I opted out of GoT after trying to watch S1 too. I could tell it just wasn’t my cup of tea.

Then around season 5 the hype got so intense that I caved. Ended up binging seasons 1-5. And I have to say…even despite seasons 7 and 8 (and somewhat season 6) it was worth the watch. When it was good, it was really good.

I do think that bingeing seasons 1-5 really highlighted how bad the writing had gotten even in season 6. I tried to warn my friends that the outlook was not good but I wasn’t able to convince them. Some of them wouldn’t even admit it until season 8. Some as late as the last handful of episodes. But they all eventually came around.

What if the SCOTUS has gone bananas at the same time?

So is this why I’m able to receive new emails from the Google Group I joined with my non-Gmail account, but not actually access the Google group to see past messages to the group?

It should be extended beyond sentencing until any appeals have been concluded.

Huh - I had assumed the gag order would have been lifted at the conclusion of the trial. Continuing it through sentencing seemed punitive, but extending it beyond the conclusion of any pending appeals makes sense and seems perfectly fair.

I achieved FT WFH during the pandemic and moved from a VHCOL area to a LCOL. We make nearly double the median income for our new area and our food costs have increased so much our discretionary spending has basically stayed the same as before the move.

If we hadn’t had the opportunity to move, I don’t know how we’d be getting by now.

What if the poster has achieved notoriety?

What is wrong with the other 20%? Do they not know what “increased” means?

I think Biden’s approach it probably gonna work on them better than yours…

Sadly, I don’t think Trump supporters care about the felon status at all

If they did they wouldn’t be supporters.

It’s those who are undecided or on the fence Biden’d be hoping to sway.

True! Too many nested parenthetical can make the comment hard to read (even though it’s my preference (most of the time)) though 🙃

I don’t believe sun screen is concerningly harmful (to humans; coral reefs may disagree), but I find a lightweight UPF rated long sleeve shirt and wide brim hat way more comfortable. And cheaper when you follow dermatologist recommendations for sunscreen application.

I agree in principle, but technically it’s really just very low risk.

Buying into a total market index fund at 90yo could be considered high risk since it’s not unlikely for the market to go down with no time for you to recover.

But does that make it gambling?

Most of my wish list have nothing to do with safety because I’m a straight cis white guy and so my experience of Mastodon is that its userbase is painfully anodyne.

This sounds so backwards to me. Do you know how you could create an environment for a less painfully anodyne userbase?

🤖 “HA HA HA HA”

🤖 “HA HA HA HA”

His geopolitical worldview is disappointingly Kissinger-esque.

That’s a surprising take for some one on Nixon’s list of political opponents

They were recalled because the level of Capsaicin has caused symptoms of poisoning in younger individuals

Is it really “poisoning” if some subset of consumers can’t eat something? Ok. It’s poisoning. Y’all really focusing on this part of my comment. We all know “the dose makes the poison” though. So “poisons” are clearly allowed to be sold as food.

Like if some Danes are severely allergic to shellfish are they going to pull all crabs off the market?

If it’s temporary until labeling standards can be defined and implemented, that makes sense to me but just blanket removal seems like an overreaction.

Likewise with Palestinian and Hamas.

People seem to struggle so hard with this but it’s so obvious I have to assume it’s willful ignorance.

I absolutely love Chatuchak market, but man that place is a disaster in waiting. It’s a miracle this wasn’t more tragic than it was.

To be honest there’s not really much to go on in his Wikipedia page to judge whether he’s someone who’s opinion I should care about…