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the big loser is the investors.

Don’t gamble with money you can’t afford to lose.

DinoCon has named several paleontologists and researchers who had links with Epstein after his conviction. And they’ve also banned the directors of various institutions that have continued to maintain ties with those people.

I think one of the reasons Stardew has had such a long life is the modding community: it’s been ten years since it’s release and I can’t imagine playing it that long. I can, however, bring up Passerby Cemetery, East Scarp, Ridgeside, etc, and scratch my Stardew itch with new content every couple years.

I’m sure Eric knows this as well, and would include modding in HC.

I mean, he spent 4 years of 70-hour weeks making Stardew. I’d expect Haunted Chocolatier to take equally as long - actually longer, since he’s still making Stardew releases, presumably taking some time for himself these days, has to approve any official merch or related stuff like the concert series, etc.

Nope, because once trust is broken (see; Thermocline of trust) n and new patterns are established (see: why do so many Canadians spend time at the New Jersey shore), that’s it. There may be some visits, especially for national parks, but tourism will never recover to where it was before.

You can pause Stardew by bringing up the menu.

Lol on the kale. I like the way my farm’s setup works. You choose and pack your own box of vegetables so you can get what you want; like sometimes I want small carrots for snacking and salads, and sometimes I want hearty carrots for stews, etc. So there’ll be a list when you come in, like (this is all random):

• 1 pint of cherry/grape tomatoes
• 2 heirloom tomatoes
• 1 head lettuce
• 1 bag kale OR bok choy OR arugula
• Any 2 from eggplant OR squash OR zucchini Etc.

Which is a pretty nice way to do it. Also, while I’m not a huge kale fan, I’ve actually learned his to make some fairly decent kale chips in the microwave and they’re a cheap and healthy snack!

My main pain point is (of course!) lettuce month - the first month of the growing season, when the majority of what you’re getting is leafy green stuff. And the first box, your just SO happy for fresh vegetables, you’re like YES!! But then you have to eat your way through 3/4 bushels of leafy green stuff for another four weeks, and by the end of it, you’re just like, “Ugh! Not *again”!" Aside from stir fries and frittatas, my one blessing has been the discovery of lettuce soup. It’s not a particularly great soup, but it’s definitely edible, uses up a bunch of greens and (best of all) it can be frozen!

[I also welcome additional suggestions for using up large amounts of green stuff, with particular eagerness for anything that can be frozen or otherwise stored.]

I bought a farm share (CSA). The farmer gets paid up front so they aren’t dependent on banks and the weather; I get a box of food every week during the growing season. No middlemen, fresher produce.

You don’t have to do massive or big tournaments - go small instead! More fun and way less pressure. I’ve done a few ttrpg tournaments at GenCon and another few at my LFGS. My sister sometimes did small local puzzle tournaments like for KenKen and Sudoku.

When I looked into it a couple weeks ago, most (?all) of Alberta infections were also among the unvaccinated Mennonites. In Texas and New Mexico, it spread between different unvaccinated Mennonite communities through meetings for worship and homeschooling, then spread fractionally among those who had contact with the infected Mennonite communities. I imagine the spread pattern is similar in Alberta and Ontario.

Given the way Tesla and Xitter have imploded, the loss of his public mask, and his orange feud threatening his government subsidies, his family’s evil history, and his own addictions, I would not be at all surprised if he started running drugs.

Would’ve been nice if they’d denied him the visit. I remember Bush Jr had to apply for a waiver because of a 30 year old drink driving charge …

I know that Canada and the US used to often do things very similarly (sorry about gestures broadly). I’m not sure how similar we were in measles vaccination. In the US, the vaccination recommendations are:

• If you were born in or before 1957, you’re presumed to be immune.

• If you were born after 1957 and were never vaccinated, get vaccinated.

• If you were vaccinated before 1967, they strongly recommend you get a booster shot. (The original vaccine wasn’t as effective as the later vaccine.)

• If you were vaccinated between 1968 and 1989, they’d like you to get a booster shot. (They originally thought that vaccine provided lifetime immunity, but that eventually wore down. A booster brings you back up to snuff.)

• If you were vaccinated after 1989, you should have gotten two shots and should be fine. If you’re concerned, you can tested for immunity.

I’m saying this without any actual proof, but I strongly suspect the Mennonite outbreak is among a group of Old Colony Mennonites. Due to pressure from various governments, Old Colony Mennonites migrated from Ukraine to the Russian Empire, then to Canada (where some stayed), and then to Mexico; this left them with a cultural distrust of governments and government agencies (such as public health agencies). They settled in rural Mexico and avoided the government and public contact as much as possible, meaning that (among other things), they managed to avoid the great vaccine push of the 1950s and 1960s, whereas more mainstream communities were educated on the benefits of vaccines and got to see those benefits in their everyday lives. When Mexico’s economy deteriorated in the 1980s and 1990s, some of those Old Colony Mennonites moved to Texas and others back to Canada, where they remain in under-vaccinated pockets.

I haven’t heard anything about which specific branch of Mennonites are involved in the outbreak but, as I said, I suspect they’re mostly Old Colony Mennonites.

It’s one thing to decide, “Hey, I’m still willing to buy almonds but not bourbon,” to help support a small farmer in a blue state. It’s something else entirely to be willing to be snatched off the street and sent to an overseas concentration camp in order to “help” the underpaid hotel, restaurant and entertainment workers (but in reality just handing more money to the billionaires).

Because the US government and a large percentage of their people (especially in Florida) suck, because insurance there is becoming unaffordable (and will certainly become even more so under Trump), and because climate change (now set to get Even worse with the current administration dismantling all climate policies and increasing oil and gas pollution and cutting down national forests) will all combine to make living there an absolute hellhole.

Sorry, I mis-read the original comment and thought they were telling about building additional pharmaceutical plants in the States.

It’s not just building the factories. The FDA has to minutely inspect the factory and it’s procedures, and give it’s approval before they can sell anything made there. It takes time for that to happen, especially with the RIFs they’re pushing through (which is relevant because they also re-inspect the factories every … ?5? years and they’re having problems keeping up with the current batch of factories).

Because a bunch of Americans get their drugs from Canada (mail order or driving across the border if you’re close), and it really pisses off the pharma companies that they’re losing that money.

That’s fantastic!