The US already has plenty of that

Isn’t that more of a renaissance thing

I’m a big fan of Destruction Manual by Lord of the Lost

Honestly just keep your old ones.

Speaker technology hasn’t exactly advanced by leaps and bounds like graphics. The greatest innovations have mainly been adding RGB lights and manufacturing then more cheaply.

Wait, are essential oils supposed to be anything more than fragrances you stick in a humidifier thing?

Nothing worth commemorating

EVE Online.

Massacre at M2-XFE

Glass back is a premium design feature because it breaks easily, and customers who buy premium phones are expected to be rich enough to just buy another phone.

It’s a profit making feature.

Much like luxury cars, nobody actually expects BMW or Mercedes to last more than 3 years. People who buy them are expected to trade up for the latest model every few years.

Same with luxury fashion. Absolutely some of the cheapest and fragile clothing I’ve ever seen come from big fashion brands. And nobody cares, because by the time they break, they’re out of style and the buyer will be updating their wardrobe anyways.

If there’s one thing I’ve learned, expensive luxury items = cheap and breakable. Midrange products are where the customers tend to be concerned with longevity and value.

And that’s assuming they’re even interested in Earth. They’ll probably start by strip-mining Jupiter and/or building a Dyson swarm around the sun.

Extraterrestrial life = yes. It’s a big universe and the chances of us being the only life in the entire universe is slim.

Aliens visiting us = no. For the same reason as above. It’s a big ass universe.

Governments being able to hide aliens from us = lol no. If aliens had the tech to travel a million light years to visit us, they’d have taken over the planet in an hour.

And then they have no port to plug into on their phone.

Big city that is close to wilderness. Like, a 1 hour drive to leave the city and be in a forest.

I like having my big selection of restaurants, entertainment venues, large hospitals with lots of doctors and specialists, massage therapists/physiotherapists, high speed internet/phone, oddball clubs and sports, and Costco.

I also want to get away from it all easily for a day or two at a time.

I don’t want a huge lawn or massive house, that’s just extra chores. I’d rather just live in a condo, higher up with a nice view, but it has to be near a park. Let someone else mow the damn lawn. And I like being within walking distance of groceries, movie theaters, and restaurants.

I just went to a Women’s Day film festival where females were talking about females while using the word “female” all day.

I’m pretty sure people are way overreacting to it. In the end it’s just context and tone. “Women” can be just as derogatory depending on how you say it.

Comic Sans MS

I guess it’s time to go find that knife that’s shaped like a dragon

I would say the opposite.

The chipset is no longer important unless you’re heavily into smartphone games. Even a mid-range chipset from 2 years ago will run standard tasks just fine these days. Smartphone requirements have basically plateaued for a few years now.

Prioritize just about everything OTHER then the chipset, depending on what you really use the phone for. Cameras, battery life, screen quality, memory capacity… Prioritize chipset only if you’re gaming.

Actually apple doesn’t provide any guarantee. They’ve historically supported their devices for a while, but if they choose to cut their support short, it’s entirely within their rights.

Drinking while typing shouldn’t be too hard. But paying attention to the phone and the monitor would be hard.

mostly seems like a tire issue. These things come with all seasons made for fuel efficiency, not traction.

the fact that you just happen to have a bale of straw handy every winter was a clue…