Taxes are gone.
Everybody: yay!
Police: protection money and speed traps it is
Everybody: oh no!
Taxes are gone.
Everybody: yay!
Police: protection money and speed traps it is
Everybody: oh no!
The heat index — a combination of temperature and humidity — hit 58.5 degrees Celsius (137 Fahrenheit) Tuesday morning in Rio, the highest index ever recorded there. Actual temperatures dropped slightly on Wednesday, but were forecast to rise again to 40 degrees Celsius (104 F) on Thursday.
Yeah, that’s Celsius.
“The riskier the road, the greater the profit.” ~Rules of Acquisition #62
When it’s propaganda and misinformation dressing up as free speech, yes.


I have a coffee joke but you’d roast me for it


I have a chocolate joke, but it’s too dark
That’s what schools with zero tolerance policies teach children: hit the bully with extreme prejudice as you’re punished anyway even for defending.
All over Asia every time the temperature in the evening goes from scorching to bearable for me, everybody there starts pulling out sweaters and jackets.
Pushes daughter out the door
“Go and make some grand children. You have quality dad material right there.”
“Daaaaaad!”
It’s only Christmas after Saint Nicolas.
(Sorry mom & dad, nothing personal)
Retirement and a nursing home are no longer economically feasible and my landlord doesn’t allow additional residents, so good luck out there mom & dad.
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And an extension to accept the cookies automatically.
It’s basic game theory and a race to the bottom. They either come together to set a bottom, do it by threat of violence or by law.
| Game theory | pay workers less | pay workers more |
|---|---|---|
| Go easy on workers | outcompeted | outcompeted |
| Squeeze workers | profit | outcompeted |


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Probably a picture of a quality control lab in a food factory. They’re pretty anal about everything being within spec for safety, product consistency and legal reasons.
I’ve known a guy making predictions using astrology. Then his predictions completely missed COVID, only one of the biggest disruptions in our lives, and never talked about astrology again.
Next summer is going to be fun if El Nino pattern holds. It would mean that this year with heat domes, forest fires and floods was just the preview and next year is the main event.
I work with people in three different time zones. There is always someone having a flower festival, religious day or national holiday. Nobody gets offended for forgetting a holiday or if they did they don’t last long.