holy-days would be FABULOUS!!!

Yeah, but the merger with Gizmodo kind of ruined the io9 comments section.

C’mon Patrick.....he’s just pouring himself a Budweiser.

Jessica Jones’ angry/sad characterization played with a strangely emotionless monotone performance by Krysten Ritter made that show a slog for me. Even actors playing **DARKNESS/NO PARENTS/I AM THE NIGHT** Batman/Bruce Wayne manage to add some emotional levels to their performances. She sounds like the adults in…

My dad started some businesses and sold them and had notes due to him, so it wasn’t super straightforward. However, the probate process is not straightforward even for simple cases and a general rule of thumb is that it will take a year to complete. The whole point of probate is so anyone can come forward and make a…

How many daughters do you have? My bf works in finance and frequently deals with situations where mom and dad are gone and the kids are fighting over an improperly handled account. It’s not an issue with 2, if I recall correctly, but if there are 3 they can’t just split it even- someone has to have slightly more. He…

Definitely, do not rely on probate to quickly and easily deal with inheritance issues. Best to have a trust, actually, and not just a will, so that you can avoid probate altogether.

In simple situations, the line of succession is clear, but the process is usually not. If there’s no testamentary document, then there’s a lot more paperwork and time, even if the the dividing of the assets is straightforward.

That is good to know. We are both in our 50s and quite poor (but happy together), and we do not want to get married because we don’t wish to be ‘mainstreamed’. We happen to like our vanishing gay culture, and don’t feel we have to validate our existence by conforming to hetero norms. Going to be saving our pennies,…

In Portuguese there’s a saying that can be translated as “Bad plant pots don’t break”. It is applicable here.

“He had 50 years to put Tom’s name on any of these papers,” Ms. DeMaio said. “The will was never a valid will.”

I live in Virginia, and out of the thousands of Pokemon I caught, I’ve seen one Drowzee. I haven’t played in a month, but I’m legit thinking about firing it back up just to try to get that Hypno.

I have an friend who’s been a foster mother for almost 20 years and I’ve met a few of her foster kids over the years. Last year she had 2 siblings (a 3yo boy and a 4yo girl). When I visited she kept having to tell them to not touch each other. I didn’t say anything but I know she saw the questioning look on my face.…

Hey Anna! Remember this? Looks like YOU’RE the idiot now! LOL

Is there some way I can detect warning signs of an impending toxic relationship?

That’s horrible! So far as I can tell from other articles I’ve seen about this case, it sounds like the victim is in a foster family (I hope she is safe & getting therapy) but it is not clear if the sons have been removed too or are still with that idiot mother.

Well nobody said it’s your responsibility to pick up after someone in spite of their mental illness or brain disorder. It’s different if they’re in your family, but as regards relationships of choice you have no obligation to tie your life to such people.

Fuck ‘em if they don’t get treatment and follow their doctor’s orders, yes.

If your autonomous car is following all traffic laws perfectly, exactly as programmed, then any pedestrians that put themselves in harms way are breaking the law (i.e. jaywalking, crossing against the light, etc.). The innocent person in this scenario is the occupant(s) of the car.

Whichever one wouldn’t send me flying off the road if it thought a flock of birds on the road were children.