The greenish hue makes me think you live in the Matrix

Would online play also work?

If I ask a relative in Europe to buy one, would it work in the US?

It’s literally the first two paragraphs lmao

While the index hit another record closing high, it was only 21 stocks that led it there — just one more than the 20 that propelled the dot-com bubble to its peak before everything came crashing down in 2000.

Other key red flags behind recent performance include what Hartnett called “speculative” and “exponential price action;” overvaluation of firms that have yet to produce earnings relative to their stock price; a high bull & bear indicator; extreme imbalance and over-concentration, with only 10 stocks comprising two-fifths of the index’s power; and the fact that the vast majority of S&P components (upwards of 330) are now sitting at 20-40% below their previous highs.

Basically the market conditions are similar to when the dot com bubble burst: few stocks made up majority of the index power, overvalued firms, and majority of stocks are 20-40% below their previous highs.

A situation like this is why we need more comedians running social media accounts. It was a perfect opportunity to insult Miller. Could have said something like, “Trump administration has also broken many barriers by hiring the original Boss Baby”. Or they could have alluded to the fact that Miller was so disliked, Republican staffers started a rumor he played with porcelain dolls.

The actual response is offensive, not because it uses harsh language but because it’s so boring

It’s not confirmation bias but rather slight functional illiteracy from commenters. The original question is basically asking what’s the connection between black superheroes and having electrical powers; or in other words why is it a trope.

Nowhere in the title or the short note did OP ask people to name black superheroes without electrical powers. He only says that he saw a video that asked people to do that.

Even if you ignore the note, the title itself isn’t asking for examples of exceptions but rather for an explanation. It’s kind of like if someone asked why so many members of Congress are old and white, and the responses were just listing non-white and/or younger representatives.

This article does a pretty good job of explaining the history of black superheroes with electrical powers.

To summarize, the popularity of Black Lightning along with copyright issues lead to the creation of a few copycat heroes (ex: Black Vulcan in Super Friends, Juice from Justice League Unlimited). There’s also the possibility of electricity being a versatile power and the popularity of Storm from X-men and Static.

Someone in the comments section also noted that it could also be an artistic choice since the colors of electricity would contrast better with black characters than lighter skin characters. That seems like a stretch to me but that is another theory.

My finger points

Nomacs seems to work perfectly! It even has some photo editing built in which is a nice bonus. Thanks for the recommendation!

I love my screwdriver set from ifixit. Not exactly tech itself but I’ve had it for years and with light use it has lasted pretty much perfectly. The 64 bit set has had every bit I’ve ever needed so far. Only downside is that the base is a bit short and stubby so it doesn’t always fit. It does include a rubber extender but that doesn’t work as well in my opinion.

My dad recently passed away suddenly but there’s a saying he used to tell me that has helped me through the grieving process. He used to always say that life has yin and yang. That we couldn’t feel rested if we didn’t know exhaustion, fullness without hunger, or happiness without sorrow.

Having this perspective has helped me accept that all of the joy, laughter, and warmth he brought me has to be balanced with the sadness I feel when he’s gone.

You don’t have to use the exact same analogy but I think the general philosophy is helpful.

So jealous you get to watch the Cunk On ___ docuseries for the first time. They’re all super funny.

My father passed away recently and his wife who he was separated from did not want to relinquish her rights to plan his funeral. Up until last Friday she had been respectful of what my brother and I, my dad’s only biological children, have asked for.

However, on Friday she published the viewing and funeral dates on Facebook without consulting us. They’re on days my brother can’t come home since he’s working out of the country. When my family asked to change it, she said she had formed a committee for the funeral made of my dad’s close friends and to ask them to change it. Of course, she only did this to avoid responsibility for the date.

When I called one of the men on the committee and gave him a list of reasons to change the date, he basically said the plans were set and the notifications sent out. I replied that nothing was set in stone and that we could re-upload the obit. I further explained that my brother and I were hurt we were left out of the funeral planning and that it didn’t have to be this difficult since there was availability a few weeks after the selected dates. His response was, “It’s not. Just go with the flow”.

I was so stunned I didn’t know how to respond. I couldn’t believe the audacity from him saying this was not a difficult situation and for us to just accept their decisions. In the end, I told him that it was hard enough dealing with my dad’s death without all this added stress of being left out. I didn’t want to be overly rude since they could easily change their minds and cremate my dad without telling us anything.

TLDR: Brother and I were left out of the funeral planning for our father and when I asked to change the date for my brother to be able to attend, I was told to “Just go with the flow”

The GTA series might be a good example. All of the protagonists of the games commit exceedingly worse crimes as the game progresses but they’re made to be sympathetic since they just want success in a world with not much other opportunities.

Games with karma systems may work as well if the bad option isn’t overtly evil. I’m thinking games like Dishonored, Fable 3, Undertale, or any Bethesda game.

Anti-hero protagonists like Kratos from God of War, Arthur Morgan from Red Dead 2, and V from Cyberpunk could also somewhat fit the bill.

Edit: just watched an Outside Xbox video that summarizes a few games with just this premise.

That sounds hilarious. Best of luck to you

There are ways to make Stardew more competitive:

• Parody of The Bachelor and all players could compete to marry one NPC

• First to unlock each new area and plant a sign, like a conquistador planting a flag

• Biggest ho: first to get 10 hearts with all romancable NPCs

• First to get married and have 2 kids

• First to get to a million (if you chose split money)

• Most money earned in a day/season/year

• Most combined hearts from NPCs in a day/year/season

• First to complete ___ collection

The voicelines are a bit too much. I get that they’re trying to add personality to it but to give a phrase for almost every action is overwhelming.

Is a dedicated mp3 player out of the question? Would be a simple solution that doesn’t require any internet access for when you’re in areas with poor reception.

Some of my favorites:

• GLaDOS from Portal 1+2: Ellen McClain did such a fantastic job balancing a monotonous robotic tone with human emotions and adding subtle glitches to show not everything was 100% alright. She defined what a female robot voice should sound like for that decade. I saw that Stephen Merchant was mentioned and while his performance was good and Wheatley’s character was hilarious, I think McLain’s performance as GLaDOS was more original and memorable.
• Narrator from The Stanley Parable: Kevan Brighting was arguably the protagonist of the game and the player was the annoying mob to him. As the only chacter with dialogue in the entire walking sim game, he had to carry almost the entire game’s story, personality, and charm all through his voice. And it’s honestly so fun how disappointed, annoyed, and exasperated he gets when the player refuses to listen.
• The Joker from Batman Arkham Asylum: This one is cheating cause Mark Hamill has played The Joker in almost every modern animated medium available. Still, there’s a reason his version is so iconic. It’s just so bittersweet that he refuses to ever voice The Joker again since Kevin Conroy, the VA for his Batman passed away.

Edit: After reviewing my list, it seems like I like offscreen narrators who insult the player. How funny

Option 1 will work for a while. The only thing you will need for the near-ish future is larger storage. Games nowadays take up so much space and 1 TB won’t last long. Would recommend buying a 2-3TB HDD while you’re at Microcenter. They may even be able to install it for you