So far, we know microplastics enter your bloodstream and can mimic hormone responses and contribute to infertility. We also know that microplastics can permeate the blood brain barrier.

Generally, we know it's bad, but not how bad. I'm assuming it's our generation's version of lead.

I'm pretty excited about LTT's new power supply test lab. Not many content creators can afford such a setup

I ended up switching to Ubuntu, as I found networking with UFW (universal firewall) a lot easier to control, then I run Windows in a VM as needed.

This is what the articles mean when they say that the poor will bear the brunt of climate change.

Can't afford to abandon your home and start from scratch in another state? Good luck being homeless.

There will have to be some systematic changes on a federal level to help this crisis. Either relocating people from high-risk areas, or rethinking the role of private insurance in our lives.

You could do an Italian red sauce, then serve Eggplant Parmesan and Chicken Parmesan. It should be the same prep for both dishes.

Yeah, I'd say stress due to financial hardship and dread due to climate change are primary causes poor mental health, but I don't see politicians doing anything meaningful for these.

"Long COVID" is just an euphemism for organ damage. These people have brain damage, and I assume their recovery journey will be similar to that of someone who suffered a stroke.

The article didn't explain it very well, so I'll ask here. The article said mantle plumes are responsible for the lower gravity in the area. Is this because the magma has a lower density than the surrounding mantle?

If they like Artemis Fowl, I suggest a series by Suzanne Collins next. Gregor the Overlander is the series she wrote before the Hunger Games, and I remember enjoying it when I was around 12 years old

From what I understand, the models say that a combination of overpopulation and increasing pollution will cause significant food scarcity. Here's an article: https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3xw3x/new-research-vindicates-1972-mit-prediction-that-society-will-collapse-soon

Most articles try to be optimistic, but seeing as we just completely overshot the Paris Climate Accord targets, I have no hope of curbing pollution or climate change.

It's hard to justify putting more than the minimum into retirement savings when you expect the world to be dramatically different in 20 to 40 years. Not even accounting for climate change, long-term economic models show a collapse of the current system within a few decades.

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