In real life, stories don't end, so our subconscious doesn't really approve. On occasion I've been known to save the last few chapters of something I love just to avoid that sensation of completion. This has the side benefit that when it finally comes time to read those last chapters, I've forgotten enough that I need to re-read back up to that point, whereupon I get to make the same choice again. So far I've always finished the second time, but someday eventually I'll probably go for a round 3.

I do this with tv series too sometimes.

I'd put forward the hypothesis that maybe some of the fats had time to polymerize? Once that process is done, you're not going to be able to undo it by cooking.

Normally a lot of the fat will render out and get discarded. But if enough was still present and had enough time, or maybe the presence of a catalyst, maybe that could explain it?

Would be my first guess anyway.

The elections are actually an intentional mockery of western elections. They're not thinking they're real, they're trying to make fun of us.

I'm not sure how it's supposed to work, but that's the idea anyway. Krout on youtube did a deep dive into three philosophers that Putin is on record as admiring, and one of them espouses this idea.

edit: Here it is. A warning, it's pretty dry.

https://youtu.be/sdFtqa54TuM

Ignoring someone just because their military is not very good at fighting wars is not a very good idea. This is not a video game, these are real people dying. It doesn't matter who wins, it's still a horrifying, barbaric and frankly anachronistic activity that you do not want to engage in under any circumstances.

It doesn't have to be large, aggressive and super dangerous, though it is, like any nuclear power. It just has to be aggressive for it to become wise for neighbors to keep themselves generally well-prepared.

Japan has always been in a precarious position, it's like the country motto. It's why they gave imperialism their best shot, and then dove headfirst into manufacturing.

With military conflict peeking its head, yeah, big volcanic hurricane-target archipelago with no major natural resources to speak of, a whole bunch of people to feed and two big, aggressive neighbors does have cause to be concerned.

That's for the conscripts, not for the guy on top.

Putin's allies are active all over the world. This is literally his last hurrah, it's his ass on the line. He'll do anything that might help him turn this around and actually survive the next few years. His literal life very likely hangs on the outcome of the war, and like most people, I think he likes being alive.

Dude was literally contemplating nukes, before papa Xi told him it was a no-no. Probably still thinking about it, even though it'd just be a step closer to his suicide.

Maybe Zuck can actually do something slightly helpful with one of his ideas for a change. I'd pay to visit an accurate VR Tuvalu.

You make it sound like Israel is being asked to invade Iran. They just wanted to buy some Iron Dome. And the answer of "No, but here, have some radars." is a workable compromise, it's understandable that they wouldn't want to sell their entire cutting edge system.

May as well ask though, if they had said yes that'd be a pretty nice thing to set up around Kyiv, even if it drained their spare cash.