I can only imagine how terrifying it must be to face the pressure of an entire government for sharing information. Edward Snowden, Julian Assange, Aaron Swartz, Reality Winner, and many more people have bravely shared information at great personal cost and have faced consequences because of it. I wish Mr. Li the best of luck, because long after he is forgotten by most of the Internet he will still be suffering blowback for the brave act of spreading truth. Not all heros wear capes, but some may look like cats.

I was supposed to organize the upgrade to pro at my workplace - then I got an offer I couldn't refuse somewhere else. I feel bad because the guy who replaced me is struggling to get to grips with arcmap, and somehow will need to oversee the transition... I'm using pro at the new place, and while I don't like a lot of the changes, map series are indeed fantastic. No more changing layouts a dozen times to export new versions of a project!

What is your favorite haiku that comes to mind?

It doesn't matter any more than any other individual data point. The concern is that when all the data points are collated, it gives a LOT more information about someone than many people realize.

Here's another website referencing that article for visibility: https://metacurity.substack.com/p/best-infosec-related-long-reads-for-d92

"Six of the nine criteria must be met to classify someone is an independent contractor. In the case of Amazon, DWD and the Labor and Industry Review Commission found only one of those conditions was satisfied, ultimately ruling the company must pay over $205,000 in back taxes from 2016 to 2018."

Sounds like some tough sledding for 'zon. I'm tired of companies abusing the "independent contractors" to avoid paying workers.

If you have a VR headset then you don't have to wait! https://store.steampowered.com/app/763790/TrainerVR/

Unrelated, but if you do have a VR headset (Or get one) make sure to check out Walkabout Mini Golf!

100% this. The most important thing in my opinion is to to make a good-faith effort to get an accurate ruling (steps 1 & 2) but barring that just make a quick ruling that won't slow the game down and move on with the fight. Keeping the game moving along is an important role of the DM, and no player enjoys sitting there while two other people debate the minutiae of a potential ruling. It's happened to me a few times where I've started a session with the players saying "Last session X happened, but it turns out Y should have happened. X will still stand as happenex, but in the future it will be handled as Y."

Of course!

Nice set, you had me at #1. Reminded me of Super Soul Bros - Motherlode: https://supersoulbros.bandcamp.com/

We would pay less and be healthier in aggregate as a country if we had publicly funded healthcare - just expand Medicaid to cover everyone. I think a healthy population is good for national defense, so maybe it could come from that budget...

So much time spent playing Sid Meier's Pirates! I think there was a remake that was faithful to the original with updated graphics, and it was great times. Capture ships, attack forts, trade goods.l... just a great game.

Are you referring to the Frozen Strawberries with Hepatitis?

Yaaaaaaas! It looks like they stayed true to the original game, so this is a day 1 pickup for me.

Super Mario RPG was amazing on so many levels. Sadly, we will never again see the likes of Mallow and Geno due to the Nintendo/Square schism, but at least it holds up well on a replay. The soundtrack is also great for background noises almost anytime.

Same, we use XBox controllers to operate remote cameras for pipeline inspections and they usually survive far longer than is reasonable considering some of the abuse we put them through. That being said, I have no idea about the quality of Logitech, but at the very least they should have had a backup controller available as it would have a small footprint and be a huge failsafe.

3-5-2-2 Brown Rice - Cooked in the oven

This works great to make a batch of rice on the weekend to have plenty to use as a base for various meals throughout the week.

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Get a large casserole dish.
3. Rinse 3 cups of brown rice and add to dish.
4. Add 5 cups of hot or at least warm water to dish (I just microwave it in a pyrex measuring cup before pouring in.)
5. Add 2 Tablespoons of butter
6. Add 2 teaspoons of salt
7. Cover dish with aluminum foil and put it in the oven for an hour.

Congratulations you now have a giant dish of tasty brown rice, you absolute rockstar.

Thank you for the rundown! It almost makes me want to go back and take a look at the shit show... But tis a silly place and I shant be going back.

Yeah, it's ridiculous, but that's why other -> 0% is always a valid option. I'll tip if I'm paying after eating a meal or if someone delivered some food to me, otherwise miss me with that shit.