Don't worry, your pessimism isn't totally misplaced. See that big "natural gas" line?

Natural gas is just a more palatable word for methane, and burning methane is still putting an enormous amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. But methane by itself is like 10x worse than CO2 and the EPA estimates as much as 10% of all methane for domestic use ends up in the atmosphere. Fun!

Recognized that it was part of what makes me successful and learned to control it a little. For example, when I struggled with getting things done on time, I learned to set deadlines for myself and stuck to them. I realized that I work better when I know I'm a little up against the clock, so I kind of built that in for myself. The hard part is the not moving the deadline. You can't view it as moveable or it doesn't work.

I also ask myself "how long is it going to take" and most things if the answer is less than five minutes, I just try to force myself to do it and get it out of the way.

For other recurring things I do them on a schedule. So like, every weekend there are things around the house I need to do. It doesn't matter when I do them but I have to get them done the day I say I will. That's the deal Iake myself and it helps.

Those are some of my personal hacks. They don't work for everyone but they work for me.

Tbf they're trying. Executive order stopped all fracking and halted in-process permitting. Project applications for new water flood injection projects are being halted because operators are trying to sneak in project that use injection gradients above the fracture gradient (which is literally fracking). Orphaned wells were legislated to be abandoned and operators are being held responsible for finding them, at ( very) exorbitant cost because they just walked away from them and now don't know where they are or how to really abandon them to the satisfaction of the state regulatory bodies governing protection of drinking water and fresh water resources. There are also moratoriums on oil pumping in several major counties with the intent to phase out all oil production.

The biggest problem California is encountering is that every operator and oil company is suing the state over every piece of legislation they pass. Literally just trying to bog down the courts as long as possible so they can either maximize profits before having to fold or adjust the existing operation or (what they prefer), buy a new governor and legislature that will roll everything back for them once they're elected.

Yes it is. What exactly is the strike costing the economy? Actors and writers opting to forego their own wages in the interest of the collectively not being robbed by the members of the 1% and the mega corporations they run are not stealing money from people. The only thing the strike is doing is lowering the profit margins and short term value of the companies that only got said value by hoarding the wealth generated from the IP and likenesses of the people on strike.

Heh, you said tittles.

I am on team work from home personally, but the reality is we will have to compromise a bit, and I think a hybrid environment is where the sweet spot is. I still work remote about 90% of the time, but realistically I think 60-80% remote, 20-40% in office is ideal and tenable for just about every work type where remote work is feasible.

There is benefit to being in person with your colleagues, there is benefit to having a centralized area for congregating, meeting with outside stakeholders, etc. However, there is absolutely no reason to be in the office all day every day. It makes no sense. The bulk of employees spend AT LEAST 50% (rank and file probably closer to 85-90%?) of their time working alone, by themselves. Let them do that wherever the fuck they want. If the work is getting done, leave them the fuck alone and let them work in their PJs or on their couch or whatever.

A hybrid environment also keeps your work force local and prevents us all from being outsourced. If we all insist on working remote full time then there is absolutely no reason for employers not to offer our jobs to someone living somewhere that's cheaper to live. Sure, we could correct over time and move to a lower cost of living place to compete, but is that really what you want? Do you want to leave your home, friends, family, etc just to chase the job you already have solely because they won't pay you what they already do to stay where you are? If you own a home do you want the value to tank as demand plummets? If your rent is cheap do you want it to skyrocket because displaced remote workers are flooding your town in a rush to capitalize?

Happily, thank you for not forcing a subscription model!

The deposit is meant to incentive recycling

Unless there is a law that says you can only recycle goods in the state they were purchased in, this is just frivolous in my opinion. If any company did this (they do things like this all the time btw, it's literally the principle that drives outsourcing jobs/manufacturing/etc), it would be called good business sense. Rephrased my second portion which was overly cynical/came off as rude. As a Californian myself, if I really want to protect the environment, shouldn't we be taking outsourced materials that won't be recycled otherwise? As of 2021, we only recycled a little more than half of all bottles and cans, and we don't have enough recycling centers to service metro areas, Riverside and SB counties included. If the CRV really is a recycling incentive, and not a revenue generating tax (which it is - 90% of Californians don't get their CRVs back because they do in the recycling container they ALSO pay monthly for), and we have a surplus of the CRV, shouldn't we be okay with going above and beyond?

If you don’t pay the deposit, but try to claim it, that’s fraud.

So you want to start arresting all the homeless and underprivileged that spend 10-12 hours a day can diving to make ends meet? I personally do not have that level in my heart.

I would not have thought that was a one star review based on the text. It kinda sounds like glowing praise.

Yeah, I use it to wipe on my nose when I'm sick or my allergies are bad. It helps prevent it from getting all dried out from the tissues! I also rib a little on my hands sometime#, it goes a long way as a moisturizer. In summer I rub some between my toes if they get dried out.

I've heard Zuck called a lot of names. A LOT of them, most of them well deserved and fitting...but I've not heard very many people call him stupid or bad at his job.

Elon on the other hand....

Seriously. There are communities for fetishes I didn't even know existed over there. Sorting by local can be a WILD fuckin ride.