Sailing, because it's dozens of hobbies in one: It's a competitive sport either with a team or solo, or it can be a relaxing diversion, or it can be a terrifying personal challenge. It can encompass skills such as sewing, woodworking, machining, plumbing, physics, mathematics, design, navigation, radio communication, astronomy, meteorology, geography, geology, environmental sciences, electronics/electrical engineering, history, linguistics, culinary skills, and more. You can basically always be thinking about it!
Claiming the rich will flee is such a dumbass take, just on the face of it. They're rich. And they want to live in NYC, which (*checks notes*) ain't exactly cheap to begin with. They can afford to live wherever the fuck they want, money is no object. So if it costs a bit more to live in NYC, what difference does it make? Allegedly the whole point of even being rich is to be able to afford the things you want.
But if it makes folks feel better, maybe call it New York Platinum Edition™?
They all should have been on a plane to Gitmo before the sun set on inauguration day.
Nah, worse than that. The root of the conservative pathology is self-hatred. They fear that they are worthless, shit people. A person who believes that they are better than everybody else can sit smugly in the corner and be superior in peace. Conservatives need near-constant reassurance that other people are worse than themselves, hence the performative cruelty they crave.
I make my guess that there are two factors:
The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon (or frequency illusion If somebody has a chip on their shoulder about rude Linux users, the rude Linux users they see will be highly memorable.
People tend to get back the same energy that they project to other people.
My instance has a very laissez-faire policy, so it's federated with almost everybody. My experience is the same; I've only ever seen self-aware mocking of the Linux-user attitude.
C'mon, so lame. I mean, I agree with the comments saying that being obsessed with a war is dumb, but obviously the right answer would be the Thirty Years War. Far more factions, more casus belli, more fights. Plus, it bolstered German nationalism, which led pretty directly to the Great War, which led to World War II, so those are technically part of its history.
But maybe I'm biased, because my surname originated in the Huguenot diaspora?
It's no use. Resistance is futile.
Signed,
Someone Who Raged Against the Destruction of "FUD" Back in the Day
Incorrect. The U.S. Army has the means to try.
Image search for "biblically accurate angel". It's nightmare fuel, like the hallucinations of early image generation neural networks. Or, more historically, migraine or seizure visualizations. The snake probably would be less frightening.
With a giant dollop of "the car is part of my identity." It's how Americans conceptualize themselves in society. That's why we have emotional-support pickup trucks, "Jeep people," every first-generation Asian citizen has a Honda Accord, minivans symbolize emasculation, et cetera. Honestly, sometimes I think that the mental image of "person" in the American mind has four wheels.
On the other side, it never occurred to me that I'm short until I got on the original craigslist.org, back when it was Bay Area-only. The number 5'10" was absolutely ubiquitous. If I searched the w4m personals, it'd match about half of the postings. Searching for 6' matched quite a few more.
Some of the dating sites back in the day allowed people to specify their requirements in a partner. I noticed that the taller the woman, the taller her height requirements, of course. But also, the shorter the woman, generally the taller she wanted. It seemed like the minima was a height requirement of about 5'8" for men. (This was the Midwestern U.S.; results may have varied elsewhere.)
I just heard that Congress passed a bill making October 14th a day of remembrance for a true hero, who sacrificed their life for the good of humanity. A sad, tragic death far before their time.
That said, it is kind of weird that Congress spend its time on a, let's face it, minor media figure, what with all of the pressing issues of the day facing our nation, but that's what they did. So, let's do as Congress intended, and honor Charly Burke on October 14th.
Maybe with a big stack of pancakes.
One man commits a horrific crime. The other man shoots a CEO. The difference in response by our politicians is illuminating.
A crane lifts pads for the hands-free mooring system at the Welland Canal locks into place. Credit: Michel Gosselin. Video and more photos here.
Erm, cops fit that description.