Thank you for this perspective because I'm one of those who never saw the appeal to straws.
I just wanna say that paper straws are lined with PFAS and similar substances, I would NOT use them at all. Mark my words they'll be banned in the EU in 20 years.
I'd rather try a pasta straw, if the metal ones are not viable. If using plastic, prefer a more rigid plastic if possible, Policarbonate (like in a Nalgene bottle) is safer than Polyethylene; or at least I would avoid them with hot drinks.
Always has been ;)
E.g. my parents are rocking LOS+microg since forever, they have no idea what adb, fastboot, flashing, partitions, rom, root etc mean.
And if you get the right device it'll take you literally two minutes to install. But installing ANY operating system is just something the average Joe doesn't do today, so help people out or get yourself some help the first time. Same with Linux on desktops.
It's only one piece of (damning) evidence vs a perpetual bombardment of bullcrap. At any age we all suffer different degrees of learned helplessness (which we call finding a compromise). From what I remember teenagers do feel more peer pressure and network effect, but that's about it.
I can only tell you that personally I'm interested in trying out Navidrome because I don't like all my eggs in one basket (Jellyfin is more complex sw for sure too) and I think I'm not the only one caring more about my music collection than movies and tv. But I did try Jellyfin for music (not with my main library) and it works very well, Finamp on android has offline mode which I find almost essential.
Study: Denmark mink farm ban saving €142 million annually
September 17, 2025
thefurbearers
A picture of two mink in cages
Mink (Neovison vison) are kept in small, wire-bottomed cages on fur farms in Canada.
Photo by WeAnimals
New research shows that ammonia emissions from Danish mink farms caused millions in health and environmental costs annually – adding more evidence to the movement to end fur farming in Canada.
The study, Assessing the Impact of Ammonia Emissions from Mink Farming in Denmark on Human Health and Critical Load Exceedance, was published in the journal Atmosphere in August 2025. Until a ban of mink fur farming was announced in 2020 due to public health risks, Denmark was the largest producer of fur in the world.
Screengrab from the study
A screenshot of the study, Assessing the Impact of Ammonia Emissions from Mink Farming in Denmark on Human Health and Critical Load Exceedance, from the journal Atmosphere.
The study authors used a combination of historic data, air pollution modelling, and impact assessment to evaluate the effects of ammonia emissions from Denmark’s mink farms. Ammonia is released from animal waste and contributes to fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅) in the air, which causes respiratory and cardiovascular issues. Ammonia also leads to high levels of nitrogen in ecosystems, which can lead to ecological damages and eutrophication of bodies of water.
Key findings from the study show:
Ammonia emissions from mink fur farms are substantial locally, but can be measured across wider regions, too.
The nitrogen from fur farms can harm sensitive habitats and negatively impact biodiversity.
The reduced health impacts of closing the mink sector down correspond to an annual benefit of €142 million ($231.6 million CAD).
The socio-economic benefits of reduced NH₃ emissions from a closed mink sector could offset the government’s compensation to farmers over a roughly 20-year period.
The study shows that mink fur farming has a significant and demonstrable impact on public health, the environment, and the economy. There are hidden costs to the public and ecosystem within fur farming – and that must be addressed.
Adding to this is recent news from the European Food Safety Authority and European veterinarian groups that fur farming cannot be justified within a modern, sustainable society.
The Fur-Bearers is calling on the federal government to implement a phase-out of fur farming in Canada to protect people, wildlife and the environment. Learn more about fur farming and how you can take action at www.FurFarming.ca.
BESS, geothermal, and moar solar.
And consider this: everything that burns fossil today and gets electrified (water boilers -> heat pumps, electric cars), is the equivalent of a source of energy if the same amount of fuel is put into high efficiency generators instead; what one gas boiler burns is enough for ~3-4 homes with heat pumps. One diesel car -> 3-4 evs. Which means we'll need a lot less of it overall. All this without counting the costs of pollution which are astronomical since we have socialized healthcare almost everywhere in Europe.
We still have nuclear and hydro of course, but those are kinda maxed out for our geography or they cost too much to scale up.
There are plenty of mobile ryzens with a TDP of 15W, I'm not suggesting a Threadripper for a tv box, that'd be crazy :)
The -U ("ultrabook") Ryzens are found not only in laptops but also in mini pcs, very efficient (yes even at idle, I have a power meter) are also the -GE and -G APUs despite the higher TDP (35W and 65W) because of their monolithic design. And in mini pcs the system consumes less power compared to putting the same cpus on a beefy ATX motherboard with a hungry chipset and inefficient VRMs.
Intel+TSMC mobile/embedded cpus are also great choices, same concepts apply.
I should have written desktop environment (DE) and not manager (I mixed it up with WM, window managers), btw they're not just for actual desk-top computers, some are even optimised for the TV (and input with a remote). I misunderstood that you felt a need for a lighter software setup instead of simply preferring it, my bad, and kudos for making sensible choices, bloat is bad. Happy linuxing.
I share the general sentiment but lower TDP does not equal lower consumption, any "mobile" ryzen since the series 4000 on Zen 2 (7nm) is more efficient at most tasks than an N100 (10nm TSMC node), and barring specific mobo issues all have in general very low idle consumptions. But their iGPUs are a lot more capable, faster at anything, no need to limit yourself to a lightweight Desktop manager. Shop used and you might get more bang for your buck with an older ryzen mini pc than a newer N100 one.
Thank you for this perspective because I'm one of those who never saw the appeal to straws.
I just wanna say that paper straws are lined with PFAS and similar substances, I would NOT use them at all. Mark my words they'll be banned in the EU in 20 years.
I'd rather try a pasta straw, if the metal ones are not viable. If using plastic, prefer a more rigid plastic if possible, Policarbonate (like in a Nalgene bottle) is safer than Polyethylene; or at least I would avoid them with hot drinks.