Choice can’t exist without information. If you know nothing, you can’t chose. If two doors are perfectly the same, it’s not a choice. If you have no information on either path in the forest, you’re not really choosing.
The increased defense spending comes as Russia’s Central Bank warns economic growth is set to slow down in the second half of 2023, with inflation above the bank’s target of 4%. Vladimir Putin and other officials have largely shrugged off the economic effects of the Ukraine offensive, arguing Russia has largely weathered the...
The Commissioner’s Office of China’s Foreign Ministry has told all consulates in Hong Kong to pass on the job titles, residential addresses and identification details of all locally-employed staff in Hong Kong. Back in July, Beijing warned foreign consulates that their staff may not visit detainees who had dual citizenship.
Population exposure to the synthetic chemical Bisphenol A (BPA), which is used in everything from plastic and metal food containers to reusable water bottles and drinking water pipes in Europe is well above acceptable health safety levels, according to updated research data by the European Environment Agency (EEA)....
I know it looks like this sometimes, but it’s really not all that bad.
I’m a chemist, I work mostly in (workplace) safety, hazardous materials and waste, so I sorta-kinda know what I’m talking about. I’m also a random internet stranger, so definitely check my data for yourself.
Compared to 50 or 60 years ago, when we had leased gasoline, asbestos carpets, ashtrays at macdonalds, trash burning in cities, indoor gas/oil lamps, coal heaters and pewter/lead cups (well ok, not those last ones but you get the idea), we’re doing SO much better.
If we didn’t ban all those things, you literally wouldn’t be able to spot the problems coming from BPA. It would be lost in the noise from how bad all those other things are for your health.
That’s not to say we should ignore microplastics, or that they’re healthy, or that modern people are whiny babies. Absolutely not. BPA is absolutely bad for you, but it’s more of a “dog biting your hand” type of bad, as opposed to the “bear mauling your face” level of bad we had in the 60s and 70s. Both can kill you, but you’ll barely notice the dog while having your face mauled.
A lot of the issues you mention are, at least in part, caused by not dying. For example, I’ve got asthma, but without bronchodialators I wouldn’t be an asthma patient, I’d just be dead. Another is better diagnosis, melanoma are much easier to identify nowadays, and we actually do diagnosis. If you look at old death reports, they contain a LOT of “sickness of the X” or “natural causes” for people in their early 60s.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, who has instigated a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, now claims that harming the interests of other peoples as part of foreign policy is ?not right?.
Be responsible, they said... (lemmy.world)
Which European country has the most frequent train travellers? (i.imgur.com)
Repair? UNKNOWN TECHNOLOGY (lemmy.world)
Quantum Ogres
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl0z5Z8bvro...
Really wish people wouldn't mess others around over sales sites
So I need some cash and to clear some space as the “landlady” is complaining about why I need 3 bicycles when I only ride one at a time....
Russia to hike defense spending by almost 70% in 2024, totaling around 6% of GDP — more than spending allocated for social policy (www.themoscowtimes.com)
The increased defense spending comes as Russia’s Central Bank warns economic growth is set to slow down in the second half of 2023, with inflation above the bank’s target of 4%. Vladimir Putin and other officials have largely shrugged off the economic effects of the Ukraine offensive, arguing Russia has largely weathered the...
remember to stay hydrated (discuss.tchncs.de)
Nanu nanu (lemmy.world)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/5697346...
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White Supremacy Iceberg (lemmygrad.ml)
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I have no idea what I'm doing (lemmy.ca)
China demands consulates in Hong Kong -including the EU office- submit data of all locally-employed staff (hongkongfp.com)
The Commissioner’s Office of China’s Foreign Ministry has told all consulates in Hong Kong to pass on the job titles, residential addresses and identification details of all locally-employed staff in Hong Kong. Back in July, Beijing warned foreign consulates that their staff may not visit detainees who had dual citizenship.
Being Mean to Scabs Is Working (www.motherjones.com)
Drew Barrymore and Bill Maher are now not resuming their shows amid strikes.
Military coup in Niger bout to find out (files.catbox.moe)
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Bisphenol A, a hormone-disrupting chemical used in food packaging, is present in almost all Europeans’ bodies, posing a severe health risk, study says (www.eea.europa.eu)
Population exposure to the synthetic chemical Bisphenol A (BPA), which is used in everything from plastic and metal food containers to reusable water bottles and drinking water pipes in Europe is well above acceptable health safety levels, according to updated research data by the European Environment Agency (EEA)....
Putin suddenly claims that Russia should not "harm interests of other peoples" (www.pravda.com.ua)
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, who has instigated a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, now claims that harming the interests of other peoples as part of foreign policy is ?not right?.
US government fights Musk’s attempt to terminate Twitter privacy settlement (arstechnica.com)
"Oops we had more military-grade missiles than we thought" (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
4chan analysis (lemmy.ml)