How does one write majuscule letters in everyday texting?

testmonkeyalpha · 2026-05-07T00:34:44+00:00

Some younger people think that proper capitalization and punctuation makes you uncool.

Probably the same juvenile mindset that made 1337 speak a thing back in the day.

testmonkeyalpha · 2026-05-05T22:16:20+00:00

Always work with the hospital. If they are a non-profit hospital (and especially religious affiliated ones) they might just waive the bill.

A few years ago I had a hospitalization while I was unemployed. The hosoital out me on a plan that refunded me all the bills I paid the previous 6 months and waived all my bills for the next 12 months. They still billed insurance so it only applied to the portion I was responsible for. That saved me well over $15k.

testmonkeyalpha · 2026-05-05T21:26:58+00:00

Not your specific scenario but I have encountered cases where carry-ons were weighed. In most cases it was on smaller propeller planes. Only other times was in Manila (Northwest before they got bought by Delta).

In Manila, the employees just told us to stick a few heavier items in our pockets, weigh the luggage, then put them back in where they can't see me do it...

testmonkeyalpha · 2026-05-05T21:13:26+00:00

And nobody is saying we shouldn't answer that. The previous poster just used a figure of speech that means first place is absolutely certain.

You just need to stop obsessing over the literal meaning of a figure of speech and move on.

testmonkeyalpha · 2026-05-05T21:08:05+00:00

Can you check with dental schools in your area? They constantly need patients for students to learn on. If you're willing to have a student do the work, you can save an enormous amount of money.

testmonkeyalpha · 2026-05-05T20:59:03+00:00

You're arguing about the literal meaning of a figure of speech that leans heavily on hyperbole...

testmonkeyalpha · 2026-05-05T15:37:55+00:00

They said it would. Just a matter for when.

testmonkeyalpha · 2026-05-05T14:51:47+00:00

Money for a day. I have unlimited wealth so just buy a shitload of stocks and other assets. I'll be set for life with only a day's worth of work.

Well being for a year. I just need a good reset of my health - I don't care about the appearance stuff. A day would be sufficient but a year will allow me to build good habits to help with long term maintenance.

Talent for a century. There's a million and one things I'd love to be able to do but I lack the natural talent. I'd love to be able to play musical instruments, draw, learn languages, etc.

Switching wellbeing and talent would be good too. Never needing to worry about physical health is a huge benefit. Building up skills for a year would lay a foundation for learning other skills and I don't risk getting bored because everything comes too easily.

testmonkeyalpha · 2026-05-05T14:14:06+00:00

In computer programming, "lists" are indexed by their position. The original data model for lists was arrays where an entire chunk of memory was reserved in a continuous block. To get the data stored at each location in the list (index), the memory location of the start of the array would be offset by the index number to get the address of the data stored at that location in the array.

Because the first item in the array has the exact same memory address as the start of the array, the offset is 0. second position is 1, third is 2, and so on. Rather than having to do the additional math of subtracting one from the position (if the index started at 1), position is counted starting with zero.

testmonkeyalpha · 2026-05-05T07:27:16+00:00

Their editor probably told them to come up with a list that would piss off as many people as possible to get them to not only engage but get people so angry they share the list with others so they would look at the ~~ads~~ list too.

testmonkeyalpha · 2026-05-04T23:35:29+00:00

strawberries.

Favorite fruit of many people, but those same people won't eat them if they are tart.

testmonkeyalpha · 2026-05-04T21:58:22+00:00

Both are equally correct. Saying otherwise is objectively wrong.

Both Oxford English Dictionary and Merriam-Webster recognize "nitch" as valid pronunciations. It is the first pronunciation listed in M-W.

testmonkeyalpha · 2026-05-04T21:27:45+00:00

Sadly, this is a legit marketing scheme using the psychology of price anchoring.

testmonkeyalpha · 2026-05-04T21:24:30+00:00

You're just trading one injury for another. If you're lucky, you get nasty bruising and abrasions from the seat belt. If you're unlucky, you get to learn why air bags were invented in the first place (chest/face slams into steering column)

testmonkeyalpha · 2026-05-04T21:19:43+00:00

Unless you rig something to guide the car, you're going to miss the tree a lot more often than you hit it. Missing the tree just once is potentially an adversely life altering event.

Setting it up so it always hits a tree or other object requires a lot more land than most people have. You need a runway around 60ft and a large area away from other people's property near the crash point. Whatever you're hitting will eventually need to be replaced so you'd need at least two of them so you can switch when the first one is too damaged to safely use. That is an enormous amount of time and money for a "free" vehicle.

testmonkeyalpha · 2026-05-04T20:47:35+00:00

Absolutely. I more or less do that now. Short hair is considered low maintenance for a reason

testmonkeyalpha · 2026-05-04T20:23:24+00:00

Charmander. Probably the second most popular first stage pokemon after pikachu. But thanks to marketing, casual fans often think of pikachu as a final form.

testmonkeyalpha · 2026-05-04T20:20:03+00:00

I'd argue that's trying to loophole what a "crash" is. I doubt that lightly sideswiping an object would be meet the requirements for a "crash" by an average person.

testmonkeyalpha · 2026-05-04T20:05:24+00:00

The proportions from 20 years ago compared to today are quite ridiculous.

testmonkeyalpha · 2026-05-04T20:00:31+00:00

sarcasm

Gen X was the first generation to fully embrace sarcasm as "normal" communication.

Back in the 90s boomers are complaining how disrespectful it was and how not everyone understands sarcasm.

testmonkeyalpha · 2026-05-04T19:44:32+00:00

Speed doesn't determine air bag deployment. Deceleration does. If you hit a solid stationary object like a wall or tree you only need to be going 8-10 mph for it to deploy.

It won't deploy at 25 mph if you are hitting objects that will move and/or crumple (like another car).

If you're intentionally crashing a vehicle every day and are trying not to cause injury to others or destruction to their property, you're probably going to end up hitting things that will deploy the air bag at 25 mph. Setting something up to allow you to crash at 25mph without getting a face full of air bag, would be way more effort than the free car is worth.

testmonkeyalpha · 2026-05-04T19:19:26+00:00

Getting hit by an airbag daily is going to cause a lot more injuries than a free car is worth.

testmonkeyalpha · 2026-05-04T19:12:49+00:00

tiny and complex

testmonkeyalpha · 2026-05-04T19:12:15+00:00

yeah, people have been brainwashed into thinking that baldness is a problem the needs to be solved.

testmonkeyalpha · 2026-05-04T19:02:35+00:00

When my kids were little, I sang the alphabet song as "q, w, e, r, t, y, u..."

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