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[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 days ago (1 children)

People have pointed out other secure, open-source messaging apps, but this is still pretty damn cool.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

I read SSL as SNL (Saturday Night Live) and was confused as hell.

Carry on.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Can I put them on range and like shake it or something?

Only if you promise to post the video.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

I’m glad you texted her. Often, texting someone while you’re angry is a bad idea, but this is something you’ve discussed before. It was a slap in the face, and she would have to be willfully ignorant not to see that. Mandy can either change her ways or find another shoulder to cry on.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago

I’m just curious to see if he’ll pay for the roads to be repaired. I’m guessing no.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

If they’re going to follow the streaming model, they’ll also have to wait two years between seasons.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 days ago

You can’t get millions of people, in all fifty states, to take to the streets in the face of an administration that put marines on the ground in the streets of an American city and be paralyzed. I think the American people have been jolted and energized… but that’s just me.

Love it.

[–] [email protected] 179 points 4 days ago (6 children)

Take the opportunity to grow up and leave a bad habit behind. Then find a new girlfriend who will respect your boundaries and won’t fuck with your computer.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Trump loves the uneducated, right?

[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Well, no shit. If bigots got their wish, and could wave a magic wand to deport all “undocumented immigrants” instantly (or immigrants with documents Trump doesn’t approve of), large swaths of the economy would collapse overnight. Employers who had gotten rich exploiting the vulnerable would suddenly be forced to pay competitive wages. America as we know it would abruptly become very different.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 4 days ago

Prescription drug ads are a global oddity to begin with. Last I heard, only the U.S. and New Zealand allow them.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 4 days ago

The fact that you’re even asking suggests that you genuinely give a damn and have the right mindset. Feeling anxious in a situation like this is perfectly natural. You seem like a good brother.

Don’t bombard him with questions about what prison life is like. He’s going to have enough to deal with; don’t make him recount tales of a terrible period of his life. On the other hand, let him talk if he wants to. Listen and be supportive.

Don’t sneak up on him. For example, if he’s watching TV in the living room and didn’t notice you walk in, clear your throat or something.

I imagine that privacy is a thing he will value highly. NEVER walk into his room without knocking and waiting for him to respond. None of that “knock while opening the door” bullshit.

Be patient, sensitive, and give him time to adjust. This will be a HUGE change for him - almost as big as adjusting to prison life. You’re going to have to do a difficult balancing act between helping him and not treating him like a baby. Nobody would get that right 100% of the time. Don’t judge yourself too harshly when the inevitable mistakes happen.

Consider showing him this thread.

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