I’m on the fence on it.

I don’t think one hard inquiry (within a short time) should count against you, though I somewhat understand why it does.

If a lender/renter is relying on the score as an indicator of how extended an applicant is, it’s the difference between someone who 1) has two loans/lines of credit, and 2) h…

It doesn’t.

Those are the sticks.

From what I can generally tell, DPRK also wants a seat at the big boys’ table. The “carrot” is making steps towards opening and normalizing international trade and travel, and easing relations with SK.

(China’s relations with the US thawed dramatically after 25 years, after a visit from Nixon.…

You have your work cut out for you.

It’s not necessarily that the US has zero leverage, but ultimately, when the person you’re negotiating with does not recognize the leverage you do have (or doesn’t care) then the leverage is worthless.

That said, I don’t think negotiation with DPRK is, in and of itself, a wasted exercise. But holy shit Donald J. Trump…

If that’s capitalism (and I suppose it is) then that’s a very “race to the bottom” form of it. 

Remember turn-based Final Fantasy games?

Pepperidge Farm remembers.

I absolutely agree with your point. I absolutely despise the concept of “games as a service.” 

But...!

In the instance that a game does provide (what might’ve been regarded in the past as) a respectable length of entertainment, “Games as a service” may create an expectation of constantly flowing content, regardless of…

Maybe not the majority, but there are a lot of folks who complain about putting 40+ hours into games that just came out — and having nothing left to do!

It took me some time to get past your gum preferences -- but grudgingly, I agree with the rest.

You can chew it in place of dinner, to save money for more Apex Legends lootboxes.

I mostly agree with you. I just think whether it’s gambling depends on your preference going into the activity. It’s easy with slots or poker — I’d say 99% of folks playing are doing it to win money (win condition) and not lose it (loss…

I wanted to know what the OP thought, based on their post.

For what it’s worth, my own personal answer is

1) it is, if you favor a specific result; but

2) it is not, if you just want gum. E.g. Cosmetic loot crates are not necessarily a form of gambling if you just want more cosmetics, even if the loot is randomized or…

I don’t think fanfare is as much a factor in whether an activity is considered gambling, though perhaps specifically for skinner-esque boxes. (E.g. there’s very little fanfare in back-alley craps.)

If I put a quarter in a gumball machine hoping for red (regarded by many as the best natural flavor) while knowingly running the risk of receiving yellow (because whether it’s lemon or banana, you know it’ll still be gross) am I gambling?

I live in the area, and I’m amazed I never actually thought of that. 

The books are amazing.

And the author himself is behind the developer’s efforts, 100%.

To be fair, you don’t see columns for those other jobs here because this is The Takeout.

It’d make more sense, for instance, to see ‘ask the salty bank teller’ to be on Lifehacker/Two Cents, just as ‘ask the salty mechanic’ would be on Jalopnik, and ‘ask the salty garbage man’ would be on Deadspin.

I see your point, and it is a fair one. A better picture would’ve displayed a room that better demonstrated that it is possible to keep the things that do give joy and incorporate them into your living space — as opposed to just getting rid of almost everything, wholesale.

Design and practicality do come up (in her book) but it’s stressed that this should only be approached after getting rid of “joyless” clutter, which I think makes sense.

Just to illustrate — Say you had 50 disorganized books, some of which you don’t want. Would you go through the effort of organizing all fifty books…

In a sense, the number is the point.

This is intended for people who have problems not just getting rid of things -- but doing it strategically, whether it’s a lack of commitment to the effort or nostalgic attachment. It’s an intentionally slow ramp-up.