I still file by mail because if somebody were to do something with my taxes in transit, it's a federal crime vs e-filing where everybody whose network it passes through gets a copy, legally.
I don't understand the threat to revenue streams. From gun manufacturers? Would anybody who is allowed to purchase a gun bother with a 3D printed one other than for the novelty of it?
My biggest gripe is that I feel that politicians usually don't get involved in creating laws until way late. Think laws around the regulation of AI or cloning or genetically modifying humans. Is there a credible threat related to printed weaponry? I seriously doubt it.
I saw something similar a few weeks ago on the national news to allow local police to shoot drones around regulated airspaces. In this case it's a football game. The stadium security said that a drone flew in and distributed pamphlets but could have easily carried in a bomb. Again, this is a theoretical threat, but they're more likely concerned about illegal filming of a sporting event.
I don't even own a gun, so maybe somebody with more experience can correct me, but I do believe that many states, if not all, require a background check and waiting period. I assume there are certain crimes that remove your right to own a firearm. There are (or were) loopholes for purchasing guns at gun shows where a background check and waiting period are infeasible.
As for other weapons, there aren't such provisions, but it may depend on the weapon. A bow and arrow, hunting knife or machete can be purchased at any wall-Mart. A grenade? I'm not sure.
Same! I was told that I could not be a pilot because I wear glasses, so I gave up. In hindsight, it was probably OK. I've known several pilots and the first few years can be really hard to have a family or even a relationship.
Ironically, 3 of the pilots I know are afraid of heights.
If by "it doesn't get any better" you mean that the pain doesn't go away, you're correct, in my experience. It does get different, though. I heard someone once say that the pain becomes the new normal and I've found that to be accurate. It becomes a part of who you are. Over time, you learn how to move on and live. If not, like someone said in another comment, consider finding a professional to help guide you to explore your feelings.
It's actually the opposite. To my knowlegde, Windows is the only OS that I've used that uses the file extension to determine the contents, but then they hide it from the user. So maybe file extensions are only for windows?
I'm not religious, yet I spend a lot of time in church. Consider this: many of life's problems are solved by brainpower. I get about 90 minutes a week of uninterrupted time to sit and think about anything I want. Plus, people sing to me while I think.
I started down this path after discovering that iTunes was flagging some of my music that I ripped from my own CDs or my dad's old records (that I now own). It shows on the iPod as "not available in this region" despite purchasing the physical CD from the record store across town!
The iPod is used 99% of the time in my car hooked to the radio, but I'll bring it into the office from time to time. I've been thinking to build something with a raspberry pi and big SD or SSD so that it shows up on my home WiFi when I park and I can syncthing or drag and drop music, but I don't have a lot of time to play. The iPod was a Xmas gift from my dad and (I know it's stupid) but I want to keep using it if I can.
I have a windows VM for a couple of other applications but iTunes wouldn't detect the device was plugged in inside the VM. This was several years ago and maybe the VM landscape has changed. I could try it again.
+1 for FOSS, but it's not easy to do. It's sort of like going vegan. It's great at first, but then you try to go out to eat and it's hard, family gatherings become difficult and political, people start to push meat or question your motives. You still feel good about it because you're doing it "for the animals" or whatever, but you're no longer in the mainstream. While your coworkers all go out to that new steak joint, you're left behind with your bag of broccoli.
To elaborate, look at Lemmy. You can get FOSS apps for your phone to browse Lemmy, but now try to coordinate some event, like your local soccer club using only FOSS. Plenty of folks are content to blindly consume what Zuck or Goog wants them to see and use.
99% POV. The one time that I can remember 3rd person was one of the times when I died in my dream. I fell from a cliff in the US Southwest, like Arizona. About 1/2 way down the fall, I watched myself fall the remainder of the way and hit the ground. I "walked" around the impact site for a bit and then left, but at that point, I don't know who "I" was since "I" was obviously laying on the ground, dead.
Another time that I died, I was stuck in my body after being shot in the head, but unable to move, so I don't think that dying is why the POV changed.
I can't remember any other time that it wasn't POV mode.
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I still file by mail because if somebody were to do something with my taxes in transit, it's a federal crime vs e-filing where everybody whose network it passes through gets a copy, legally.