 2040 or even later at this rate.

Anyway, why push back? My winter climate isn’t ideal for electric but people do it and I expect that to improve over time. We need it now, so others can have it then. My thoughts. For disclosure, I wasn’t able to read the article. I apologize if I am off point 🙂

That makes sense. I work for a government entity. There are many complications. But no Windows 12 yet, which I view as a bonus.

I have to use outlook for work, but we have accessibility guidelines regarding font size and maybe even font. I’m not sure I have seen this. I sent and received several emails today. I also don’t like being in the office and maybe wouldn’t have noticed anyway.

The last time something like this was posted (by a less reputable source admittedly) I was hopeful and defensive. From what I’ve read since then, essentially, show me the battery.

I agree that this sends some mixed messages. I understand that executive branch employees (for example, people who work in national parks) cannot use tiktok in an official capacity, so this is an interesting decision for sure. An explanation of how this is different would make sense. I’m sure parks would like to meet younger folks “where they are” as well.

Ya agree wholly. I’m definitely not going to push others to do it! We’re not likely to get back to even “now” for a long time. Probably generations.

Ah well probably relevant that my folks have slept in different rooms since early 90s and mom had already had a trip to the hospital relating to not breathing at night. Maybe the sound was easily overlooked and I just don’t remember it.

I agree. It’s the one thing I have power over, tho. I’m not sure what the end goal is, perhaps more folks will understand why they were wrong when their house burns down or washes away. Probably a fruitless task 😐

Ya, pretty much. I’m excited they will listen to me, someone they know as a left person, but it’s a huge obstacle to overcome. But, I’m willing to do it because what other option do we have? Or do I have, as a regular person? Beyond, you know, just voting… I feel compelled to change minds. It’s hard.

Side note, I was born in Powell, Ohio. Don’t know much about it, that’s what it says on my birth certificate. It’s been weird here in NE Nevada, also. Above freezing at night 😬

I am noticing a slow increase in conservative folks and their ability to accept climate change, and even to change themselves, bit I live in a very remote area where they depend on water and such from the land. They will still vote for Trump, tho. I can at least have a conversation with them, but it takes SO MUCH TIME to really win people over, and we don’t have that time. Most of these people, i think it will be another five years before I get then on my side. At least they listen, I guess?

This is kind of frustrating, my mom has used one since about 2000, I don’t remember that one being loud but it made noise. How loud could they be? Maybe I shouldn’t complain as a non user.

Gosh, my mom has used one of these for roughly 25 years. There weren’t options then, but I wonder what she uses now. I’ll have to ask. Dad has one now, also.

From what I have read, it depends on who you ask. Like you say, it is so complicated and we could benefit from some local voices. I think? Maybe hard to say.

Ya, the images showing her eye definitely don’t show the cap being as prominent. But that eye, specialists might be curious. I am most certainly not a specialist 🙂 essentially, it was folks like you that caught on to that with finches in thr first place! I’ll stop bugging you about it haha

Any chance you can share these pics with a local wildlife center? This bird has a lot going on, we’re all curious haha

That’s an interesting black cap! I wonder of cardinals are susceptible to that house finch blindness pathogen?

Rite Aid said in a statement that it’s “pleased to reach an agreement” with the FTC but added that “we fundamentally disagree with the facial recognition allegations in the agency’s complaint.” The tech was a pilot program and was only used in a “limited number of stores. The test stopped more than three years ago before the FTC’s investigation began.

Ah yes, we quit breaking the law before you found out so would like to retain the ability to do it again in the future.

All of this should be illegal, everywhere, by any entity, forever.

They are in much of the west as well

As someone who lives in a little tiny remote town with a lot of long no slow down freight traffic, yes. So many things happen. East Palestine was not a surprise.

Did they ever find that guy’s body? Maybe he is in one of these places.