A 2023 Belgian study[0] tested 39 brands of straws (paper, bamboo, glass, stainless steel, and plastic):
Paper and bamboo straws most frequently contained PFAS, sometimes at high levels.
Plastic straws also contained PFAS, but less consistently.
Stainless steel straws were PFAS-free in that study.
I have tried Kagi for a month and it has been good. Clean results and on point for my basic searches compared to Google. Though not much different than when using my selfhosted searxng...
I am now trying to decide if I want it for the standard AI models or if I can continue scraping by the available free (restricted) offerings from various providers. There is a difference in the quality of responses between Chatgpt and when using Kagi. I guess that's what you get when using an agent...
Leaving a negative review is not outright illegal, but it can lead to legal consequences if deemed defamatory or false. If a review contains unsubstantiated claims or personal attacks, the business can pursue legal action for defamation.
The nuances of these laws can vary, so context matters significantly in legal interpretations.
Come if you want
- 56% income tax
- housing shortage which is leading to landlords charging 1.5k eur for just a room
- ever increase in public transport (train) unreliability and degrading conditions (shorter carriages during peak times)
- increasing health insurance costs with fewer benefits
- diversity, inclusion and acceptance by the community
- directness (although it's a fine line between being direct and rude so YMMV)
- poldermodel (things may take a few iterations to get done)
California has 45% (marginal effective combined federal/state, for any nitpickers) tax rate, even higher cost of living, and no health insurance at all by default.
>"Additionally, the study was conducted at a single center in China, which may limit generalizability to other populations. The researchers also acknowledged that factors such as reinfection risk, vaccination status, and behavioral differences (e.g., medication adherence) could not be fully accounted for."
With no mention if the subjects were smokers, had diabetes, overweight or sedentary lifestyles seems to me like a wholelotta nothing burger.
After 17 years since joining EU and 14 years since Romania met all the technical accession they were all able to join.
Since 2011 Romania was blocked by The Netherlands and Austria from joining. When one country didn't contest, the other did, and so here we are 14 years later.
