If you're looking at refining it, I think doing the math for ml of alcohol would be a better metric. Then you don't have to worry about type of drink so much as you've got an absolute number that ties them all together and is accurate regardless of location.

25 minutes well spent.

The Sperminator!

I was going to say that I'd expect Drumpf to increase again now that he's been allowed by the oligarchs to spew his refuse back into more popular social media platforms.

>It means you feel that your feelings, your actions, and your entire existence are all less important than others, and that you don't deserve love, care, praise, or an easy time.

Fuck me . . . *sigh*

What does a diminished sense of self mean?

That's what Joel & Ellie needed!

What does physical activity look like in your life?

For reference, a standard full time job (8 hours/day, 40 hours/week, 260 work days/year) is 2080 hours/year.

Binghamton, NY apparently.

If they could be made, assuming they don't exist yet, Hawaii seems like it'd be a prime location for an offshore solar array.

Fair. A state organization would have trouble getting legal footing, but an industry or professional organization, like the ADA or something, wouldn't. You still get the seal to use.

I could see, and get behind, an industry or state organization that certifies journalists. Something like the bar for lawyers or board certification for doctors. A stamp that legit journalists can put on their material that indicates they have the requisite knowledge and ethics for serious journalism.

Why Amtrak is awful.

tl;dr, Although freight rails are supposed to give priority to passenger trains, they don't. Nobody enforces this law and even though there are places for one train to "pull over" in order to allow another one to pass, freight trains are often too long to fit into these. All of this combines to make passenger rail awful.

I think the issue is, how often does California get torrential rains like this (personally, I don't know)? Diverting them to reservoirs is possible, but that's a lot of expensive infrastructure to build and maintain for something that maybe only happens once every 50 years.

I've tried for a long time to get better. A decade at least. Nothing seems to help. Tried a lot of different meds & therapy. Tried things I used to enjoy and new things I think I might. I've given up hope that I might be happy or content one day. I don't even remember what they feel like.

Anyways, my post wasn't meant to focus on me. Just to provide a window into the people in the article that're effected by this. The future looks bleak, there's no chance for many to improve their lives, and our government only seems to care about making the rich richer. It's no wonder that depression & alcoholism are on the rise.

I'm not surprised. I'm one of those, I guess. I drink too much; a few fifths of vodka a week. My doctors tell me I need to quit. I worry about cirrhosis somewhat.

Getting blackout drunk makes the empty time between work & sleep go by quicker. And I don't really have anything to live for. No friends, no family, bleak future. So, while I don't have cravings and I'm not physically addicted to alcohol, I can't think of a good reason to stop and extend my life.

Fun fact: The two actors got married IRL.

I imagine that Boxing Day in Australia, if it exists, is about choosing their King.

Conversely, police and other law enforcement are skirting the 4th amendment by simply purchasing your information from data brokers.

I'm surprised they didn't just kill them.

I wonder if they toured at the same age? Like, can you imagine being a horny, coked-up 14 year old going on tour in the 80s? It's like every teenager's wet dream.

Had a friend from Ohio, and one of his friends from back home came to visit once. He was astounded that it was possible to stop down at the corner gas station at 6AM on a Sunday and buy liquor.

Could be a lot more. The platform's insurance doesn't cover jack shit and people lie about doing it on their personal insurance because they think it disqualifies them. Then they get in a wreck, the company finds out it was for an order, and tells you to kick rocks.

Sounds like a Rick & Morty episode. Like all the Ricks in the Central Finite Curve have devices that protect Earth from meteors and they keep flinging them at Doofus Rick's Earth. Doofus Rick eventually gets pissed off and starts flinging them back.