My buddy started balding at 16. He held on for a number of years, but eventually we helped him rip the bandaid off and he shaved himself bald. Instantly looked younger again just because he didn’t have a ring of hair at 27 anymore. Honestly, it can look really cool if you shave it.

Universities are like little cities. I love all the different styles they have :)

It also shows the strength and resilience of an area. Places like that have weathered many booms and busts. It’s particularly interesting when one building has many styles, having been continuously occupied for hundreds of years. Or in some cases, even longer.

I want a conversation pit!

Transit (Bike/Bus/Rail) and Waze, sometimes Google maps just for more…global maps. (Eg, stuff like finding a campground on a map, or a certain bakery)

This is a really good comparison :)

We have some here! Unfortunately, it’s the Soviet style, “cold” brutalist architecture that feels quite hostile. I like the “warm” aesthetic like the DC Metro with the light playing across the waffle ceiling, and the warm, brown hexagonal tile underfoot. This picture appears to be artificially brightened:

I might have to check it out, thanks!

I do love the happy vibes of that, and googie! Both are cheerful aesthetics :)

You can’t go wrong with brick!

Ah, that’s exactly what mine does sometimes.

Since 2020, we started dating two years later. We’re married now :)

Out of curiosity, what is the difference between older S3 sleep and modern sleep?

Modern construction on a budget. It uses little more than reinforced cardboard and a moisture barrier. Sometimes the cardboard isn’t even glued or nailed in. So it can literally get unfolded by the wind, and suddenly the only thing preventing your house from getting water damage is a .3mm piece of plastic wrap that you HOPE the contractors didn’t damage or install improperly.

Here’s one such house. I don’t know if it would even last a decade without significant repairs. They voided the warranty on the roof already too, so you could be out tens of thousands of dollars before you even move in.

https://youtu.be/mRuO62aNBEE

AJ is a government mouthpiece for Qatar, they probably are pumping their numbers with bots. I peg them in the same category as RT and FN, which are also mouthpieces for their respective nations.

Yep, higher prices on a variety of things. Check receipts and invoices.

Glad you held fast. Everyone should take turns doing chores. It’s kinda mind bending that people don’t already.

BBC, AP, The Guardian, NYT, NBC, CBC, The Conversation, The Atlantic, Nature.

Yeah, I knew about that trick, but for me, it was easier to just break down 16 into its smaller components. Or remember that 19 was a prime, which belonged to 7. After a bit of time (heh), it all just started to meld for me. Nothing like immersion-based learning!

I used math tricks at first. But honestly, just switching even one clock like your watch or phone makes it pretty easy over time.

1pm is easy to remember as it’s 13, a prime number

7x2 = 14(00)

3x5= 15(00)

4x4 =16(00)

5pm is 17, also a prime.

6x3 = 18(00)

7pm is also a prime, 19(00).

20, 21, 22, 23, and 00 also have math tricks, but you can also just remember that after 8pm, you have less than four hours till midnight :)