God no. The math with timezones is painful enough without having to deal with half hour offsets.
Actually, there are some timezones with offsets of half or even quarter hours, but the company where I work in software engineering doesn't do any business in those timezones, so I've never had to deal with that particular brand of madness.
Just get rid of DST. It was never a good idea. "Noon" should mean that the sun is directly overhead (or at least directly overhead east-west-wise if not north-south-wise) and "midnight" should be the midpoint between any two adjacent noons. (Ok, yes, if you live on the extreme eastern or western edge of a timezone, then at noon, the position of the sun may be up to 7.5° off of directly overhead east-west-wise. But yeah.)
If a) you actually got it to a rolling boil for a sufficient time (some teas recommend heating to less than boiling temperature), b) the water boiled in the cup (as in, microwave rather than tea kettle you may have let cool a while before actually pouring it in the cup), and c) you took surgeon-like steps to avoid contamination during and after the steeping process, I'd imagine it'd be just as sterile as any thing properly sterilized by boiling would be.
I've got enough privacy concerns about my car's privacy policies that I don't want my phone talking to my car. (Except via the aux audio port, at least.)
And since I first got a smartphone, I haven't done enough traveling that I've ever felt the need for a maps app. But there are options on F-Droid. I just can't speak to how good they are as I've never used any of them.
See how many tickets you have to open at precisely the same time to make the server grind to a halt. Given how long it takes to load even one, my bet's on about 10 before other users start seeing issues.
People with at least certain types of NPD tend to use/manipulate/victimize people in ways that hurt, scare, and anger. People who have experience dealing with such NPD sufferers often have unresolved grudges which they project onto anyone with NPD. (Similarly, they tend to label NPD anyone who triggers their unresolved issues.)
In a perfect word, everyone would be emotionally mature enough not to be triggered or even injured in the first place by someone exhibiting manipulative/narcissistic behavior. But we don't live in a perfect world. Victims of emotional abuse have valid reason to hurt and be scared and angry. It's reasonable to say that they don't have valid reason to demonize people with NPD. But whether demonizing people with NPD is "valid" or not, it's understandable. At least as understandable as is any sort of projection.
So, this is a personal question, and definitely don't feel obligated to answer it, but if you "haven't abused or manipulated anyone ever", can I ask if you've gotten any verification of this assertion from an impartial observer? For instance, has a therapist used a term like "covert NPD" to refer to you?
Also, being honest here and speaking personally, I have suffered abuse and manipulation of a distinctively narcissistic sort for a number of years. I don't feel like I harbor hatred toward the individual in question today. (Though I'd really rather not ever interact with them again.) But it definitely was a long process to reach the point where I could say that. And it's pretty certain that even if the individual to whom I refer had/has issues that lead them to abuse and manipulate me, I must admit that I similarly had preexisting issues on which they wouldn't have been able to prey had I not had such issues. (And, full disclosure, if this individual ever had an NPD diagnosis from anyone with more authority than my own armchair, I'm unaware of it.)
I've since run into and worked closely with at least one other individual who habitually acted in very narcissistic ways toward me and others and I was able to mostly view them with empathy and avoid being triggered to an extent that wouldn't have been possible had I not previously worked closely with the former individual I mentioned above. I can't say I'm thankful to the first one per se, but at very least I can admit that having interacted with them, in some ways I've become a stronger person. (Even if in others I've become weaker.)
Dead internet theory is a fantastic theory that holds that the majority of the social media content on the internet is created by bots. I personally like to think about an internet with only bots in it, communicating back and forth without human interaction. For example, creating a Tamagochi hive at home. This not only increases bot happiness, but also adds excitement! By the way, if you're interested in non-standard hobbies, I also recommend paying attention to https://chatgpt.com/.
So many folks in this thread saying they have to be high to tolerate their families. What's the point of even attending a holiday family get-together if you can't stand them? (Just get high at home with a couple of friends who also can't stand their families.)
I keep some cash in my pocket specifically in case I run across someone asking for money.
And then I live like a hermit, almost never going anywhere, so it's rare that I actually have occasion to give in that way, but you know.
Also, in my experience, it's not necessarily homeless people who need the money. I've seen people (claiming they're) close to losing their housing who are hoping to raise enough money panhandling to make their rent this month.
Of course, if you are struggling financially, it's definitely very reasonable to decline to give in that context. I suppose if anything feels "off" as well. (Though I wouldn't want to bias folks in the direction of thinking that there may be any reason to be more suspicious of people in need than others.) But over all, I do think it's something that can make a hugely, vitally positive change in someone's basic wellbeing.
God no. The math with timezones is painful enough without having to deal with half hour offsets.
Actually, there are some timezones with offsets of half or even quarter hours, but the company where I work in software engineering doesn't do any business in those timezones, so I've never had to deal with that particular brand of madness.
Just get rid of DST. It was never a good idea. "Noon" should mean that the sun is directly overhead (or at least directly overhead east-west-wise if not north-south-wise) and "midnight" should be the midpoint between any two adjacent noons. (Ok, yes, if you live on the extreme eastern or western edge of a timezone, then at noon, the position of the sun may be up to 7.5° off of directly overhead east-west-wise. But yeah.)