On the phone it just works. I've loads of playlists going back years. The playlist creation features make it super easy, suggesting related songs to what you've got already. I've tonnes of vinyl and CDs and a media server, but for convenience, commonality and variety I have no regrets
Sounds like that plot line in the TV show Silicon Valley
I was popular in primary school. Then, in High School I hung out with friends who were into Dr Who and nerdy stuff, because I knew and liked them and could never play the social status game by just cutting them off to be cool.
Four years in, when i was about 15, one of the jocks decided that we were gay (which was social death in the early 90s in rural Scotland), so my status plummeted even further.
That summer, at 16, I got drunk and had sex with a girl, which was something we both regretted. The rumour got out and that seemd to elevate me, socially. By this point me and my friends were big into Nirvana and had formed our own little clique of stoners so the jocks left us alone.
I look back on it all with some regret. I wish I'd been more confident. I would have liked to have been involved in team sports and activities that I was drawn to, but my friends derided.
My understanding is that these days kids are less socially segregated and you'll find nerds doing physical stuff and jocks trying to be academic. Dunno if that's true, but it sounds like progress.
It was really university that changed me. I left the small town and found people outside that tiny place to be friendlier, and I grew in confidence.
Looking back, I think the socially harder times in school made me who I am. I'm fairly resilient and find it easier than my colleagues to communicate with others and find common ground. It was a baptism of fire and I was miserable through my teens, but now life is pretty manageable.
Now that you mention it...
Turns out I only have one kidney. Went in for a scan of my bladder (which was fine), and the nurse doing the scan just casually mentioned it. I had no idea. I was 43 at the time.
There was something about it I found obnoxious. It was just kind of lazy and, although the cast did a decent job, the writing was meh.
Thoughts on this?
Sex should always be 100% consensual. If someone says 'no', then you must stop. If you don't then that's rape as far as I'm concerend. But would you acknowledge there's nuance in playful protest?
Also, there's also a growing (and understandable) feeling that consent can't be given under the influence of alcohol. However, where i come from our population would probably be half it's size if that were always true.
Also, if you have sex drunk and regret it later, there's an argument that the person you had sex with has taken advantage. That's a tricky one to navigate.
As a UK citizen at the ripe old age of 47, who has always been fairly left wing but has definitely become jaded with all politics and less engaged than ever, I can honestly say I'd never heard of the guy until this week.
However, from widespread media exposure this week, it's hard not to conclude that he was basically one of the many grifters that seem to be riding high in the US. There seems to be club of them who disingenuously tap into the unfocused frustrations of many Americans, charismatically providing easy answers and appointing blame, seemingly motivated by nothing more than their own self-interest.
That said, I can't take pleasure in seeing someone die. I haven't and will not watch the video. I don't think it's a healthy to be entertained watching another humans life brutally end.
3 total bastards. Ethnicity isn't really relevant, and being non-white doesn't necessarily prevent you from being a powerful despot.
In Glasgow if you have 2 guys go for a blue-collar job, where one is Celtic and one is Rangers, then who gets the position would be 100% determined by the team the boss follows, regardless of legislation.
I live in the UK. Tonight we had fresh haddock and chips, caught locally. Yesterday we had lamb curry, made with locally sourced lamb. Local produce is abundant, and high quality. How you cook it is up to you, but we also have some of the best chefs in the world.
Apparently, I’m allergic to a specific type of antibiotic. I was given amoxicillin at the dentist and then went back to work as usual. About an hour later, I started shivering uncontrollably and had to go home. I ended up curled in the fetal position in bed for several hours, trembling and freezing.
My wife was understandably alarmed and mentioned it to my mother, who casually explained, “Oh yes, he’s allergic to amoxicillin—we found that out when he was a kid.”
Somehow, no one ever thought to tell me that little detail. Definitely something that would’ve been good to know before I took it.