Central Park is larger than anyone's back yard will ever be. It's possible to go jogging, biking, on gondolas... People in Manhattan don't need back yards because Central Park is right there. And no, it's living in isolated cookie-cutter stroadvilles that makes people unhappy, not living in cities.

However, I do think the climate scientists made a HUGE strategic error yelling that the sky is falling from every rooftop they have access to and now Mr & Mrs J. Doe are bored and numb.

The problem isn't with the science or the scientists, it's the fossil fuel industry doing everything it can to discredit science & distract people.

The Indonesian name for a mosquito net is Klamboe, 10-15 years ago I would need one over my bed to get an undisturbed sleep, since several years there are no more stinging mosquito's here in The Netherlands.

There have been more than 400,000 live births in California every year since 1979. In contrast, the article says that 300,000 people immigrated in 2024, and even plunged to 40,000 a few years earlier. Well, 400,000 is greater than 300,000 so no, immigration is far from the only thing propping up California's population.

Of course opt out by default because many people don't have a clue when it comes to privacy.
Their privacy deficiency is a deficiency to the community we are all part of.
And don't say you are not part of a community, we all are.

I assume these payments are in a country without consumer protection laws that should have kicked in years ago?

"Legacy Media" (like MSM and LSM) is a MAGA creation designed to sow confusion.

Be careful, saturated salt water friezes at around -21 C or -6 F.

There's nothing contradictory about a heat pump, it's a lot more efficient than the old resistive heaters.

Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark and has for many years had US bases on the Island.
Denmark is a member of NATO and has never objected to more US military support on Greenland.
In other words, it would be foolish to change the present agreements, except for who gets the proceeds of the mining.
The Greenlandic population has made it clear they are not interested in a US take over, the Danes even less.
Besides, the MAGA plans are very similar to what Hitler and Putin did when invading other countries.

The main memory I have about it is how MS through it's Norwegian arm did it's best to destroy it.
Isn't Office Open XML needing some 2000 pages to describe it?

Yes and it is this 2nd and 3rd generation that is influenced by the stupid idiots on the social media.
Same for all younger groups of the population.

I'm since many years a Kubuntu user and the last few years following a 2 years update cycle.
Depending on what 'extended support' is going to mean I might look a Neon with it's rolling release schedule.

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