100 of their breaths, uninterrupted by any movement, change or disturbance of any kind. That was my hard learned rule.

Absolutely terrifying putting down a light sleeper. Terrifying. 😭

I am with you. I like this one a lot.

Oh one other idea is your local electronics recycling centre. Our one frequently has battered Chromebooks. One by the same brand might do you. The folks in our one are friendly and would definitely give it to you for free so you might get lucky there too. Maybe leave your phone number with them also.

On your question about the loose power - I’d say that’s a dry or loose solder joint. If you’re comfortable with a soldering iron it should be easily fixed. Occasionally a heavily used connector just loses grip and if that’s the case a gentle squeeze with a pliers will do you.

Good luck! If you can’t find one for sale it might be worth posting up in a local Facebook group or equivalent asking if anyone has one. Folks frequently don’t think of selling broken kit.

Must be. I’d call them an egg slice or fish slice like yourself. Spatula to me is silicone. Western Europe.

I would probably search local online markets for a broken one of your current Chromebook. The battery will likely do what you want and you’ll have it for other spares too.

Love this one!

I didn’t downvote you but he’s too old for that tbh. He’s mildly autistic and just… Doesn’t give a fuck about being alone as long as he’s doing what he wants.

We’ve learned to just keep a very, very close eye.

My kids always struggle to get presents for me because I have everything I want. I’m a simple man.

Have you asked him if there’s anything he’d like? He might have something in mind.

When asked I always say socks. I love the Nike dri-fit socks. Black. I now have a lot of them because I’ve been saying “Socks. No I really mean it” for ages.

It’s such a simple joy to grab any two socks from my drawer and know that they’ll match and be very comfy.

Edit: other than that I’d suggest something that he’ll use frequently and think of you. Another poster suggested tools which is a good one. A good coffee mug or nice glass is good too.

Also, I’m guessing you don’t have kids if you think that even the most diligent parents can keep tabs on their kids all of the time.

Preach! My youngest is a runner with zero fear of being alone. We have had some flippin’ terrifying moments.

We are incredibly diligent but a runner’s gonna run.

Has to be a reply to the wrong thread. There’s no earthly way those two things are connected.

Legend. Cheers.

Edit: I was interested if there were extenuating circumstances and…

"Although he was part of the team executing the warrant, Defendant Hankison did not shoot Ms. Taylor and is not otherwise responsible for her death,” the memo says. “Defendant Hankison did not wound her or anyone else at the scene that day, although he did discharge his duty weapon ten times blindly into Ms. Taylor’s home.”

absolutely fuck that shit. :/ It is pure chance that he didn’t wound or kill anyone. Ten fucking blind shots.

Would anyone be so kind as to give me a non paywall link?

What you’re missing is that after Brexit the EU is desperate to appear to citizens that they’re listening and this would be such an easy win that yeah, I really expected them to not only listen but actually get their fingers out of their collective arseholes and do something about it.

Blah blah funding. Sure, start by targeting games that sell over X units or Y euros in revenue.

If the article is correct then it’s a massive missed opportunity.

Incredible summary. 10/10.

My french friend told me that the dairy farmers once protested by dumping a massive amount of milk on the streets of Paris one time. Apparently the smell was… Well you can imagine.

The French know how to protest.

Depends how many you’re shopping for. My nearest supermarket is about a kilometre away and if I’m going there I’ll always walk. That’s a grand distance even with a heavy shop.

I’d do 3 if I was just buying for myself but it’s at the upper limit depending on weight, especially in 30C (I presume dry heat because fuck that shit otherwise).

Yeah, all fair points. I do love the convenience of using my phone to pay too in fairness.

This may seem like a silly solution but maybe pop your debit card inside your phone case. It should bop through it.

I’m a parent to a lot of kids and the only thing I’ll say that hasn’t been said already is that my experience is that you bottom out around 8 weeks in from exhaustion and broken sleep, then it’s a slow uphill move from there as baby’s sleep routines start to settle in and you find your own groove.

Don’t worry about the bonding. It’ll happen.

Good luck!