I would have guessed her to be older than him, but at least part of that is the benefits of wealth on your physical health that she, as a regular person, wouldn’t have had. Not that her being older than him is a big deal to me, anyway. Keanu has been through some shit and deserves some happiness in his life. I hope that includes her.

There is plenty of information on [email protected] and [email protected] if you’re looking for more than the most basic motion- or remote-controlled light switches.

I’d far rather have a dumb TV/monitor and a cheap, easily upgradable smart device connected to it, but I’m on Lemmy so that shouldn’t come as a surprise.

I’ve replaced it with a death grip on my will to live and a sardonic attitude toward all the bullshit I’ll have to deal with while I’m at work. It’s the only way to make it through and still have a functioning liver.

To add to this. I’ve only noticed one person who had cochlear implants, and only really noticed because she also had a speech impediment (then I noticed the “hearing aids” that didn’t look like most hearing aids). Her hair partially covered them and I wouldn’t have noticed at all if I hadn’t been interacting with her.

I do notice more hearing aids and such these days, possibly because I’m getting older and am aware of what my near future holds. I don’t think most people will care too much.

Yeah, I don’t see getting worked up about artistic taste. No one is forcing g them to read their stuff, and if someone actually is, their problem should be with whoever is forcing them to.

Let people enjoy their shit and move on.

Everything you said there is pretty typical with high functioning ASD, up to and including others being uncomfortable with past behavior and statements.

I can’t say I disagree with him - in an ideal world. Now all we need is a world where it’s easy enough to tell if someone is mature enough to make those kinds of decisions, no one uses power imbalances to allow them to achieve their desires, kids are fully aware of the impact their decisions will have on them decades in the future, and on and on. That’s clearly not the world we live in, and I expect it will never be, and so we err on the side of caution, and don’t condone children engaging in certain activities until they’re older, and even then only with people of a similar age until such a time where trying to stop them from engaging in potentially reckless behavior is more harmful than allowing them to do so.

I regret that I can upvote but once.

Blaming the “other” is just tribalism, which has all the same problems as racism. Saying it’s easy doesn’t excuse it.

It’s because of the burden of knowledge you’re carrying in your head. The choices you make…

It’s the big blue room with spotty internet access.

Interesting. I lean more towards equity rather than equality, and giving options rather than removing them.

I’m not sure I get what you’re saying? You’re a guy and can’t stop yourself from staring at other guys’ chests?

It’s absolutely cultural, like so many sexual taboos, but it is a pretty common cultural norm.

Guys in general like breasts and, until going topless is normalized, those who do will get looks. It’s awkward, I’m sure. Perhaps we need a topless pride parade so no one is singled out and we can jumpstart the change in social norms.

It still ended too soon. I was thinking Pushing Daisies.

No one has said it yet, but the most common cause of a breaker being thrown is an overload or a short. It looks like you’ve determined it isn’t an overload since it happens when the device isn’t turned on. That indicates that you may have a short. The two likely places are the PSU (since it’s supposed to be turned off) and the cord (since the PSU wouldn’t matter). If the cord is replaceable, I’d try that first. After the cord I’d see about replacing the PSU. Hopefully it’s a standard part and not something you have to buy from Ender if they still carry it. Another thing to check is if it’s the outlet. If you try it on a different outlet and get the same problem, it is likely the device.

The CEO was basically a nobody. A rich nobody, certainly, but a nobody. I didn’t know of his existence before he was killed, and I’m sure I’m in the same group as a majority of Americans and the rest of the world. Likewise, I don’t know how who replaced him. So why would there be division? You’ll get some objective, impersonal “He was a father and husband, this is terrible,” and some objective, somewhat more emotional “He made his money by refusing sick people care,” but there isn’t a lot of arguing because even though it was very real, it’s still in the realm of the hypothetical for most people. Even kids killed in a school half a world away is more real, and more emotional, for most people because they have kids, will have kids, or were a kid in a situation not too dissimilar, and it could have been them if not for their different circumstances.

Statistically, that’s usually how it ended.

Vacuum bots are pretty great, too.