They claim it includes New Mexico, but I don’t see why we’d have a new Mexico when the old one is still perfectly good. Sounds fake to me

Matches my personal experience

Also, idk, I think that what an ape thinks looks good has little bearing on what avians find attractive. For all we know male ducks think that bright plumage is unattractive.

Like for real, would parrots looking at us understand what we see in permanent large breasts? Or would they look at our other comically oversized sex characteristic (large, exposed penises without a baculum) as the primary showy mating display. Or would they see us as a species where sexual selection has resulted in both parties having a display to show off? Would they think that from their perspective it’s obvious which looks better?

I mean it’s not like any of these men have ever listened to women, much less read any feminist theory with an open mind. And gods forbid they notice that unshaved women who don’t wear makeup can be gorgeous.

As a lesbian I’ve definitely seen plenty of gay interactions that are so gendered that I feel most people of the other gender wouldn’t be comfortable participating, especially conservative straight people. It’s really funny to me how this stereotype of gay people as less gender conforming (while it absolutely carries a lot of truth to it) results in people not even considering that sometimes gay sex is just two really masculine men going at it in a manly way or two women being extremely feminine together.

I used to have a work laptop that didn’t even shut down in response to that. No idea why

Yeah, getting a good air quality monitor has made me understand the value of open windows. The co2 levels are so much higher with the windows closed

That’s totally fair, and I think that taxes should be included as part of the prize in non cash prizes (and cash equivalent should include the taxes as well to avoid the incentive to make it difficult not to take the cash or for people to not take it).

And yeah, windfall taxation is tough because it includes large financial inheritance (which left unchecked results in nobility, at least according to the founders of my country), lotteries (which I see no reason not to tax like any other income), sentimental inheritance of small goods (like grandma’s jewelry), sentimental inheritance of real estate (yeah that needs taxed, but the taxation system should work with you on it), non sentimental inheritance of real estate (which will be claimed to be sentimental), and large winnings/gifts that while very nice may become a burden when taxes are applied. And the lines between all these are blurry enough that some people will be cheating it

I know, reproduction? A man and a woman having sex with each other? Wild the shit some folks get off on

Yeah this is pre Oblivion. This is in the era of Wind Waker and Super Smash Bros Melee. Yes, some issues were present, but this is two years after Majoras Mask

I was aware of the full situation and joking about it.

And while I’ve spent a fair amount of time in Seattle since moving to the PNW I generally prefer to not explicitly narrow it down more than that. (And yes I understand that Seattle is wildly overrepresented on here).

In some of the places I’ve lived? Yeah maybe. Across the country, probably not, but I’m not good at telling if strangers are drug users.

Hell government agencies will pay for it too

They’re saying at least one in 1/3 of households. So it’s closer to 33/253 or at least 13% of the population. That still feels very high but it’s not a number I’d call bullshit on it’s face if given by a reputable source, though I would be quite skeptical

Yeah, oh no I have to pay taxes on a massive windfall… Fuck off with that, I want my society to function. I get that it’s a big chunk, but it’s also free money.

Yeah I should note I’m not civil so I’m not sure what safety factor they use. And also our 20% has a tendency to compound itself across estimations. It’s very similar to using four significant figures, where it’s a nice easy rule of thumb and you should know if you’re in a position where you can’t assume it. Safety being a situation where you always want to run it by a few other people for sanity checks.

I’ll also hazard a guess and say that a civil engineer would combine the dynamic load factor and the standard safety factor, because the standard safety factor is more for unknown variables and general fuckups like this one. Mind you that would leave you at building a rig for 30lb screens, so still not good.

And yeah we also have to deal a lot with cost-benefit analysis. While I’m sure buying more expensive motors isn’t cheap, y’all have the ability to say “this building can’t safely handle it”. Too much safety factor comes with increasing trade offs, especially in cost.

As an engineer, what the fuck‽ Who doesn’t double check the weights then add a safety margin (20% is traditional for us)‽

I assume it shouldn’t be one at street level. Do you recommend an elevated station or an underground one?

Same reason they always took pictures of my tits when I marched topless at pride. Obviously to show how queer people are degenerates and no other reason.

One who has to deal with American tradespeople… I don’t like it any more than anyone else, but they just reply by asking for it in feet.