Yep. The extreme far future (i.e., tectonics, magnetic field weakening, the moon receding, liquid water loss, GRBs, GCRs, and the expanding sun) is inconsequential compared to the existential threat of the anthropogenic global warming emergency now.
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That far in the future, it doesn't really matter because there's little to be done about it except evolve or be somewhere else.
George Shultz and Gorbachev are correct: one dangerous turn in world policy has been the rollback of the INF treaty and tit-for-tat brinksmanship.
A weight loss oral medication will be available within a year or so, and it will dramatically reduce manufacturing costs. (The autoinjectors are very well designed and nearly painless, but they're very expensive and the whole thing is disposable.) It will still probably require a cold chain. Rybelsus is already available for diabetes but it isn't approved for weight loss in 3 7, and 14 mg doses. Novo Nordisk will likely issue an 50 mg per day for maintenance dose.
IANAD: If one can, they should first try to limit portion size because the risk of thyroid cancers with long-term semaglutide use is unknown and nonzero. There's a real possibility of another Vioxx/Fen-Phen moment.
An adversary such as Russia undoubtedly already designates straight, manicured roads in Eastern Europe for anti-runway demolition as secondary targets.
Also, given Russia's hypersonic capabilities, they undoubtedly possess something between JP233 and DRDO SAAW: stand-off anti-runway and hardened target attack with area denial.
Digital archival support rot marches on and formats will die for lack documentation and usable converters.
If someone wanted to invest in OTG self-sufficiency, then they would need a remote, defensible homestead with wind and storm resistant agriculture and a durable water source. It's a waste of time and money unless someone enjoys the catharsis of microfarming and already has plenty of money.
Farmed fish, including salmon, and other seafood can contain nematodes that aren't killed by freezing in residential freezers. Your best bet is to source seafood from a reputable market, know where it comes from, and that it's sustainable. Wild caught is usually best, with lower parasite levels.
https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/anisakiasis
https://scdhec.gov/food-safety-freezing-parasite-destruction
Generate your own wallet and keep it completely offline.
I worked at a MAANG where this was not the case. The pecking order of "seniority" was who was the most "right" and who could poke the most holes in everyone else's ideas while denying others' contributions while bragging about how essential and important their work was in a semi-agro manner that discouraged dissent and curiosity.
In my view, marks of intelligence include lacking strong biases, comfort with ambiguity, be willing to propose hypotheses, experiment, gather data, and be proven wrong.
UT needs a wider incubation, financing, and entrepreneurial (undergrad/grad-student/community) ecosystem like Stanford. Critical mass of players brings with it more interested parties, and with it, that elusive "innovation". It should be okay to make money, okay to turn a PhD thesis into a startup, okay to launch side projects, and cool to fail and learn lessons. Not all paths must lead to a "corporate career".