I find it interesting that every time xenophobia pops up, nothing ends well for the xenophobes. History rhymes.

WTAF. You can get SDR (software defined radio) boards for under $10 in bulk. I suspect they're already using SDR, especially FM HD-Radio. They've already got antennas, speakers, and amps, so that's not an issue. I really don't see how anyone could think that this would drive up costs in any significant way.

It's true that AM radio is best for emergency broadcasts. There are dozens of "clear channel" stations in the US broadcasting at 50 kW, each reaching 100s of miles. And worst case scenario, it's pretty easy to build your own AM radio receiver.

This was a bill passed on April 1, that mentions Sasquatch.

I'm not sure the BBC got the joke.

Whoever wrote the summary either didn't get the joke, or is an asshole trying to stir shit up -- probably both. They also didn't mention that it would only apply only to actions "for the express purpose" of affecting the weather.

> If at any point in time an intelligent person begins to have doubts about the fundamental worthlessness of the failed species that is humanity, bringing up the topic of chemtrails (or COVID, or...) is a great way to get a quick reminder.

Youâ(TM)ve certainly proven this point!

> intelligent people are well aware are not natural or normal.

Correct. Airplanes are not natural. Well done!

> This didn't used to happen in the 1990s; were there no planes flying then?

Wrong again! Contrails were common in WWII. https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinterest.com%2Fpin%2F...

> When "crazy nutcase conspiracy theorists" notice this phenomenon, it's called a "chemtrail"

Correct again!

> I've watched these trails spread out and become clouds in real time, and I've even recorded videos showing that it is unmistakeably happening, but to what end? The internet has plenty of such videos already, but the worthless cretins of America are too stupid to watch them.

I'm pretty sure every American has seen them -- no need to watch the videos. It's also easy to prove that they're condensation. Could there be some planes releasing other chemicals? Certainly -- I've seen crop dusting and acrobatic airplanes do it. But it's clearly a completely different phenomenon.

> Ever seen a KC-135 aircraft refueling a civilian passenger plane at low speed and atltitude? I've seen that twice, right over my house, in rural bumfuck nowhere. Explain that shit.

I find it odd that *any* commercial aircraft would be refueled in the air. How exactly would that happen? Why? They don't just build 737s out of the factory with air refueling gear. See https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyingsquadron.com... for some actual expert commentary on the topic.

But the obvious explanation is that you live near a military base. Duh.

> Plans fly over in regular formation, on the exact same parallel flight paths and spaced exactly ~5 minutes apart, for hours on end, one after another.

Ah, an airport. You're confused by what happens near an airport!

Wait. How did Sasquatch not get mentioned in the summary? That seems to be a pretty significant fact.

Also, the bill was passed on April 1.

The true failure was the editors who published the book. The explicitly stated intention of the lockdowns (and encouraging the population to take other measures) was to "flatten the curve". Which was explained (in simple words, that a 5-year-old could understand) as a way to keep "hospitals from being overrun". So claiming it was a failure is a complete fabrication. I don't know if the author and editors are that stupid, or just greedy liars.

Unfortunately, people completely forgot about "flatten the curve". And because shitty leaders (thanks, GOP!) spent years reducing the public's belief in expertise, many people had no inclination to listen to the epidemiologists — many who spent their entire careers gaining a really good understanding of how infectious diseases move through populations. We've had 1000s of doctors, scientists, economists, statisticians, and others spend the past 100+ years learning how to reduce the effects of pandemics just like COVID. But many of us had become pre-disposed not to listen, even when it was in our best interest, collectively and individually.

I was actually affected by the overrun hospitals. I waited 5 hours to get inside the building on December 31, 2020. Luckily it was "only" had a kidney stone. But that's 5+ extra hours that I was in pain, and 5 hours that could have meant life or death in many cases.

Keeping in mind that ideas and names cannot be copyrighted (names can be trademarked though) — what exactly is Paramount claiming has been copied? It seems unlikely that anything of a copyrightable length/nature would be in a fan-fic book.

members of civil society

So, everyone in any 1st-world country, except the USA?

Salamanders are amphibians, not reptiles.

(cf. Skitt's Law)

So all 9 million Londoners live in a housing supply of 46,000 homes? How do they fit all 200 people in each home?

Jevons paradox

demands from the industry that synthetic fuels be exempt from the ban

How stupid does the industry think we are? Gasoline is a synthetic fuel.

It seems that the ban isn't really on combustion engines; it's a requirement "to cut carbon-dioxide emissions by 100%". I doubt that hydrogen fuel cells will be banned.

spam accounts could make up as much as 20% of users or more

Or they could make up 100%, or 0%. Usually, when starting an investigation, you'll want to have some evidence about what you're alleging. But we seem to be in a post-evidence country now; reality no longer has much bearing on the political process, much to our detriment.

I'm perfectly happy with the existing glaucoma treatment. I don't actually have glaucoma, but cannabis makes me happy.