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Transporters also have different modes based on the precision used, the lesser one being used for cargo that doesn't have to be reassembled as perfectly and takes less energy and time to do so. I hope they have safety measures to ensure a newbie transporter isn't moving people in the wrong mode.

TNG episodes have touched on that very point. Data had played his music by duplicating famous musicians exactly, but, following Picard's advice, he began using variations of two or more combined, which Picard suggested was more like human creativity.

This wins the internet today.

Not an expert, but that would depend on the location, probably. Smaller game, certainly, but not everyone had large animals roaming around. Likewise, there were probably people who hunted and didn't gather that much because there simply wasn't that type of plant around.

But the point made still stands: modern life is not something natural to our evolution.

Nope, not that one. A better one.

C-64 users represent! I had a friend whose parents could afford to buy an Apple for him. He was jealous of my Commodore. :D

Far worse, and this applies to more than programming. If something is broken, I want it to be consistent. Don't fix yourself, or sort of work but have a different effect. Break, and give me something to figure out, damn it.

I feel called out. I'm not sure which way I'd go.

I agree on a boundary, but it shouldn't be marriage. It should be whenever it feels like the right time with that person. That's the problem with the "saving yourself for marriage", it's a solid line, where a sexual relationship should be something you both gradually go into together. Every couple will have different needs, different timelines where this works. It isn't based on a wedding day and a night to consummate the deal. I don't find that romantic at all if the couple hasn't been together before, it feels forced. And like others have mentioned, what if you get that far and something doesn't click? A sexual relationship that doesn't work out is awkward enough, but at least it doesn't have lots of legal bindings to deal with too.

This is a great demonstration of where we are now in reality. A decade ago, this wouldn't have been a problem; now, anyone not familiar with the details or able to check official information sees it as believable. I'm pretty sure there are now AI tools to detect if something is AI. We're that deep in not being able to trust anything.

It helps reduce the problems mentioned if you lessen the target goal. We don't need 1 G of force just like we don't need a full 1 atm or pressure or 80% of nitrogen mix in the air to breathe. Less gravity force, less RPMs for the same diameter.

But scale is still the better option, making something a few kilometers wide and with only 0.7 G means less stress, less effects from the rotation, etc. That's still in the category of megastructures though, so while not impossible to build, not going to happen at our current level.

To be fair, US gas prices normally have been artificially lower than they should be from just supply and demand forces. Taking inflation into account, current average high prices still aren't anywhere near the all time peak of 2008.

So yes, higher gas in a society that requires its use but doesn't keep wages matched with inflation sucks. But it could be worse? We need a bit of pressure to reduce usage anyway, and while I still see people idling away in situations where they didn't need to, we aren't hurting that bad.