Pro tip: If you use a pen and paper to blackmail the FBI and CIA, they can’t trace it back to you using invisible yellow dots.

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Some of us joined much later when the apicalypse happened.

Yeah I was just thinking it must be Brexit. Poland probably didn’t grow that fast, but UK decided to shoot itself in the foot to level the playing field.

Looking at the GDP graph though, it looks like UK has been lagging behind since 2010. Can’t really blame Brexit for all that.

I was thinking about that too. Other than an international treaty, I can’t think of any mechanism that would make it actually binding. Even if you turn that plan into a law, the next administration can just rewrite the law.

I propose we build a large paper cutter style contraption.

Let’s make the blade 5 m long so that it’s big enough for everyone to see. Also, the blade should be so heavy that it will always chop reliably. You should also put some nice bearings in the pivot point so that it always swings very smoothly.

Oh, but how do we lift a heavy blade like that? If electricity is available, you could have an electric motor to lift it up. If not, you would need some rope and pulleys.

As the blade falls down, it would need to shear the target material to make a clean cut. This means that you can’t have a huge gap between the blade and the lower surface it shears against. Just like in paper cutters, the stationary blade needs to be made of steel, but it doesn’t have to be super sharp. The gap is important though. Think of the gap between scissor blades and you’ll get the idea.

As the contraption will inevitably be contaminated with organic material, it could have an integrated Clean In Place system. After each cycle of operation, the CIP should spray the affected area with cold water and soap. If that doesn’t do the job, there would be a second program that uses hot water and soap, which would obviously require more energy.

All that water needs to come from somewhere, so you’re going need like an IBC container. If you need more than 1000 l, you might need to use a lorry to deliver enough water. Ideally though, you would operate in an area where you can just connect the contraption to a nearby water outlet. Ask a local a firefighter to help you out.

Also, all of that water needs to go somewhere too, so I would recommend operating it in a place where there’s a sewer near by.

If you’re planning to operate in remote locations, I would recommend building it into a detachable lorry bed. You know those things with a hook loader. This way, you can move the machine easily to wherever you need and even lower it to the ground where it’s easier to operate.

Hold on, what was the question again? Got carried away by the logistics of all of this.

Are you sick of the sight of other people? Try the northern parts of Sweden. There’s hardly anyone there. You can just drive an hour without seeing a single town. Maybe that would do you some good.

You could be on to something as far controlling the masses are concerned. Different tools were used in different times, but the games is still essentially the same.

However, the Arab Spring showed how fragile dictatorships can be when people start using the social media. Nowadays, we’re seeing how the dictators are using the very same tools for their advantage.

I’m beginning to think there could be a democracy-dictatorship cycle. Takes about a hundred years for a full revolution to take place.

I think people would still be people, but the monsters would be unstoppable. Psychopaths and corporations would be just as bad as depicted in the show.

However, normal people would still be normal. See extraordinary for more info. In this series, people have their mundane problems on top of whatever problems the powers cause.

When they ask to see your ID, they probably also define exactly which parts of the it they want to see. If you choose to comply, you could still cover everything else from the ID card.

Ideally though, you would tell them where they can shove these requests. In reality, avoiding LI is getting a bit hard.

So here’s how a healthy debate progresses. First, you hammer the opponents face with your fists until your knuckles hurt. Switch to insults, and verbal violence. Focus on attacking the opponent’s appearance, gender ethnicity and so on.

Eventually, you can actually start approaching the main topic, but do that gradually. Begin with addressing the tone first. Next, you can just state the opposite of the main argument, but skip all logical reasoning and evidence.

And so on….

Unethical actions and profits tend to go hand in hand. Have been for centuries already.

Just think about the economics of kidnapping people in Africa and exporting them to slave camps across the ocean instead of paying white employees to do the work. How about using violence, exploitation and systemic injustice to acquire very cheap spices in Asia and transport them to Europe, and sell them for huge profits.

Never happened to me before. I would go back to the clinic to show that to a nurse.

The rest of the world can use the new standard, and ignore the Brits. They can keep their Brexit while the rest of the world can move on. Everybody wins!

It would result in the total collapse of the entire time zone system. Every location would switch to local solar time and the war would be over.

When those areas need to communicate with each other, they would develop a new global time system that simply counts seconds from a particular moment in time. Sort of like unix time, but with the epoch set to the moment the new system was launched.

About those wars, didn’t he promise to end the one going on in Ukraine? Still waiting…

That’s pretty much the approach I use. Most people already know how terrible Meta is, so building on that sentiment doesn’t take much.

Yeah, me too. It’s such a handy word, because you don’t need to add anything to it. It already contains every minority that has something to do with sex, love and gender.

Speaking of letters, what’s wrong with the term “queer”? Isn’t that inclusive enough?

Practice juggling. Buy 3 juggling balls (you know those bean bag types that don’t roll away), and keep them with you. Don’t use tennis balls, because they have a tendency to bounce and roll. When you have some downtime, start practicing. Watch a few video tutorials to get the hang of it.

If you can have a backpack with you, consider bringing a tablet with you. If you have one with a pen, you can draw. Watch a few more tutorials, and learn to draw something you like. Landscapes, portraits, fantasy dragons, pokemons whatever.

Tablets are also fine for reading ebooks. Check what your local library has to offer. Maybe you can borrow library books and read them on your tablet.