Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.

~Ford Prefect

I have tinnitus, and bought a Bluetooth audio sleep mask so that I could sleep with the TV off and not keep my partner awake. That in itself was a game changer, but on top of that, I sleep way better with my eyes covered and I use it now even when I’m not listening.

(It’s extra weird because I have thick eyelids and see black when I close my eyes even in a well lit room, so I never considered that I’d need one.)

That sounds like a policing problem?

The Mighty Boosh S2E5.

Get on it.

It’s not Lebensraum though. Palestinians are literally being oppressed.
Why are you likening the Palestinian struggle for freedom from oppression to the genocidal machinations of the third Reich?

You said “it is”. And it’s still a huge leap to infer that the call for freedom of Palestine would require the mass murder of anyone.
The chant doesn’t say anything about harming anyone, and it doesn’t say that Palestine is/shall be the only territory between the river and the sea.
This whole furore about the chant is devoid of logic.

It’s not “from the river to the sea, murder all Jews”, though, now is it?
Seems a bit of a leap, what you’re saying there?

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Also, when a mummy user and a daddy user love each other very much, they go into a special private online matchmaking lobby and make little baby users.

You’re missing the point/s

1. What they’re doing is illegal. It has to stop immediately and they have to be held accountable
2. What they’re doing is immoral and every barrier we can put up against it is a valid pursuit
3. Restricting Google to data held remotely is a good barrier. They shouldn’t be able to help themselves to users local data, and it’s something that most people can understand: the data that is physically within your system is yours alone. They would have to get permission from each user to transfer that data, which is right.
4. This legal route commits to personal permissions and is a step to maintaining user data within the country of origin. Far from being a “dead end”, it’s the foundation and beginnings of a sensible policy on data ownership. This far, no further.

“Common sense is just the set of prejudices acquired by the age of eighteen.”

~Albert Einstein

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The chemical makeup of the two liquids is different for a start, so you’re wrong in saying that.

Gender identity is important in all contexts because it helps you to make someone feel comfortable. This is critical in providing medical care.

The terms AFAB and AMAB serve perfectly well for this medical purpose. Equally, an extra column for gender. Gender: M, Sex: F.
Not that tricky really. Doesn’t need to go any further than that.

You forgot “fully automatic”

Do you think we will be able to create or import enough renewable energy to fill the hole left by gas in the time it would take to build these reactors? How? And what is your response to the legitimate concern that renewable energy technology at its current maturity does not provide a stable power base?

Nuclear energy is much much cleaner than gas. If we can replace our reliance on gas with nuclear then that’s a step in the right direction. If, for any reason whatsoever, nuclear is a more viable option than renewable, even if that reason is corporate greed, then we take it and then phase nuclear out later as we increase the renewable load. The situation is too urgent to quibble over which green energy to use. We just need to get shut of gas and coal.

Some facts:
Nuclear energy is not a contributor to greenhouse gases.
Nuclear power plants are safe.

I think the best response to this is to just show them your next few meetings on your calendar, with an air of bemusement.
If they’re talking about hidden motives then they need to prove you have one first.

Not op but surely it’s acute embarrassment tinged with apprehension, verging on fear. With a bit of exasperation mixed in. It’s a hell of a complex emotion to fit into four words.

I love this idea!

• “Kirk, marooned by Khan” - anger in the face of cruelty

• “Montgomery in the presence of whales” - wonderment at majestic beauty

• “Pine, his visions” - a sense of foreboding doom

• “Locutus, released” - rocky recovery after a severe illness

• “Riker’s trombone” - an instrument or tool, improperly used

• “Spock, untethered” - when you’ve been biting your lip for a long time but finally snap

• “Tuvok, his eyebrow raised” - restraint

• "Odo, when the Great Link was sick " - making a sacrifice for the good of the many, especially if they are your enemies

I could literally do this all day but have to get back to work