A quick Google search says that an expat usually only lives in a new place for a limited period of time. An immigrant moves to a new place with intent to settle.

Whether that’s how it’s used colloquially is another matter…

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but be against assisted suicide

No free hand outs! You gotta work for your death!

/s

In my state

Is it the state of Chaos?

Yeah, I definitely remember when they started showing things I didn’t ask for, and I thought “I don’t like that”, but I stuck around because I could ignore posts I didn’t care about.

It took a little while, but I eventually started to play “how far can I scroll before I get something I didn’t ask for?”

Shortly after that, I realized I actually had to start playing “how far until I get something I did ask for?”.

Once I realized that, I cut back significantly. I still go from time to time when I’m stuck waiting in line or something, but it broke my daily habit. I miss what it used to be, but I certainly don’t miss what it is.

How do you define “compete”?

Here they are on opposite corners of the same intersection.

Sure, that’s only one example, but I’m not sure how well I can Google “Kroger near an [Albertsons|Randalls|Safeway]” to find a list.

Keep in mind that many red states have attempted to essentially ban online porn with their overbearing age-verification laws. A savvy internet user would be less likely to pick an exit node in a red state, given the choice.

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So, if I grab an item off the shelf and browse around the store for a while, is the price going to be the price currently displayed or the price when I grabbed it?

If it’s the current price, what’s the point of a price tag? If I can’t actually know the price until checkout, then showing me the price is kind of a useless bit of data. I also suspect that the “speak to a manager” types would make that a major headache for stores.

If it’s the price when I grabbed it, how are they keeping track of that? I see two ways of handling that: one requires that you use their app to shop, and the other requires cameras and “machine vision” that are still unreliable, at best. The former seems more likely, but I doubt either is going to sit well with customers.

Edit: someone pointed out that it might not actually display a price, and you’d have to scan it to get your price. Kind of like the first option, but I think it’s going to turn off less tech savvy customers.

I haven’t seen that aspect addressed in any articles about the “feature”.

After they know my default state, will I be self-conscious? Will I regret it? Will they ever forget it, or will it shadow my every move and our every conversation? Will they become too aware, watch me too closely?

I’m friends with a few recovering alcoholics, and we’ve had conversations about similar issues. They make a joke about alcohol, which would be normal in most contexts, and now I’m not sure if I can laugh at it. They say they “went out last night”, and there’s a small, but perceptible change in the conversation because I’m bracing for bad news.

I don’t want to have those reactions, but it feels callous to ignore them. I know I’m not my brother’s keeper, but I still want good things for my friends.

Wait… So if we just get rid of Earth’s magnetic field, solar winds will solve global warming?

Crisis averted!

Not the person you responded to, but I had mine set up. I had the software installed, I (thought) I even had the bed leveled, but every print either failed to stick to the plate, or eventually stuck to the nozzle. I ended up with a lot of spaghetti. I got frustrated and decided to take a break. I’d come back to it fresh, and see what I could do.

… That was three years ago.

And my credit card is going to love the per-transaction fees!

Well, you’re not wrong… Texas adopted legislation declaring that the West Pole must exist, and therefore must be in Texas.

Mr. Teathcliff?

I have several of the apps installed. I went through and checked the permissions, and they’re still pretty sparse. The play store didn’t mention anything about updates, but a few of them, like Notes, seemed to be disabled.

Am I just a version behind or something?

The headline made me think I must be missing something. It’s not weird to me that games look better/more realistic over time. That’s the progression of technology.

So I watched the video, and… if I was missing something in the headline, I missed it in the video, too. I want my 6 minutes back, please.

Everyone I date, next person they date they marry

… Is that you, Chuck?

The ladies will be so impressed with just how much 8 is equal to D!

When I went to college, I remember hearing “Don’t Stop Believin’”, and thinking that it sounded really familiar.

Eventually, I remembered that I had played a lot of the Atari game “Journey Escape” when I was younger, and that wasn’t just a weird name for a game. 🤯