ChonkyOwlbear

The stat I read was from 2015. That includes anyone who was arrested and charged, even if they were not convicted though.

Statistically, a third of US adults have a record, so this is expected.

See? Switching to Apple makes everything worse.

I read Hillbilly Elegy shortly after it came out due to the prompting of a conservative acquaintance. It is such an infuriating book because he comes SO close to getting it. Instead of acknowledging that he only got where he is through the help of others including government welfare, he decides he is a Special Boy and would have been great regardless.

I wrote for 7 or 8 books of a popular role playing game. Won an industry award at GenCon for one of them.

Mandatory mention of Amagi Brilliant Park where many character names are based on American rappers.

Meanwhile people living in literal deserts are draining the water table to grow lush green lawns and fill swimming pools ...

The one thing Star Wars has over Star Trek is absolutely absurd levels of energy generation and storage. The thing about the construction of light sabers that impresses people in-universe is the Khyber crystal, not power cell running it which apparently is a palm sized terawatt fusion generator. That is why ships like the X-wing are still useful in combat. Even at their size, they can carry enough firepower to punch through a lot of armor and force shields.

It all seems harmless until some nutbar prosecutor drags you to court in Provo on charges of whale poaching (or more likely sues your airline for making chemtrails).

It may not seem cheap at first, but 3D printing. What it costs to set up, you can quickly make up by not having to spend money on things you can just print for yourself. There are loads of little plastic parts that break that cost a fortune to replace. I've done new shelf brackets for my fridge and new locking clips for my windows for example. On top of that I've printed loads of presents for people. My mom can't stop talking about the windmill I printed for her deck.

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