I spent days (weeks really, but a couple solid days right beforehand) prepping for an appointment that was crucial to my health and life in general. Not overstating that: the meeting determined for how much longer I have to live a half of a life due to this condition.

The doc misremembered a few things, made determinations based on that misunderstanding, and left mid sentence. I have now spent weeks trying to clear up what would have taken another 10m to do in person.

You sound like one of the good ones, so keep fighting the good fight.

But it’s still a shit system. The goals are simply misaligned from the top down. Money is the goal, not care.

Once they see you they’ll be there 12m and charge you for an hour.

Fuck our medical system.

Not Proxmox! Use it for free at home, but buy it for your business if you can! (But they never force you to)

/hoping it doesn’t bite the dust too

Sex is more than fucking. The fucking is great but even medium term, there absolutely needs to be more. As others have mentioned it’s about a connection, intimacy, and feeling sexually desired.

The scheduled part is only something that would bother someone without kids. With kids, you either schedule sex or only have it very rarely.

Scheduled isn’t a dirty word, it just means you’re making time for someone you care about. I’ve found it’s nice to have a time to look forward to.

I have only surface level knowledge of ace folks, so pardon the question: is scheduled intimacy something you could look forward to and enjoy? With optional sex… knowing that the sex isn’t something you need.

If being intimate without sex isn’t enjoyable to you, it you don’t think you could make someone feel desired (at any level, since it’s obviously not going to be sexual desire!,) then I would suggest looking for other ace or ace-leaning folks.

Yes they absolutely do.

I didn’t even know how much until I analyzed data from multiple particulate sensors! But yeah I switched from having my hepa filter off at night to running 24/7. And this is with an extremely good whole house filter.

ymmv I suspect homes with ERVs/HRVs wouldn’t be as affected since they’re introducing outside air regularly. I don’t have one and wish I did.

Agreed, but not zero for Trump voters or non-voters.

Shredded latex is the answer, 100%. But only if you are able to remove (or add) the latex as needed. I found I needed about half of what the pillow came with. Maybe a third?

The result is a pillow that can do it all: prop up your head for reading in bed, become mostly neck support for back sleeping (with a bit of shaping; takes seconds but isn’t automatic,) and ditto for side sleeping but at a slightly higher height.

Once you get used to a pillow that holds its shape and provides excellent support, all other pillows feel archaic.

I am trying so hard not to be a pedantic ass about 1GB and 1Gb…

… and failing.

We knew what you meant!

Most cars only lose value.

A very tiny minority of mostly exotics become collectors items and are worth many times their original value, even after considering inflation.

For heavy construction vehicles only three main factors need to align: normal replacement schedule, enough capacity for the heaviest day (which is quite predictable in many industries,) and the charging infrastructure.

The last one is a major hurdle and is holding back EVs on all levels already. In the US it is also the least likely to see improvement anytime soon

I am very very much not an artist, and yet also cannot imagine not being able to conjure up images of whatever.

It is fascinating how the brain works! Even if we barely understand it!

He personally does, but Grok calling him out on his BS makes Grok look better in my view. Still not going to use any product remotely associated with Musk though

I agree with you, except your use of “his.” OP only used the term partner.

If people would vote for good that’d be a choice. Consistently voting for “less evil” works towards that goal - having good candidates.

If “more evil” candidates keep winning, what message does that send to candidates?

Jon Stewart