bluGill

I oppose NIMBY no matter who is there. I only restrict polution if it would leave your property. Freedom only works if is for everyone including those doing things you don't like.

the downsides is options are time limited. If the stock doesn't crash before the end you have lost your investment. You can keep buying the option but time is still working arainst you

What games? Note that I'm not just asking about the 5+ year old games you are playing today, but also asking about some potential game that isn't even announced yet that it might turn out you really enjoy in the near future? I'm also asking about non-game things that you might do (though for most games are what needs the most power it is worth mentioning that you might do something non-game that needs are powerful machine.

Some games will be better on a more powerful machine. Most such games have a limit though, and so you may be just fine with a less powerful machine (particularly if it really only is 5 year old games). However without knowing what game nobody guess how much power you need.

For my uses machines such as you link are good enough. Sure they can't be expanded much, but everything I'd want to expand them with that isn't built in sits off a USB hub anyway. That doesn't mean that will work for you though.

Ukraine does a lot of different things to shoot down drones. Drones do a lot of things to avoid all of those things. We call this an arms race.

While helicopters have been tried to shoot down drones they are not used very often because they don't work well compared to other options.

Even if defense costs more, if you are a larger economy you can still outlast the attacker and win. And economy isn't even the right measure as being attacked tends to create a willingness to defend at higher costs than an attacker is willing to spend even if their economy is on paper bigger.

Which is to say the most important question for the defender is the value of what you defend, followed by the likeliness of an attack. Only after knowing those numbers can you ask how much you are willing to spend on defense and if it isn't worth it.

Both of those costs are irrelevant. The important question is what does the thing those missiles were going to hit otherwise cost. There is a difference between hitting a busy hospital complex and an empty field. If the missiles would have killed someone (seems likely!) I'm demanding you put a cost on human life as well before you ask if it was worth the cost.

hard covers many dimenssions.

The strings are tighter and in pairs so pressing needs more strengh than anything else I've tried. No bending either. If you are worred about finge strength it is is about the worst choice.

it is tuned very logically in fifths and so much easier to pick up in any key than a guitar which isn't consistent. You only need to learn I few chords and then move them wherever you want them. But guitars are much more likely to use a capo so this may not matter.

it is light. If you are carrying it this might matter (compare to a solid body bass with amp).

now forget everything above: while it is true it is irrelavant. time spent practicing is the largest factor in playing anything. If you are willing to practice the 'hardest' instrument for 8 hours a day for years but the 'easiest' one you find boring and won't practice more than ten minutes per year: the hardest instrument is going to be easier for you. So pick something - anything and commit to sticking with it.

Global supplies are good so china can buy elsewhere, but that means someone normally buying from Brazil (the most likely other country to buy from, everyone else is a footnote in soybeans) has to buy from the us as Brazil doesn't grow enough for everything. it doesn't matter what us foreign policy is though, nobody was going to buy all of last years soybeans and this years harvest will just add more.

china typically isn't buying much from the us now anyway even in a normal year, they buy in seasonal patterns and generally would be looking for a few more months unless they were desperate which they wouldn't be with supplies this high.

things are not looking good for farmers, but trump's stupid trade policies are not the important factor here. They are not helping, but they are not the most important story.

Mandolin - I like that almost nobody has heard of it so I'm usual. When I'm asked to play something I can honestly say "if you have heard of it I can't play it" while picking out several dozen tunes, some dating back centuries.

Making a car takes many years. If they start designing a new car today they expect it will still be sold in 2035 with only minor tweaks. They need to make decisions today on the design based on what they think will sell in 2035. So if the rules change between now and 2035 in ways they didn't expect they will have a hard time adjusting. Right now they might make a car that takes an ICE but they will assume the ICE won't be in the later models so they won't update all the jigs, but if they are sure the ICE will sell in great quantities they need to update the jigs - this is a multi-million dollar investment and they need to know if it is worth bothering with. When governments change the rules that doesn't help them at all.

What alternatives? They are cheaper and more sustainable than any other automobile. They are still worse than walking, biking, and taking public transit - but those are not always options. Don't let perfect be the enemy of good enough. (which isn't to say don't work for better public transit)

Take a first aid + CPR class. You can get them that cover everything in as little as 4 hours, but try to get a longer one since they go more in depth. They cover most of the common situations and so will make you calmer when it happens because you had a couple drills. Even if you don't remember the details you will remember something - and when you call the emergency number it will come back what you are supposed to do making it easier for them to explain it.

Everybody should take first aid and CPR classes every few years. Ideally keep your certification up to date, but even if you certification is 20 years out of date, when you need it you will have a clue and so be a lot more helpful.