Giant isopods have a life expectancy of 6-9 years, but one of them in an aquarium went on a hunger strike for 5 years.

Wow, I actually have the exact same radio alarm clock as the one pictured in the top right.

I agree with your points and don’t agree with crunch practices, and this is a bit of a nitpick, but what’s your source for crunching decreasing the liklihood of meeting a deadline?

I can easily imagine those things having correlation, as if you’re already on track for a deadline, why would you need to crunch?

I can’t really think of a complete reason for causation to go the other way though.

It was a good read; thanks for sharing.

Reminds me of the Ethshar series. I don’t remember what book it happens in, but in one of them, it’s a bit of worldbuilding that Divination wizards typically do a quick divination in the morning to see what clients they’ll get that day, then also do a divination to see what they’ll want to ask. That way, when the client comes into their shop, the wizard already knows who they are, what their question is, and the answer to the question, proving their abilities.

I always put the peanut butter on top because it sticks to the bread better. If I pick up a slice of bread with jelly, there’s more of a chance that some could fall off.

Nice. Here’s a picture I took of a snail:

Have you read the series Slumrat Rising by Warby Picus? I think you might like it, since I get a somewhat similar vibe to your thoughts here as some of the philosophizing a bit later on in the series. It took me a bit through book one to see where things were heading, but things became clear after that, and it was entertaining enough before I got to that point.

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I think it just depends on what music you’re listening to. I wasn’t able to think of any songs I’ve been listening to in the last year or two that glorified the hustle, if anything they do the opposite. Here’s an example that came to mind when I saw this post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1bW2MBdyLw

I would argue that it’s moreso that there are many more specific and clear social rules, but most people don’t know how to explain them, so when asked, they just say “read the room”. As another person said, it might also be a reminder or shorthand of something that you are assumed to already know intuitively.

I think part of the skill is tone, which is kinda dumb since the truth you communicate is basically the same. Even so, something like “I don’t know why I’m alive anymore” might be considered rude while something like “eh” or “not great” or “same as usual” (hopefully that’s not your usual) or even something like “well, I’ve been a bit overwhelmed by current events recently” would generally not be seen as rude. You can still say something that’s true; you just have to soften things. It would be easier if the softening was not necessary, but as people have gotten at earlier, you have more power to change yourself that to change how the rest of the world reacts to things.

Source: https://existentialcomics.com/comic/540

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5iqCKzUhlg

There are a few places I’ve found with lots of prebuilt monsters for GURPS, though they aren’t really consolidated in one place. I usually look through one if the following if I want something prebuilt:

• the creatures of the night books (mostly solitary monsters you could design an adventure around, with suggestions for each one)
• the fantasy bestiary (lots of generic and mythological monsters from all over the world, with stats and descriptions for each one)
• dungeon fantasy monsters 1-3 (lots of monsters, kinda built with dungeon fantasy settings and power levels in mind)
• the gurps repository also has tons of free and generic statblocks

Why? I generally find it pretty easy to avoid unhappiness, and if I’m building bases in different biomes for the pylon network, it’s just a bunch of free discounts.

It’s real: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC1CqyCN9Q0

I’d say it holds up extremely well, especially with mods, but your enjoyment will depend on what you look for in a game.

The sandbox and exploration elements are the best part of the game IMO, but if you don’t care about that kind of thing, you might not like it.

Based on the other comments, it seems like it’s more in case there’s an earthquake or something and the elevator is stuck under rumble. If you were trapped in an elevator under rubble for a few days, it’d probably be nice to have a snack on hand.

If you’re in a situation where you can’t get out of the space without bonking the cars next to you, wouldn’t you most likely have had to bonk them to get in?