I work at a plant that uses one of those alternative flocculants (due to our source water chemistry). Our logistics are incredibly shaky at the best of times, due to the extremely limited number of producers.

Dale/glen???

Yeah, people here don’t have to sound out our words when we read.

My instinct not to watch the last one was correct, then?

“Natural consequences” is the buzzword. Make sure the consequences fit the action. You squirted most the toothpaste into the aink? You don’t get access to toothpaste, and mom/dad have to do your toothbrush.

This works with my kid because they value their autonomy very highly. Your child may value things differently.

Something to keep in mind: the goal isn’t to be a high-discipline parent, it’s to be a consistent parent. Express expectations and consequences, then hold to them. This helps children feel secure, and dramatically reduces testing behaviors (not to zero but much lower).

They tried to make Magic the Gathering into some kind of big brand with characters and merch and corporate fuckery- they drove people away, myself and my friends included.

I don’t see this going much better.

Have they sicced the pinkertons on anyone yet? Maybe a negative reviewer?

I’m about to launch into some more serious gameplaying as I’m taking my last final of the semester in about two hours.

I’ve been playing Balatro and Baldurs Gate 3 when I can. BG3 is not going to be the addiction for me that it has been for so many others, I can tell. I don’t want to try with a whole bunch of characters because I’ve already made like six characters in tabletop DnD. Balatro is the shit, though.

I’m going to download Slay the Princess once I’m back home… and maybe Dwarf Fortress if I decide I’m not wanting much of a social life this summer. It’s that or redownload Disgaea 2 to try and beat.

I love colony management sims, 4x, and roguelikes.

The magnet and the metal plate pull each other, so all the pull forwards is cancelled out by the pull backwards.

If you see other players. Probably less awkward to try to find a club.

Modern news tv. It gives the masses visions of the world that have little to do with reality, it goes on interminably, and people feel more in tune with “reality” after consumption.

It’s helpful to be aware of the wider world, much like it’s helpful to realize the chemical nature of consciousness. If you take it too seriously, you start believing in Trump’s pee tape/terrorist immigrant caravans, in the same way some people believe in mechanical elves or whatever.

Most bottled water comes from a municipal water system somewhere, i.e., is tap water.

Some water supplies have issues with sulfur or algae, so that can be unpleasant if your sense of smell is particularly sensitive. My sense of smell is pretty weak so I drink the tap water most places, while my spouse had an RO system installed in our house due to their sensitivity.

Supplements suck that way, sorry. I’ve found a couple brands that work for me (Nature’s Way, Horbäach), but I’m no supplement expert. I’d try to find a mid-price option that didn’t seem too sketchy.

As for nootropic stacks and whatnot: never heard of them, although they seem interesting. I personally take 2g of tyrosine along with vitamin D and a vitamin B complex (plus a couple medical rx). I would start at 500mg-1g, and add more after a week if you felt you needed to. I have taken tyrosine with omega 3s but never regularly; I didn’t notice an interaction at the time.

Tyrosine. It’s a dopamine precursor. By itself, it mildly increases focus just enough to get non-preferred tasks started. It also makes completing tasks much more rewarding, which can start a positive feedback loop that leaves your space much more livable/less depressing.

Laser printers don’t burn anything. They make static on paper that ink/toner clings to.

Good luck. I’ve already lost hope that we can rein in gas companies in Colorado but it would be amazing if you did.

Naked Capitalism started me on the road to communism, so I still appreciate it for that.

So, harmontown

It’s a strange world.

Can you describe what skills the Youth Leadership Conference teaches?

The word has been deeply abused, please don’t act like it hasn’t.

To back you up, Owl, most of these “leadership” programs are grifts; something along the line of “pay us money so you can think about what it would be like to be in charge,” with a light dash of networking. The USian concept of leadership seems to start and end at having enough money and influence to own a business or organization.

And he can have one once he stops playing all the notes.