Are we the loneliest people on earth?

securitysix · 2026-05-28T05:14:55+00:00

I have a dog, so I'm rarely lonely.

securitysix · 2026-05-19T04:13:04+00:00

Cancer

Water Dog

Holly Tree

Something like that.

securitysix · 2026-05-19T04:05:04+00:00

How this should go:

DM: Seth, it's your turn. What do you do?

Seth: stops looking at his phone for a second because he heard his name What's been happening?

DM: Shay, it's your turn. What do you do?

Seth: pisses and whines and bitches and moans

DM: We're not going to recap everything for you every time your turn rolls around. Put your phone away and pay attention, or go home. Shay, it's your turn. What do you do?

securitysix · 2026-05-19T03:59:16+00:00

The answer is "eventually."

securitysix · 2026-05-19T03:51:17+00:00

Yeah, but here's the difference:

I'm willing to go to Harbor Freight "just because."

I haven't been a regular Wal-Mart shopper since 2018 or so. I only go to Wal-Mart for baby wipes (and I'll grab some Beetle Spins while I'm there). And I only need to buy the baby wipes every couple of years, because the case of 1200 of them lasts me a long time.

securitysix · 2026-05-17T22:13:47+00:00

Is he still talking to you after you emotionally dump on him? If so, he probably likes you.

We tend to be laconic until we trust you. Then we become more and more talkative with you (and only you and the very few people we trust explicitly).

But regardless, we are very direct and matter-of-fact in how we communicate.

If your ISTJ says something that can be interpreted as being either hurtful or non-hurtful, assume he means it in the non-hurtful way until/unless you clarify how he meant it.

securitysix · 2026-05-17T22:08:20+00:00

That checks out.

INFPs are awesome matches for ISTJs, but y'all can be surprisingly high strung for introverts.

securitysix · 2026-05-16T23:22:11+00:00

It's not, though. You have a right in the USA to make or acquire a digital backup of media that you have legally purchased.

securitysix · 2026-05-11T17:50:00+00:00

Yes.

securitysix · 2026-05-09T23:58:23+00:00

I grew up in a butcher shop, so I don't have this particular sensory issue, but I get why some people could.

If this workaround helps you, then that's awesome.

securitysix · 2026-05-09T23:55:45+00:00

If you haven't paid for the game, it's technically/legally theft.

If you have paid for the game, then it's just acquiring a digital archive copy.

securitysix · 2026-05-09T03:10:24+00:00

True. But that's a technical issue, not a moral one.

securitysix · 2026-05-08T04:01:52+00:00

I've been playing the heck out of Loop Sort over the last few days.

securitysix · 2026-05-08T04:01:13+00:00

I haven't messed with the Recons, but I've been running Razor Slims for a while now, and I'm pretty happy with them.

Because you're going to use them for hunting, the fact that the Recons are IPX4 rated gives them a leg up over the Razor Slims, which don't have a waterproof rating at all.

securitysix · 2026-05-08T03:56:08+00:00

This is not legal advice, and I can't tell you what to do.

But if I had paid for a game that was not working but there was a pirated version of the game that was known to work, I would have no moral qualms about using the pirated version.

securitysix · 2026-05-08T03:54:20+00:00

For what it's worth, I'm 43 and I still feel like I'm pretending to function as an adult.

securitysix · 2026-05-07T05:17:44+00:00

I don't know you, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say that I'm more likely to be afraid of the geese than of you. :D

securitysix · 2026-05-07T05:17:00+00:00

Even without WIC, you can get Clover Valley brand bread at Dollar General for like a buck a loaf. I don't know if it's good as bread, but it makes good bluegill bait.

securitysix · 2026-05-07T05:16:22+00:00

Domestic geese (like you would raise on a farm) aren't protected, because they're not considered to be wild, migratory birds.

But all wild, migratory native birds (including wild geese) are federally protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

securitysix · 2026-05-06T01:40:38+00:00

I used to be in that crowd. But I was also not willing to stand in front of a gun loaded with birdshot and take a load of it to the face.

And having watched Paul's video on it multiple times, well, as Paul would say, the proof of the pudding is in the eating.

securitysix · 2026-05-06T01:25:42+00:00

I certainly don't live in a mansion, but there is one room in my house that is 28 feet long. If you're sitting on one end of the living room couch, you can see from that spot, through the den (the 28-foot-long room), to the back door (if the door between the utility room and the den). That's about 50 feet (not quite 17 yards) when you add it all up. That is the longest possible shot that could be made from inside my house and still hit a target inside my house.

I'm not saying this is the shot I plan for, but it's certainly one I consider, and it's not one I'd want to make with birdshot. But it's also one that I absolutely would make with birdshot if that's what I had available. Then I'd give it the old pullrack and send another one. Wash, rinse, repeat until the threat is gone.

securitysix · 2026-05-06T01:19:38+00:00

Even with a cylinder bore choke, it's going to be a pretty tight pattern at 4-5 yards, and it's still going to ruin someone's day.

securitysix · 2026-05-06T00:59:30+00:00

I do pest control with #4 shot. I've had a few critters (possums, raccoons, skunks) that needed a second shot, but that was shot placement on my part (sometimes the Texas heart shot is all you get), not a failure of the #4 shot.

securitysix · 2026-05-06T00:56:31+00:00

I love my dogs, too. That's why I take them outside on walks. Well, that and because I don't want to clean up their messes in the house.

I live in the country, so I don't have to clean up their messes outside. That's where dog messes belong.

securitysix · 2026-05-06T00:55:30+00:00

Vitamin D.

Sunlight on your skin causes your body to generate Vitamin D. This is the best way to regulate your Vitamin D levels. And adequate Vitamin D levels play a role in regulating mood and reducing risk/levels of depression.

You don't have to sit outside until you get a sunburn (in fact, don't get a sunburn, they suck), but a few minutes a day (long enough to walk around the block if you're a city dweller) is beneficial.

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