i worry about this. all my writing in grad school, likely fed to a machine.

yeah, quotes and citations.

that’s a damn superpower! wow

lol

i started to read your response, and then i remembered i can’t trust the degree to which you authored it.

i’m not interested.

“authorship is when i make a few edits and sign my name to slop”

if you have willingly handed over your primary writing tool to a machine (for which there is no real meaning, association, appreciation, or delight in words), it is difficult for me to take your commitment to writing or “authorship” seriously.

that’s bullshit.

yeah, i noticed the darvo. she’s trying to manipulate and confuse everyone around her.

love that site, really appreciate their info on fit / sizing!

yes, i’m sure being a shitty customer for a couple weeks will totally change the trajectory of the american economic/ political system.

a few missed dollars here can be the difference between rent and homelessness. and i assure you things are getting increasingly brutal for anyone in this country who needs a home, food, medical care.

a random server at the chain restaurant (patronized by people privileged enough to travel internationally to see sports games!) is NOT responsible for the strait of hormuz or the AI bubble!

yeah, but ALSO - people often find themselves attracted to people they otherwise might not, after all those hours together. doesn’t take away from the fact that you found you a winner.

prolly don’t want to be working this thing (in a blue and black uniform, no less) when it’s 115f and humid either

late 40’s here, there are no savings. i hope i will be able to work until i die like my mother did.

look up gut-brain axis and mental health for some new insights

i loved him in that, and i was so disappointed about his performance in dune - i think he was miscast. would have switched him and Brolin for a better fit.

i mean, it was a fair question. edit - the original question

but presumably us companies can employ individuals who are not citizens at “sites” which are not based in the us?

you know, the price of oil directly impacts the price of electricity where i am. so assuming i could take on a payment equal or more to the cost of my electric bill to even purchase such a vehicle, i would also be sending my electric bill through the roof, plus increased insurance. i literally cannot afford this any better than higher gas, so i keep my fingers crossed that my 15 year old car lasts awhile yet.

capitalists have nickled and dimed a lot of us americans to the brink, there’s no more wiggle room.

(also, bussing to work is two hours one way, i checked. the eight mile trip by bike would be longer i’m sure, but we’re approaching the time of year where heat kills people. literally.)

cotton swabs?