BlackVanilla

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by BlackVanilla 6y ago
This highlights a flaw with the UK's infrastructure projects. The UK is focused on connecting cities with cities, not connection within cities and towns. Asides from London, plenty of cities and big towns suffer from poor public transp
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by BlackVanilla 6y ago
That's a fair criticism. Why not both, I guess? I think that criticism goes beyond the government. Parties of all colours have been far too London/South East-centric. I don't know of any infrastructure projects of reasonable
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by BlackVanilla 6y ago
Who knew? You can vote on the names these two TBMs will be given. https://www.hs2.org.uk/tbmvoting/
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by BlackVanilla 6y ago
In the media, there's been a focus on HS2's ever-growing budget, bulldozing land, and massive delays. These are significant, if not more so than what I'm about to talk about, but it's worth focusing on an aspect frequent
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by BlackVanilla 6y ago
https://archive.is/6oOed
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by BlackVanilla 6y ago
This is a tangent from the article, but related. The 2020 oil price crash means that virgin plastic (unrecycled) is much cheaper to produce and buy relative to recycled plastic compared to before the oil price crash. Article for more: http
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by BlackVanilla 6y ago
Did you do the nomad thing in the PNW?
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by BlackVanilla 6y ago
Seems great, but I see four foreseeable problems. 1) These greenhouses are enclosed spaces with reduced airflow compared to outside. We release respiratory droplets when we talk, cough, or sneeze, among other things. These respiratory dropl
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by BlackVanilla 6y ago
It would've been nice to click on the link and have a description as to what the the app is designed to do (presumably help you to become better than yesterday) and how it goes about doing it. I hope this goes well and you find success
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by BlackVanilla 6y ago
I agree, and it's happened before. Very recently, the Prime Minister sent a letter to every household in the UK on the COVID-19 lockdown measures. [1] This would be less intensive, as it would go to all households in England, not the w
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by BlackVanilla 6y ago
For sure, but people should be given the information to exercise bodily autonomy. The BBC is a public service broadcaster paid for by TV licence fees, so should aim to inform the UK population about significant issues which impact them. Sur
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by BlackVanilla 6y ago
Regardless of what you think about the decision, the communication here has been poor. As of posting, there is no information on BBC News's front page, the UK's main source of news, as to this rule change or how to opt-out. [1] Li
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by BlackVanilla 6y ago
'in 2014 scientists reported that they had grown oyster mushrooms on a substance made from used diapers, reducing their weight and volume by eighty per cent' This may refer to a study in 2015. [1] Along with Ideonella sakaiensis,
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by BlackVanilla 6y ago
Can anybody who understands better than me explain how this links to central banks' quantitative easing policies and the big macroeconomic picture?
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by BlackVanilla 6y ago
They may have considered this trade-off. Privacy-minded folk who are unaware of the technicalities will be similarly suspicious of an app whether it is made by the government or a private company. Sure, the centralised/decentralised di
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by BlackVanilla 6y ago
It's worth highlighting the differences between the UK and the rest of the world. The NHS is embedded into the UK's culture. Since the start of lockdown, drawings of rainbows are commonly seen in windows with captions like 'T