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JazzNU wrote: Mon Jan 18, 2021 8:38 pm Japanese man you can ‘rent to do nothing’ has thousands of clients

One man hired him to describe a murder he had committed, while another paid Morimoto to take him from the hospital to revisit the spot where he had attempted suicide.
This was fascinating so I thought I'd post it. But I couldn't be more confused on why there appears to be zero follow-up on this tidbit...
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JazzNU wrote: Mon Jan 18, 2021 10:21 pm
JazzNU wrote: Mon Jan 18, 2021 8:38 pm Japanese man you can ‘rent to do nothing’ has thousands of clients

One man hired him to describe a murder he had committed, while another paid Morimoto to take him from the hospital to revisit the spot where he had attempted suicide.
This was fascinating so I thought I'd post it. But I couldn't be more confused on why there appears to be zero follow-up on this tidbit...
The police hired him too (the man that does nothing) to do the follow up. So...
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Just 12 hours to go. Let's just hope it's a peaceful 12 hours.


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Tonight, at 9:21, have a glass of something to celebrate. It will be the 21st minute, of the 21st hour, of the 21st day of the 21st year of the 21st century.
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As there is no topic named 'Inspiring and Passionate Youth', I put this here.

It's so wonderful to see such feeling and drive in the young...

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I was just reading that 250 million years ago during the time of Pangea supercontinent CO2 levels in the atmosphere were 5x higher than now (6x relative to preindustrial time) and there was no permanent ice anywhere on the planet except the peaks of the highest mountains. The planet was still teaming with life. So perhaps we'll be fine too for some time to come. :)
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If you are talking about CC: sure, "the planet" will be fine. This planet will laugh at us 100,000 years from now. When I hear environmentalists talking about destroying the planet, I do wonder.
What we will be doing is making it really uncomfortable to ourselves. We will make many areas uninhabitable, which you know. But to believe we will destroy the planet is hubris.
Who knows, in 2 million years some species of Austrolopitecus Sapiens may stumble onto the ruins of a great metropolis, buried under 100 meters of sediment. And find a copy of "Planet of the Apes".
(I hope the original)
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I guess we could "destroy" the planet by blowing up all our nuclear bombs at once but even then probably only for few million years. As for global warming it's of course all about us and our ability to adapt. We're pretty adaptable species, though.

On the opposite spectrum to the hothouse Earth merely 15,000 years ago glaciers covered the entire Canada, much of American North East and Midwest as well as majority of Northern Europe including UK. It's a pity that state of affairs was not preserved. :)
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Forgot to add that with 2-3 C warming Sahara will turn into green savannah again. Perhaps that could be used to good effect.
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Suliso wrote: Sun Jan 24, 2021 4:01 pm I guess we could "destroy" the planet by blowing up all our nuclear bombs at once but even then probably only for few million years. As for global warming it's of course all about us and our ability to adapt. We're pretty adaptable species, though.

On the opposite spectrum to the hothouse Earth merely 15,000 years ago glaciers covered the entire Canada, much of American North East and Midwest as well as majority of Northern Europe including UK. It's a pity that state of affairs was not preserved. :)
Agree. If only I could ski just off the mountain in front of my house... ;)
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Would you like to know how many camels you or your partner is worth?

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There is no way I am worth that many camels. And since I have been in the Gulf, I call BS.
I may be worth that many goats, but not camels. :)
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ponchi101 wrote: Sun Jan 24, 2021 11:29 pm There is no way I am worth that many camels. And since I have been in the Gulf, I call BS.
I may be worth that many goats, but not camels. :)
Only one way to truly find out.
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