PonyOfWar

"Bad" is relative, but it does reduce the long-term lifespan of your battery. Ideally you should charge to 80%, but if you actually need the 100%, I wouldn't worry about it either.

Right now, it's all tech-industry hype, which we should be very skeptical of. None of those robots are proven to work well and that's what needs to happen first before there's any chance of them becoming mainstream. I could see humanoid robots being used in some capacity, at some point. But with those first generation products, I fully expect the tech industry to overpromise and underdeliver.

I'd personally keep it generic. I guess something like "Sorry, I just get nervous when interacting with other people sometimes. You haven't done anything wrong.". Hopefully reassures her, but doesn't make it awkward by bringing up any sexual feelings.

Indeed

An unfortunate necessity when the military threat level is high. It was suspended here in the early 2010s, which I was in favor of, but I think it should now be reactivated, as there are clear military threats against my country and its allies. I also think all genders should be conscripted and that there should always be an option to object and do civil service instead.

Guess they'll soon find out about the long waiting lists that German food banks usually have. They won't qualify for any German welfare payments either, so time for US soldiers to go begging in the streets I guess?

True, those don't even look anything like children.

It's also a big risk, as they could always enshittify. It's a good platform now, but if Gabe dies or decides to give up his leadership position, that could all change very quickly.

Technically, I'd say that GOG does, as you can just download and back up all the installers for the games. Wouldn't even matter if the company went bankrupt or even if the entire internet died completely. You could still install and play the games just fine.

It's too big when the developers are unable to fill it with enough interesting things to do and discover to keep my attention. But there's no absolute size I'd automatically consider too big, as it also depends on things like traversal. If you ride through the map on a mech going 400km/h, it can be much larger and more spread out than if I have to traverse the entire map on foot.

Don't need to see it, thanks... Why link them? Like I said, I'd also prefer for these to be out of the general view. It's distasteful, but that's also all it is for me, I don't see it as criminally relevant. Keep them in spaces where people who actively seek them out can buy them and I don't care. If you disagree with Temu and Shein publicly selling them (as do I), don't ever buy from them at least as long as they sell them.

While all that is gaining traction, there is tons of actual CSAM on the internet, which law enforcement purposefully doesn't delete. Don't you think that should be tackled first? I don't think we have our priorities straight here.

IDK what to think about it. I don't really see the "gravity and urgency of the situation" given that no actual children are involved. The whole "it drives pedophiles to act out their fantasies in real life" argument is too close to the "violent videogames cause people to be violent" argument for my taste. I also feel like the whole outrage is used by the French government as a distraction tactic for their own failings. There are way worse things happening on the internet that need to be tackled.

On the other hand I would still prefer if those shops didn't sell them, so people don't accidentally stumble upon them. But demanding Shein give out the identities of people who purchased these dolls is way out of line IMO, as I don't believe they've committed any crimes.