big issue in appalachia / red states were republican lawmakers have tried to thwart laws restricting the practice

Oddly enough, its also an issue in California, which is one of four states with no minimum age for marriage (despite an 18 year minimum age for divorce.)

And, even more bizarrely, when there was a recent push to abolish it, it was resisted by, among others, the ACLU and Planned Parenthood branches on California (despite the same organizations national and relevant state organizations not opposing moves to ban child marriage in other states.)

>with no minimum age for marriage (despite an 18 year minimum age for divorce.)

Man, that's gotta lead to some occasional legal spaghetti code crap getting dragged through probate court, bankruptcy court, and all the other subjects that is marriage relevant.

and this is why I don't look down on those who choose to pirate bluray/4k content

Once again, they’re severely discounting socialization over the internet. Twitch, discord, et al account for massive amounts of socialization. For many kids it’s easier to chat or stream than it is to find the other 2-3 weird kids into their particular hobby. Watch the TV documentary “Social Studies” if you think Gen Z isn’t partying. “Euphoria” is definitely an exaggeration but it’s relatable to Gen Z for a reason. Anecdotally, I see Genz all the time at raves and concerts. These aren’t “animal house” style events but still.

Instagram because it's by far the app that gets the most use on an hour by hour basis. Endless content plus messaging.

+1 for Atlassian. One of my close mates is a US FTE for 10 years and he's always trying to recruit me, specifically on the merits of work-life balance. Surely varies from team to team but their Team Anywhere (fully remote, all positions) is very appealing.

Atlassian's hiring is strange, at least in my country (India) where it's either competitive or they just don't seem to hire unless you have a referral. I think I applied via a referral but still didn't get through.

Try this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Medusa_and_the_Snail

The Medusa and the Snail: More Notes of a Biology Watcher is a 1979 collection of essays by the American science writer Lewis Thomas. It was published by Viking Press in 1979 and reissued by Penguin Books in 1995. Most of the essays in the book had first appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine. It is Thomas's second collection of short essays after Lives of a Cell.[1]

The title essay is about the relationship between Nudibranch sea slug and the medusa of a jellyfish that inhabit the Bay of Naples. It explores how the relationship between the two creatures can be seen as illustrating the impossibility of understanding the notion of the self.[2]

and we don't even know if snowflake itself was compromised at this point...seems it was not

Main problem with DoSing NK is that it disrupts legitimate military cyber activities.

so many academics and doctors have been criticizing his "science" for years, this total loss of integrity should be the final straw that breaks the camels back

lots of scientists have previously criticized a wide range of his claims but this is next level deception bordering on psychopathy