i feel you. there was one time i had thought why two relatively common words existed. this ultimately solved the puzzle.

yes, it’s now these small things that make people happy that make it important.

religious santa or the commercial santa just becomes a bonus side-effect.

pretty early. 5 or 6. religious celebration salad + small thinking just won’t let that pass through. it became a family in-joke after.

philosophy class got me a glimpse of adulting and got me believing again.

the body bag one is also funny infamous for misinterpretations

naming your kid “Dwayne Wayden” is as powerful as “Skum Musk”.

“pseudo-anglicisms”. good examples are eye-shopping, relooking, face control and salaryman.

their origins are interesting and colorful.

Does Jack Sparrow count?

I think Rosa Parks and the Boston Tea Party-goers can be counted.

yes, it is indeed a sorry state. even i don’t think minimum wage policies could take effect with oniy one person voting in.

the ceo is paid big because his decisions affect a lot of lives.

in this case, the killer can be any of these people the ceo has affected on some policy he let pass. the killer could even be just an enforcing arm of some one, or some group.

on one side, you can see this reaction as just part of his “job description”. even doctors know toying with people’s health have grave consequences.

imo, the cancerous greed is unchecked capitalism.

when the whole system is designed to gain power thru money, it’s money that is needed to fight back. this is all just my two cents but, people that do not vote for increasing minimum wage policies are losing their biggest bargaining chip.

chill weather for sleeping. this year’s summer is brutal.

I think it’s just that one point where you have to accept things like that exist. Sometimes gendering slips out of your mind, but a lot of people let it slide.

“and also be with you”

or “you’re welcome”

“Lavie” from “c’est la vie”.

I think it is a creative name with a good meaning behind it.

disappear from radar

do random acts of charity

buy senators and media to support climate change and education

make a competing big cheapo pharma

redirect fame/blame to paid actors

Obligatory: “YOLO”, it is true we only live once – so make it count.

“Big boys/girls don’t cry”

This is some archaic-level advice similar to “pull up your bootstraps” that most people may have these already ingrained as part of growing up. It is fine to cry and show others [you trust] your feelings, no matter how old you are. More importantly, the better advice is to “take care of your physical, emotional, and mental well-being” and “be kind to yourself”.

ai as in AI: aircraft auto-landing and pitch levelling. near-boundary ship navigation. train/ freight logistics. protein folding. gene mapping.

ai as in LLM/ PISS: hmmm… downlevel legalese to collegiate-, 6th-grade-, or even street-level prose. do funny abridged shorts. imo, training-wheels to some shakespearean writing is appreciated.

there’s a huge debate on what “bad” means.

but if we skip that and just single out an opinion, like for my opinion, the dead bad person isn’t affecting me anymore so I just let it go.

should the relatives of a bad person be allowed to see the corpse treated respectfully

good question. afaik, i haven’t heard of countries or governments trying to own corpses.
… i was wrong

yes. no doubt their work is recognized and appreciated by everyone in their company.

removing the Dept. of Education and

In place, consumers should be allowed to choose their own fact-checkers and filters, Carr said.

would be an interesting combo. all the salesmanships await.