Well, thank goodness the riots worked and the USA was never forged.

(This is a joke, and I know nothing about the riots and their effects.)

Everyone knows if you let another man touch your balls, you’re gay. He had to do it himself.

Those are rookie numbers.

I actually sleep better after reading about serial killers, but that’s probably because I stayed up late binging Wikipedia articles on them.

If it comes to the USA, it’s too late. The recent outbreak has cemented in the minds of Americans that this is a Gay™ disease, and it only affects those pesky Gays. Therefore, the vaccine will be refused in even higher amounts than other vaccines. “I’m not a Gay. I don’t have to worry about it.”

Interesting, robot faces made with living skin have quite the opposite effect on me.

I’m gonna add to this by saying phosphorus may be my favorite, but I think the most likely filter is just time, twice.

Do you know how unlikely it is that earth has been habitable for so long? Do you know how long life was single-celled? One of the theories for how advanced (eukaryotic) cells formed was the combination of at least three different branches of life into the same cell! Archaea (cell wall), bacteria (mitochondria/chloroplasts), and viruses (nucleus). Do you know how unlikely that sounds? Do you know how long it would take for that to happen randomly? Most planets probably aren’t even habitable for that long. Once we became eukaryotic, we started progressing much faster.

Then, keep in mind, the life has to continue to exist for billions of more years while it waits for the advanced life to happen again within the same section of the galaxy. So, time is two filters - both behind us and in front of us.

My favorite filter is the amount of phosphorous in the universe. Earth has an unusually high amount, and it’s vital for life. I like this one, because as more stars die, the amount of phosphorous goes up, implying we won’t be alone forever.

Anyway, look up “Issac Arthur” on YouTube for HOURS of content about the Fermi paradox and potential great filters.

Rimworld. Also DRM free through GOG!

Yes! I only recently discovered this was a thing after cows suddenly started getting bird flu and someone said “maybe we shouldn’t have been feeding them bird shit?”

Don’t believe me? Google “broiler litter” or “poultry litter.”

In short: whatever you enjoy.

We’ve all been conditioned to think that time spent doing things you enjoy instead of working or some type of work-training is meaningless. There is more to life than employment. You’re allowed to do things you enjoy simply because you enjoy them.

Results? No, no. I need the documentation of what happened. I’ll, uh, come to my own conclusions after that.

I don’t care enough about this to do the research. So, does anybody know which slur, in particular, he has now been repeatedly using?

You should try learning German songs and singing them to help with pronunciation! “Madsen” is my favorite German band for this purpose. The lead singer is (usually) easy to understand. But, nearly any singer will do. I’d avoid native English speakers singing in German, though. For instance, I love Connie Francis’s German stuff (and so did many Germans, it seems), but her pronunciation is nothing to emulate, sadly.

But how well did you learn the language? (No snark, genuine question)

Alcohol also increases your blood pressure, and that has nothing to do with the liver. Still wouldn’t be a good idea to be drunk all the time.

Every morning headaches can be a sign of sleep apnea. Not saying you have it. Go to a doctor.

I hear how terrible synthetic-ruber tires (read: all modern tires) are for the environment, and I’ve wondered why we can’t do this? If we made the cars lighter and used very good shocks? Or bikes even - they are all rubber too.

How did you disconnect from the world for a year? Did you go to some very remote location?

He’s a great manager, I’d imagine. He doesn’t need to punish anyone for poor performance. He can just give them his signature look of disappointment, and they know.