What’s it about? Tattoos?

Seriously, has no one heard of sandboxing?

That’s the thing that bothers me about religious people, the only thing stopping the lot of them from committing heinous crimes is the fear of eternal damnation. It’s like they have no morals at all.

Like the other person said, we have game consoles for that. That’s fine if someone wants an appliance; buy one then. I just get frustrated when those same people go ahead and buy a pre-built made with low-end parts and insufficient cooling, then when one of those parts break, they blame it on PC gaming as a whole rather than realizing it’s a result of their own incompetence. God forbid such a person runs into a minor inconvenience such as having to edit an .ini file…no, the “appliance” people should stay in their lane.

I’d just build my own PC, duh.

Never understood the hype behind pre-builts. Over half the fun of owning a gaming PC is picking your own parts and assembling it yourself. By having someone else do that part, you’re robbing yourself of the joy of owning your own custom machine.

Yeah I don’t get it either. I’ve never had digestive issues from Taco Bell. I imagine the only people who do are those who think their hot sauces are spicy. Either that, or you’re right; it’s just a meme.

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Personally I have nothing against tattoos—you don’t have to be an artist to appreciate art—I simply cannot think of any design or text I like so much that I want it displayed permanently on my skin.

Also I do not have the pain tolerance nor the nerves to sit still while I get stabbed hundreds (thousands?) of times a second. I hate needles with a burning passion; I can barely handle getting my blood drawn.

BTW, you can set a do not disturb schedule on your phone to automatically silence it. I even do location and consciousness-based routines for my phone. That way if I’m asleep or at work, my phone automatically silences itself, and then turns the ringer back on once I wake/leave work. Every modern phone has this capability.

No. The channel provides useful information regardless of where you live. Quit being stubborn and just check it out.

I could see how you’d make that comparison, but personally I’d argue that the synthetic cannabis shit was far more dangerous. At least with 7-OH, you know what chemical compound you’re getting. With Spice it was a complete crapshoot cause the manufacturers would keep rearranging the chemistry in order to get around the DEA ban. Every time you went to the headshop to pick up a tin of that nasty-ass potpourri shit, you never knew what you were getting. At least the 7-OH pills list their ingredients; you didn’t get that at all with Spice, beyond a generic “not for human consumption” warning.

But regardless I still would suggest staying far away from the stuff, especially if you have poor impulse control.

My strategy is to simply don’t. If it’s important, you can text or leave a voicemail.

One benefit of never picking up the phone is that I never get spam calls ever.

Oh come on, don’t try to tell me you’ve never seen a video from Alec before, especially given that we’re on a platform full of nerds and geeks. Everyone here knows Technology Connections.

Meh, I’ve heard the horror stories but I’ve been taking it almost daily since 2018 (except on weekends and vacations). I’m actually in the middle of a two week tolerance break right now, and the worst side effect I felt was a slight shoulder pain that went away by day three. (Turns out I was over exerting at work without realizing it because the kratom was numbing the pain.) And the depression’s back too of course but being miserable is my baseline.

So no, I’m not worried about it. It doesn’t even induce respiratory depression like a real opiate does, so the risk of overdose is next to nil. And I’m always careful to obtain my kratom from trusted sources, of course.

If you want to warn me about anything, you should be warning me about kratom’s isolated form, 7-OH. While still not deadly, that little molecule is pure evil. It hits you like a freight train and wears off within 30 minutes, making you constantly thinking about next dose every waking moment. It’s more intense than kratom, sure, but you don’t get the same full spectrum effect (it’s similar to the difference between live resin and THC distillate, if you want a familiar comparison). After a month of being chained down by this drug, I ditched the 7-OH pills and went right back to the powder. At least with kratom I enough relief from a single spoonful to have me feeling good enough to be a functioning adult in the workplace.

I too saw that Technology Connections video.

Here’s another:

This is James. He has a license to purr. He demands non-stop cuddles and pets, and if you’re slacking, he’ll let you know how he feels about that. He must be the center of attention at all times. He’s hard to take pictures of.

Weed references aside, pizzerias cook their pizzas at anywhere from 500-1000°F depending on the place and type of pie, so given that most home ovens max out at about 500-550, don’t be afraid to crank it to the max (just don’t forget to reduce the cooking time to compensate). The texture of the crust ends up being more like a pizza place’s crust when you use more heat.

Reminds me of that scene in Season 2 of The Walking Dead game, where you have to sow up a gaping wound on your arm with a needle and thread. Definitely the most uncomfortable experience I’ve ever had while playing a video game.

(And then there’s the scene with the dog. I love this game so much but I can never play it a second time.)

Nah it still makes sense, because the meat you just bought will have to be restocked with more, this resulting in more chicken deaths. If no one bought the meat, there’d be no reason to replace it with more.

It’s not about the pixel count, it’s about the focal length. If you want to capture pictures that look true to life, best representing how your face actually looks, you need to use a 50mm lens. Here are some examples of the same portraits being taken with different lenses:

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/threads/facial-distortion-of-various-focal-lengths-for-headshots.4164807/