Find a nice squat, I suppose. Then get to work on securing a new legal identity.

I’m not familiar with the term “neoclassical liberal”, but in the US:

“Social liberal” means liberal on social issues (people should be able to do what they want, government shouldn’t police morality or sex, against segregation and discrimination) but not on other issues (eg. national defense, economics, criminal law).

Whereas “progressive social Democrat” is in favor of actively correcting social ills, eg. with affirmative action hiring, better public education, comprehensive sex ed; while also holding left-wing economic positions and otherwise falling in line with the DNC.

That’s awesome. I love cheese, and while I happily went without it when I went vegan, I’d certainly welcome a vegan product that was more like the dairy original. Especially since it’d be safe for my lactose-intolerant ass.

I saw a refurbished electric cargo trike a decade ago in great condition for $350. I’ve kicked myself ever since for not buying it on the spot, it is exactly what my wife needs and wants.

So, when she wants me to pick up something from a neighbor, instead of: starting with the name of the neighbor, how she knows the neighbor, previous things we’ve picked up from the neighbor, previous things the neighbor has picked up from us, other reasons I might remember the neighbor; and then moving onto what she wants the item I’ll be picking up for; and then asking me if I’ll pick it up; and only at the very end telling me where I’ll be picking it up from;

instead of all that, starting with: “Will you do a pick-up from <address>?” and then give all that context afterwards so I can properly sift the information with an endgoal in mind.

It’s not that I want to skip the rest; I love her voice and hearing her talk, I just get anxious trying to remember everything. If I know in advance what’s important I can focus on that and let the irrelevant slip away.

Ah, this is my wife. She almost certainly has ADHD herself and hates being interrupted. I’ve been coaching her to begin with a thesis sentence before giving all the context, and it’s soooo helpful when she remembers.

Seven years isn’t a bad halflife for a social-media platform. That’s about how long thefacebook was actually usable, that’s about how long I was active on reddit, that’s about how long I was posting on my blog every day. That’s significantly longer than I was using livejournal or iLike.

Road trips are great, I just prefer to take them by bus.

flat is a lot more important than soft

London and Britain in general

Pennsylvania and Maryland

Michigan

Colorado

The British original was even worse! I don’t want to feel bad when watching a comedy!

The Office

It makes my skin crawl.

Ramona Flowers

Mostly Pikmin Bloom right now. I like how it keeps me active, gets me out of the house, highlights public art in my city… and the pikmin are cute, of course. I appreciate that, while there are microtransactions, you can earn the coins easily through gameplay.

But previous favorites included:

• Hoplite

• Pixel Dungeon

• Chrono Trigger mobile port

• Battle for Polytopia

• Merchant RPG

• micRogue

Nope. No thank you.

The creator has a say, but can only influence the audience, not overrule or veto their interpretation.

I mean, this was in, like, 2003. That’s probably $50 in today money.

Eh, you can have things you need to do on the weekend, but you can also have things you need to do by the weekend.

In addition to the mutual aid ideas mentioned above, you can join or start a local (or if you’re in a city, hyperlocal) Buy Nothing Network. It’s better than donating old clothes and furniture and much much better then buying them. I’m out on my bicycle every day doing pick-ups and drop-offs of used housewares, uneaten packaged food, toys, children’s clothes, and regifts. It keeps things out of landfills and builds community ties.

If any of you have ever to torrented, you know the difference between a seeder and a leecher; just imagine if you could meet the best seeders in real life and occasionally catsit for each other. Free stuff is just one of the perks; meeting other community-minded, generous, thrifty, environmentally-conscious people nearby is an even greater impact long-term, and the web of mutual relationships that form are what makes a community strong.

It’s a music player, e-reader, and mobile videogame platform that can emulate any retro system and has unique games based on physical activity and geolocation.

It can also take pictures and send IMs, I guess.