The general philosophy kinda centers on the point of education intersecting with just normal human expectations. The studies show that, developmentally speaking, today’s 18-19 year olds are lagging behind pre-COVID 18-19 year olds because they effectively missed a year or two of development. So we give them a bit of a…

I might have the unpopular opinion here, but I feel like Rowling is rich no matter what, and it doesn’t matter if she gets more rich or less rich. She’s still rich.

Those are not 100% effective.  Even when used correctly, they sometimes fail.  Not sure if you are actually trying to be an A-hole, but that is how your comment was perceived by the 3 people I polled before posting my response.

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When discussing handguns, an “automatic” generally refers to a semi-automatic pistol, and not a fully automatic gun. There are fully automatic pistols (you may recognize an UZI or Mac-10), but they’re rare, expensive and are usually referred to as something more specific than just an “automatic”…