Erm, the Borg would like to remind you that cubes have been a thing for a bit.

I mean, in theory… isn’t that a company practicing medicine without the proper credentials?

I worked in IT for medical companies throughout my life, and my wife is a clinical tech.

There is shit we just CAN NOT say due to legal liabilities.

Like, my wife can generally tell whats going on with a patient - however - she does not have the credentials or authority to diagnose.

That includes tell the patient or their family what is going on. That is the doctor’s job. That is the doctor’s responsibility. That is the doctor’s liability.

But a failed shitty product is right in line with Trump about as far back as it goes.

Doesn’t work. Sorry.

Trump is team (diet) Coke, and Taco Bell is owned by Yum Brands, which is owned by Pepsi.

Now if it came with its “own” Diet Trump Cola, maybe. The cup could have a depiction of Don Taco thin/muscular, you know, how he sees himself in a mirror

If I could drive in the snow, and deal with the snow, and the rest of the winter wonderland I’m not at all accustomed to, I would have been in Canada a long time ago.

In the grand scheme of things, we’re all animals.

Push any of us far enough, starve us enough, etc.

This is why we have self-defense laws. It is inherently understandable that under duress a person (or lion) will act outside of their usual nature to secure food, shelter, or safety.

That being said, this is no way in defense of any mass-shooter types. There is a difference between self-defense and mass-murder.

I lived on the street next to a high school.

The primary entrance to both the high school and the rest of the neighborhood was appropriately named Funnel.

Getting out of the neighborhood was sometimes the longest part of my journey, and that was driving from the suburbs into downtown on a notoriously traffic ridden (and always under construction) freeway - they liked to close exits with little to no notice sometimes requiring massive rerouting. Was late a couple times because of that, but the traffic right at the start of the commute was the worst.

A combination of high schoolers who can’t drive, and half asleep parents who need more caffeine or less kids - probably both - as well as pedestrians and kids on bikes. I don’t know about your area, but cyclists in that area did not abide by traffic laws and no one stopped them, so they kept doing it. More than a few people died at that crossing in the ~5 years I lived there.

Thankfully, I usually only saw it bad on my way home in the morning (medical IT, I worked nights).

Covering some other shifts though? Whew, I had to leave at least 30 minutes earlier than I would for a night shift.

I wouldn’t say ALL cats check the physics before leaping.

I mean, they’re impressive as a group… but individual outliers exist. My wife and I have 4 of them, lol.

I mean, the US put out the game America’s Army as a recruitment tool.

Passably decent multiplayer shooter for its time. Good enough to kill some time with.

I’m a gamer, and I do…

Then again, I’m mostly excited about using CUDA cores for cracking hashes and the like, lol.

Yeah, now he jerks it out of spite.

Totally throws the subtle flavors off.

I felt that way about CyberPunk 2077 and CDPR.

CDPR hadn’t let me down. Yet. Ultimately, they redeemed themselves, sure, but at launch… whew, there were issues.

Game companies CAN redeem themselves. Business wise though? Its hard to recoup that kind of shaken faith in investors, board members, etc; let alone the people you’re actually trying to sell to.

There are so MANY fucking games out there these days, that I’ll look at something new, and decide I don’t like certain elements of the gameplay, and just move on.

If a feature looks more frustrating than fun? I’m good, thanks.

I’ve played hard games on the hardest setting for the challenge. I’ve also played “easy” just to get drunk and enjoy a story.

If it isn’t fun though? Then what am I doing here?

I already spend 8+ hours a day on the computer and hate it, but at least they pay me.

That last line is the key take-away for dealing with ANY HR.

Never forget who signs their paychecks.

Here I am missing my meds and really wishing I could get my brain chemistry back to “normal” but I can’t afford it.

I moved across the country and had more difficulty than expected finding work, so my savings are tapped and my health insurance has not kicked in yet.

I’m not saying anyone should be forced to take meds that could alter their autonomy in any way, that being said, I know I do better and feel better when I have my meds. In life, at work, in personal relationships. I want to take them.

It doesn’t seem fair… hooray for capitalism, huh?

She ruined the only opportunity I had to see Iron Maiden.

They dropped off the Ozzfest tour that year because Sharon was a cock-juggling-thunder-cunt right before they got to my town.

Because the word Kiwi refers to other things.

A fruit, people from New Zealand, etc.

No no, some people have to learn from their own mistakes.

You tell a toddler to not reach up and touch the stove because a burner might be hot. You don’t tell a 25 year old man not to touch a burner - by that age they should have either learned from extrapolating data about the world, from their childhood experience, or someone else’s experience. Regardless, at a certain point, you just let morons burn their fingers.

I played the first PS. Loved it. If memory serves, I usually cloaked up, used a knife, and tried to capture stuff.

PS2, well… I played the beta, I didn’t care for the stealth changes. Then, it released and I played a little… just couldn’t maintain my interest, plus the unlock system was kinda punishing and made it seem too P2W for me.

I’m kind of the opposite, lol.

I miss my overnight shift.

I’d wake up, the world was quiet, there were no harsh lights to contend with, very few coworkers to deal with, even less management…

Just go in, put in my earbuds between calls, and do my shit. Then, when everyone is grumpy and trying to get coffee, I’m going home.

That being said, when the time changed it could be a blessing and a curse.

On one hand, sweet, short(ish) day… well, 11 hours. Then it swings the other way, and 13 hour shifts suck even more than 12 hours.

Watching the time roll back an hour feels very unfair when you’re on the clock and just want to go home, lol.

Yeah, I didn’t mean this bill would pass but… the sentiment makes it more dangerous for some people I care about.

The politicians push this shit because they think they have the support of the people, at least in the form of votes.

I’m not so worried about the government. Not much most of us can do if the military turns against the people. I’m worried about bigoted neighbors feeling empowered.