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I built my own gaming pc back in Nov 2010 with an i7-970 24g ram. While I have upgraded the GPU twice and upgraded to larger SSD's as prices have come down, I am still using the same machine for gaming. Not that what I am doing is very intense or hardcore intense graphics. I can comfortably play all the Blizzard titles, modern FPS like whatever COD is newest, etc. Maybe not on max settings anymore.

Still, I am impressed by how much I have gotten out of my machine.

Interesting question.

I imagine someone has already thought of this from a tax point of view.

Maybe some % of their net worth divided by their age (working age?) - say if they have 100 million dollars and are 60. 60-18 = 42. We would fine X% of 2,380,952.38? The idea being an attempt to come up with what their yearly salary could have been based on current value.

I am sure there are some excellent flaws with that approach as well.

Fun to ponder.

I like the % of income idea.

I can see an argument that poor folks have less free time - if someone worked a couple part time jobs, has kids or other family that rely on them, several hours picking up litter is a pretty big deal. Vs my 9-5 M-F job, no dependants, etc. several hours picking up litter is a bummer or inconvenience.

I think that corporal punishment proposal is batshit insane.

Do you think that a system of public service / community service requirements instead of fines would be better for common offenses?

Without any real research I have often thought that instead of fines for parking violations, noise complaints, (other misdemeanors) etc - having someone spend time instead of money would make those sorts of punishments more equitable.

There are issues - child care if a parent has to spend time. This system would need to accommodate peoples schedules, shouldn't have to miss work for a parking ticket, etc. Much harder to administer than mailing fines.

I can relate. My compromise is to only take my morning dose on the weekends(most of the time). Do things and sort of wander off into the evening. The timing, dose, rhythm of your meds may differ, of course. Mine is not the extended release.

For me, there is a big difference of how effective the meds are during the week because I have gone light over the weekends.

I keep trying to develop the habit of having wealthy parents but they keep being poor.

Also, those articles about getting rich keep telling me to utilize my assets to earn additional income but that is illegal in my state.

Please send help.

I dropped my LinkedIn years ago because they either tricked me into connecting my email contacts or did it without my permission.

Every time I logged in it would ask "Do you want to find new connections from your mail list?" Every. Time.

One day it stopped asking. Week or so later I got a suggestion for random people I emailed once years earlier. Got curious and checked settings and saw it was connected to my email contacts.

No idea how, maybe I accidently clicked it? Maybe they decided they knew better than I did. Whatever caused it I closed my account that day.

Couple years later (I think?) MS purchased linkedin and I smiled to myself safe in the knowledge it was only a matter of time until MS ruined it and every abandoned the platform. I was mistaken on that one.

Not related to the topic but the super light grey font on white background on these is rough.

Just my 2c.

I can see how the graphics could be a turn off. I have found it to be a fantastic game. Item interaction is really fun. loads of combos.

Hades is fantastic. Fun game and great music. FYI the soundtrack is available on Spotify or for sale. (I have no affiliation with the Hades folks, i just like what they do)

I also really enjoy The Binding of Isaac AB+. Item interaction is amazing. I have it for Switch, though I have considered picking it up for PC as well so I can use the mods.

A lot of locals and dog walkers mostly. Always see them go by twice. Once up once back.

From time to time I see what look like long haul bikers - proper gear and a pack. Couple times a month I’ll see em in the summer.

I am near the dead end side close to Ohio. Thinking that reduces the traffic a lot.

Also the WV leg of the trail is gravel. The PA side is all blacktop.

Right behind my house is the Panhandle Trail in WV. Old coal town that used to have several tracks running through it.

Not very long, Length: 29.2 miles, but it crosses a couple longer trails in PA.

"The Panhandle Trail crosses the 61.5-mile Montour Trail, which links to the 150-mile Great Allegheny Passage and the 184.5-mile C&O Canal Towpath for an off-road connection to Washington, D.C."

https://www.traillink.com/trail/panhandle-trail/

Photo of my back yard, Panhandle trail can be seen across the creek. https://i.imgur.com/VbQehh4.jpeg (Dec 18th 2020)

https://imgur.com/a/hkpkfVJ I think that link will work for you. Has the original as well as Resemble base on and off. Surprised that it is not more different - think. :D I don't know why I expected to see a chicken melted over the railing.

You are welcome to share these photos on your gallery.

This is great fun. I have lost a couple hours poking at these tools. Fun stuff!

Big fan of this result with the Art Personalization tool.

https://i.imgur.com/JUiVZBB.png

Photo of chickens on my back porch. Styled The Persistence of Memory

A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.

I was expecting a VPN ad.

Jared Spataro, the corporate vice president for Microsoft 365, said in a statement. “We also believe that privacy is a human right, and we’re deeply committed to the privacy of every person who uses our products.”

That is absolutely laughable.

I hope for your true to mission success.

Maybe an odd comparison, but watching different social networks launch and failing reminds me of the MMO's that were produced after World of Warcraft's massive success. Most of them touted as the "WoW killer"

Don't get me wrong, I would really like to see a new social network take off - one focused on privacy and data ownership.

I think the "requirement" part is a sticking point. If I chose to move from my small house in WV to a condo in Pitt, i would not expect my employer to pay me more because of my choice. If they required me to move to Pitt or I lose my job, I would expect some compensation.

Likewise, if I take a job and get X salary for that job, then move to a cheaper part of town I wouldn't expect to take a pay cut.

This is super interesting. The area they have narrowed down is nearly in line with the mountain range that falls off into the ocean.

The way ocean waves / currents hit the topology of that mountain range? Some geologic activity that is somehow more active when the ocean is more active?

Hard to imagine anything to do with ocean waves and storms could be consistent enough to produce this effect. I understand there is some average wave periods but storms normally disrupt patterns.

All very interesting.

These moments when I find myself digging into a very specific point on a pretty specific topic and someone posts a XKCD link and I think to myself - there is just no way this will be about this exact thing.. Sure enough.

Thanks for the link. I needed a good belly laugh this morning.

>$2000/month is enough to live comfortably with a personal car in low cost of living regions.

If that 2k/mo comes with reasonable health insurance and some retirement plan.

I did it twice. Once with the internal camera in my laptop (Lenovo Carbon X1 Extreme sport 4x4 Cargo edition) Received a 67%.

Second time with an external Logitech HD 1080p Received a 83%.

I am apparently much more attractive and much thinner in HD.

Well now that you wrote that here... 'Big Fish Stick' is going to be on your ass like tartar sauce on a crab cake.

Are the crabs you purchased from Ikea crab legs or more like crayfish (aka crawfish, craydids, crawdaddies, crawdads, freshwater lobsters, mountain lobsters, mudbugs, or yabbies.)?

This is neato but I would suggest you splurge for the USB monitor if you can. Still can't watch movies on it, but they are great little screens for the money.

My main issue is, without a stand, they sit on the table and are uncomfortable to use for long periods. The ones I have used are VESA mountable though - so it is a problem with an easy solution.

Thank you for the reply.

I am curious how this is legal. Sorry if this is an ignorant question.