I insist on slippers. I tend to bang my toes or, even worse, catch my toenails on all kinds of protrusions (from stairs to skirting boards). I run a lot, so I keep my toenails very short, but it happens quite often, and slippers are the best way to prevent it.
Can't argue with that. I never really paid attention to Paddy's Day while I was in the US, so all I have to go by are the news reports (which may be a bit sensationalist).
As a Dubliner (Ireland, not one of the many Dublins across the pond), I must say that Americans are really weird about Paddy's Day. We have a large parade in Dublin and smaller ones in smaller cities, and then those of us who have kids ho to family fairs, and the rest for a pint at the local. We leave the city centre to the tourists who get shitfaced on overpriced, prepoured Guinness for no good reason. And even though we did some weird things with our river (the time in the slime), we never dyed the Liffey green.
Middle manager in an IT company here. My job description is saying "no" to requests outside the official pipeline, in order to shield my team from outside interference and burnout. I need a manager to fight for me whenever I pick a fight with one of the VPs who think we need to drop everything and refocus on their pet project.
Forehead-slapping moment: After broswing this thread and trying to figure out the weird aspect ratios, I realised that you guys are using custom wallpapers on your mobile phones.
When I was still buying new games, I've had development studios I preferred, and others I avoided. Those were simpler times (and simpler games), when one small studio did everything.
Later, additional external companies got involved, and some tried to hide their presence. I remember when The Adventure Company started using a very customer unfriendly sort of copy protection, and I started using a list of affectted games, so that I could avoid them.
These days, multiple companies are involved with game design. As a consumer, it's only normal that I'd like to know who had their hands on developing a game I'd be interested in. I haven't played any games Sweet Baby was involved with, but if I did and had a strong opinion (negative or positive) about their work, I'd appreciate a list of games they worked on, to make a purchase choice that would suit me best.
I saw it for the first time last summer. Did a little reading, and according to the news articles, it was a EU directive, but it had been heavily lobbied for by Coca Cola. If I remember right, all EU countries should have implemented the necessary legislature by June this year.
I personally just tear the caps off. Can't get used to them.
That's how I was taught. Quarter past, half past, quarter to, and add to it the minutes. Then again, I was also taught to hide under my school desk in case of a nuclear attack. I think times may have changed slightly since then...
Last summer, I was in a water park, one of the few people still wearing a watch. A man asked me what time it was, and I replied "half past one and ten minutes". To me, this was completely natural, and I didn't even think about it. I'll never forget his confused look. You could almost see slight movements under his hair as the wheels in his brain worked overtime to translate it into digital time...
Slovak: "Boha ti jebem" literally translates into "I fuck your god". Unsurprisingly, it's a curse you tell someone who pisses you off.
The Slovak Prime Minister also likes to say "Do psej matere", which literally means "Into the dog's mom". The English equivalent would be along the lines of "For fuck's sake".
I'm inclined to believe it. I worked for a Wall Street firm when the stock market switched from fractional quotations to decimal. Lots of my coworkers printed out a conversion table from fractions to decimals, and even so often had problems figuring out which of two quotations was greater than the other one (in decimals). Those were smart people, but if you work with one system for so long, your brain gets hardwired and difficult to change.
You are indeed well-read, and I'm finding it difficult to give you an entire list, based on your tastes (which are remarkably close to mine). The two authors that come to mind, whom I haven't seen on your list are
Greg Bear. Anything from him, but I particularly like the The Forge of God and Anvil of Stars duology. You complained about sad books, and these may be depressing, but it's some of the best writing that's still missing from your list.
China Mielville. Wonderfully weird and inventive books, in particular The City & The City and Perdido Street Station.
And since you mentioned Timothy Zahn, in comparison with Card, I take it you already read his The Icarus Hunt? If not, it's also highly recommended for its unabashed fun and good plot.
I have tthe benefit of a smart watch, so I know my stats quite well. Over the long term, I average 13 breaths per minute, or 18,720 breaths per day. That translates into $936 per day. When not injured, I average 22,000 steps per day, which would get me $5500 per day (currently injured, so no running, so I'm down to 12,000 steps or $3000 per day). Breathing would win only if I averaged fewer than 3744 steps per day. I think I get more just walking to my corner newsagent and back.
Personal anecdote. My drinking days are long over, and now I limit my alcohol consumption to 1-2 drinks on Friday, right after work. The alcohol varies - a beer, a cider, 2 glasses of wine, or a glass of hot whiskey on particularly cold evenings. I also do a lot of fitness, so I'm monitoring my health pretty closely, in particular HRV at night, which is an amazing indicator of my sleep quality and overall health. I have a nearly perfect correlation between an evening drink and a drop of HRV into red zones, and the corresponding drop in sleep quality. The effect of the drink is so strong that I skip it altogether if I plan on having a long hard run the next day.
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I insist on slippers. I tend to bang my toes or, even worse, catch my toenails on all kinds of protrusions (from stairs to skirting boards). I run a lot, so I keep my toenails very short, but it happens quite often, and slippers are the best way to prevent it.