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This would be great for an "oh fuck off" plot point in a cyberpunk thriller or something. 'What do you mean the only copy of the ____ is on the corpo's pet raven'

One of the first things I do when I move into an apartment is lubricate all the squeaky door hinges (almost every hinge) and then until the end of the lease wonder why it seems like I'm the only person to ever do it. Last apartment I used the world's lightest bicycle chain lube because it was what I had on hand, I expected a few months of quiet at most and it was still going strong when I left.

presumably out of focus wallpaper.

Social murder is murder. Self defense isn't murder.

I'm gonna need more angular momentum at 100 mph than what tiny little scooter wheels are providing. Absolutely terrifying device.

Ranked choice only goes so far when the electorate is batshit insane and willfully ignorant.

Well yeah, it's not newsworthy that a random person died. The newsworthy part is 'holy shit this baby lived somehow.'

You almost have a point but to get there you have to ignore the entire actual context of the conflict. It's not just killing because of killing, there's an entire ongoing expansionist colonial project making one party clearly the aggressor.

I could finally find out how chewing 5 gum supposedly feels

Turns out you can't simplify world history to one sentence without people getting big mad.

Did everybody just decide to not read the last part?

Be aware of your people's worth so the world doesn't have to remind you.

It's basically 'hey, remember how shitty hiring is? keep that in mind and try to keep people you have.' It's not an example of "this is a good thing to try doing."