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Notice how they included cans in new goals. Over 60% of aluminum used in beverage cans comes from recycling just because it's a profitable business practice. They can claim ridicules percentages of recycling just by lumping cans and bottles together, even though most of it comes from material that was never a problem.

I just tried to run it and all it produces is a single line and segfault:

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   Segmentation fault (core dumped)
Slop 2 years ago

The politics section list some niche use by Facebook users and ignores that it was derived from antisemitic term describing media.

Used batteries themselves are not that much of a problem, because most of their value is in raw minerals used to make them. Recycling them is basically the same as processing raw metal ore, except the concentration of valuable stuff is much higher than in any natural deposit.

The standardized energy consumption stickers, EU mandates are really useful and a huge selling point in shops around me. I was shopping for new kitchen appliances this year and haven't heard a single customer asking about features or smart functions but everyone was comparing design, noise levels, and energy usage in that order. These stickers make it really easy.

I bet it's an inside joke, like Lenna.jpeg. Some outdated / test / dead-end, or otherwise harmless project put there as a wink to everyone involved in the industry. Maybe it's something an intern ruined on his first day and made entire lab work on for three weeks without realizing?

_Although this line is taught by many sales trainers, it’s becoming overused and immediately lets prospects know it’s a sales call._ _Instead, try opening with something like:_ _(...)_

_This opener feels less salesy, and is actually the reason why you called._

I wonder what does it feel to work in an industry where your main goal is to convince other people you are not a part of it.

It is normally recommended to use bubble wrap to protect SD cards in transit, but I have never seen bubble wrap inside a normal envelope which made me suspect that this would elevate the rate of delivery failure.

There are envelopes with bubble wrap lining. All the Chinese stores use them and I see them more often than cardboard boxes.

Parking space is the most important limiting factor around here. Making more than 4-5 stories on typical city plot requires adding a second level to underground garage, which skyrockets the building costs. Creating an underground level is few times more expensive than normal one and cost rises exponentially for each story. Cities typically require 0.5 - 1.5 parking spaces per apartment, so you have to make them and convince customers to pay extra or else you loose money holding lots of unused space that require constant maintenance. For the same reason Honk-Kong-style micro apartments are unheard of in Europe.

You are building shelters meant for protection against collateral from your neighbors getting hit and wide area, city-destroying, Samson-option style air-burst attacks, not bunker-busting precision strike surface detonations designed specifically to crack your underground command centers and silos. It also guarantees you a longer time window between first detonation and you being targeted, meaning less dense shelter network and easier evacuation logistics.