Sweden did something similar for a long time, making every owner of a TV pay a license fee. Then the enforcing body tried to reclassify all computers as TVs, including smartphones, since these could technically access the online streaming version of the state-owned media. A ridiculous interpretation that was ultimately struck down in court.

All this did was cause unnecessary friction, and kept a bunch of really useless people on payroll to collect this fee.

We resolved it in the end by just making it a tax instead, and it’s never been better. Rest in piss, Radiotjänst, nobody ever liked you

It would be so hilarious if he actually did something so fucking dumb as put tariffs on Taiwan. Please self-destruct already and please do it quickly, you fucking loser

I have a pair of photochromic cycling glasses that I bought off of AliExpress for like $10 or so. They work quite well for all kinds of sunlight and rain I happen to cycle in. No issues using them at night either, as they become mostly transparent at that point. Finally, they protect well against cold winds which can be troublesome on the eyes when biking.

I’ve only played it once, but I would say it’s quite a different experience with some similar elements. I felt some amount of OP deck building when I managed to get a Heavy Blade/strength deck rolling with ironclad, but the focus was a lot more on the cooperative elements and planning out ideal moves. It felt like there was far less margin for error and it being a lot easier to die, fwiw.

Daybreak and the Slay the Spire-boardgame edition are both cooperative and plenty of fun.

I moved from a smaller city (~100k) to a bigger city (>2m). These are the biggest pros as I see it:

• Better jobs. I would never have had the kind of career growth I had staying where I used to live.
• Possibility to live without a car. I can walk/bike/take transit everywhere, without compromising on convenience. This saves me a lot of money and gives me lots of “free” exercise.
• More people who share my interests in the vicinity.
• Closer to the largest airport in my country, giving me convenient access to travel the world.
• An unending amount of nice restaurants with different foods to taste.

Neutral points which people like but don’t really matter that much to me:

• Bigger dating scene. I already have a long-term partner so this doesn’t benefit me.
• More expansive nightlife. My personal limit is basically bars where I can talk to friends, and the occasional karaoke. The night clubs and related activities do not really interest me.

Cons:

• The housing costs are more expensive than where I used to live. With the increase in income I still make it out way, way ahead, but it’s a notable tradeoff.
• If I want to visit some of my family members, I need to take a train for several hours.

On balance, the pros far outweigh the cons for me, and I will likely be staying in the city for a long time.

I live in the most sustainable city on the planet, Gothenburg, Sweden.

This sounds like Glenn-propaganda if I ever heard it!

On a more serious note, where did Göteborg get this award?

As far as I know (which is not a lot in this case), salt isn’t really harvested from desalination, and instead the concentrated salt solution (brine) gets deposited back into the ocean, where it can be damaging to marine life in the vicinity of the plant.

Guy bought the U.S government, I’m sure he can figure something out

Shopping trolleys have grown in popularity in Sweden in recent years, sort of like a rolling suitcase but with more space, specifically made for grocery shopping.

Personally, I use a pannier basket on my bike though. Best way to shop for sure

Holding a grudge is for losers. UK is more than welcome to rejoin as far as I’m concerned, speaking as a Swede.

Someone put a silly version of Ride of the Valkyries on this please

I will, but it’s not exactly a big change from what I usually do. Most days I’ll be biking instead, though!

Context: Slut is the Swedish word for End/Finished/Over. See also the Swedish word for End Station, the compound word Slutstation (Station being the same in both Swedish and English, just pronounced differently).

Rejecting harm reduction predictably leads to full harm.