DontTakeMySky

I have my primary, and my secondary, and my secondary secondary.

Leader/follower works though.

Look at Amazon and their Fire TV platform. It’s just android, with all of the Google stuff stripped out.

Sure, Google may not be getting any money for that, but they are getting more dev time and attention on the open source parts of Android which helps to solidify the base of the OS which helps them.

And Android got popular because it was open and manufacturers could build phones that support it without necessarily needing to involve Google (or at least without needing to certify it or meet strict standards) which let the platform grow significantly. If Google closed it up today it would likely cause a fork in the Android platform ecosystem and you’d end up with “Google Android” on pixel and “Open Android” on all others.

It’s a good backup of other services fail, or if you need a backup ride when busses are too spaced out or too indirect.

I try to avoid them except that my city’s taxis charged me $120 for half of what would have been a $50 Uber ride (I left the cab early) so I don’t trust them anymore.

Absolutely. I should have clarified Uber’s/Lyft’s scheduling is the scam. At least a hotel would be willing to call a second taxi company if the first one flakes. Uber would never.

No legal issues at all. Worst case they will blackball you from interviewing at that company for a few years, and tell other companies in that industry, or others that work with those recruoters at least, that you’re a flake and try to get you blackballed there too. And that’s going to be incredibly rare and only really happen if you’re an asshole about it or no-call-no-show the interview and waste their time.

Politely decline to continue with them, they’ll probably appreciate that you’re being honest and not wasting their time interviewing you for you to just say no later.

“I’ve decided to pursue other endeavors, thank you for your time”.

Lol ride scheduling is a scam though. Last I saw they don’t make any promises that you’ll actually get a ride, they just automatically request it for you shortly before your scheduled time and you have to hope a driver is available.

Sure its one less thing to think about, but it’s also no different from doing it manually. Same risks.

Did it die or did it just change? Gaming is still a huge industry and online games are still super popular. What do you mean it “died”?

A good relationship is founded on friendship in one way or another.

Oh you didn’t hear about the pricing update… Sex costs 15 now, but you can redeem 6 for a hug if you ask nicely.

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It seems like incels, or at least Tate-holes, treat every conversation as a challenge with the reward being sex.

Just be friends with people. Who fucking cares if you end up in a romantic relationship, allow yourself to form close intimate friendships that aren’t physical.

At first, rapid heart rate, feeling unreasonably nervous to see them then overjoyed when you do. Happy to just gaze at them for hours or getting lost in their eyes.

Sometimes that dulls a bit with time (sometimes not) and is supplemented by feeling connected to them always and wanting to include them in your life. Wanting to do anything to make them smile and make them feel seen. And feeling seen yourself.

Regularly. There are three potential routes I can take to work and which one is best depends highly on the traffic that hour.

I usually only need to glance at the map for the first turn to see which route it picked for me and after that I really only glance at the arrival time.

You’re completely right. Though depending on your area it may be possible to sit in a cafe (even a Starbucks or equivalent) occasionally to pass the time. Often without needing to purchase anything (or, if you have to, purchasing a simple black coffee for cheap).

But yes, unfortunately that isnt always possible. I hope you can find something to make your days more varied OP. something to break the routine of sitting at home waiting for time to pass.

Go outside. Not in a “go touch grass” way. Explore new places and fill your days with variety and sunlight if you can. If you can’t make the time pass quickly you can at least make it more interesting. And sitting depressed in a park is a lot nicer than sitting depressed at home.

If you’re already running, vary your route a bit, or spend some time in the middle of your run sitting outside for a bit.

I don’t expect it to fix anything, I’ve heard enough of the “just try this and you’ll feel better” bullshit. But I hope it would at least help mix up your days a little.

Sorry I don’t have any suggestions, but I’m very curious about your use case. What led you to needing this?

Are you doing web dev with just a phone? Impressive

True, but I don’t want to scare the carbrains. :P

Honestly though yes. My pretty basic road bike was 1600 and that was one of the lower prices in the shop. I think they averaged at around 5-8k in that shop at least.

I’ve started to skip the mask for small groups for short time periods but I still mask up for the grocery store, and large gathering, and any time I’m in a smaller room with people for a long time.

I get sick so rarely now, it’s great. And it’s so much less socially exhausting to wear a mask and be able to hide my face. I dont have to take a smile or watch my expressions nearly as much.

And it helps support my friends who are immunocompromised by normalizing mask wearing.

I don’t plan to stop for a long while. And I plan to always mask up if I’m sick, even just a cold, to avoid spreading it.

Bikes can reasonably get to 1.5k at least without things getting too absurdly overpriced. If there’s a trade in it would at least be for bikes in that range.