I disagree there. I live in a highly dense urban area, and I still have to go out of my way a little bit to go to Whole Foods. Not far enough to stop me from picking up the goods that feed my sustainability bent, but far enough to be a pain.

And a further counterpoint, high numbers of urbanites do not have cars. They…

They have a similar system in place in Japan and Taiwan where your packages can be sent to the nearest 7-11 (which are AONS nicer than the ones in the States). But that’s because they’re literally everywhere and it’s super convenient.

There’s not nearly enough Whole Foods stores around for that to be less annoying than…

I’m a little sad that this means Whole Foods will be cutting staff, as the clerks I’ve met there have been far and away the friendliest, most helpful and generally pleasant to interact with in comparison to the local Jewel Osco. But the ability to Prime my specialty groceries isn’t a terrible consolation prize.

Last I remember, Ash was favoring a Greninja, which is a water type. He’s been getting more screentime/battletime than even Pikachu. So there’s that. XD

Loved this book.

Then again, I had an awesome Literature teacher and a whole class of smart people with me to get through it together. I don’t know whether I would have enjoyed it half as much without all the in-depth analyses and flowcharts and family trees.

If someone made a movie, it’d have to be an absolute trip…

Or if you have certain nerd hobbies that require way too much explanation or context to be an appropriate topic for small talk.

I hear there’s an app for that, though I hear there are some privacy and security concerns.

Carrying around wads of cash is great unless you live in a population dense area where you’re likely to be mugged.

Who? Tons of people. 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499549/parentalguide?ref_=tt_stry_pg

Imdb has a great content advisory section for every movie. :) Check it out!

I mean, people tend to forget that the US was still at war during Obama’s term, and the invasion and destruction was still happening, but yeah, it all started under Bush.

My experience is different.

Many professional conferences have some sort of informal conversation event along with talks where you can sit and eat with the speakers or something, but barring that, just grab them after the talk if you want to gush.

Suspension of disbelief notwithstanding. :P Anyway, I found it to be fun, though certainly not clever by any means.

In my opinion, it wasn’t that bad. I feel like it’s more of a problem that “shoes” and any interest in fashion is so heavily coded as female and therefore trivial and vapid.

I mean, ziplock bags have always worked fine. Not the tiny sandwich ones, but a gallon one, jut to catch the splatter. You really don’t need industrial strength or anything. 

Yeah, I’ve been to enough drunken parties to corroborate that, yes, intentional wall-punching does exist, hahaha.

Yeah, the legal definition of assault very clearly includes “intimidation” and “demonstration of ability to cause harm” regardless of supposed intent for a reason.

Thank you so fucking much for this. Fuck all those people who put their own movie entertainment over actual emergencies for a two minute text check. Where the fuck is everyone’s common sense and empathy?

Quick correction: it wasn’t Chicago PD that was called aboard the United flight where Dr. Dao was removed. There’s a separate aviation security department that serves O’Hare, which is not affiliated with nor under the control of Chicago PD.