In rebuttal, gas heating is still releasing carbon into the atmosphere, and we really can't afford to do much more of that. Also, Manitoba's electricity is 98% or higher renewable, so even electric resistive assisting heat pumps for the month or so a year you'd need it wouldn't mean more carbon is being released into the atmosphere. So the big problems are, people already have natural gas heating (like me) and can't afford to put in heat pumps to solve that problem. And it will cost more, but only because we externalize the cost of the climate damage.

This is kind of like saying, "What if only America existed?" There would certainly be some disruption, but it wouldn't exactly be the end of civilization. Now, randomly distribute those people across the world, and it gets harder. But. The hypothetical plague didn't kill 95% of the population, it made them infertile. That gives you decades to prepare and recover if you're aware of the problem.

If an event like this happened, we could easily maintain most of the trappings of civilization with a little effort and cooperation. So yeah, you're probably right.

There's good evidence humanity was down to the tens of thousands before, yet here we are. Source. I'm not saying we're guaranteed to get through it if it happened again, but a drop to half a billion people wouldn't even necessarily cause a significant reduction of genetic diversity.

If it's a one-generation thing, you will see some (or perhaps a lot of) social upheaval and a lot of artificial insemination/stud services, leading to a relatively brief dip in the population. Seriously, look up when Earth reached 1 billion people, and we're closing in on 9 billion now. If it's every generation, humanity will go extinct. Each fertile woman would have to have over 40 children to maintain population levels.

Given acidity is one of the 5 basic characteristics of wine, I suspect people, even adults, have been enjoying sour flavors for a few thousand years. Also, preserves have tended to be sweet, salty, or, you guessed it, sour for a long time, as well. They only thing that has really changed is our delivery vehicle for sour snacks.

But his username checks out.

I'll let you in on something else. We spend as much taxes per capita on healthcare as America does.

Do a search for shower curtain rod clawfoot tub. You will find the correct solution to this problem.

I like Linux in general and I really like the idea of Linux, but this is one of my biggest gripes about Linux, and FOSS overall. They have all these instructions on how you can do this step or that task, but there are never examples that tie it together into a cohesive solution. This is fine if you have a good grasp of how everything works and just need pointers on specific command syntax or usage, but if you only have a general idea about what you want to do, there is nothing out there to give you an idea of how to get started.

Melted permafrost doesn't turn into valuable farmland. It will also cause higher CO2 emissions.

People always talk about looking for the silver linings, and here you are finding love in part because of a major disaster. Good for you!

I used to think there was nothing more stupid in zombie movies than uninfected humans just leaving each other alone and killing off the zombies. Why would you bother taking guns from other people when you have so many just lying around after 90% of the people died? If everyone just killed 10 zombies, the whole thing would be cleared up. I don't think that anymore.

And your rectum.

I'm pretty sure even Farage doesn't want to fly to America to get his ass kicked. He might to suck some billionaire cock, though.

But given a fundamentally broken system such as FPTP, voting is going to do very little to fix the flaws. There is the winner and everyone else, and that everyone else may be the majority. So fi d a better tool for the job. This one clearly isn't working.

There are a number of words in English that have different meanings depending on where you're from, such as flat or boot, but the political definition of table is its own antonym depending on the region. In Canada and the UK to table a bill or subject means to pay attention or deal with it, while in America it means to set it aside. There is an apocryphal story about the leaders of Canada and America meeting with him during WWII and they wish to discuss some subject. The Canadian says to table the discussion, the American gets upset and says it's an important topic and needs to be discussed, and Churchill says we are nations divided by a common language.

I honestly thought it would be more prevalent on the internet, but I couldn't find a reference to it.

This is a Canadian topic. With regards to this exact term, in the words of Churchill, "We are divided by a common language."

I admire your bravery. Not everyone who sees the gleaming blades of the DickSlicer2000 rushes to be first in line.

Keep in mind that our reactors produce a significant proportion of the world's medical isotopes. Those also have a short lifespan so steady production is required. If we are going to maintain or improve healthcare, we will need to increase our production.