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@Olekingcole said:

@d_blades said:
With gas prices down, why is diesel so high. It was 35 or 40 cent more than regular, now it about 75 or 80 cent higher.

@Hawks @OutdoorsSmoke_21191 @Yakster gas prices are down? When were you guys going to tell me?

Manufacturing diesel is a byproduct of manufacturing gas.

The «luxury beliefs» of the progressive upper class

In a memoir published last year, psychologist Rob Henderson dissects the hypocrisies of cultural and academic elites particularly within the United States. His book has all the makings of a future classic.

He managed to escape his troubled circumstances when he joined the U.S. Air Force at the age of 18. In the military, he found mentors who rewarded his willingness to perform with trust. Above all, his service in the Air Force taught him the discipline that enabled him to realize his full potential. «The military taught me that people don't need motivation; they need self-discipline,» he writes. «Motivation is just a feeling. Self-discipline is: ‹I'm going to do this regardless of how I feel.›»

With gas prices down, why is diesel so high. It was 35 or 40 cent more than regular, now it about 75 or 80 cent higher.

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2854343/a-u-s-startup-is-selling-your-hacked-stolen-data-to-anyone-with-50.html

Silicon Valley AI Startups Are Embracing China’s Controversial ‘996’ Work Schedule

In an industry once known for cushy perks, some founders are now asking staff to commit to a 72-hour weekly schedule. You’re either in or you’re out.

https://www.wired.com/story/silicon-valley-china-996-work-schedule/

AI bubble will inevitably burst, with huge risks for world economy, says writer of OpenAI book

In her new book, journalist Karen Hao describes ChatGPT developer OpenAI as an «empire.» She portrays its CEO, Sam Altman, as someone who cannot be trusted. The AI sector's thoughtless race to be first is creating avoidable economic and social dangers, she says.

https://www.nzz.ch/english/ai-bubble-will-inevitably-burst-with-huge-risks-for-world-economy-says-writer-of-openai-book-ld.1894493

I read a memoir written in the French and Indian war period by a captured French solder about those falls. He described the falls as having hundreds of eagles soaring and picking up the fish that were killed at the bottom.