AmidFuror

I heard many studios also use IDEs, which make programming more efficient, thus cutting jobs.

Username checks out thoroughly.

Additional tip: if you want to make vinegar or citric acid far less effective, first make a paste of it by mixing with baking soda. This is suggested on many life hack websites.

Here are a few effective, low-drama ways to respond when someone dismisses you as a “bot” just because they don’t like your point:

1. Stay calm and don’t take the bait

Accusations like that are often meant to derail the conversation. You can respond simply: “I’m not a bot. If there’s something specific you disagree with, I’m happy to clarify.”

2. Refocus on the actual argument

Bring the discussion back to substance: “Whether I’m a bot or not doesn’t change the argument. Which part would you like to address?”

3. Use humor if the situation allows

Sometimes a light touch reduces tension: “If I were a bot, I’d hope for better hardware. Anyway—back to the topic…”

4. Set a boundary

If the person refuses to engage: “If you’re not interested in discussing the topic, that’s fine. I’m here to talk about the issue, not labels.”

5. Don’t over-explain

You don’t need to prove your humanity. Over-defending yourself often encourages more trolling.

Username checks out.

Sir Thomas Moore’s Utopia fits this bill if we assume for the moment that slaves don’t count toward the equality aspect, beings slaves and all.

Just put Gene in the washing pod right next door.

Like many other commenters here, I spent the day not shopping, not watching TV (I don’t even own one and haven’t even heard of your favorite streaming services), not listening to any popular music or even the A sides of albums by some bands you’ve never heard of, eating only whole foods that didn’t show any form of suffering during their demise when harvested from the community garden, identifying 2026 candidates to align with (whom I shall never name here lest someone bring up an imperfect act they once failed to adequately denounce), and telling loose acquaintances that I am an ally for their non-traditional romantic entanglements.

Was it Black Friday?

Yours is the vegan of sociopolitical attitudes.

I’ve never seen a turtle, but I understand what you mean.

What’s a tortoise?

Ridiculous. We didn’t have nearly as sophisticated AI in the late 1990s. Nice try.

Think Incredible Hulk crossed with King Kong.

What’s the word for when you can’t think of a word? I used to know it…

Now I’m curious if you do anything with your partner that she really likes to do but you don’t.

Exploiting natural resources.

Keep in mind that mixing the levels of hot and cold water isn’t the only factor in the final temperature. It’s also the actual temperature of the water in the pipes. Depending on where your pipes run, the cold water in the pipes may be warmer or cooler than the underground source of the water. The hot water may also have cooled more or less since leaving your hot water heater. Initial temperature may therefore be too hot or cold compared to where it ends after a period of use.

Right? At a minimum, it might help mental health to allow some things to ferment a bit and then consume the toxic byproducts in moderation.

Edit: fixed typos

Right. Currently the ways we avoid genetic disease are screening partners, screening IVF embryos, and in utero testing + abortion.

That’s because bacteria and viruses are so small, and they cause the most problems after they’re already inside you. That and socialism.