DrBob

That's me lurking until I have something to contribute.

Any of us can ask AI and throw slop into a conversation. If you don't have anything substantive to add maybe read and learn.

Who cares about Dallas, Houston or Atlanta - do people actually go those places when they don't have to? I mean travel there by choice rather than necessity.

I mostly agree with you. I don't know if you read the article, but the metaphor is that his powerlessness is being exposed on the world stage, so he inflicts his rage on those closest to him. The metaphor of domestic violence is off putting, but in the sense of striking out at those closest to you I suppose it's apt. I get what Marshall is trying to say even if it's awkwardly stated.

~~Fourth~~. Fifth.

I was a full grown adult when these books came out. I had to hate read them because of nieces and nephews etc and I have always known that they sucked and that Rowling was a lazy, shitty writer. It used to be an unpopular opinion. It's nice to see the world caught up.

Glycogen depletion and the associated water load will take care of the first 5-7 pounds if going the fasting route. So a little less but still crazy bad. And it will go back on the moment feeding resumes.

I blocked the guy and the community a while ago. It's a conveyor belt of inflammatory postings and misinformation.

You misunderstand what a theory vs a fact is. If a fact is a lego brick,a theory is a what you build.

A theory collects facts and builds a cohesive narrative to explain why they are. Most importantly there will be gaps, so a theory makes predictions about facts that we don't have yet. When a new finding fits expectations, then the theory is supported. When a new finding is unexpected or doesn't fit, it's time to reclaim the bricks and build a new structure.

So black holes were predicted and fit the theory very well. It increased our confidence that the theory was moving in the right direction.

Scanner is fine but there are layers of bullshit with needing to install their app and store stuff in their cloud.

I have an old Brother laser printer which absolutely rocks. But I also have an HP flatbed scanner that has never come out of the box because of their bullshit.

Pitbulls are the hollow points of the dog world. There is nothing wrong with them per se but the consequences of one being misused are so much worse.

Get bitten by a lab or a Yorkie and it's not so bad. Pits have the bite strength of an alligator and the instinct to hold on, so if you try to pull free or shake loose you are losing muscle or maybe a limb.