Hemp has been federally legalized for 7 years now, but the only industry I ever hear about is CBD and extracted THC. Where are all the hemp farmers growing crops for textiles, rope and paper?

It’s not just tax credits for new cars, they are also getting rid of the Used EV Tax Credit which has helped to keep the prices of used EVs (relatively) lower.

I see your point, but as a counterpoint… I just bought a used Chevy Volt. It qualified for the Used EV Tax Credit because it was under $25k. While shopping around I did notice that most used EVs were right around the $24,999 price regardless of their features and I was fortunate enough to find one that was fully loaded and had very low miles at this price. Without the tax credit this car would probably have been priced closer to $27k but because the tax credit exists if they had priced it that high, it likely wouldn’t have sold.

I feel very fortunate to have found this particular car, at this price, while we still have the tax credit available.

the company decided it wanted "to focus as much on the things that are going to be noticeable to users and that users are asking for.

This would open the site up to more users, and create opportunities for new ways to use the site. They would like the former, but are likely afraid of the latter.

I’ve never heard of Bob Vylan… but now I’ve been giving them a listen and I’m enjoying it and hope any ‘sanctions’ they face will only help to make them more popular.

If we just accept these things, they will keep pushing for more.

They are going to do whatever they want to do. They’ve long passed the point of caring if they anger people.

I’m not saying to waste space… but when manufacturers start a pissing match among themselves and say that it’s because it’s what the customers want, we end up with shit. Why does anyone need a screen that curves around the edge of the phone? What purpose does this serve? Who actually asked for this?

I would give up some of my screen area to have forward facing speakers. I want a thicker phone that has better battery life. I also want to be able to swap out my battery. Oh, and I don’t want the entire thing encased in glass. If we’re so concerned about phone size then they should stop designing them so that a case is required.

Oh, I know, and I know it was an absolute dumb thing to even think would be in the realm of possibility, but I was just trying to find something, anything to grab on to and help keep my hope on the ventilator.

The best I’m hoping for now is that trump will do something good on accident, like how he legalized thc in 2018. Sure, he did it in the stupidest way possible, but it’s something.

a proper scholar

She graduated from Brown and is currently working towards a PhD at Oxford, but yes, because she has had a job as an actor she can’t be anything more than that.

Agreed.

I hate trump and Musk and I morn the world we could have if it weren’t for people like them. However… after the election the only bit of hope that I - and which I knew would never happen - was that maybe they would use their authoritarianism to make the very hard decisions that could lead to a better society, such as phasing out human operated vehicles on public roads in favor of interconnected, self-driving vehicles. We have the technology to do so many amazing things… there just isn’t enough profit to bribe the politicians, pay the executives and build it to make it worth while.

My state is single consent and I was recording a call with att once and the rep straight up tried to gaslight me. When I told her that I was recording this, so I can play back exactly what she said, she told me that she’s in California and didn’t give consent. I laughed and told her that since I’m not sitting in California I don’t really care about their laws at the moment.

Nah, if you need to know why they’ve been vanquished to Australia you just need to look into their defense strategy.

I’ve been vaping type 2 cannabis for several years with a dry herb vaporizer. It’s great, I have these small cartridges that I fill with herb and that’s good for me for a session. It’s a relatively low THC hit but it’s perfect for me.

A few months ago I went to a dispensary in a neighboring state and picked up a disposable THC vape pen. It is really cool and convenient, but it can fuck. you. up. With the dry herb you’ve gotta pull on it very hard, especially the first hit… and that’s how I hit the disposable the first time. Ruined my night.

I’d rather just have a thicker phone, but a lot of people wouldn’t

I think this is a case where the corporations were telling people what they wanted rather than people really asking for thinner phones. Same thing with bezels, I don’t know anyone who asked for the screen to go all the way to the edge (or worse, curve around onto the sides). Apple and Samsung said ‘this is what people want’ when in fact it was what their marketing department wanted because they wouldn’t be able to sell the iGalaxy N+1 if it was slightly thicker or heavier than the iGalaxy N.

Wait. The car companies were getting credits to put this functionality on cars? It wasn’t a law saying that they had to do it, but it was money the car companies were getting is the reason it was forced on us?

I think you are right, but one thing you left out is trump’s desire to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and he saw this as his chance.

Thank you, I’ve made my donation!

Thank you, I’ve made my donation!

Dude, setup a GoFundMe! (But, you know, use an open source alternative)

I’d give $10 a month to Ukraine… it would be one of the cheapest subscriptions I have.

No one knew that fixing the issues in the Middle East could be so difficult.