I can see each of your points being actively exploited by my government. We’re fucked.

Assange has been held in […] Prison on the outskirts of London for five years, and he previously spent seven years in self-exile at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London […] until his asylum was withdrawn and he was forcibly carried out of the embassy and arrested in April 2019.

12 years… fuck…

Give yourself to science instead. Surely there are some companies hoping to try new products or experiments on live specimens.

Maybe some trippy new drug. Maybe hot dogs for fingers. Not sure how that all works.

Final Fantasy VII battle theme for all calls received through my work-profile.

Elden Ring. Waiting for a game + DLC bundle because I refuse to buy DLCs on their own.

That’s it? You just need to say “you know this actor character we call Tom Cruise in our show, and does the same stuff as the real actor Tom cruise in real life, it’s actually a fictional character unrelated to the real Tom Cruise in real life” and you Gucci?

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Swat Kats

Our CEO came to visit us. It was fun. Some people couldn’t make it because they were out on vacation.

Our department manager announced with less than a week’s notice that he’ll visit us after our CEO, for no specific reason, the weeks around the Easter weekend (Friday and Monday are public holidays so 4 days weekend). For the occasion he asked everyone in the team to cancel vacations approved months ago.

All department employees individually politely declined to cancel their personal plans or approved vacations and involved HR. HR wasn’t aware of the manager’s decision.

He’ll be alone at the office for 2/9 visit days 😂

Look into breakdancing lessons

We make grossly exaggerated corny sex jokes when we’re horny and want to get down to it.

• wife is preparing hard boil eggs

• Well… talking about hard balls…

And then one thing leads to the other 👍

Some research on this topic, for the case of Iran: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32387885/

Support websites show it’s mainly faith-based recovery programs in Muslim communities:

https://www.addictioncenter.com/treatment/faith-based-drug-and-alcohol-rehab/muslim/

https://rehabs.com/rehab-options/islamic-rehab-centers/

YouTube has taught me that weapons are only used against menacing watermelons and disturbed canisters, in your backyard.

/s

Can I still kalsarikannit if it’s not my underwear?

No ball python or pufferfish 😢

My gaming time has drastically reduced since our first kid was born. I still manage to get an hour or two in the evening (if we don’t watch a movie/series or don’t have plans). On the other hand, I noticed I started getting bored of lengthy games and wanted to switch to something else around the 20 hours mark.

What helped me, is finding and playing well-rated singleplayer games that can be completed in only a few seatings, typically <10 hours. I use https://howlongtobeat.com.

But I also come back to endless games (Escape From Tarkov or League Of Legends) when I have friends to play with. You gotta find the balance that fits your schedule and tastes, without turning gaming into a chore.

Someone sent me this one recently, and the lyrics are interesting.

“Rich Men North of Richmond” by Oliver Anthony

Follow-up question for Americans : what happens if you pay for, say 50$ and end up only filling up 40$? Can you go back to the cashdesk and ask for a refund on the difference?

In all EU countries I drove trough, the pump doesn’t auto-start when you unhook the nozzle from the pump. I think the cashier has to manually allow it to start, from their control system/computer.

So I suspect they glance at clients through the shop’s window/cameras, and they don’t start the pump if you look shady (hooded, no plates on vehicle) and they suspect you may run it off.

For example if you ride a motorbike, the cashier sometimes doesn’t start the pump until you remove your helmet / uncover your face (allowing cameras to see your face).

And yes, after filling-up you then need to go pay at the desk. There can be a waiting line if there are more pumps than open cashdesks.

You could easily tank then gun it. But there are cameras everywhere. They have your face & plates.

there a pumps with no human on site at all.

For these we need to swipe a payment method before the pump starts. It locks a sum on your card, say 200EUR, and when you hook the nozzle back it adjusts the payment transaction to only the amount consumed and debits you.

Thanks for the responses.

TIL: Americans pay first, then fill. Now I can understand how you could easily get distracted once it is in and locked.

To clarify : this is absolutely impossible to accidentally happen in the EU, because the payment transaction isn’t completed until the nozzle is placed back onto its support (that’s when the pump shuts off).