Usual Chuck Lorre series lifecycle. Many are pretty good, for their 1st, 2nd, seasons. Then they should die gracefully.

Didnt he also invent the Tesler car?

I have the same questions about Stremio.

I did a tour in a NATO army, in Europe, conscript. I was in a Scout/Pathfinder unit (volunteer, perks), so we had real “kill fast, silently and with prejudice” among other training. However, in peace time we had some ceremonial/escort duties. We did some “essential” drill team duties. I liked to say we were armed majorettes. The kill-gunnery-explosives-orienteering-etc. stuff I could consider useful knowledge/training for extreme situations, but the drill stuff is about the useless-est skills ever acquired.

Marching is a highly efficient way to move large amounts of people.

Oh, so thats where the expression seersucker comes form!

No.

My mother and her friend set her daughter and me up. We were teens. We hit it off, and were a thing for over 2 years. I moved away, and we tried the long distance thing, but it didn’t work out (Duh!).

She’s one of the best things that’s happened in my life. Smart, sweet, funny, so, so cute, with an edge when appropriate…

Go along. If you don’t hit it off, well, so what. You aren’t getting married. Just don’t go with preconceptions, or expectations. Just expect to have a good time. Worst case is “Ok, see ya”

Also, break the ice with “Isn’t this cringy AF?!” or something like that.

Dingbiribiribunbaaa bumbaa bumbaaaa Dingbiribiribunbaaa bumbaa bumbaaaa Dingbiribiribunbaaa bumbaa bumbaaaa

This is also True.

She does come from an upper middle class family in the 1st world, so she didn’t have to overcome poverty or major disabilities, but she did make the best of opportunities, and worked her ass off. Millions of women in her cohort were perfectly OK with being a housewife.

Well, my sister is nice. 1out of 2 is OK, I guess ;)

Nottheonion

My mother has a PhD, has lived in three continents, at 70 was still windsurfing and skiing, plants a ton of shit, has written two books, has always painted, and had her works in exhibitions… And has two children, and six grandchildren.

It’s you who sets your goals and limitations (mainly)

My kids say “Chewbacca!”

Why are so many USian against gun control?

I live in Europe. I can own handguns, semiauto rifles, including assault types and other sporting/hunting guns. I cannot modify them.

Magazines are limited to 3 rounds, although procuring/3D printing larger ones is trivial, but if I get caught with one + the rifle, I’m are fucked.

I have to pass a physical and psych test.

I must attend a course which is essentially gun discipline and safety.

My guns are registered, Including ballistic samples.

If I sell a gun the police must be notified, and the buyer vetted.

My guns must be kept in a locked, approved, gun locker.

When in a car, the gun must be in a carry box, in the trunk, and munitions in the glove box.

Except for some details please explain how this is fundamentally different from owning and driving a car.

I don’t know if it’s being done, but since AI is here to stay, and these sort of tasks seem to fit with their capabilities, maybe a group could carry out testing.

Yes. I would think that English having so many exceptions to it’s rules, and so many ways to pronounce a letter, could deal with symplifiying, such as; de=the, dos=those…

I like how Spanish is mostly phonetic.

OK, so how about spending that money in a water treatment plant, so the beavers don’t live in “dirty” water and make things better downstream?

Try sesame Street. It’s very visual, and surprisingly cute for adults

I’m tri-lingual, and can make myself understood for basic stuff and can generally get the gist in 3 more. I learned English by immersion in my teens, probably the ideal age. When I arrived in America, beginning of summer, I joined all youth summer activities available in town; baseball, archery, joined a Scout group, etc. I made friends and was interacting in English constantly. By School start, I was placed in regular classes. My sister didn’t do these things and was placed in many English for learners classes, with foreign students. I speak much better than her.

Also, I watched Sesame Street, Mr Roger’s, and other children’s shows

My kids have not lived in an English speaking country, but game in English, watch all media in English, with subtitles in English, and attended bi-lingual schools. I spoke in English with them a lot while they were growing up. They speak very good English, with my daughter having EU C2 level, the highest official level in a foreign language.

Watching foreign media, with subtitles in that language, including children’s shows, reading foreign news and stuff, etc. helps a lot.

Also, in many areas there are foreign language oriented Meetups.

In Europe we are paying restocking fees, just not overtly. I have been in the ecommerce business, and know others who have. You just mark up the goods taking into account your returned goods cost.

It’s like physical stores adding a the spread cost of shoplifting into the prices.