I always wanted a Nokia - I know it was a cliche, but I was amazed at how indestructible they were. Even when they did actually break apart, you could just pick up the bits, clip them back together, and it would just work again - with no visible damage.
I know it doesn't help, but Europeans have always been amazed how much you guys were charged for SMS. Even in 1999, over here messages cost a fraction of what you were charged - that you pay for them at all these days is just mind-boggling.
Just wanted to add another agreement here. It's like milk at the bottom of a bowl of children's cereal (er, obviously not Coco Pops).
I'm surprised that there's a few people saying it tastes salty. I wonder how much it depends on diet - I guess human diets vary more than cow diets do.
Maybe I am being obtuse - but I really don't see what it is you think you've had taken from you.
The conversation, the exchange of information, is intangible and transient by its very nature. You don't own the conversation. There's nothing about it to own.
If you think there's some obligation on the part of the moderator to preserve the transcripts of conversations that you've taken part in, even against their own better judgement, then I'm sorry but I don't see it.
But anyway, like I said - if you set up your own instance, you can keep those threads open for as long as you like.
But they're not taken from you - they still happened.
No actual harm has happened. Nothing changes the fact that you had a conversation. You are no poorer for it being hidden.
I know it's said a lot, but if you don't want to play by someone else's rules, you can set up your own instance. Every single thing on here is the result of someone just setting up their own instance. Honestly, it's never been easier than it is now.
Hey, as a former lecturer, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and see this as research.
How would this sudden mass unemployment affect the world? One angle to look at this from is the point of view of the average person.
If people's needs are still met, then they'll be able to live happy and fulfilled lives, with more time for happiness and leisure.
If people's needs are not met, however, they'll suffer.
It's probably worth keeping in mind that history has shown that whenever big advances in technology have taken place (the Industrial Revolution, industrial automation, computers) there are people who always jump to the worst possible conclusion. The reality is always that some people are worse off, but most people are better off.
Also, at the time, in the west, Al Qaida were a largely unknown terrorist cell operating in far-away third-world countries. It seemed incredible that such a devastating attack could be carried out on US soil by a small group most people had never heard of.
Your actions were determined by your biology and life experience up to that point. Likewise, the other person acted how they did according to their biology and experience.
The gears of the universe turned in the only way they were going to turn, and the outcome you got was the only one that was ever going to happen.
It doesn't mean that you can't now act upon it moving forward, but hopefully there's some calm to be had in knowing that what has already happened was always going to happen. It's just a tiny artifact of the vast and intricate clockwork of the universe.
I'm really lucky in that I learned "what goes around comes around" at a relatively early age.
When I was 16/17, the main bully from my secondary school died. He'd taken a car to go joyriding and lost control when being chased by the police.
As I've gotten older, I've learnt that, while it can sometimes take a long time, people who treat other people badly get what's coming to them more often than not.
Fwiw, I don't recommend an ender. Admittedly it's capable of great things, but certainly not out of the box.
Although it's not a huge selection, the best printer I've used in terms of ease and quality is the FLSun Q5. Prints great out of the box, auto-levels, easy to repair, plus it's a delta (which are just magical to watch).
I always wanted a Nokia - I know it was a cliche, but I was amazed at how indestructible they were. Even when they did actually break apart, you could just pick up the bits, clip them back together, and it would just work again - with no visible damage.
Also, SNAKE