I just got an induction and everything is so fast BUT for boiling water. It’s weird, it’s seems to take way too long. I’m not in America though, if it’s a question of power not speaking American…

But why would the other countries, like Switzerland would be excluded then?

Edit: I’m asking in the context of the Russia is/is not in Europe conundrum.

Thank you thank you!!!

Does anybody remember the title of that book? I’m feeling like a trip down memory lane.

People need good jobs. I doubt there are tons of people whose dream job is to be a cashier.

Eh, shit pay for some countries but it can be seen as reverse rent if you can supplement it with a part time work from home job.

I might actually consider it for myself to go and see the world and make elderly acquaintances at the same time.

In the country I live at the moment, it is common to have a lady living in the house of an elderly person in good health but not enough to do their own cleaning or groceries. It is helpful and reassuring in case the older person falls and it also keep them company.

Those companions/helpers are often foreign (Ukrainiens at the moment) and are not expensive as you can imagine. However they receive food and lodging in addition to their agreed salary.

It seems to be beneficial relationships in more than one way as they keep company to each other and the helpers might even improve the local language with the person they care for.

This is a solution that I’m considering for my mother who has been very independent all her life and would rather throw herself out of the window rather than going to an expensive nursing home where “everybody are just waiting to die” (her words). I’d imagine the slight diminution of privacy is worth it.

Before I knew anything about Palestine and Israel, aside from the fact that they’ve been fighting for ages, I saw a short interview of a 10 years old girl in Gaza. She was incredibly well spoken and her eyes were showing a much older age that she actually was, as she explained how hopeless it was too grow up there, that she and her friends did not have any future nor hope, that everything was futile in their lives, and even surviving didn’t make much sense. 10 years old. It was before the carnage going on now, maybe in 2018. I often think about this girl and wonder if she’s even alive today.

I don’t know why I’m sharing this. She just made a big impact on me.

Get some dispensaries for weed while you’re at it pretty please

Have you tried bouldering? Their gyms are usually cheaper and you need fewer gears; just shoes and a crashpad if you want to do it outside

Serious question: why are you raking the leaves?

I’m not denying it and I, for one, am happilly voting for Biden. I’m emphasizing the reason why him being old is scary.

Yeah trump is old too, but if he dies, nobody cares. If Biden does though, all we have left is Harris to protect us from Johnson.

She’s got appetite, that’s awesome!

Tell me about it! I’m an audiobook narrator and I jumped on the AI bandwagon because my job as is, is bound to disappear. Now I can offer audiobooks narrated with my cloned voice for my clients with low budgets.

Audible doesn’t accept ai narrated books as of yet, but it’s just a matter of time.

Interestingly though, none of my clients went the AI road yet and still prefer to pay me rather than 3 times less for my AI voice. I bet that won’t last though.

I’m also looking into completely changing field. How about healthcare, I’m sure they’ll never stop needing and/or abusing those in this field…

Could well be in Switzerland as well. I thought it was behind my appartement building.

I was an interpreter for this event, and I was the one covering this part of the panel. As an ex-Blizz fan, this moment is seared in my memory for many reasons. The shame of having to interpret this not the least.