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@Rdp77 said:
That’s true, but the way they see it they lose money by selling it as diesel. When it’s broken down to the point of gasoline there are byproducts that are use to make other things.

Kind of like the reason they don’t sell real milk in stores. It’s much more profitable to break it down into cream, butter, cheese, yogurt, etc, and then sell what’s left over as “milk”.

Great point. Wife gets a gallon of raw milk for the same price as store bought milk. With the raw milk she can make 3/4 a pound butter, about a pound of Mozzarella cheese, and 3/4 qourt or little less of weak buttermilk that is great when making bread. If not in bread the dogs and cat will sit in front of the counter with the mixer and they love it. That is why we need two gallons a week, the second is only butter and milk.

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@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.