This is my first shot at this. My original goal was to just create a local copy that can be used in a browser even if your offline, but u/olegccc's comment in https://www.reddit.com/ex30/comments/1cv3v2t/pdf_user_manual/ gave me the idea to generate a PDF from it.
It's already pretty usable, but still more like a proof-of-concept, than a polished end result.
The PDF was created with the following steps:

1. Download a copy (local mirror) of the online manual. I used wget for now, but it's far from perfect (the mirroring process is quite error prone).
2. Process/modify the downloaded copy so it doesn't reference www.volvocars.com. I.e. make the copy self-contained, so it works even if offline.
3. Remove all JavaScript. This was easier than to solve the issues with burned-in hostnames and/or absolute URLs. For a PDF the JS code is not needed anyway.
4. Test in browsers via a local HTTP server (actually I just used Python's built-in HTTP server).
5. Generate a new "index-single-page.html" by using the start (mostly the ) from index.html, then adding the contents of the tags from all pages (index.html, software-release-notes, article/*).
6. Add CSS page breaks between all pages, this makes the PDF more readable.
7. Close the HTML (i.e. add a "").
8. Open the new "index-single-page.html" page in a browser and save as PDF.

I've created two versions of the PDF from the same HTML source. One with Firefox and one with Chrome.

• Firefox: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Fi0qqG5QzC0tqMqHCPv-SbwNJclrXNYview?usp=drive_link
• Chrome: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bBAYXRqFu9ImeuaKA3Qq-UvpiqCsjmWg/view?usp=drive_link

Both are based on a snapshot of the UK user manual, saved on 2024-04-29.
Known issues:

1. I've inserted page breaks before every manual page, but Firefox doesn't honor the first one (i.e. the one between the ToC and the "Software updates" pages). Chrome has no such issue.
2. There're a number of mp4 movie files in the manual, which the PDF rendering simply left empty (blank space). Later I'll take snapshots of these mp4 files and replace the video elements with them.
3. A couple of images are missing. I used wget to create a local mirror of the manual and there were some issues, it's not very robust, especially when volvocars.com starts to throttle the download (i.e. starts to send HTTP 4xx responses after a couple of hundred requests). Wget is not great at continuing an aborted mirroring session either. I'll try to look for a better tool for mirroring/saving the online manual.

Let me know what you think, what other issues/bugs you find, etc.

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You know how you can put parameters into a URL
is there some way
or some work around to do so to ChatGPT (or other alike AI?)
maybe using some work around - like iframe from my own site - like I'd send a request to www.mysite.com/ai?q=%s and once on the site I'd press a button to fill a form in an frame or ifram where ChatGPT is loaded and via DOM - fill in the text box and press to search ...
and would be really cool to be able to be ablet to send the request to two or even more engines - say OpenAI and Gemini
for example you can do a Google search using:
https://www.google.com/search?q={0}
or Google images
https://www.google.com/search?q={0}&tbm=isch
Google translate
https://translate.google.com/?sl=auto&tl=en&text={0}&op=translate
Bing
https://www.bing.com/search?q={0}
DuckDuck
https://duckduckgo.com/?q={0}
DeepL
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• A bunch of Food Club bettors: http://www.neopets.com/~Hostia
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Using Tables

diceroll123 speaking! I've made a simple userscript to turn your current bets into a formatted reddit table!
If you have Chrome: get Tampermonkey to use it! Greasemonkey for Firefox, and I'm unsure about other browsers.
Link for the userscript here: https://gist.github.com/diceroll123/04fb835539530038795e (Press the "Raw" button and it should ask you to add it to your collection of userscripts.)
You'll see a button under your current bets table, click that and copy/paste here.
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Wondering if someone might be able to kindly lend some advice re. an exception I can't seem to solve:
I have written a google chrome extension using local ffmpegwasm files (no need to run a server or download any ffmpegwasm files), which allows users to click an injected 'download' button under Reddit videos (via content_scripts). This was working great on ffmpegwasm v11, but since migrating to v12 (latest version) I have been unable to solve the following exception which is triggered during ffmpeg.load(): as seen in chrome's console log:
DOMException: Failed to construct 'Worker': Script at 'https://www.redditstatic.com/814.ffmpeg.js' cannot be accessed from origin 'https://reddit.com'. At i.load (chrome-extension://ljejfmmefhnpbpdhkhbbajpihfhnbdnm/lib/ffmpeg/umd/ffmpeg.js:1:2918)
I'm a programming beginner and I've been stuck trying to fix this for many, many hours. This exception does not happen and the video downloads if I instead use a feature of my extension which allows entering a Reddit video URL directly into a field in the extensions popup or options window. Also, I have no idea why the 814.ffmpeg.js file is being referenced along with redditstatic.com (from exception to exception, this url seems to randomly change to other reddit url's too), though I imagine this is part of the problem?
I have seen there are a couple of mentions of this error on the github repository, with some fixes involving using the worker814URL and/or classWorkerURL params within ffmpeg.load() and pointing them to the 814.ffmpeg.js file, which I have tried without any success (although I did notice that using classWorkerURL changed https://www.redditstatic.com/814.ffmpeg.js to chrome-extension://ljejfmmefhnpbpdhkhbbajpihfhnbdnm/lib/ffmpeg/umd/814.ffmpeg.js). Though, It seems that previous discussions around this error might not be too helpful for me as those appear geared towards ffmpegwasm running with a server, as apposed to entirely locally within a chrome extension.
Any help would be super appreciated - many thanks

Wondering if someone might be able to kindly lend some advice re. an exception I can't seem to solve:
I have written a google chrome extension using local ffmpegwasm files (no need to run a server or download any ffmpegwasm files), which allows users to click an injected 'download' button under Reddit videos (via content_scripts). This was working great on ffmpegwasm v11, but since migrating to v12 (latest version) I have been unable to solve the following exception which is triggered during ffmpeg.load(): as seen in chrome's console log:
DOMException: Failed to construct 'Worker': Script at 'https://www.redditstatic.com/814.ffmpeg.js' cannot be accessed from origin 'https://reddit.com'. At i.load (chrome-extension://ljejfmmefhnpbpdhkhbbajpihfhnbdnm/lib/ffmpeg/umd/ffmpeg.js:1:2918)
I'm a programming beginner and I've been stuck trying to fix this for many, many hours. This exception does not happen and the video downloads if I instead use a feature of my extension which allows entering a Reddit video URL directly into a field in the extensions popup or options window. Also, I have no idea why the 814.ffmpeg.js file is being referenced along with redditstatic.com (from exception to exception, this url seems to randomly change to other reddit url's too), though I imagine this is part of the problem?
I have seen there are a couple of mentions of this error on the github repository, with some fixes involving using the worker814URL and/or classWorkerURL params within ffmpeg.load() and pointing them to the 814.ffmpeg.js file, which I have tried without any success (although I did notice that using classWorkerURL changed https://www.redditstatic.com/814.ffmpeg.js to chrome-extension://ljejfmmefhnpbpdhkhbbajpihfhnbdnm/lib/ffmpeg/umd/814.ffmpeg.js). Though, It seems that previous discussions around this error might not be too helpful for me as those appear geared towards ffmpegwasm running with a server, as apposed to entirely locally within a chrome extension.
Any help would be super appreciated - many thanks

Wondering if someone might be able to kindly lend some advice re. an exception I can't seem to solve:
I have written a google chrome extension using local ffmpegwasm files (no need to run a server or download any ffmpegwasm files), which allows users to click an injected 'download' button under Reddit videos (via content_scripts). This was working great on ffmpegwasm v11, but since migrating to v12 (latest version) I have been unable to solve the following exception which is triggered during ffmpeg.load(): as seen in chrome's console log:
DOMException: Failed to construct 'Worker': Script at 'https://www.redditstatic.com/814.ffmpeg.js' cannot be accessed from origin 'https://reddit.com'. At i.load (chrome-extension://ljejfmmefhnpbpdhkhbbajpihfhnbdnm/lib/ffmpeg/umd/ffmpeg.js:1:2918)
I'm a programming beginner and I've been stuck trying to fix this for many, many hours. This exception does not happen and the video downloads if I instead use a feature of my extension which allows entering a Reddit video URL directly into a field in the extensions popup or options window. Also, I have no idea why the 814.ffmpeg.js file is being referenced along with redditstatic.com (from exception to exception, this url seems to randomly change to other reddit url's too), though I imagine this is part of the problem?
I have seen there are a couple of mentions of this error on the github repository, with some fixes involving using the worker814URL and/or classWorkerURL params within ffmpeg.load() and pointing them to the 814.ffmpeg.js file, which I have tried without any success (although I did notice that using classWorkerURL changed https://www.redditstatic.com/814.ffmpeg.js to chrome-extension://ljejfmmefhnpbpdhkhbbajpihfhnbdnm/lib/ffmpeg/umd/814.ffmpeg.js). Though, It seems that previous discussions around this error might not be too helpful for me as those appear geared towards ffmpegwasm running with a server, as apposed to entirely locally within a chrome extension.
Any help would be super appreciated - many thanks

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https://www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2018/03/09/how-capitalist-is-singapore-really/
The Singaporean state owns 90 percent of the country’s land. Remarkably, this level of ownership was not present from the beginning. In 1949, the state owned just 31 percent of the country’s land. It got up to 90 percent land ownership through decades of forced sales, or what people in the US call eminent domain.
The Singaporean state does not merely own the land. They directly develop it, especially for residential purposes. Over 80 percent of Singapore’s population lives in housing constructed by the country’s public housing agency HDB. The Singaporean government claims that around 90 percent of people living in HDB units “own” their home. But the way it really works is that, when a new HDB unit is built, the government sells a transferable 99-year lease for it. The value of that lease slowly declines as it approaches the 99-year mark, after which point the lease expires and possession of the HDB unit reverts back to the state. Thus, Singapore is a land where almost everyone is a long-term public housing tenant.
Then there are the state-owned enterprises, which they euphemistically call Government-linked Companies (GLCs). Through its sovereign wealth fund Temasek, the Singaporean government owns a large share (20% or more) of 20 companies (2012 figure). Together these companies make up 37% of the market capitalization of the Singaporean stock market. The state also owns a large share of 8 real estate investment trust (REIT) companies (2012 figure), which they call GLREITs. The value of the GLREITs make up 54% of the country’s total REIT market.
The sovereign wealth fund Temasek doesn’t just own domestic assets. It also is invested broadly throughout the world, especially in other Asian countries. In March of last year, Temasek had a net portfolio value of S$275 billion, which is equal to around 62% of the country’s annual GDP. To put this figure in more familiar terms, Temasek’s total holdings are equivalent to if the US government built a $12.4 trillion wealth fund.
The case of Singapore is more than just a funny gotcha to use against right-wingers. It actually raises an interesting question about what it is people care about when it comes to “capitalism” and “socialism.” Is capitalism primarily about markets or private ownership? Relatedly, is socialism primarily about ending markets or promoting collective ownership? Often these things are bundled together, but they are logically and practically separable. Singapore (and Norway, among others) shows that it is quite possible to collectively own the means of production while also using price systems to assist in the allocation of productive factors. This is what market socialists have been saying for a hundred years.
So I have to ask, just how Capitalist is Singapore, the " ideal model" of Lassiaze faire Capitalists?

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Requisite "I love arc but..." preamble (I actually do though so no hate here)

I really think it would be an improvement if the search bar recognized periods as a valid word boundary when using cursor shortcuts to jump to different parts of the URL. For example, if I type www.google.xom, I'll want to navigate back to fix my typo. My typical behavior would be to use OPTION + LEFT ARROW to jump just before the x in “xom” and then delete and correct it. I might also use OPTION + BACKSPACE to delete all of “xom” and quickly retype “com”. Unfortunately, the current implementation does not recognize periods as a valid boundary so, out of habit, I find myself either jumping to the beginning of the URL or deleting all of the text contents.
I'm wondering if anyone else has had similar feelings. I submitted this feedback a while back, but I'm sure it won't get any love without a larger audience. Given how common the expected behavior is in other text editors I would imagine other users have had similar thoughts about this.
FYI, I have not tested this out on Windows so, I'm not sure if the behavior is the same.

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Bakom is a hybrid martial art that originated in Peru. Former marine and jujutsu master Roberto Puch Bezada founded Bakom in the 1980s. Bezada was also a former convict from Villa el Salvador in Lima. Bakom is recognized as a hybrid martial art because it mixes martial arts like jujutsu with street fighting techniques. Jujutsu involves defeating an opponent without a weapon, or with a small weapon.
The street fighting smash mouth style came from the slums at the edge of Lima. Bakom required an emphasis on power, with the attacks designed to ruin an opponents balance. There is also an element of surprise and deception as fighters can use hidden, secretive weapons in battle.
What makes Bakom distinct from other combat practices is the vicious nature of the martial art. The fighting style is made to inflict the maximum amount of pain on the opponent and become too much for the opponent to handle. A fight that takes place when Bakom is utilized, many times ends in death of one of the competitors.
bakom is a martial art that mainly focuses on efficiency and the intent to take down your opponent in the fastest way possible even if it kills them. Vakom/Bakom is also banned to teach in peru due to its deadliness. its not very known because its banned to teach. but I would rank it top 4 on the deadliest martial arts, But you have to train yourself to be fast and strong enough to actually do any of the techniques because it requires you to be unexpected. (I just really wanna somehow show this golden martial art to people. it deserves to be recognized. I would understand if u hate me because people kinda hate this martial art because its too unrealistic. and not much is known about it.)

Buxton Drama League presents Amanda Whittington’s hilarious comedy of female friendship and fish out of water. An amateur production by arrangement with Nick Hern Books.
Performances 16-18 May.
Call the Buxton Opera House Box Office to book on 01298 72190.
Information about the venue here.
Pavillion Arts Centre, 22 St John's Rd, Buxton SK17 6XN, UK
May 17, 2024 at 07:30PM
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Grangemouth bricks are highly coveted pieces of LEGO history. Many collectors have heard the legends behind their production, but what’s the real back story?
To unravel this tale from half a century ago, first hand memories and documents from the 1960’s & 70’s have been combined to provide unprecedented insights below. These interviews included a former Grangemouth plant Physical and Colour Technician and a Shipping Clerk, as well as recollections from children of former employees that received bricks from the plant.
The story begins in 1961, when Anchor Chemicals in the UK formed a joint venture with Marbon Chemical of the USA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borg-Warner Corporation. It established the first major UK plant for the production of ABS (acrylonitrile, butadiene, styrene) polymers. This new plant was strategically located in Grangemouth, as butadiene and styrene were already available there. These thermoplastics were to be marketed as “Marbon Cycolac ABS” by Anchor, who were already Marbon's sole British distributor.
Two years and six million pounds later, the Grangemouth plant was completed by Constructers John Brown Ltd in 1963. Located on a 40 acre site fronting Bo'ness Road, it produced ABS polymers through emulsion polymerization for vacuum forming or moulding into domestic appliances, telephone handsets, automotive components, vacuum cleaner parts and much more.
The acrylonitrile, butadiene & styrene were piped in liquid form to the plant from the large British Petroleum (BP) Chemicals facility across the road, delivered through underground pipes below the intersecting road. The acrylonitrile was made by Border Chemicals, butadiene directly by BP Chemicals and styrene by Forth Chemicals. Border and Forth received their raw materials from BP and their facilities were co-located with BP Chemicals. Colour pigments were provided in powder form by Imperial Chemical Industries (I.C.I.).
The LEGO Group (TLG) made British company Courtauld’s Corp the UK Licensee for LEGO in 1960 under the name British LEGO Ltd. After two years of importing LEGO parts from Denmark, local LEGO part production in the UK commenced through a new factory in Wrexham, Wales. TLG had simultaneously switched to ABS plastic in 1963, and Marbon’s Grangemouth plant was selected as the ABS supplier to the new British LEGO factory located in Wrexham.
The Grangemouth ABS plant operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It’s primary roles in ABS production was to extract fire-retardant inhibitors from the three individual raw ingredients, mix and heat them to produce ABS pellets in any selected colour with added pigments. The plant’s main extruder used in production had mixing tanks, a large hopper for raw materials, and a screw mechanism at the base which pushed the molten mixture through a steel plate with holes in it. This produced long round strips of ABS, which were put through a dicer to cut them up into pellets. These pellets were put into 25kg bags and palatalised for shipment to Wrexham by truck.
The TLG quality requirements were very high, and above the standards or specifications of other customers. The colours in particular had to be perfect. It was clearly understood that if any batches were sent that didn’t meet TLG specifications when moulded out at Wrexham, they would be returned, which happened very rarely.
To assist with maintaining high standards of quality control, the plant owned an injection moulding machine. Situated in the Testing Lab, it was utilised by the Physical and Colour testing teams. Both teams operated on four shifts. Initially each team was comprised of four people each per shift, with this increasing to five people in the 1970’s as production levels rose. The Physical team used the moulder to test ABS flow rate for each batch, ensuring it filled all the mould cavities, as well as impact and tensile strength. The Colour team used eyesight to match ABS batches with colour swatches, as colour spectrophotometers weren’t in use at the time.
Starting in the 1960’s, TLG provided the Grangemouth plant with a sequence of 2x4 LEGO brick moulds for testing ABS in their injection moulding machine. From bricks subsequently found locally in the area, we know these included old production moulds, such as a twenty slot D mould and a 20 slot Y mould. Bricks from a four slot 8-11 mould have also been found, that mould was made from old parts but was specifically assembled for use in quality testing. More moulds may have been used during these early years at the plant. Around 1968 a final mould arrived, it was a four slot F mould, that was purpose built for quality testing.
LEGO test bricks were made by workers in the Testing Lab, and these were largely solid colours solely for ABS batch testing. Mixing of colours did sometimes occur between colour changes, resulting in small quantities of marbled bricks. To clear mould injectors of prior colours, natural ABS without pigment would be passed through. This produced another type of marbled bricks, with a unique cream colour mixed in. Bricks that failed physical and/or colour testing quality standards were called “Rejectable”.
Test bricks were supposed to be recycled, turning them back into pellets by chopping them up into small pieces, melting them down and putting them through the ABS extruder again. These pellets were not used by TLG, but instead sent to factories outside the UK, mostly in China. Some Testing Lab staff found these test bricks popular with their children, and at times took them home rather than recycling them.
Starting around Christmas 1970, Grangemouth plant Management decided to complement the seasonal gifts of whiskey and turkey to staff with something very unique. The whiskey was seen as being for the men, and turkey for their wives or female employees, but there was nothing for the employee’s children. So this year, they added a bag of LEGO bricks made at the plant as a present for each of the employee’s children.
Testing Lab staff were tasked with producing and bagging the Christmas bricks using the F mould. This first utilised waste pellets, which came from batches rejected for minor reasons and pellets from completed batches that were no longer needed for testing. These were then supplemented with production pellets as required to produce enough bags of bricks. For ease of production, large amounts of pellets were put into the injection moulder hopper irrespective of colour. It was set to automatic, continuously producing bricks until empty and creating the marbled bricks collected today. Most bricks made through this process were marbled as a result of the screw mechanism at the bottom of the hopper mixing pellets, but some single colour bricks were produced. Gifting of these bricks became an annual Christmas tradition. Staff without children didn’t receive a bag of these bricks.
It additionally became understood by employees at the plant that if they wanted some bricks for their kids, they could ask a member of the Physical and Colour Testing teams for some. The bricks given out this way were only the test bricks available at the time of request. Recipient staff didn’t get to choose colours, or to have them specifically made upon request. This was utilised sporadically by staff from management down and were typically only bricks of a single colour. Eventually TLG heard about the misuse of their mould, and staff were advised TLG weren’t happy.
TLG returned the production of bricks in-house in early 1979, ending their need for Grangemouth produced ABS. This decision was unrelated to misuse of the mould. With the Wrexham factory ceasing production, and Grangemouth ABS no longer needed, the F mould was returned to TLG from the Grangemouth plant in late 1978. The Christmas bricks for employee’s children were made for a final time in 1978.
The Grangemouth plant injection moulding machine remained at the plant and continued to be used for testing ABS until 2009 when the plant closed. It was primarily used to produce a 6cm x 1cm plate for impact and colour testing. This moulder is currently held by the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, having been donated by the plant’s final owner SABIC. The Grangemouth plant on Bo'ness Road was demolished in 2011.
Many thanks to Wouter van Iersel for his advice, and assistance in editing this article.
References used in addition to first person interviews:
• http://lib3.dss.go.th/fulltext/scan_ebook/chem_age_1961_v86_n2205.pdf
• https://www.jstor.org/stable/621505
• http://lib3.dss.go.th/fulltext/scan_ebook/chem_age_1962_v87_n2229.pdf
• http://aei.pitt.edu/81926/1/OM0112.pdf
• https://www.flickr.com/photos/111441268@N03/51910124240/in/dateposted/
• https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/19662973/ref-no-falkirk-council#google_vignette
• https://issuu.com/tikit/docs/geplastics2k6lr
• https://www.hardiepolymers.com/supplying-engineering-plastics-since-1960/
• https://www.falkirk.gov.uk/COINS/viewSelectedDocument.asp?c=e%97%9Dg%91j%7E
• https://cen.acs.org/articles/87/i24/SABIC-Close-UK-Polymer-Plant.html
• https://www.scotsman.com/news/grangemouth-plastics-plant-to-shut-66-jobs-to-go-1550149
• https://andywightman.scot/docs/STG29375.pdf
• https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CRECB-1965-pt11/pdf/GPO-CRECB-1965-pt11-3-3.pdf
• https://www.flickr.com/photos/111441268@N03/52964211683/
• https://www.hardiepolymers.com/the-origins-of-hardie-polymers/
• Keith Chapman (1974) The structure and development of the oil‐based industrial complex at Grangemouth, Scottish Geographical Magazine, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00369227408736278
• https://books.google.com.au/books?id=Qm0PEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA55&lpg=PA55&dq=grangemouth+borg+warner&source=bl&ots=tLeMaO8a96&sig=ACfU3U1M3UKKPcpzzbaWCNUjoNcfHTb9ng&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjaidjn__yFAxVqmVYBHQmAA2k4MhDoAXoECAMQAw#v=onepage&q=grangemouth%20borg%20warner&f=false
• Margaret Wells (2018) Handbook of Petrochemicals and Processes, Routledge Revivals,https://books.google.com.au/books?id=Qm0PEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA55&lpg=PA55&dq=grangemouth+borg+warner&source=bl&ots=tLeMaO8a96&sig=ACfU3U1M3UKKPcpzzbaWCNUjoNcfHTb9ng&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjaidjn__yFAxVqmVYBHQmAA2k4MhDoAXoECAMQAw#v=onepage&q&f=false

A început campania electorală. Toți ochii sunt pe București, spre bucuria sau disperarea unora și altora. Iarăși o să auzim veșnicele lamentări, vrem un oraș european, nu e o capitală europeană, e mizerie, trafic, nu e apă caldă, căldură, suntem ultimii din Europa, bla, bla, bla. Adevărul e că toate marile capitale europene, toate orașele mari sunt aglomerate și mizerabile, realitatea e că Bucureștiul e un oraș mult mai sigur decât majoritatea capitalelor europene vestice. Dar sună bine văicăreala.
O altă temă a campaniei electorale o constituie dezvoltarea orașului. Pretendenții la funcția de primar general al Bucureștiului se întrec în promisiuni, fac un spital nemaipomenit, parcuri, școli, grădinițe. Toate sunt pe hârtie, promisiuni. Pe de altă parte îl acuză pe actualul primar că a blocat proiectele imobiliare, ei angajându-se că vor dezvolta Bucureștiul și vor debloca toate aceste proiecte imobiliare. Ba am auzit că există rechini imobiliari „buni” și rechini imobiliari „răi”. Cum se face diferențierea, nimeni nu ne-a spus. Ceea ce însă observăm noi cu ochiul liber este că dezvoltarea asta promisă de candidați ne-a adus în situația în care avem blocuri peste blocuri, fără parcări, fără școli, fără spitale, fără spații verzi, doar bloc lângă bloc. În cartierele nou dezvoltate nu ai loc să arunci un ac. Când urc cu mașina la etajul 2 al parcării de la complexul Drumul Taberelor pot să mă uit cu ușurință în baia și dormitorul locuitorilor din noile complexe imobiliare. Distanța este atât de mică între blocuri, încât pot să-și audă respirația sau sforăitul dintr-un bloc în altul. Străzile de acces în aceste ansambluri rezidențiale sunt înguste și fără trotuare. Dezvoltatorii au folosit la maximum orice milimetru de teren, să nu cumva să piardă vreun leu.
Am văzut străzi care figurează pe hartă ca fiind cu două sensuri, însă care în realitate nu pot permite mai mult de o mașină pe sens. Este un adevărat dezastru. Pentru această dezvoltare haotică nimeni nu răspunde, dar mai mult, candidații la primărie promit că o să ne „dezvolte” și mai și. Există aici însă o contradicție logică, nu poți să faci un bloc cu 15 etaje și 7 scări pe o străduță îngustă și după aia să nu ai traficul blocat. Există pe prelungirea Ghencea dovada vie a ceea ce vă spun eu aici. Și e doar un exemplu din multe altele. Atunci când dezvoltatorii imobiliari își dau mâna cu politicienii și cu funcționarii statului pentru interesele lor personale împotriva cetățenilor, atunci putem vorbi fără îndoială de o mafie, mafia imobiliară, cu ramificații în cele mai diverse zone.
Un influencer autosuficient promotor al capitalismului de junglă vrea nici mai mult nici mai puțin demolarea întregului centru vechi al orașului, ca să se „dezvolte” orașul. Adept al investitorilor, pe care ii vede ca pe niște stăpâni de sclavi din antichitate, expertul ăsta financiar nu vede nicio problemă în a dărâma sufletul orașului și a construi în locul lui o mască schimonosită a lăcomiei oamenilor pe pământ.
Am citit un articol scris de un agent imobiliar care trăgea concluzia că măsurile luate în București, de a opri noile construcții imobiliare, nu fac decât să dezvolte județele din jurul orașului. Din tonul articolului, autorul părea nefericit cu această evoluție, eu nu, nu văd nimic rău în asta. Doar că atunci când agentul imobiliar vinde locuințe în zonele astea îndepărtate și izolate, ar trebui să-și informeze clienții că or să-și petreacă o bună bucată din viața lor venind și plecând din București.
Spitalele, școlile, grădinițele, parcurile vor rămâne proiecte pe hârtie, în schimb noile proiecte imobiliare rezidențiale îngrămădite pe fiecare metru pătrat din capitală vor fi o realitate, o realitate pe care nu o vom mai putea repara, așa cum nu putem face asta cu ce s-a făcut deja. Rechinii imobiliari, buni sau răi, vor face profit gras pe care îl vor redistribui cu generozitate „prietenilor”. Asta în timp ce noi ceilalți ne vom înghesui din ce în ce mai mult pe un spațiu public din ce în ce mai mic și ne vom plânge de trafic, zgomot și poluare.
Nu fiți naivi, despre dezvoltarea asta vorbesc candidații la primăria Capitalei, în rest sunt doar vorbe goale aruncate cu generozitate, pentru că nu costă nimic.
https://republica.ro/cand-urc-cu-masina-la-etajul-2-al-parcarii-de-la-complexul-drumul-taberelor-pot-sa-ma-uit-cu-usurinta

Is Nextjs `Link` SEO-friendly? Or how should I use it in a SEO friendly way?
I have a bunch of Links in my landing page, and each Link routes to a different page on my website, so it's like California New York
What I really hope for is that Google crawler can discover each of the pages i.e., www.mysite.com/california-hotels www.mysite.com/new-york-hotels I am just unsure if they will be discovered. I am sure if it's a tag, i.e., California it will be no problem because the url is spelled out.
Does the Google crawler have the ability to find the actual url when I use Link? Thank you

With over 3,125,000 subscribers, there are a lot of posts that come in everyday that are often repeats of questions previously asked or covered in the FAQ.
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