parsifal

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Does she really think the terminus of this state of affairs ends in the suffocation of everyone in the house? If that's what's happening, and you don't live in some sort of special, hermetically-sealed house, then she's incorrect.

The most likely scenario, from what I know, is that your home's attic lets in fresh air through the soffits on the eaves of the roof. That air gets pulled into the home (as well as helping prevent mold, etc., in the attic) in order to give you fresh air. Even with all the windows closed, your house is receiving fresh air. I'm no expert, but people have been making homes with HVAC systems in them for a long time. They figured this stuff out. That's what standards and laws are for.

If your wife just wants the air in the house to be less stale, that's fine, but surely that could be accomplished by opening a bunch of windows periodically and for a small amount of time. She's not the only person in the house; the comfort of others is also very important, and 90F is approaching dangerous heat.

I’m still looking for a true crime / unresolved mysteries community.

I live in America (Minnesota), and tap water has always been safe to drink in my lifetime. There are other places in the US where it’s discovered that the tap water has been unsafe, but that’s generally seen as a huge scandal and a public health emergency, and culprits are tracked down.

It’s my impression that people nowadays drink a lot of filtered water, either through a water tap on their refrigerator that has built-in filtration, or through a pitcher with a built-in filter. I believe people mostly do this for flavor reasons, or out of an abundance of caution rather than any real, concrete concern over the safety of the tap water.

In Minneapolis, every spring there’s typically an algae bloom that makes the tap water taste like vegetation for a few weeks, and that’s gross, but I believe it’s safe. That’s the worst tap water experience I’ve had. When I was a kid, I remember being told that the tap water up at the family cabin was so hard (rich with minerals) that it could make someone constipated, but that sounds like nonsense to me now.

Interestingly, there are places in the US where there’s more lithium in the water than in other places, and studies have been done that show that people in those areas are a little happier (less incidence of self harm, crime, etc.)! So sometimes, the tap water is even beneficial 😜

Does it work on water now that it has MORE POWA?

Kowtowing to the shitty chinese government is cowardice.

This is so brazenly hostile. And stupid: the web is a larger playground, and a more level playing field for all — especially those who take advantage of accessibility features.

Maybe they’re just doing stuff like this to goose their numbers before the IPO, but it’s just so slimy and disappointing.