We’re also stupid beyond belief. Have you considered removing your sense of shame and any semblance of introspection?

But on a more pragmatic note, I think a lot of comfort in (anything, but especially in) social situations requires putting in the repetitions and trying to model certain people or traits. Who do you aspire to resemble? I’ve always appreciated media with fast-paced, witty dialog. Sitcoms from the 90s (for example, Seinfeld or Friends, to name a couple); movies by, for example, Kevin Smith or Guy Ritchie, and just becoming more comfortable with the language. Read more, watch more, expand your vocabulary, learn and master figures of speech. Then find people to hang out with and practice. Go for coffee, or a walk, or a beer, and be candid with your companions about your desires to speak captivatingly and confidently.

That’s really good to know about these things. They’ve been on sale through Woot. I guess there’s a good reason for that.

You’re just lucky they didn’t sell you piss. Alternatively, you missed out on an “opportunity in the market” by not selling your lemonade piss.

Won’t someone think of the shareholders?!

I’ve been sending his chain emails along since the 90s so he owes me some serious interest.

What if they fuck each other?

Snake oil futures 🚀

Point taken but it reminds me of an old proverb: hate not the player, as the game is that which should be despised.

I appreciate that it’s the first different take on an EV or cars in general since, well, Tesla? The customizability options, low starting price, and they’ve done some fun marketing stunts so far. There may be plenty of reasons to be skeptical about it and perhaps it’ll even flop or be ghostware, but (the option for) a non-fastback crossover SUV with physical buttons has me, again, hopeful.

“Is DEI in the room with us right now?”

I’m so hopeful that the Telo will see the light of day, or at least the Slate.

She sounds like an excellent dancer

Thank you for this. I needed to hear it.

In every single one of these stories, the reporters need to be asking whether it was the racism or the fascism that appealed more to these voters. Inquiring minds want to know and we shouldn’t let them off the hook or worse, to cry for our sympathy.

I’ve always had pretty sensitive skin and trouble with razor burn and then ingrown hairs and acne after shaving. I’ve used everything from cheap single- and dual- blade generic, disposable razors to Mach 3 (and four- and five-blade razors with handles that you replace the cartridges on) to electric shavers (Norelco-style with the three round foils as well as the Braun-style straight foil) to eventually safety razors. I’ve actually had the best luck with safety razors and trying to find a routine and style of shaving that keeps my skin less angry, as well as using a blade that works for me.

A friend told me about Henson razors. They’re manufactured to really tight tolerances to keep the blade from slipping around while you’re pulling it across your face and I think the angle of the blade is different than most safety razors. It has been a night and day difference for me. I can actually shave faster and more haphazardly than before and I no longer cut myself shaving. And the best part is I no longer get razor burn, even when shaving against the grain. (Depending on the texture of your hair you may need the AL13-M model. I find that shaving pubic or body hair takes forever with their standard AL-13, but also it keeps you from cutting your balls off.)

Looks great! Nice work, thanks for sharing.

Okay, now do Chocolate Rain

“Yet the immigration system does not provided [sic] court-appointed counsel to immigrants facing deportation who are unable to afford a lawyer.”

https://immigrantjustice.org/issues/access-counsel

Everyone’s right. It’s horrible, but it’s the way it has been. It’s just getting and will continue to get worse.

Well someone isn’t getting their Christmas bonus (their family can live)

So we all agree that it’s peak Silicon Valley.

Pretty sure he got rid of some of his first term appointees. Maybe some inspectors general and he may have railed against a judicial appointee or three as a “radical Marxist”?