meteorswarm

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[–] meteorswarm@beehaw.org 23 points 1 month ago

I fondly remember my organic chemistry lab professor giving us all a lecture that was something like this:

"I see that you children have learned how good acetone is at cleaning glassware. And you are correct: it is excellent. However, you cannot pour it down the sink and we have to pay for hazardous waste disposal. So use soap, water, and elbow grease instead."

[–] meteorswarm@beehaw.org 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

In modern American usage, more or less. "Libertarian" used to be much broader - ancaps cleaved it off of libertarian socialism in the 20th c.

[–] meteorswarm@beehaw.org 3 points 1 month ago

Meanwhile in America, my old ll tried to tell me I couldn't have my deposit back because "it's summer and the bank is on vacation"

[–] meteorswarm@beehaw.org 1 points 2 months ago

The US made a lot of its own sugar in the past either though sugar beets, or by growing cane in the extreme south, but that era is largely over (ignoring corn syrup): it's cheaper to import it from places where imperialism keeps wages low.

Most US food is not local, unless you go to a farm share or market.

[–] meteorswarm@beehaw.org 9 points 3 months ago

The petition is being organized by Alphabet Workers Union, the minority union trying to organize Google, its sister companies, and contractors.

https://www.alphabetworkersunion.org/campaigns/job-security

[–] meteorswarm@beehaw.org 7 points 3 months ago

This is literally a product of their minority union

 

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