On the non-state-security side:

Not anything near what it’s like in the US. There are no incentives. “If you decide to blow the whistle you had better be financially independent”

“Rome wasn’t built in a day”

Has an entirely different message to me. It’s often used as a reminder to be patient, not to loose your temper, etc.

On the day Rome was founded Romulus killed his brother Remus and marked out the city of Rome, construction starts. This is my initial reaction.

The next thing the Romans, a group of men (probably criminals), did after founding Rome was to raid their neighbours and kidnap their women. Rome then makes war for the better part of a thousand years, eventually subjugating the known world.

I think it’s better used as a reminder subjugation starts out in small measures. “Parliament just passed antiterrorism laws, I’m sure they’re to protect us” “Rome wasn’t built in a day”

Joined a sports club, became a captain (administrative position), joined the committee. The trick is finding a sport where the average age is around yours.

Start your own business which has low overheads.

Worst comes to worst you loose a little on insurance and paper advertising

Tortilla chips, can of baked beans, half jar of salsa, microwave, top with hummus

Savory oatmeal.

Rolled oats with cold soy milk. Microwave 2-3 mins. Add chilli oil, spice paste, or ramen seasoning.

Tasty and not unhealthy. The plan is to prevent unhealthy food leading to a negative feedback loop.

Have you tried aliexpress?

The last urn I got was from there. The crematorium was selling the exact same one for 10x the price.

Not sure about Zelda theme. You could try finding something that’s not an urn and call it an urn?

Sorry for your loss and good luck on your journey ahead

I think medical advancement could be as dramatic this century was in the last. However, patent law is likely to hold us back

Anonymous sex in bathrooms has become almost nonexistent in my city since Grinder.

I’m sure there are a few beats left, but nothing like it used to be.

Dogging seems to have picked up, but I assume the married are organising these affairs online.

I agree our media is incredibly controlled.

However, this summer didn’t feel different, it got to 45C as normal in Perth, the heatwaves did not feel longer or worse.

Maybe we’re frogs in water but I’d say such an article would not engage the public

1. How to live safely in a science fictional universe
2. The forever war
3. Catch 22

Art is theft

All art is inspired by other art, it grows, evolves, eats itself, parodies life, informs living.

I wouldn’t worry about it

I found a .com domain helps with this. You can find some ugly ones for cheap

Birth rate is also down. I figure those who don’t want / aren’t financially able to, look after children aren’t.

With millennials not buying into the middle class happiness propaganda like previous generations, this is just another way the climate crisis / capitalist nightmare / class struggle is expressing itself. A nice way, sure.

To be fair, I don’t know many complex websites that work on Safari

We gave them hats and they’re now our friends. Except Bert. He is a cunt. As such, the perceived spider problem is mostly resolved.

I hang out with my cats.

People have weird impressions of animal companions, especially cats, because they treat them poorly. You should raise animals like children: learn from a good cat parent directly and read up on evidenced-based books. It’s easy to see parallels with poor parenting: intergenerational poor parenting, nuclear families where the grandparents aren’t actively engaged in teaching how to parent, absent parents due to capitalisms unending grind.

It takes patience, positive reenforcement, consistency, and commitment. But cats can be best friends.

ikr, ITT, people getting mad they don’t fit into / agree with a strangers green flag list. The world is a wild place and I hope it’s not as hostile or absurd as I believe it is.

I got real excited to learn the physics of a nuclear gravity bomb.

We have gotten to the point in modernity where so many bombs are technologically guided we must define bombs which fall, and are guided by, the force of gravity.

As a lover if insects and arachnids who spends significant time in nature and the garden, the fear I feel for wasps is indescribable.

The idea someone, two millennia ago, wrote wasps to be the most evil, feared, sadistic thing in their experience of the world resonates with me deeply.