Her name is [kept to myself because I’m a gentleman who doesn’t kiss and tell]. I hope I, in turn, am not someone’s most alarming thing but it’s possible :P
Her name is [kept to myself because I’m a gentleman who doesn’t kiss and tell]. I hope I, in turn, am not someone’s most alarming thing but it’s possible :P
I’d say it’s sometimes ok, sometimes necessary for brevity, and sometimes accurate. Accurate = “All people need oxygen, water, and calories to survive.” Brevity = “Generally speaking, people enjoy good food and good company so those situations work well for forming relationships.”
Consequences of generalizations have a lot to do with how tolerable they are. If I say, “most people like pizza” there’s not much harm if several million people don’t. If I say, “all or most people of this gender/ethnicity/religion/whatever have X problem” that’s a lot more problematic because it can easily lead to a consequence of harmful prejudice. When it comes to matters of ethics, beliefs, accusations etc. it becomes very important to handle cases individually as much as humanly possible.
Given the recent solar eclipse, I’m reminded of the people who stared directly at the sun and found it to be dangerously bright.
Sounds like Sunak is trying to pry medical assessment out of the hands of doctors/other current professionals and into the realm of the more “economically motivated” shall we say. As well as potentially downplaying just how serious a concern the state of mental health response is in…I was going to say Britain but in a lot of countries honestly.
Here Whiskeyjack is being used to improve a picture with cute points and not sure how he feels about it:
I probably picked the best one, but here’s the others I have of just him. This is him moving in from the adoption center to my old place as a kitten:
I’m disproportionately pleased that someone else knows how he got his name :)
AI is about to become a necessity for basically every industry. It’s to be expected that those on top are making sure they stay on top. I can’t even really fault them for it (although I do fault how greedily they go about it), but I also want government intervention to protect citizens from it. “It” being unethical/harmful business practices.
It’s really important to get news like this out, because backdoor cartel-style deals between big companies is basically accepted business practice now. Companies don’t charge what things cost to provide, or what it takes to make a reasonable profit - they charge what they can get away with and if that means collaborating with “competitors” then that’s not an issue.
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You say that as if a cat would ever feel guilty or embarrassed. If my cat was looking at me like that it would mean, “Yeah, I was playing with the blinds, and I will again unless you’re more interesting.”
I haven’t bought a game with microtransactions in several years, even if I was interested in the game. I know my resistance probably doesn’t accomplish much, but I simply refuse to support that business model. I don’t want to put up with pressure to pay “just a little bit more”. Day 1 DLC isn’t a guaranteed gamebreaker for me if I already really want the game, but it definitely reduces my interest and I’ve passed over several games before because of it.
I wholeheartedly support expansions so long as their content justifies their pricetag.
Unironically, good on you. That’s character progress and it takes a lot of courage and self-confidence to accept rejection in a mature way and keep trying regardless. For what it’s worth I as an Internet stranger think we should help more people do the same sort of things.