My solution for this is just to not spend money in game

Is this contextual based on the comic? I’m not familiar with the comic strip

Hypersensitivity to others is a bitch

There’s also a level of understanding vs. utility involved. Being aware that there are subtypes of symbiotic relationship doesn’t necessitate using them in day to day conversation, as most ppl just remember that they learned about the category.

To biologists, however, there’s a world of difference.

You may one day get something like that! I think I read in a blog post somewhere that’s in their long-term plan. Not soon, as they just launched the 16 but I know they’re chewing on it!

I know this is a gaming thread, but I bought a gen 1 framework laptop 13 DIY when they came out and all I can say is: buy it. The form factor of a MacBook but upgradeable and repairable. They now have AMD options that work with my gen 1. Excellent idea, great execution, can’t say enough good things lol

Nobody: always ready

In addition, there’s a psychological phenomenon where our brains only need the first and last letter of a word in the right place, and all the right letters in between in any order, to suss out a word. Our familiarity with a lngaauge will put it together, so presumably the same is true for healthcare providers’ common words.

Note: I included an example of this in my comment

In a similar vein, I went with a Framework laptop. Expensive, but 100% modular and repairable, with an in-house secondhand marketplace. I have a gen 1, batch 2, and the thing is stunningly manufactured for a startup. Can’t say enough good things. Happy hunting!

You’re welcome!

It’s a play on the idiom to “cross your t’s and dot your i’s”, which means to make sure to check and double check your work for any errors/omissions/etc.

So kind of two jokes for the price of one: the play on the idiom, and that they didn’t do it because of the clit joke that made it into the final draft 🤣

Haha fair! In fairness, the time I spent around them was when we were in our early 20s so maybe not representative sample, just my experience

Oh I’ve met some pretty innocent Christians. Keep in mind that this is the same group that gets stressed by the word “damn”. Think pure thoughts!

This joke is underappreciated

I have a new favorite description for human that I hear today: terrified electric meat. Perfectly sums up the human experience

Absolutely it is.

See: Millenials post 200…4?

Source: is Millenial.

Or, is it drink can doing the pelting of Texas? Also an interesting option

No one ever thinks about the minority 😢

It’s not just Americans. As a Canadian we’re deeply affected by American situations (plus our own politics). Sometimes the only way to put up with the complex world we live in is a little Squidwardism

Ppl are offering great advice about where to start, and it’s what I’d suggest too - start with car camping to get a feel for it. If you overcommit too soon, you could ruin the experience for yourself. I know many ppl who will never camp again because they treated it like a hotel stay, got rained out, and decided it wasn’t for them lol.

A couple of resource suggestions - you mention an interest in self sufficiency. Read the SAS Survival Guide by one of your own, John Wiseman. It’s my go to for general survival tips and skills, including the ones I hope to never need. But lots of good info just to be aware of too.

Some other great resources can be books on flora and fauna. One I have sitting on my desk is the Canadian Outdoor Survival Guide. Obviously it’s for Canada, but it teaches you edible plants and behaviour around some bigger beasties (I don’t think that’s an issue in the UK).

And a final thought - an old Parks Canada marketing slogan is a really good nature-respecting thing to keep in mind: Take only pictures, leave only footprints.

Nature is in our backyard, but it’s home for the animals that live there.

Happy camping! ☺️