My outlook's really basic. I just think about it like going to sleep (in a very literal way). Or turning off. Like a switch?

Where was it defined that way, and for what reason?

That chess club story is the WORST.

This is super interesting! Are you able to give any more specific info about the software?

I remember being in accelerated programs specific to physics and math until middle school, at which point the boys in the program literally told me I was dumber than them. No teacher ever told them (or me) otherwise, so I believed it. Guess who didn't take physics classes in high school?

I hope she keeps that interest! She's lucky to have a mom like you.

Maybe I'm weird, but even as a lady I like to be referred to by others as "dude" or "guy."

I tend to call myself a lady. Or a lady-person.

I never got to play the original - so excited to get my hands on a copy of this!

NUH UH I CAN SAY WHATEVER I WANT ALL THE TIME R U A FASCIST

Haha! Fair enough!

Exactly!

The problem comes when clients start expecting free or cheap work.

I think the key difference is the phrase "on the side."

FYI, for anybody who hasn't read Roadside Picnic, you really should! It's great.

A couple weeks ago I went to a restaurant with a Bloody Mary BAR. Like, a whole bar of fancy local hot sauces and different spicy pickled vegetables to pick from. All of it delicious. HEAVEN.

Is there any way to stop someone from sending spoofed email? Someone keeps sending TONS of spam under my (spoofed) username (I see it because I'm apparently on their list!).

That's Ralph Wiggum.

Yeah, I have no idea

I've dated people in varying periods from a month to a year. There are definitely patterns in the types, but not the timeframe.