Andrew, I’m guessing you didn’t mean for this to go live...

I must be in the minority. I watched the first 10 or 15 minutes, was bored by it, and changed channels.

I believe it’s monthly but with a 60-day lag. If you published a book and it sold in the first month, you wouldn’t get the money for 2 months. But after that, assuming it continues to sell every month, you’d get paid every month for the sales from 2 months ago.

You might check at a planned parenthood clinic. Even if it’s out of network, it may still be cheaper and you might be able to get a partial coverage.

Another criteria that may be a factor in the decision-making: the up-front cost. Over long term, yes, LARCs are inexpensive. But they still have to be paid all up-front, which is prohibitive for people with crappy insurance or the uninsured. An IUD, for example, is somewhere between $800 and $1000. If you assume that…

What version is the new one? 3 or 4?

With all the hubbub over holotech, I’ve been wondering how they plan to handle captioning for the deaf/HOH folks. Hopefully that’s a feature they don’t neglect.

Right, that’s the easy answer. But shit happens. You get lost in middle of a desert. Your water container springs a leak. What do you do now for liquid until you get back to civilization or find an oasis?

I’m not in a desert, but am in a very arid area. Between my dog and me, we go through two or three liters of water on a 4-mile hike on a warm day (he’s a thirsty bastard, plus we’re used to PNW). I don’t mind carrying water for us both, but even so, I’d be interested in reading an article about how to find water in an…

...Is that a recycled set? It looks familiar. Can’t put a finger on it. Farscape? STNG with a paint job?

Similar. I got a Costco membership solely because they had dog food that was considerably better than the other dog food at the same price. But my guy recently had some health issues (possibly related to Diamond problems), and I switched him to a more-expensive, but vastly better quality dog food. Byebye health probs.

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I..ahem..had this and a number of other She-Ra figurines. If I remember right, Angela’s “halo” was a little handle just behind her head that’d flap her wings. Wings! That! Moved!

Had a thought: I bet that the fake turf would be popular with the baby boomers as they enter their senior years, but aren’t ready to move into “community homes” aka rest homes. My parents, for example, have been complaining about maintaining their yards, but they, the stubborn old people they are, refuse to contract…

Smartphones and cell phones in general. I’m hearing impaired. I freelance and work from home. I don’t have a commute, and I rarely use the phone for communication purposes these days. Most of the time when I run errands I don’t take it. In an urban area, it’s much easier to walk to a nearby business and ask them to…

Dude! Herbs are so much better fresh!

I have grown chili peppers, green onions (fun fact - you can just get the grocery store brand, cut the bottom off, stick the part w/ roots in the dirt and it’ll grow back), garlic, and...hmm. Bell peppers is a good one.

You can also grow a good variety of lettuce if you have the space - large shallow trays, plant a…

Plant marigolds and basils in the same pot, or in very close vicinity. Will help.

I have grown tomatoes indoors before. Very doable! You may have to help it with pollination, but I’ve never had to.

I hope this leads to medical advances. Tinnitus isn’t life threatening, sure, but it’s definitely threatening to my sanity. I get chronic bouts of tinnitus and most of the time they are “low grade” - soft ringing, static, squeaks, etc. But I remember this one bout where it sounded like clanging pots. And lucky me,…

Coffey (the writer) is probably the better person to ask. Privacy concerns would be my bet, though, yep.