Finding someone not guilty by reason of insanity doesn't mean they walk free: it means that they end up in a secure psychiatric facility for years to decades.

I never did.

Germans, Swiss, and Austrians have it right - clinging to cash like a Pashtu tribesman clings to his weaponry.

Why not an HDMI cord from server to TV?

Let me connect an external hard drive full of music and movie files - that's all the smart I need. Otherwise, HDMI input and ATSC.

This is why more people should start paying for as much as possible with cash. Re-normalize it. If they ask why - many stores and restaurants here in NYC charge you 4% or so extra for the privilege of using a card (due to processing fees). Think of it as getting 4% cash back on many purchases.

The problem is venue shopping - they could find a judge that's either a fascist at heart, subject to kompromat, or on the take in some manner.

Or you made an informed choice to value human freedom over mere years of life. Quality vs quantity.

I think Trump thinks about the children far too often, unfortunately.

That's great if you already have a friend network ... being able to walk to the bar on the corner isn't the same as flying your flying car 100 miles from some bumblefuck turdhole.

Everyone living in stinking bumblefuck sounds lonely as all fuck ... I want to interact with strangers at random. The spice of life, being outside of existing friend and family bubbles. But, I get it ... Americans are asocials, generally speaking.

Assuming he doesn't stroke out first and end up drooling a lot.

Good, can we exile Muck, LeCunt, Scam Altman, and the rest of the AI bros to space along with their data centers?

Or at least do what the EU is doing and regulate it to Hell and back. Clankers out! Carbon power!

I keep cash around to support the gray/privacy economy ... I empathize with undocumented people and fugitives, so I'm doing my part to preserve an anonymous payment system that will allow them to continue to exist in society.

I just generally pay cash, both for the order and for the tip. When I use a CC for the order and tip in cash, I put $0.01 on the POS as a tip, so they can claim to have been stiffed. What tip? Know what I mean?