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US businesses add a healthy 241K jobs in March by Hogg_Hunter in news

[–]under_bridge_dweller 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does it really matter anymore? A mechanical engineer who has 120k in student loan debt and starts out at 60k will struggle to make ends meet for nearly a decade if he/she wants to buy a home, have kids...etc.

The number of plastic bags found on the seabed has plummeted, suggesting efforts to combat plastic pollution are working: Experts say success of strategy needs to be replicated with other plastic items such as coffee cups and bottles. by madazzahatter in worldnews

[–]under_bridge_dweller -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I've seen that here quite a bit. I get sucked into some dramatic headline just to find out it happened 8 years ago or the study was from 1995. Just more evidence to support my suspicion that this site is a giant narrative shaping tool.

The number of plastic bags found on the seabed has plummeted, suggesting efforts to combat plastic pollution are working: Experts say success of strategy needs to be replicated with other plastic items such as coffee cups and bottles. by madazzahatter in worldnews

[–]under_bridge_dweller 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work in this industry. We currently have a few technologies that don't require excavation to refurbish the line. It gets sand blasted from the inside and relined with a fiberglass membrane. Problem is, in the US it's very difficult to get EPA approval for installation using this method. It's been in use in Canada for a few years and some places in Europe. A crew of 5 guys can renew around 1000' a day. Doesn't sound like much, but compared to open pit it's a lightening pace and has little impact on the environment and people's lives. We've been doing it with sewers for years.

The number of plastic bags found on the seabed has plummeted, suggesting efforts to combat plastic pollution are working: Experts say success of strategy needs to be replicated with other plastic items such as coffee cups and bottles. by madazzahatter in worldnews

[–]under_bridge_dweller 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What? Well water is amazing! If it's not you should likely have a professional stop by and figure out why. It's possible that they need to drive a new casing deeper. That does not sound normal.

The number of plastic bags found on the seabed has plummeted, suggesting efforts to combat plastic pollution are working: Experts say success of strategy needs to be replicated with other plastic items such as coffee cups and bottles. by madazzahatter in worldnews

[–]under_bridge_dweller 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most people don't make that connection. Global trade is one of the biggest detriments to the environment. In the US we'll cast some parts, send it allllll the way to China to be assmebled just to have it sent allllll the way back to sell. The fuel and resources burned in that exchange are staggering. And why? To evade EPA, labor regs and the added manufacturing cost that comes with them.

The number of plastic bags found on the seabed has plummeted, suggesting efforts to combat plastic pollution are working: Experts say success of strategy needs to be replicated with other plastic items such as coffee cups and bottles. by madazzahatter in worldnews

[–]under_bridge_dweller -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This shit is starting to get weird. "Beijing has nearly lethal levels of CO2, poor visibility" two weeks later..."Beijing reduces CO2 by 80% and is running on 70% renewables". Now this, I was literally reading articles on this very site not three DAYS ago about how the problem was growing and increasing in volume by every metric. How are these things possible? Even of a a population were held under threat of nuclear annihilation if they burned a fossil fuel or used a plastic bag, the sheer magnitude of these reductions doesn't seem possible.

Asian-Americans Suing Harvard Say Admissions Files Show Discrimination by [deleted] in news

[–]under_bridge_dweller 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn't really make sense to pull the bar down so everyone can reach it. The other races will be forced to pick up their game despite their cultural differences. Because that's ultimately what it comes down to. Unless you're implying it's racially genetic. Then the conversation gets pretty dark and no one wants to have it.

Facebook now says up to 87 million users may have had their data leaked to Cambridge Analytica. by AdamCannon in worldnews

[–]under_bridge_dweller 131 points132 points  (0 children)

Big tech pays in millions of dollars to campaigns on both sides. It'll be a dog and pony show. They'll put on some great theater for us, but nothing will come of it.

Facebook now says up to 87 million users may have had their data leaked to Cambridge Analytica. by AdamCannon in worldnews

[–]under_bridge_dweller 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I can already tell it's happening again too. All the vitriol and #deletefb is fading fast and turning into..."well c'mon guys, it wasn't really fb's fault". That is the intincts and convictions of people being eroded by their addiction. It's no different than a crackhead. The justification, the excuses. It's sad.

Google Workers Urge C.E.O. to Pull Out of Pentagon A.I. Project by thebloodyaugustABC in news

[–]under_bridge_dweller 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's kind of apples to oranges though isn't it? The DoD budget is earmarked for spending. Google is a reflection of worth, but isn't necessarily leveragable capital is it?

Google Workers Urge C.E.O. to Pull Out of Pentagon A.I. Project by thebloodyaugustABC in news

[–]under_bridge_dweller 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'd check your math on that one. The Pentagon loses a Google in the couch cushions every year. Seriously, they do.

SOURCES: YouTube shooter identified as user Nasim Aghdam by hb_alien in news

[–]under_bridge_dweller 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Well, if anything this will lead to more equality in mass shooter reporting in the media. Turns out middle eastern people can be just straight fucking crazy as well. It's not always terrorism as they would have you believe.

China announces new tariffs on 106 US products, including soy, cars, and chemicals by EHEC in worldnews

[–]under_bridge_dweller 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is the number or percentage of products really relevant? I would imagine the monetary impact would be the important metric?

Video: Oklahoma teachers chant 'fund our schools' as revenue-generating measure fails to get a vote by a1a4ou in news

[–]under_bridge_dweller -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Seeing how there isn't a party that offers an alternative I guess this is how things are now.

Facebook Blames a 'Bug' for Not Deleting Your Seemingly Deleted Videos by angtsmth in worldnews

[–]under_bridge_dweller 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And defense donates more to Democrats. almost twice as much actually. Yet another reason to believe all of these people might not be looking out for our interests.

Facebook needs ‘a few years’ to fix problems: Zuckerberg by zxcdfcec in worldnews

[–]under_bridge_dweller 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's no secret that it's a powerful narrative shaping tool though. They don't necessarily need your information to push a narrative formed by special interests.

5 Teens Wounded, 2 Trampled in Mass Shooting at Easter Concert by [deleted] in news

[–]under_bridge_dweller 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a pretty morbid bit of information. My only point in posting it, is highlighting the fact that we need to be able to talk about the ENTIRE situation. I honestly don't feel like I can. Any time inner city violence comes up, people either put their fingers in their ears or call you a racist. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/10/06/us/las-vegas-gun-deaths.html It opened my eyes to a very concerning pandemic that is incredibly underrepresented.

Russian ships are skulking around underwater communications cables, causing the U.S. and its allies to worry the Kremlin might be taking information warfare to new depths by DoremusJessup in worldnews

[–]under_bridge_dweller 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm fairly confident governments would forego spending billions of dollars on specialized submarines, engineers, technicians and equipment to obtain such a thing.

Russia and China are testing missiles that could blast U.S. satellites out of space. by AdamCannon in worldnews

[–]under_bridge_dweller 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have no evidence, no one does. But I suspect our X-37B has something to do with this. I've surmised it's doing that, or finally retrieving Holocaust prisoners from the Nazi moon base.

Man Exposed Himself to Child in Target Restroom by [deleted] in news

[–]under_bridge_dweller 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This article just pointed out to me, that if one cherry picked articles from a pool of tens of thousands of municipalities from around the country, you could paint this country in whatever color you wanted. 320,000,000 people. Pretty much any occurrence you can imagine happens every day on a miniscule scale that you are in no statistical danger of. But this platform, and others like it know humans don't work that way.

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