I just watched a TV series on Netflix about this exact scenario playing out in Poland. The rural folks weren’t having it but got steamrolled by the government anyway. High Water

There’s also this that ties in:

https://www.warframe.com/news/transcription-of-unauthorized-broadcast-attributed-to-try-again-slick

Contact your county health & human services agency. Medicaid might be able to help, I don’t think Medicare will.

No, it’s not safe at all. You should be disposing of that battery immediately.

https://www.takomabattery.com/is-a-swollen-battery-dangerous-the-complete-guide-to-dealing-with-a-swollen-battery/

Tail end of 58.

I don’t get why this is an unpopular opinion. I love Arby’s. And I’m extremely sad that the only one within a 50 mile radius closed during COVID and I can’t have Arby’s anymore.

I got my first Linux system two years ago when I was 57. I took one of the COVID checks and bought a Linux laptop from System76. I had the choice of PopOS or Ubuntu so I just took straight Ubuntu. It was set up and running when I unboxed it and everything I need to know how to do I can just do a web search for. And that’s really not much. Best of all the thing starts up in seconds, when Windows was always taking its damn sweet time and shutting itself down for two and three hour updates when I needed to use it. As for gaming, that’s what my PS5 is for.

Buying a pre-built, pre-installed Linux system was perfect for me. It might be what would work for you too. It takes a lot of the guesswork out of where to start.

People know the difference between fantasy and reality. Unless someone’s questionable anyway I don’t think pretending to be evil will change someone. People play violent video games and don’t tend to go out and shoot up their neighborhoods. Same thing.

Good for you for listening, and good luck.

I’m speaking as a woman who’s been hit on at work. We’re paid to be nice to the customers and too many customers take it as some sort of come-on. It’s uncomfortable to be put in that position and you should be thinking of her comfort at her place of business above your own desires if you’re really into her.

I personally don’t think this is a thing. Acting is pretending. I used to LARP an evil character but it was all just role-playing. Being able to use one’s imagination and walk in another’s shoes (evil or not) doesn’t change who you are as a person. It just makes you a good actor.

It’s not appropriate to ask a woman out when she’s working. Service staff get hit on all day and they’re just trying to work.

You can slip her your number if she shows up at your place of business and leave the ball in her court though. If she doesn’t contact you then there’s your answer.

You’ve got to toughen up. If she’s waiting for you when you get home, tell her you don’t have time to hang out and close the door on her. Tell her it’s not appropriate that she keeps inviting herself over and that you can’t be available for her on her whim. The only way to set boundaries is to set them strong and plain and then do what you have to do to enforce them. If that means walking in your door and shutting it in her face that’s what you need to do.

She’s not your kid, she’s not a relative, she’s not your responsibility. Tell yourself that when you feel yourself folding. She’s pushing you because you’re not drawing the line in concrete. It’s not mean to set firm lines with people that take advantage of your good nature.

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Fun fact: in enthusiast circles they’re known as skinny pigs.

If you liked the Expanse you might be interested in Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars series, and for the same reasons.

As for your original question, for me the important part is good writing and story telling. Some writers’ styles just turn me off no matter how good or important the work is. Narrative style is what makes or breaks a book for me no matter the genre.

I’m really shy about public squads because I don’t want to be the leech on the team so it’s good to know this information for when I get started doing these. Thank you.

Oh, yeah, I’m not ready for those yet. thanks.

How rough are the archon hunts? Are they beefed up from New War or the same basic stats?