hummusman

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by hummusman 6y ago
When it became blindingly apparent that mining diamonds, gold and rare earth metals was proving harmful to societies (pollution, war etc.) countries put into place regulation to ensure that future mining would be conducted in ways to try an
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by hummusman 6y ago
Is anyone surprised?
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by hummusman 6y ago
Not sure this is particularly true, it took the US 6 years from 2008 to recover all the jobs lost in the recession [0]. I would assume the bulk of those were low-skilled, manufacturing roles, the ones ever more at risk of being rendered obs
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by hummusman 6y ago
Assuming this forum has enough clout to swing the price of BTC is probably a bit of an overstatement...
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by hummusman 6y ago
I think the crux here is that decriminalising/legalising the use of drugs such as heroin would not make them more widespread and ubiquitous. Despite being illegal they are still so very easy to access in almost all countries, and most
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by hummusman 6y ago
We should gauge our society on how we treat our most vulnerable people, and if this is how people want to shape our society then stop the train and let me get off. Locking up vulnerable people in quasi-concentration camps staffed by hazmat
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by hummusman 6y ago
I don’t know where either of the London-based commenters go shopping but all staff are legally required to wear masks at shops in the U.K.
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by hummusman 6y ago
Building regulations in the Uk mandate a minimum standard of fabric energy efficiency regardless of location, both for renovations and for new builds. The Greater London Authority is quite strict on this for new build developments and I sus
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by hummusman 6y ago
The R number is in essence the driver of this pandemic. But like you say the published figure is at best a conservative estimate and at worst an educated guess. Imo the way it’s reduced down into this singular all-explaining number belittle