@65cb3dfd@43d7c4ea A slight rise in sea level and storms will make container ship transport difficult. Estimates go up to 90% of non bulk items in the world are delivered by container ships. This might happen earlier than 2040.
@d591b4ac Still learning to stand erect at 75. Thumbs out at side, drop shoulders and leave them there. Head erect tuck chin in and tip head back, tensions the spine to the sacrum. (a bit of modern dance long ago)
@3967703f “… and too much money leads to madness” -Stanislaw Lem in “The Cyberiad”
Fortunes rarely last 4-generations. The grandkids never worked a day and partied hard.
@43d7c4ea Interesting.
Art, music and dance have always had wealthy patrons. Few hourly wage earners buy ballet tickets.
Trade schools taught graphic arts in the US along w/welding, machine tools, plumbing, etc 60 years ago. Community colleges still offer those & State universities offer various fields for a BFA degree. Private colleges had artists in residence as teachers & the 2-3x cost was a class based filter.
@Hank G ☑️@40cd5708
Anyone looked at a PinePhone? They run Manjaro Linux and other versions ~$200.. Have a PineBook Pro notebook for several years just to have a machine w/zero personal info.
https://www.pine64.org/pinephone/
@43d7c4ea A salary would look great now. Self employment was a big cut from peak corporate wages & not just 8 hour days. Balance came in free time to travel, work elsewhere & learn new skills. Health insurance expense was enormous prior to retirement, about 33% of my earnings. Federal taxes for Social Security & Medicare were on you & 15% not 7%. Taxes ~50% of gross.
@ccb4768b@3967703f
Learned slowly how white my upbringing had been. Black school classmates 7 years. Then travel to where I was the only white face. Living & working with people of African and Indigenous descent made a huge change ‘71-2.
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