Regardless of genre any work of fiction should have cohesive plot and characterization. It's not elitism to say that the new trilogy is hobbled by numerous, avoidable writing pitfalls.
The other films had writing problems as well but not nearly as many as the new films. People are free to enjoy the new trilogy but they are poorly written.
And yes, I'm aware of how fucking cringe the dialogue in the prequels was.
Eventually they will be held accountable by their shareholders. Companies that renew expensive (and now unnecessary) office leases will have a worse bottom line than those that embrace work from home.
In theory the amount of work for people doing HQ level administration (executives, accountants, etc.) doesn't change when they work from home. The work is different because face to face communication is replaced with telecommunication, but the same tasks that were done in office are still being done.
My observation is that the people who want to see a return to office have one or more (but not necessarily all) of the following traits:
They think short term or buy into the sunk cost fallacy and want to justify long, expensive commercial leases that the company is locked into.
To understand that work is happening they need to see work happening. This can be driven by difficulty dealing with abstraction or generalized trust issues.
They don't have a good home life. For a lot of people home is unpleasant and work is a respite. That respite has been taken away by a large, sudden societal shift.
If you have a roasting pan (especially one with a rack) don't stew, roast. Trim the excess skin and fat from around the neck, rub inside and out with salt and spices, quarter a lemon and stuff it inside, and prick the skin all over. Importantly, put some chicken stock and/or beer in the pan to make steam and prevent fat from splattering.
When you turn the bird over for the first time add chopped onion, carrots, celery, and potatoes to the liquid at the bottom of the pan. Once the duck is done you've got the whole bird and premade duck broth vegetable soup in the bottom of the roasting pan. Serve with a nice loaf of bread.
After you're done take the carcass, neck, heart, etc. and throw them in a pot to make stock for next time.
I've worked at a few warehouses picking orders and I second this. At least in the US health and building codes require rodent traps and inspections happen regularly. While I'm sure infestations happen businesses that want to stay open follow the law and get pests under control.
It's amusing seeing people who clearly haven't spent time in warehouses tell internet strangers that warehouses have rats.
We're communicating instantaneously over a globe spanning computer network. In the early 90s that was not possible for the average joe. It was only in the very tail end of the decade that doing so didn't require a fair amount of money and/or technical knowledge.
The network provides all of the information in every library on the planet to us instantaneously.
Think of a guilty/not guilty plea as the defense declaring their stance rather than literally saying "I did this" or "I did not do this". After all there are circumstances in which a person absolutely did the thing they're accused of but are not actually guilty (self defense) or extenuating circumstances need to be considered (insanity plea).
Perjury requires that a person lied under oath in a specific, provable way. That's why defense attorneys will sometimes have their client not take the stand or assert their fifth amendment rights in response to certain questions. Making the prosecution prove that the defendant did a thing is fine. Saying "I didn't do thing X at all" and then having evidence being presented that you did is no bueno.
TL;DR: A not guilty plea basically says "prove it". Perjury is lying about specifics and it can later be proved beyond a reasonable doubt that you lied about those details.
Unpopular opinion incoming, so buckle up. Also a little context: I've owned two different models of air fryer and eaten a few meals out of them, I do a hell of a lot of cooking, and I'm a curmudgeon. This is just my trash opinion. Liking an air fryer doesn't make you a better or worse cook than me, so nobody get offended if I trash your favorite appliance.
Air fryers are fine for what they are, but what they are is just little ovens that don't need to preheat more or less. There are only a handful of dishes that I use mine for that I can't do with my oven and the right cookware. Other than those rare occasions it just takes up space in my kitchen.
I have a friend who starts by them, a real die-hard air fryer fan. He served me some roasted brussel sprouts he made in his and they were good, but just on par with the rest of his cooking. Sure, he made them quickly but those time savings were eaten up by having to make three batches to feed everyone.
My friend is the ideal air fryer user. He and his girlfriend both work long hours, want to eat healthy, have little time, have average cooking skills, and rarely cook for company. He loves being able to serve veggies on the side in just a few minutes, which is just dandy.
The problems with air fryers crop up when you want to go beyond "pretty good food pretty fast" or want to cook in larger volumes. Then their limited capacity and the fact that ... ya know ... they're just little overpowered ovens ... gets in the way of what you can do with them.
Solar panels, memory foam, LEDs. Goddamned transistors.
Listen, if you're just hearing about this shit here and now pour yourself a nice glass of tang and read up because whatever education you got is not serving you.
Space programs are notorious for not developing whole slews of useful technologies that provide benefits in other sectors. Nope, nothing developed by or for NASA will find unexpected uses anywhere other than space exploration. No sirree.
Regardless of genre any work of fiction should have cohesive plot and characterization. It's not elitism to say that the new trilogy is hobbled by numerous, avoidable writing pitfalls.
The other films had writing problems as well but not nearly as many as the new films. People are free to enjoy the new trilogy but they are poorly written.
And yes, I'm aware of how fucking cringe the dialogue in the prequels was.