SanguinePar

Yes, exactly! There’s a darkness there. Probably.

Hawaiian shirt, interesting sunglasses, hat, beard, moustache… are you Dr Jacobi?

Disaster Area

Tom Hanks. I’m not sure why, as he seems like a perfectly nice person, and even a good actor. But I just find him incredibly irritating for some reason.

Turns out you were the assassin all along and sending yourself messages to prompt pre-emptive suicide was your method.

I multiply 6 by 9.

Good news - Firefox is actively developing built-in PWA functionality right now. There’s a discussion thread I’ll link you to when I find it.

EDIT - here you go, this also has links to further discussions: https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/how-can-firefox-create-the-best-support-for-web-apps-on-the/m-p/60561#U60561

There’s already a VERY early version in FF Nightly, but tbh it doesn’t yet really do anything you’d expect of a PWA.

Info on that: https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/how-can-firefox-create-the-best-support-for-web-apps-on-the/m-p/60561#U60561

TMS is a national treasure. I’d listen to them talk about almost anything!

I find (and I’m only talking about myself here, not anyone else) that sports often seem boring until I know a little about the context and nuance of them.

Cricket - always thought it was boring until I worked at the 2019 Men’s World Cup and started to notice the little things, understand the various rivalries, get a sense of the reason why a particular moment was tense/important, etc. I love it now (while certainly not claiming to fully uinderstand it) - will happily sit and watch a 5-day Test and just immerse myself in it, it’s almost like a state of meditation.

Darts - thought it was ok on TV, but when I actually went to a darts match (not expecting much) I had an absolute blast, with the atmosphere, chanting, tension, etc. Beer too, of course, but it wasn’t just that.

Rugby League - had no interest at all until a mate asked if I fancied going to Magic Weekend (a 2-day event where multiple matches are played in the same stadium, one after the other) - he’s a Hull fan, so immediately that gave me someone to root for, and I found it a lot more interesting and enjoyable than I had expected.

I think sports can sometimes be very offputting when they’re completely new, as the existing fans often already seem intimidatingly knowledgeable, and there’s a fear of doing or saying the wrong thing. I think finding even just one thing to care about (even if it’s totally arbitrary - like, “Ok, I hope that team scores X points today” or whatever) can help give some purpose and interest can grow from there.

That being said, I’ve no interest in ever watching Polo, so… ;-)

it ruins the flow of the game

Only if you’re expecting it to flow like rugby or football.

It may look like them, but you should think of it more like tennis or cricket - a series of self-contained contests within a larger battle. The stoppages are part of the game and they’re meant to be.

That doesn’t mean you have to like it, of course, but expecting it to flow is just setting it up to fail.

Definitely not 🙂👍

I’m not from there, but I really enjoyed reading that nonetheless. Different people and different childhood memories for me, of course, but the core feelings are very relatable. Looking back at happy times can be really hard, especially if there’s a sadness attached in some way.

I hope you do get to visit sometime soon with your daughter, and make some new memories :-)

True, although it’s more formally known as an Apple MAC Apple Computer, or Apple Mackintosh Apple Computer Apple Computer.

With Apple standing, of course, for Applied Possibility and Permutation Learning Environment.

Macintosh Apple Computer

Nice! Welcome to the world of Lynch! Hope you enjoy them. Have you seen Twin Peaks?

Agree with this. It’s her decision alone, so the only question is how supportive to be (which shouldn’t really be a question tbh).

Hopefully OP’s son’s reaction will be better than expected and it all works out.

Good to you all OP 👍

Oh ok, I can see how that would work. Interesting, thanks 👍

So do you control left and right (A and S) with your pinkie and ring fingers, and forward and back (D and F) with middle and index?

As opposed to someone controlling A with ring finger, D with index and using middle finger for both W and S.

I can see how that makes sense if you’re used to using the pinkie a lot for typing.

Damn, you really do know this book!

Yeah, the construction barriers bit - not got to Eliza yet (or at least not this time round).

At the very start you mean? That was fine, not bothered by that.

I started reading it again today (and found my old bookmark!) and apparently I got a fair bit further than that.

Today I read as far as Gurion being in the office after fighting, and I was quite enjoying it, so maybe it’ll stick this time 😁