Modo44
Modo44 t1_je9daez wrote
Reply to comment by SilasCrane in [WP] You are a budget mage. While most of your colleagues use costly ingredients, rituals that take weeks to prepare and use a new spell for every problem, you only know a few spells, use common household ingredients and prepare rituals within minutes. They unjustly deride your work as shoddy. by Kitty_Fuchs
Nice Terry Pratchett vibes here. Rincewind would just nod in appreciation.
Modo44 t1_iwc4w95 wrote
Reply to comment by NotDavidSchweizer in True by Goldeneye07
Are we ignoring the real improvements in driver technology? That meme makes no sense however you turn it.
Modo44 t1_iwc4p81 wrote
Reply to comment by Arrie78 in True by Goldeneye07
Not until metal 3D printing becomes reasonably precise...
Modo44 t1_iw3riiv wrote
Reply to comment by Big_Forever5759 in Brazil supreme court ruling to reactivate Amazon Fund gives hope in fight to save rainforest by strawberrykid_sg
The rainforest is many times more efficient at producing O2, and trapping CO2, that is why it matters so much globally. Forests in colder climates do more to help the local air and water quality, and biodiversity, but their loss or gain is not directly critical to human life.
Specifically in the US, there seem to be reforestation programmes, but it depends a lot on the state. This interactive map shows the last 20 years. This is after some major reforestation that started at the beginning of the XX century, in Europe for example. There are still large reforestation efforts going on, but also a lot of commercial logging that keeps tree cover gains at a net zero, or close to it.
Edit: a word.
Modo44 t1_je9kmz0 wrote
Reply to comment by oliverjsn8 in [WP] Due to a paperwork filing error you, a terrifying demonic creature, are now trapped in contract with a small little girl. She is constantly summoning you to play tag, check for monsters in the closet, look at her drawings... It's truly torture. by RoboJoe9000
Oh, no. Someone skipped the "How to spot a lawyer" class in demon school.