I’m still cooking on it a bit. In the US, there is a concept of “judgement-proof” people in terms of civil litigation. If you have no assets or money, a civil suit can’t really get anything out of you. In this dystopian universe there could be “life sentence-proof” people. You get a terminal diagnosis with only like a 1 year prognosis. What’s to stop someone like that from going on a murder spree of retribution? If they survive the trial, they might only live a month of the sentence. 100 life sentences turns out to be under 9 years if those last a month on average. And there could be additional shenanigans with the rich trying to cure that ailment when a known terminal disease was present at sentencing.

Somewhere a dystopian sci-fi describes a justice system where you can receive multiple life sentences and actually serve them all. Upon a natural death, you are revived and renewed to the age you were at sentencing to serve the next life sentence. Only after completing them all are you free to die and remain that way.

The rich and powerful use their sway to prolong the sentences of those that have wronged them. Died early from an aggressive cancer? Well upon renewal they bribed the system to cure you of that. Or they implant a disease that won’t kill you sooner but makes your time even worse.

Guessing they’ll also raise prices when they simply return to previously normal operations.

I mean, outside the healthcare/food aspect, that’s a college level course in chemistry. Basically, “saturated” fats are long carbon chains with those carbon atoms filled with hydrogen so there are only single bonds in the chain. “Unsaturated” are those same carbon chains but with at least two carbon atoms (adjacent to each other) not filled. Rather than those carbon atoms having one more hydrogen each, they just add a bond between them forming a double bond. This double bond is an easy point your digestive system uses to break down the fat. For unsaturated there are some different groupings. Those are mono or poly unsaturated and trans or cis. The difference between mono and poly is the number of double bonds. Mono, there is only a single double bond. Poly there are 2 or more. Cis or trans indicate where the chain continues after the double bond. Cis, it continues on the same side making it difficult for molecules to settle in a nice organized fashion. Imagine trying to stack some sticks that all have a 90 degree bend in them. Trans fats continue the chain on the opposite side. This results in a straighter more easily organized chain. Now your bundle of sticks are all straight. Much easier to stack. This stacking makes it much more difficult to break apart those chains when they are straight.

Trans is actually always unsaturated. It’s also much worse than saturated. That’s why you have to be careful just looking for unsaturated fats.

also healthier fats which is basically unsaturated

But not trans-fats.

EVs can break down. It tends to be less frequent but more expensive. I just had a bigger repair on mine. I’ll be crunching the numbers one of these days to see what the average cost of repairs has been.

You could say that about a number of components on ICE vehicles.

Did they bitch about gas prices under biden and solely blame him? If so, ask what’s different now. See if they can point to state level changes that affected gas prices.

This is assuming they would at least attempt a good faith argument. If not, I’d just laugh and imply they have the mentality of a child thinking they figured out the world and are dead wrong. Like listen to their inane rants and just kinda chuckle as if it’s impressive they built such a convoluted plot in their head.

This. And though the book didn’t get into it, the tank might be able to move but it could be completely surrounded. Zeke would swarm like slow ants on a carcass. What does the tank do when there are a hundred of them clinging and climbing on the tank? The Battle of Hope lasted almost a full day. That was a planned and coordinated fight that had tens of thousands of zombies. How long could a swarmed tank last with no visibility due to carrying a swarm? How close is support when that many zombies are around? You can’t just go shooting them off or you might hurt the tank.

I just don’t see how walkers would be a threat in the real world,

Numbers. Couple that with the conspiracy theory nuts that would deny they exist and actively assist the spread. Battle of Yonkers was a pretty good example of how a military response could fail. Most people have no concept of how difficult a head shot is nor the energy required and also difficulty in melee attacking a human head.

“But that’s clearly just one of the vaccinated people gnawing on my entrails.”

Battle of Yonkers is only unrealistic due to not using nukes. I absolutely believe this admin wouldn’t blink at the thought of dropping a nuke on our own soil.

I remember applying for jobs in 2015 that were asking for 5+years experience with LGBTQ+ality for an entry level position! Fucking bonkers.

I sometimes say Xitter (pronounced shitter).

I imagine she’s in a place where a water softener isn’t needed. Or if someone is particularly picky, a filter or something for drinking water and maybe cooking water.

And define “use”. My father “uses” Facebook at least once a week for marketplace. That is pretty much the extent of his social media presence. Even if he checked it daily, he’s not addicted in any way.

Have you ever perused a thread on a subject and had your mind changed without engaging? Maybe you had the wrong perspective and changed your mind or didn’t know enough to have an opinion going in but came out with a more informed stance?

That’s why I do it. And I’ve had that happen numerous times.

Sounds a bit like server nightmares. You’re fully aware you have gone home for the day and even in the midst of a good night’s rest. But wait! Table eleven had asked for a side of Ranch and they are still there waiting for it all these hours later!

2cm tall snake

I’m picturing someone painstakingly holding a snake upright to measure their height.