You thought the racism would be a dealbreaker — honey, the racism is at the bottom of it.

So basically you’re saying, “Give up and pay the extortion money.”

I know this is an older post, but to answer:
Ransomware generally attacks the computer’s operating system and through that all the files on the computer. If you have cloud backups they will not be affected by any ransomware I’m aware of. Your computer may be hosed, but you can just download the cloud backup to your…

These aren’t nitpicks, they’re “tells” that the student has no clue what they’re writing about.

Plagiarism: When grammar suddenly improves, albeit briefly, in a sea of crappy writing.

I had to grade thousands of papers and exams when I was in grad school. If they were all writing to the same prompt, I’d have a mental checklist of the things I expected them to touch on in their papers. So as I’m reading, I check that off, while noting all grammar/spelling/citation issues and always keeping an eye…

VLC. Which I’m sure she uses only to play legally purchased files.

I did the same thing. I refuse to have their apps on my phone. I give them as little information about me as possible and I don’t care how many nag messages I get. If I’m the product that their free service sells, then I should get to choose how much of me they whore out to the highest bidder.

this is literally how couples in touch with their sexuality but coping with busy lives stay in touch with their sexuality.

This is the correct take.

Thank you for this extremely cogent writing. I agree with you —I don’t have your personal experience with fundamentalism, I was raised in a very progressive Protestant church — but it’s up to us with some connection to these religious conservatives to have those conversations. We can’t expect folks whose rights are…

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It’s almost as if the value of BTC is based on our faith in the system. It’s a good thing the good ol’ USD isn’t based on faith in an establis..... um... erm....

A couple years after college, I’m still waiting tables. I walk up to a table that just got sat, introduce myself, and realize that it’s the guy who bullied me in high school. I’m waiting tables. He’s wearing a suit, looking smug, and asking me for refills. It was horrible.

Traveling somewhere that you don’t speak or read the language, and try getting by for a few days. Really makes you grow a new empathy/patience/respect for language barriers that others face.

I think everyone should be required to work retail during the holiday season.

Work a job that snooty people see as less-than. I recommend anything in fast food, a gas station, or any job that has you waiting on assholes and cleaning up their messes while they act all superior to you.

While it may also be a good vocabulary tool for an English class, the "Feelings Wheel" was actually developed as a therapy/counseling aid. I believe this one is a variant that does indeed focus on finding the right words for your emotions.