Even if you don’t cut them up, they are still soft. Much like ice cream. You can actually throw them unpeeled in the freezer and you can cut the peel off easily due to this. They don’t turn into ice cubes.

Are you crazy?! How are you supposed to make a profit if you have to give the money back?! /s

Explain to them that you can still be a billionaire if you are dead. You can still be a senator if you are dead. Next question.

Context: IANAL, it’s been over a decade since my story, so details might be dated or incorrect. I don’t fully agree with the process.

I think this is normal. I knew a guy commit suicide and they still did this. To be clear, the young man passed away. I think it’s supposed to get help where it’s needed, raise accountability, and to make final determinations regarding benefits. It’s definitely a reactive policy, causes more harm than good, and oftentimes is too late.

I’m pretty sure none of the disciplinary charges will stick if it’s proved a genuine suicide attempt. It’s really difficult to prove otherwise, even without knowing the things we do that lead up to this.

I hope he gets the care and support he needs, it’s going to be rough.

Sometimes when I place my hand just above his head, he does the ‘stand on two legs, paws up, I’m too cute’ stance to meet me the rest of the way.

I’m happy it (presumably) worked for you, but be mindful that some people don’t benefit from CBT, either due to it being ineffective or suffering from other issues. I’ve been to several courses, and it’s interesting how it spins your understanding of sleep on its head. It’s also crazy how fast new things get introduced in the years I’ve taken it.

I wish I could vouch for how effective it is on ‘falling asleep as soon as your head hits the pillow’. It seems others in group sessions find that it’s better/restful sleep, but not necessarily instant. But the people I’m usually grouped with have aggressive forms of insomnia.

But that isn’t safe, you understand that no? If we are being reasonable, I get what you’re saying, but the end result would just be the same date with another name. The “use by” is a fail-safe. Now whether or not those dates are too conservative is up to interpretation (especially after leaving controlled environments).

Unless you really are implying that a 50 yr old can of processed meat recalls because it only lasted 49 years due to a defect and won’t hit it’s “do not consume” date. That’s not realistic at all. Some stuff can last very, very long times under perfect conditions. Stuff like honey and butter would never spoil. But to imply any of these items would still be safe (even after said perfect conditions) introduces a fail-unsafe situation.

On the other hand, I sympathize with the idea of reducing food waste. But there are other ways to tackle that - like donating food to shelters and such when it is still safe to eat. But that’s a different agenda entirely.

The problem is that you cannot guarantee a date for which something may go bad. It would end up still being a freshness date, because you can guarantee that. Semantics, I know, but could you imagine someone suing because a can of tuna was still edible despite its “do not consume” date?

At the risk of now upsetting cryptobros (but no, I’m sure they understand all too well): we need laws. not blockchain. Even if the perfect solution was created (looks at physical), there is no incentive for publishers to use it.

And we’ve already seen what amazing things publishers have done with blockchain. /s

I know this sucks, but idk how to feel about it. I had a large collection of physical games, much like I’d imagine most gamers do, only to one day come home and find it all stolen. Insurance pulled the rug on me, and I didn’t get much for any of it. Since then I’ve bought everything digital and, while I know it can happen, I haven’t had any taken from me since. Of course, buying all the games physically would have been way more expensive as some of them are rare collectables now. I’m just happy I get to play them. I know I could lose it all again on a whim of some CEO, but I just feel there isn’t any reasonable solution.

Make sure you guys keep receipts, take pictures, secure your games, and pay extra for any collectables insurance. And don’t let insurance dictate the aggregate value lost, itemize everything and get quotes. You’ll still get ripped off, but hopefully you can rebuild what’s important if it happens to you.

Serious answer? By making a game that targets a vulnerable group that preys on loneliness and declining mental capacity. This speaks less about “what games would old people play and enjoy” and more about “how to leverage abusive techniques to maximize the extraction of wealth”.

They broke your arm for free. Next time it’ll be a leg. /s

My phone works as a universal medical device. There are specialized devices that can replace my phone, and you are free to purchase them for me and pay for the associated subscription costs.

Yes, but also on the flip side, I have sat thru classes where the teacher did not know the curriculum and I had to explain things to the students. I also built the infrastructure for a computer lab and then had classes in that very lab. When the teacher couldn’t set up the conditions for a test, they consulted me to troubleshoot it (in this case, the teacher was not at fault, it was the equipment).

I tried to CLEP, but most of the time (for me) i failed many because I was either bad at the test, covered material that I was never taught, or the course could not be CLEP. The annoying thing is that in almost every case, there was stuff that wasn’t in the CLEP that I was taught, or vice versa after taking the course.

If the course doesn’t teach you to understand, then the metric being measured is not “understanding”.

It’s worse than nothing, it’s an engagement metric. It’s better to block it entirely with plugins or ignore it.

Woah, I was trying to see it the other way and tilted my phone just enough for the picture to rotate - it was immediately apparent what people were talking about. Now I can see it both ways.

Fair on the privacy aspect, but again, I’ll point out that Microsoft Family already does the age bracket thing. I think how it’s done is slightly different, as software/websites have to disclose age groups rather than requesting it. Different sides of the same coin to be sure.

As for parents, I think it’s a mixed bag. I know a lot who are a mess at computers. Most don’t even know these tools even exist. Those that do, don’t have the time to do it properly (it only takes one night when your kid gets locked out of their account doing schoolwork due to screen time limits and your trying to troubleshoot why your approval to your kids request isn’t going thru via your phone, etc). But there certainly are also those that don’t care at all or feel they shouldn’t have to do it. It’s getting better though, I see a lot less young people with tech blindness every year.

So this is where devils advocate comes into play. Pretty sure we all are agreed that this law, or anything like it, is ‘not good’. And I’ll leave it at that. Just keep that context in mind as I elaborate further.

Windows actually does do this on install. However, the Microsoft Family feature uses Microsoft Accounts. So technically, sure it’s not the OS (though it IS part of the OS, as you don’t need to download anything extra to enable it’s functions).

But you have to go out of your way now to do an offline windows install without a Microsoft Account. If you’re that savvy, you’re capable of monitoring your child without the help of big government. If you’re a child, then nothing but honesty is keeping you from jumping walls.

But that is windows, and this is Linux. Now I’m not making accusations, but do we really want to push the idea that this form of control needs to be pushed out across everything, simply because the current solution that would work for most families isn’t done at the “OS” level?

And to top it off, I don’t even see it working. Most family devices are set up on an account with a single login. Managing access is not a ‘one and done’ process, at some point you will have to provide permissions, install software, change active hours, approve screen time requests, troubleshoot related problems, and more (and soooo much more if your kid is technically adept). Is it no wonder that most parents just give kids free reign to their computers and consoles?

So before we go around and ruin the experience and privacy of everyone, can we at least ask what the people who want this have done instead? Cause it really does feel like it’s coming from a group who wants everything done for them.

Windows can do that too, for the applications and websites that support it. There is no point in forcing it onto other ecosystems if parents are not willing to use the tools in the ones they already exist in.

And I don’t understand, because windows already does this and has for years. I don’t live in California though, so I don’t know the particular nuances they are asking for.

The problem is, and has always been, getting parents to use the tools. So unless you’re sending parents to jail for not doing this, then it’s totally optional and most won’t use it.

If you want screentime limits, content filters, browsing history, restricted programs, age verification, wallet control, friends list filters, etc. It exists and is available on Windows and Xbox for free.