Viola, with proficiency somewhere between beginner and just plain bad. But it’s still fun (for a given value of"fun").

Maybe Toki Pona?

It’s pretty to think so.

Judging by the link in the OP, the concern is the possibility of ICE or other federal agents breaking in. It’s not the same as dealing with a random intruder. About the best you can hope for is to slow them down, maybe giving you time to get away or for legal assistance and the media to arrive.

Given that, I’d concentrate on making the house more sturdy: steel framed doors, steel rolling garage door, properly installed security bars/screens on windows and so forth. And maybe start with a solid masonry house.

Probably not realistic for most people, but then a few years ago I wouldn’t have considered the risk realistic either, and here we are.

Thanks, I’ll try vinegar first, since I have some.

According to two child/family therapists that I know, mother-daughter relationships are generally the most challenging.

A gift card is an interest-free loan to the vendor.

What training methods are you using?

Don’t use work resources (company network, computer system, tools, etc.) for this. If the project happens to make money the company will have a good basis for owning the IP.

I was standing at a window when lighting struck an outside shower pipe about 10 feet away.

Toki Pona has 14 letters (and less than 200 words).

An extended car warranty. In 2000 years he’ll thank me.

When faced with an issue, I classify it according to one or more of these “buckets”:

Bucket #1: Not actually a problem at all (usually just unnecessary drama).

Bucket #2: A genuine problem, but not my problem (none of my business).

Bucket #3: A genuine problem, but I can’t do anything about it (it is not within my sphere of influence, or is beyond my capability to solve).

Bucket #4: A real problem that I can do something about (basically everything that isn’t in one of the other buckets).

If an issue may be categorized into buckets 1, 2, or 3, I don’t waste time or energy on it. If it’s in bucket 4, I get to work on it. I think this approach has saved me much stress.

GMRS has mostly replaced CB now. Cheap and works better than CB at short range. Adoption has been slow, however.

Next time I go to the beach I’m bringing a shovel, and will dig a hole just past where my feet get wet.

I’m doing my part.

I don’t know about “ethical”, but I have used a color laser printer (Brother L3270CDW) for a few years and it’s cheap to run and works fine for everything except photos.

Photo printers seem to need inkjet tech, and ink is absurdly expensive and throwing away the whole printhead (HP) is just wasteful. I have an inkjet but don’t use it anymore. For the rare instances that require photo quality I take it to a service bureau.

I read the article. It sounds like the auto makers concern is that they don’t think they have been given enough time to solve the problem (the problem being one which may kill people while we wait for a solution).

I think we should give them all the time they want, as long as they stop selling cars without safe door handles RIGHT NOW.

I’m in a similar situation, but not about gaming. I have two programs that will only run on windows that I need to maintain some specific , unusual hardware that has no network connection, only USB for external control. I’ve tried running it under WINE with no luck. I’ve successfully moved everything else I need to Linux.

The problematic hardware and software will never be updated and will reach end of life in a few years, so I moved the SW onto an old laptop running Windows 7 that has no wifi or Ethernet connection. I see that as the best and safest solution for now.

I don’t open any email attachments of any kind unless they are critically important and the sender has spoken to me about them in advance.

Surfing videos, on YouTube for example, I might casually look at a video up to about 10 minutes long. I only look at longer ones if I sought out the specific video.

I only buy music on physical media. It’s the only way I can be sure that I really own it.