Creative control until the Bobs come in and fire everyone not wanting to toe the authoritarian line.

Origin Systems, they made Ultima Underworld and Wing Commander. EA turned Origin into a download client. I’m still salty.

Being forced to parent siblings and parenting your own child are very different things. Even if you don’t choose to have a child, they are your own flesh and blood and that makes a big difference.

True, it’s like the war on drugs, but drugs that can be perfectly copied infinite times and fully shared over the internet.

Kids are annoying and trying at times, but until you have your own kid it’s impossible to understand how rewarding they can be.

Guns and Roses - My World

I’m betting this will be it.

They suck when they climb all over your white outside walls and get into your house by the hundreds.

More enshittification. I still use my headphone jack occasionally.

They got the metric system over there.

Yep this is the scammer that stole the account and they just want to keep it.

I only turn t-shirts with prints on them inside out. I also zip up zippers so they don’t abrade other things.

You can get creative. Put water bottles or something heavy in a backpack.

I don’t know first hand, but the Unitarian Universalist churches that embrace LGBT and everyone seem reasonable. Still, I think any leaders in a place that draws spiritually or socially needy people are in a position to abuse their congregation.

Fair warning plasmas are really heavy, and they are susceptible to burn-in.

FWIW I had a 42" Samsung plasma from 2008 that I gave to a friend and is still working great, but it was only like 1024x768. Lots of ports though.

Then he will just be replaced with a professor that teaches things like “How God makes every molecule unique” and “Why God made the universe seem to be billions of years old.”

I don’t like brooms indoors, they stir up dust instead of sucking it up like vacuums do. A regular vacuum does just fine for me.

Handcuffs need slapped, for those that are breaking laws and violating constitutional rights. That is not the governors.

Find the other posters complaining about absolute free speech and y’all can post to each other on your instance.

Misery loves company. Helps to know other people have been through sad times too.