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This guy is ripe.

At least someone is standing up to them. Wish our politicians had some backbone.

I mean, to be fair, the executive team writes 90% of the code. All the other employees are basically lazy and useless if it weren't for the execs dragging them along.

It's sarcasm, stupid.

You have more compassion than I. But my mother has money and also falls for this shit. I'm basically ending my relationship with her for voting for the orange-bad again. Now she gets emails with headlines and article links to all the horrible shit they're doing and me accusing her of being at fault.

Thank goodness.

Oh my gosh it's true.

I had one lone male and got him a friend around age 3. The new kitty wanted to be friends, but he wouldn't accept him until we moved to a new apartment and neither of them had a claim on the territory. Then they started sleeping together.

Later, I adopted two kittens and at age 1.5 one of them got sick and died, basically like cancer but not actually cancer the vet told me. I got another kitten soon after because the survivor was in crisis and was very needy, she knew what had happened. It took some time for her to accept the kitten, but then she basically raised her. They sleep together and chase and play, but also occasionally squabble the way siblings might.

I don't know what more to suggest. These are the experiences I've had. I hope you're able to glean something useful from them. Ask your vet for tips, too.

I identify with so much of this. First off, I, first half forties, also did the Genius Bar to software development track. Good on ya. Leveling up your skills while working that demanding job says a lot.

There are multiple things I'd suggest. First, since you've invested a lot of time in the relationship, just approach him honestly and directly and let him know that these trends annoy you. Let him know that it's disrespectful and ask him if to take your time into consideration. If he gets offended or objects, fuck him.

Next, I also have a tendency to hate life (even though I've got a good one, it's more like I hate the world and our trajectory) and think about wishing I wasn't alive. Same thing. Don't want to die. Just don't want to be here. Think about getting into therapy. I'm a huge advocate for talk therapy as it enabled me to radically change the course of my life. I was emotionally underdeveloped, diagnosed bi-polar, and hated myself. I reached the point of loving myself in 2019. It was a huge accomplishment.

Further, plan on seeing more than one therapist before finding the right one. I've had to meet at least one dud before finding a good fit each time (decades of therapy, moved to a different part of the country, one retired after a lot of years, so four duds and three good fits). Don't give up because the chemistry isn't a good match. Try again.

Finally, some of the friends that I've made came from online apps. One is someone I went on a date with and we liked each other but had no romantic chemistry. This person is now one of my closest friends and she and her partner do stuff with me and my partner today. You can use the apps in a just-looking-for-friends mode. Just let your partner know ahead of installing them (you said you were offered food and I'm guessing your software dev job means no roommate).

Good luck!

It boggles the mind the things MS does to their OS without any apparent shame.

"Sony continues to disingenuously cherry pick text messages and alleged conversations," said Barrett's legal team in a message to Totilo at Game File. "

Cherry picked? There shouldn’t be anything to cherry pick in the first place. His conduct was gross and was absolutely sexual harassment.

Very scary.

I know how hard it is to face past mistakes because that is what I am doing now, by fighting for Mr. Myers’ life. I am not one to put myself in public spaces, but I am a Christian and I have known for some time that this is what I must do, even though it is hard.

It’s refreshing to see a christian advocating for something positive. In a world where they frequently weaponize their faith to hurt people, it’s a breath of fresh air.