I am 59 and I recall calling 911 once. I was on hold for over five minutes. I never did reach a person, and I hung up.

Quite frankly, it wasn't my problem, and I was carrying a pistol (legally, with a permit). My concern was that someone would see it and the situation would escalate further. So, I walked away and tried to call 911.

I later asked the metro police (most metro systems have their own police force) how I should have handled it. They said that I should have jogged up to the driver's compartment, tapped on his window, and had him directly call the metro police. I mention it here because it was, and still is, good advice.

My doctor had prescribed Ozempic for my diabetes. I was losing weight, and my blood glucose levels were consistently within the target range. However, the insurance company decided that it was not medically necessary for my condition and canceled the prescription. Guess what, the glucose numbers are back up to where they were before.

That's interesting; I remember the verse very differently. It seems that I was having a Mandela Effect moment.

When people start talking about "The good ol' days" my mind jumps to a bible verse (Luke 22:36) where the god/prophet/teacher Jesus/Isa (pbuh) laments that times are not as they once were.

So, if over 2,000 years ago Jesus/Isa (pbuh) laments these "The good ol' days,"... When, exactly, were these "The good ol' days"?

I went looking for a portable version. It isn't there yet.

There already is a class that the eMotos fit into, it is "motorised bicycle."

Before people start making up their own definitions, motorised bicycles are a class of vehicle already defined in the law.

California Code, Vehicle Code - VEH 406

(a) A “motorized bicycle” or “moped” is a two-wheeled or three-wheeled device having fully operative pedals for propulsion by human power, or having no pedals if powered solely by electrical energy, and an automatic transmission and a motor that produces less than 4 gross brake horsepower and is capable of propelling the device at a maximum speed of not more than 30 miles per hour on level ground.

One company that comes to mind is Light & Motion. They made premium bicycle lights in the US.

The problem is that bicycle lights were exempt from the tariff, while components to make bicycle lights were not. This meant that they not only had to compete with imported knock-offs, but they also paid more for the parts they needed. The result is that an established American company went out of business.

It's all part of the "Making America Second Rate Again."

Last night, my daughter and I went to see Hail Mary. The ticket price for both of us was $12 (1-adult and 1-senior), and adding a $4.50 big bucket of popcorn, we were still under $20.

It would have to be extremely exotic for me to even consider $43. . . Possibly first-class dining service, but I don't think that would even pull me in for two tickets.

The result would be to breathe life back into the DIY hobby. Stepper motors would be nearly impossible to regulate. The rest is just parts.

Poe's Law is the internet adage stating that without a clear, explicit indicator of intent (such as a winking smiley face or "/s" tag), it is impossible to create a parody of extreme views that someone won't mistake for a sincere expression of those views. This isn't to say that the OP intended satire. As Poe's Law says, I don't know.

What? Those classes are not gone. I teach those classes.

I am teaching at a low-performing Title 1 school. This is not some elite academy.

In 6th grade, keyboarding (typing) is mandatory. Yes, it is listed as an elective, but it is a mandatory elective (there is an oxymoron).

In 7th grade, we teach Google apps themed around how computers work and digital citizenship. The choice of Google Apps is simple, that is what they have on thier chromebooks. That class also starts Photoshop, 3D drawing with Tinkercad and printing.

In 8th grade, we transition to Excel and Word. We also start programming with Arduino and C++. The last part of the semester continues in Photoshop and drawing in FreeCAD. At this point, they are also using and making changes in Orca Slicer. As far as the "Digital Native" thing, yes, I sometimes hear that, but not from people who actually work with the kids.

The thing is that it is just the "cool" thing to say here, on Slashdot. I suspect they think that it makes them look unusually smart, a deep thinker who stands out from the crowd.

Yes, it makes them look like shallow idiots, but they don't know it. If the headline read, "Being eaten by hyenas results in terrible pain for the short remainder of the victems lives." The people who express their inability to understand causation would be stammering something like, "Well, maybe the hyenas were able to tell that this person was going to experience intense pain and die in the midst of it."

Yes, it is idioc, but frequently the "cool" kids are too.

I remembered reading this a while ago and looked in my Goodreads history. There it was, it was first published in 2004, and I read it in 2013.

The Wisdom of Crowds, by James Surowieki. He reported on the surprising accuracy of large, monetised, prediction markets.

Something I always had trouble adapting to, when I lived in China, was the long lunch. It is normal for the Chinese to take a three-hour lunch. This allows time to eat and socialise and, quite importantly, to take a long nap.

It is viewed as improper, even for a workplace supervisor, to interfere with the nap time.