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I was able to find sources for your methane production figures, but can you provide them for the CO2? To your point about increasing CO2 from farming plants: 40-66% of corn and 58%…

I've read this twice and have some questions: 1. What's the context/goal of flagging relationship milestones? 2. What does a normal relationship milestone look like? 3. Who's the i…

The post's actual title is "Giving it Away: How Free Music Makes More Than Sense" and is far more interesting than the part about preferring illegal downloading. The author, Derek …

I went to the source[1] referenced by the article and found the exact question. It took about 90 seconds. "How financially independent you currently feel from your parents (meaning…

After 30+ years of decals and wraps being the way to decorate arcade and pinball cabinets, Spooky Pinball reintroduced direct-printing, known as "butter cabs"[1]. Although this tim…

Probably the Commerce Clause. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commerce_Clause

Thanks for fixing the site, OP. The post is fantastically helpful for keeping perspective and navigating orgs regardless of whether or not they’re a “bad company”. Because there’s …

Why?

"Anti-social" has multiple definitions. The other poster was using it to mean the opposite of pro-social, i.e. behavior that is bad for society (like roughhousing in a shared space…

From TFA: "Financial details are vague, but the company has said the process will cost around $2,000 — far less than the retainer of a crisis communications expert."

Not a minority in terms of beef.[1] Only Brazil produces more. But if you have any sources about cattle finishing practices in other countries, I’m keen to read them. 1: https://ww…

Got a source for "last month of life"? Penn State University Extension says "...approximately 95% of the cattle in the United States continue to be finished, or fattened, on grain …

It's specifically referencing the central idea of the book mentioned in the first sentence of the paragraph. > Did you get to read the Liu Cixin’s second 3-body-problem novel? - Th…

How much did your beef end up costing?

It's a matter of taste, but your original writing is way better. Your writing has your voice. Like dropping the "I am" from your first sentence, using parentheticals, couching your…

Reduce consumption of farmed animal products to zero.

The BBC's Annual Plan for 2025/2026[1] is an interesting read. They spend a lot of money (billions) on making and delivering content, but that's still not much compared to other la…

https://www.qobuz.com/ It has about as many tracks as iTunes[1] 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_digital_music_st...

With light CRM, Staffing, and Banking tools, it seems like Square's strategy is to be best-of-suite for small businesses rather than best-of-breed. I've never seen Toast outside of…

Not to understate the terrible conditions of "Artisanal" mines, but the Cobalt Institute says "Due to market surplus, ASM [Artisinal and Small Mine] production has reached a record…

Vendor management is a risk that every business deals with to some capacity. What keeps Microsoft from charging more for Windows licenses? Linux, MacOS, even Chromebooks. A busines…

Previous discussions: 3 months ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45590900 4 years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29977176 People have seemed critical of the pres…

This was a solved problem in the 1st and 2nd generation of AirPods with tap controls[1]. I'm still surprised that they removed that feature in favor of pressure, although now that …

1. Not sure what holds up anymore? 2. What do you mean 5 years later? The article was posted today and the data was collected between December 2025 and February 2026.