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They actually are really nice, but they still need some time in terms of reliability. They are awesome for reading books or the news on the go, though. Or if you need a maps application open while biking. I miss mine, but Samsung still has dogshit repairability, so when a 10¢ ribbon cable broke (understandable), their solution was to replace all three screens, or pull a repair shop's license. A $600 replacement.

Ooh, I like this song :)

That is sweet, and sorry for you loss. He sounds like a great friend!

I love that!

I agree with him, but I think there are multiple different ways to approach this issue (in many western countries).

Part of this is starting boys one year later in school, because developmentally, boys hit puberty later than girls. Another part needs to be offline activities like camping, biking, and sailing that get boys outside and playing with each other in healthy environments. Scouting was a great example when I was a kid. It let kids blow off excess steam, while teaching them how to work together, how to safely help injured people, deal with emergencies, and experience the wonder of the outdoors. It also taught good skills like swimming, personal finance, and leadership.

I think back then, the Internet was a lot more rudimentary, and cellphones really could only be used for calling. Videogames were collaborative, in-person activities, and while it did peel people away, it wasn't the isolated, single-player experience it is now. Kids and adults have to get away from that sometimes.

I think this is less time-specific, and more just people not being terribly interested in learning.

For example, a professor who specialized in virology was explaining everything about how pathogens spillover between species, using a 2010s ebola outbreak as an example. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time because it was as fascinating as a true horror movie, and yet other students were totally zoned out on Facebook a few rows ahead of me. While the professor was talking about organs dissolving due to the disease and the fecal-oral (and other liquids) route of ebola, which wasn't exactly a dry subject, lol.

Rinse and repeat for courses on macro/micro economics, mirror neurons, psychology classes on kink, even coding classes.

Either I'm fascinated by stuff most people find boring, or a lot of people just hate learning. I'm thinking it's the latter, since this stuff encompassed a wide range of really interesting subjects from profs who were really excited about what they taught.

I miss them a lot, I used to corner various profs and TAs and ask them questions about time fluctuations around black holes, rare succulent growing tips in the plant growth center, and biotechnology. It was fun having access to such vibrant people :)

They all already do. Not getting vaccines exposes you to deadly diseases that destroy your body and polish off the young and old. Measles is basically a superweapon that wipes your immune system and makes you extremely vulnerable to other diseases (in addition to terrifying and lethal complications). And the vaccine makes you 97% immune.

The virus is explosively infectious, and hangs in the air for hours, so anyone that didn't get vaccinated is totally boned.

For more on why it fucks the shit out of your body:

https://youtu.be/y0opgc1WoS4

It's not very arcady, and has a bit of a learning curve, though a HOTAS helps a lot. It's a lot more simulation-esque. Not as much as MSFS, but closer to that end. Combat, exploration, mining, tourism, rescue. It's a 1:1* replica of the Milky Way in about 1,300 years. Trailer for context: https://youtu.be/YESNObZJTgQ

It will blow your nuts off in VR, especially the Ship Launched Fighters (SLFs). One of the coolest VR experiences I've ever had, particularly near the center of the galaxy where the stars are much more dense than in our portion of the Milky Way.

*Some stars had to be removed near the center of the galaxy because they are so close, it makes it nearly impossible to navigate between them. On older computers, the galaxy map in the core of our galaxy will make your computer lag. Yes, we have that many stars IRL.

Damn, I didn't know Gaetz was into older women.

If you are the simmy type or like space, Elite Dangerous is insanely good, but has a learning curve up front. It's the only game I've put over 1,100 hours in and still haven't explored everything.

Subnautica is another game I can highly recommend.

If you wanna play games with friends (Elite is also MP), The Forest is a great game to bond over.

Black mesa is another banger.

Thank you!

Hmm, good to know. I'll be sure to not overtorque it. Thank you!

Paternity leave is a no brainer for families of all stripes. Both spouses should have time off to care for their children in the first year of their life, especially during the vulnerable first year before they are immunized against dangerous diseases. And I'm in a same sex relationship, so I'm definitely using it when we are ready to have kids, haha.

Honestly, each parent should have 6 mo of paid leave.

Edit: adding onto this, all men's bathrooms should have changing stations. It's insane that some women's do, but men's do not.

Disgusting. They'll have to burn the furniture afterwards, knowing Vance. We know what he did.

Congrats on getting married :)

That should be illegal, Jesus.

Yeah, expensive up front, but the blades are cheap. I got on the Harry's train before they got bought up and were cheap. Now, whoever bought them has been jacking up prices, which had me looking for a cheaper alternative.

Harry's also gave me plastic guilt. There is a lot of waste. :p

Uh oh, what broke on it?

Don't get the one I got, lol. I'm probably going back to a non-smartwatch after problems with my tic watch.

I recently switched to a Leaf one and love it. It's about the same as my Harry's razor, but a hell of a lot less expensive when even Costco is selling their reloads at $27. The leaf blades are way less expensive, and they aren't even proprietary.