The human body is generally 60% water in case someone thinks this is like an "OMG" factoid.

TLDR: humans are largely water. This is why we drink water and live on a planet with an abundance of it.

Anyone who's had to even look at Trump's pee pee has seen combat. I don't make the rules.

I had also assumed the same thing. Mine was taxed at a rate of pretty much 49%. I might get it back at tax time, might not. Something to do with supplemental wages or what not. If you end up with more than 50%, consider it a bonus.

But do the math assuming you'll end up with half.

FYI if your gross severance is $40K, you should expect to get $20K after taxes.

No, honestly your thoughts are not normal or healthy. Feeling some nervousness before a date is normal.

Normal thoughts are "does my hair look good, will they like my outfit, I hope I don't talk too much, etc."

Your thoughts are "this person probably isn't going to like me and I'm going to be let down like the past".

Normal people have some trepidation on what is to come, but they still go on a date.

You have these intrusive/harmful thoughts that are indicative of something deeper seeded that you might want to figure out or talk to a therapist about. It's not just mere thoughts. It's also affected your actions which is really extreme.

You've provided no indication that this person was anything less than friendly/respectful. To delete someone's number entirely is a very strong reaction to... really nothing at all. Unless he was texting you dick and butthole pics or saying disgusting things, I don't see why you would delete the text thread either.

He probably dodged a bullet. You're not in any state to date anyone.

"Really I was just worried that if we did meet he wouldn't like me anymore and I'd be let down like I have in the past "

If that's the thought process going through your head before you even go out on a date, you've got no business being out on the market.

This Chad must be a really good looking guy. I can't imagine showing up to a date late, with dog shit appearance and in literal sweatpants, spend the entire time being obnoxious and talking about myself and still have a girl want to come back to my apartment afterwards.

Edit: not just any date, but a FIRST date. And also this Chad paid for a hooker to wait for him in his apartment for hours while he was on this date... so that when he came back he could have a threesome.

Decentralized social media is an oxymoron. Social media by nature seeks to grow with exponential network effects.

Decentralized networks suck at facilitating huge networks.

You need to get off the Web3 bandwagon. It's really not happening.

Wow, 2 months to land a job! That's gotta be a record. Congrats to your husband!

Stupid gaijin washing away the taste of that delicious broth.

The Grizzlies suddenly move from below average defensive rating to above average right around mid November. That's when Jaren Jackson Jr. returned to the court.

What's extra comedic is that Family Dollar and Dollar Tree are owned by the same corporation.

Don't worry, it will only be another few hours before some other bored college student reads something about ChatGPT and asks "What will the future hold now that AI is here?"

You do realize you still need to understand at least one language to understand what the AI is communicating right?

Lots of people with dual citizenship. Also lots of ways to stay abroad for a long time/indefenitely. Can go from place to place on temporary/visitor's VISAs. They might also have a "friend" in a certain country that can marry them, etc.

The threat of taking a child and leaving the country is a common one in divorce/domestic abuse situations.

Not worth the wait, at all. A real tourist trap. You can get better ramen at any random place where salarymen eat for cheaper.

Sorry OP, you've been had.

I wouldn't hold your breathe. We're not putting a man on Mars anytime soon. The challenges go beyond just an engine that can get someone there. In theory we can do that now (just takes a long ass time), the challenge is keeping people alive and sane in the process and then just the small challenge of what to actually do on a desolate red rock once they arrive.

And the "AI" we've received so far is largely just very advanced machine learning models repurposed to "create" chat responses, "art" (8 finger humans geez), etc.

The future is exciting, but it won't happen as quickly as you think. AI especially is largely just marketing right now. We're not close to sentience.

Some of the world's largest tech/auto companies have been working on driverless cars for almost two decades. We can't even build one to consistently drive down the street without killing people. We're nowhere close to actual AI.

Damn you. Take your upvote and get out.

I remember better than Baywatch Nights. I remember Acapulco Heat.

Edit: Obligatory theme song/opening.

"I understood that reference."

You can probably make it work. But you really shouldn't.

Assuming you contribute zero to retirement and you never make commission, you will net $3.4K a month.

Slap on $100 for utilities and internet and some streaming service, yada yada you're looking at $3K a month in living expenses.

You will eat and live like dog shit on $400 a month.

Don't do it to yourself.

>In the field of AI, there is a strong push to use data to predict future events. We see this now with algorithmic trading, in particular. Many of the most powerful computers in the world are focused on weather prediction (which has gotten incredible over the past 2 decades). As AI gains in capability, the ability to extend further into the future with increasing complexity should be expected. Theoretically, with a powerful enough computer (many, many years from now), you could accurately predict any future event.

I think you might be confusing AI with machine learning. Machine learning is capable of predicting trades and weather based on past data. You don't need AI to do that right now, it's already possible.

>Why can’t we feed data into a powerful supercomputer and look back, into the past of history, to gain a better understanding of humanity and civilization?

What kind of data would you feed it? What kind of understanding would you want? In terms of historical events we are limited to whatever recordings/recollections survive that were largely hand written. There's no more "data" to be gained.

This is the item in question: https://media.timeout.com/images/105528403/750/562/image.jpg

I have no idea why anyone would want to steal that. It's frankly pretty creepy.

Source: https://www.timeout.com/chicago/restaurants/the-craziest-things-people-steal-from-chicago-restaurants-and-bars

The honest truth is no one can really tell you until you start working your new job.

My last job switch gave me close to a 25% raise but I overall regret it. The team, culture, product all kind of suck. My previous role was much more interesting/challenging and with a better company. If I had stuck around for a bit I probably would have ended up with a similar level of pay eventually. (again that might not be true for where you are)

On the face of it 25% increase in salary is still sort of worth it due to how much it has changed my financial trajectory. But depending on your expenses and how much you value your well being, someone else might have said "nah not worth it".

>From an evolutionary perspective, you want to grow to sexual maturity as quickly as possible, so you can pass on your genes before you potentially get eaten by a predator or something.

This is such a false and generalized statement. This isn't true for all animals and certainly not for human females specifically who need to develop hips wide enough to pass a baby's head through.