I could understand doing it through an official government website or for a bank. Anything else? Absolutely not.

The concepts of joining an app to gossip about people you’ve dated, giving your personal information and government ID to said app, and continuing to do it after the initial leaks are wild to me. 🤦‍♀️

The first is available on VK and the second on Anna’s Archive.

What is the book called? I can try searching for it.

As for learning languages, I find that a combination of structured lessons (from an instructor or recommended course book) with speaking practice (with someone you know or through a language exchange program) works best. Other things that help are watching films or series in your target language, listening to music and translating the text.

Some machine learning models are trained on what’s called synthetic data, which is generated specifically for that purpose and mimics real-world data. What I don’t know is how much of the data used is synthetic vs. stolen.

If you feel highly confident that you don’t want children now or in the future, that is reason enough to have a vasectomy. You have the option of freezing your sperm too in case you have doubts but still want to go through with the procedure now.

Heat pumps first extract heat from the outside air before moving it indoors (I don’t know the exact mechanics of it). The colder it is outside, the more energy is needed to do this. When it’s cooling, it only moves the heat from inside to outside.

They’re great, aren’t they?

Heat pumps normally use more electricity to heat than to cool, so it’s surprising that the opposite was happening for you.

My bills have always been lower in the summer. The only time the bills have been unusually high was when there was a problem with the connection between the main electrical supply and the pump, causing it to keep restarting and use more energy.

My guess is that many ancient instruments would be custom ordered from a luthier or other craftsman who specializes in a specific group of instruments. It would help to know which instrument you are looking for or which region it comes from.

Happy belated birthday! I hope you’re doing better now <3

My suggestion would be to date whoever you like and have a good connection with without worrying how it will be perceived by others.

It’s short-sighted not to realize that treating people with dignity will improve their motivation and productivity. My work also has a generous policy for time off, but my colleagues are still considerate when they use it by making sure the important things are done before they leave and that the rest of us will be able to handle things in their absence. There will always be a handful of people who abuse the privilege, but they need to be dealt with individually.

From my observation, the types to work late and have no time off either take an immense satisfaction in working or are avoiding something to come home to.

What’s infuriating is that having no work-life balance is promoted as a positive. Sure there are people who are really devoted to their work and thrive on it, but that should be seen as voluntary and not expected. Working long hours also doesn’t necessarily mean you are working efficiently or using your full potential the entire time.

Generally speaking, I would define romantic relationships as those where attraction is experienced (not necessarily acted upon) and where there is exclusivity, with the exception of non-monogamous relationships. A good relationship should have all the benefits of friendship, but also a mutual desire, often sex and other intimate touch, and the expectation that you will reserve those feelings and contact for each other.

You can try adhesive padded bra inserts that look like this but I’m not sure how well they actually work.

Considering the popularity of the tuna casserole, a tuna lasagna could be good if that’s your taste. It doesn’t sound appealing to me personally, but don’t let that discourage you.

I get that it’s a meme, but “scapegoat” would be a better comparison than “Jesus”, as there is nothing holy about that whole situation.

Observe how they treat people who they don’t benefit from in financial, sexual, or other material ways. Don’t rush to be too generous with them.

Medical tourism is a real thing. Whether you will pay less than you would in the US will depend on the country you go to and the procedure. Without insurance you are still likely to pay a lot of money at a private clinic. You also have to factor in whether you will need follow-up appointments and plan for complications because those costs plus the costs of multiple overseas trips and living accommodations will add up.

Going to make it a priority to introduce the poo of other animals into my vernacular.

“Did you see that performance last night? Absolutely yakshit!”

A light sleeper just means that your sleep is easily disturbed by small changes in your surroundings (like the turn of a doorknob, a car passing by outside, a text message to a phone on vibrate). There isn’t a strict criteria for it.