Was driving with my grandmother and in broken English she says “no eyes… no nose… no face. Don’t trust.” To which I looked around wildly in search of this omen of ill portend.
On Saturday I said to my partner, as I have said for months, "A ten thousand dollar a year raise would solve so many of my problems."
As of this morning I was reluctantly looking for jobs because I love my job and don't want to leave it, but see: $10k raise problem solver.
As of noon today this was no longer an issue, because my boss called me with the news that I was getting a $10K merit raise.
I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. This is roughly $200 extra per paycheck. Enough to pay off debt faster, rebuild my savings, and spend a weekend a month in Milwaukee getting obscenely laid. The sex I'm going to have on $200 extra per paycheck. You can't even.
May all of you get the $10K raise your soul has yearned for. And whatever level of sex you can be satisfied with for $200.
So! This is a perfect case study in situations where you should be wary of misinformation.
Take a moment and ask yourself, a project like this requires a lot of time, money and dedication of resources, why would scientists dedicate that time to something that could just be done by a tree?
The answer is they wouldn't. So that means this claim requires further investigation!
This project is called LIQUID 3, and it's not meant for cities with wide open spaces, it's meant for cities like Belgrade in Serbia. These cities are densely populated and heavily polluted, to the point where pollution actually chokes out current trees and makes creating green spaces difficult.
Liquid 3 was a PhD scientists answer to these problems. The microalgae tank is intended for spaces where you either:
Don't have enough space to plant full trees, or
Don't have enough time to plant trees and wait for them to grow up.
The tank is extremely efficient when you consider the amount of space needed compared to the amount of CO2 turned into oxygen. The tank can operate throughout the winter. And most importantly, it can be quickly set up in areas that desperately need relief from air pollution NOW not in 10 years when trees are done growing. Children currently suffocating on polluted air can't wait for trees to grow, they need to be taken care of now, and Liquid 3 is one of the ways to take care of them. Depending on the species of microalgea used, a number have shown a pretty amazing capacity to pull heavy metals out of the air which is something trees can get choked up by.
The tanks aren't just tanks either! Liquid 3 have solar panels placed on top, they have lighting and mobile phone charging, and they work as public benches. The designers of it want to encourage green spaces where there's room, but where there isn't room or time, Liquid 3 can step in. Realistically, this isn't a replacement for trees. It's replacing boring metal city benches with new, cooler benches that also clean the air (and have at least some heating during the winter).
Not only that, but the microalgea that grows is native to Serbia and all that microalgea has a ton of great uses! It makes for great fertilizer, compost, wastewater treatment, cleaner biofuels and even for helping create new tanks for further air purification. They only require a quick algae divide once a month, and the produced algae can be carted off to where ever it's needed. This makes them effective solutions for areas that can't sustain complex installations.
So yeah, there's actually quite a lot of places that would like these. Lots of people currently breathing in terrible quality air would much rather have their boring city benches replaced with really fucking cool algae tanks that clean the air and can be used to help create + sustain future green spaces in cities. I dunno about you, but I'd take that over a dumb metal bench any day. Put these at every bus stop and I'd be delighted.
Serbian here living in Belgrade! This is all true and I've actually seen some of these around the city a few times. They're amazing at what they do and really cool to watch up close because you can see pretty swirling inside them. It's not only functional but aesthetically pretty nice as well!
Special Rules And Ordinances For The City Of Ba Sing Se (copy for revisions)
Concerning the Avatar and his companions, especially Sokka. Yes, you. You are the only person in the world named Sokka. We took a census. No, we did not include "the swamp benders" because there are no swamp benders. We have now included the swamp benders. Sokka, referring to either the Avatar's companion or a newborn baby from the Foggy Swamp named after the Avatar's companion.
1. Haiku are a beautiful form of traditional poetry. "Sokka style haiku" are not permitted within the walls.
1.1 To blast "Sokka style haiku" into the city through an Earthbended horn/bellows-system is considered an act of war.
1.2 Or through any other means. Please stop.
1.3 During official state visits, Sokka style haiku may be performed if a visiting head of state specifically requests it in advance. To preserve the dignity and integrity of Ba Sing Se's cultural institution, only official haiku masters certified by the cultural authority may perform them.
1.3.1 Sokka (either infant or adult infant) is banned from holding the title of haiku master.
1.3.2 Even if he is provisionally certified by the Beifong family and the state of Gaoling, or King Bumi, or Chief Hakoda, or the Order of the White Lotus, or the Avatar, or the Great Lion Turtle. Or himself.
1.3.3 By decree of the Earth King, Sokka (man, not baby) is now a certified Sokka style haiku master. Are you happy now?
2. Ba Sing Se is committed to the wellbeing of all its residents. Tearing down walls is strictly forbidden.
2.1 Ba Sing Se will commit itself to increasing social mobility. Tearing down walls is forbidden.
2.2 Ba Sing Se will embrace modern values of social justice and address the inequality present in its admittedly archaic systems. Tearing down walls is discouraged.
2.3. Ba Sing Se will also address gender inequality, unjust labor practices concerning refugees and migrants, commit to spiritual freedom, and we'll 'stop being so stuck up while we're at it'. We respectfully ask that Master Katara, Avatar Aang and Lady Beifong Master Toph stop breaking our city.
3. The Ba Sing Se citizen "Li" is a distinct person from Fire Lord Zuko, sovereign head of the Fire Nation.
3.1 However, Ba Sing Se officials should treat Ba Sing Se citizen "Li" as if he were the Fire Lord. As a joke.
3.1.1 Correction: treat him as if he were the very recognizable Fire Lord traveling in disguise, and who does not, under any circumstances, want to be recognized. As a joke.
3.1.2 Obviously not every person named Li. There's a million Li's. We took a census. Just the ones who look and act and talk exactly like the Fire Lord and work at the Fire Lord's uncle's teashop. As a joke.
4. Likewise, the identity of the criminal known as the Blue Spirit is officially unknown. If ever caught, they are to be extradited to the Fire Nation. Without unmasking them.
4.1 Yes, the Blue Spirit first appeared in the city during the same time that then-Prince Zuko famously spent time in and helped conquer Ba Sing Se. This is a coincidence.
4.2 Yes, the Dai Li files note that the Blue Spirit likely has an eye injury and is of Fire Nation descent. Again. Coincidence.
4.3 The Blue Spirit does seem to mysteriously appear when either the Fire Lord or ordinary Ba Sing Se citizen Li are visiting. This is an enigma that will continue to baffle people for centuries to come. Now drop it.
5. The Kyoshi Warriors are a most ancient and honorable order. They do not have a cadet branch in the Water Tribes, and Sokka (man or baby) is not a member, and thus can not visit the Museum of War where the most legendary weapons from Ba Sing Se's history are kept.
5.1 Ba Sing Se does not recognize "The Oshinama Fighters" led by Chief Hakoda as a valid branch of the Kyoshi Warriors. Therefore it does not matter that Sokka (both, somehow) is a member.
5.2 We have the original documents from 400 years ago, signed by both the Earth King and Avatar Kyoshi. The current leader's word is regrettably not enough to overturn them.
5.3 BY ORDER OF AVATAR KYOSHI, BA SING SE RECOGNIZES THE OSHINAMA FIGHTERS AS AN EXTANT BRANCH OF THE KYOSHI WARRIORS.
5.3.1 We were wrong and we're very sorry. Please do not do that again.
5.4 Sokka (man and baby) can now access Ba Sing Se's Museum of War. Please do not leave fingerprints or drool on the displays.
6. It brings great honor to the city of Ba Sing Se to host Avatar Aang during festivals and important rites and up to three days a year on top of that. During these times, Avatar Aang is responsible for the hygiene of his pets.
6.1 We humbly correct that the sky bison Appa is, of course, the Avatar's beloved companion. The Avatar is responsible for his beloved companions' hygiene.
6.1.1 Only the hygiene of his beloved animal companions. And Sokka.
6.2 While it is true that the city ordinance requiring animal owners to look after the cleanliness of their animals was written during the time sky bison were thought to be extinct, we still maintain that Avatar Aang is responsible for caring for his animal companions.
6.3 Look, we're not wrong on this one. Last time you visited, city officials hauled three wagons of bison leavings from the city. Per day. Pick up your bison's poop, young man.
Well, we should certainly make sure that everyone knows about this image, or how will they know not to post it? It's not like "That image of Musk looking like a Nazi" would narrow it down.
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