You’re not wrong. But my guess is that “autism predates Tylenol” is probably gonna convince more people than “large controlled study done by the Swiss”. People are generally really ignorant

The Teleri were asking for it.

(Just in case, here is the /s. It’s fun to be a Noldorian loyalist in LOTR fan groups though)

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Feanor, one of the OG elves, made three jewels called the Silmarils. All you need to know about Feanor is that he did nothing wrong.

A little known fact is that Bilbo named his mithril coat Stuart and his ring Andy.

It’s a well known meme.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uE-1RPDqJAY

Whatever you decide to do, do NOT skimp by buying cheap tools. Buy the best quality tools you can afford.

To an extent I agree that we should find ways to lower barriers to tech for elderly citizens. I think that in this country the sad reality is that limited finances will be directed to other priorities like food and shelter. When disaster strikes then these vulnerabilities become clearly exposed.

Old people have lots of difficulty with technology. Not all of it is because they are luddites. They lose mental faculties as they get old and have trouble remembering how to do things. Their eyesight gets bad so they can’t read tiny screens. I’ve always felt that there is a market for bonded employees to provide tech concierge services for old folks that have difficulty navigating things in the modern world.

Mice are omnivores like us. That said, just because something is bad for a mouse doesn’t necessarily mean it’s bad for humans.

Look to public transit development in Taiwan as an example of how to do it right in a democratic nation. There are still loads of problems but the Taiwanese government can’t just take your land outright. Taipei especially has seen phenomenal growth in its metro development in the last 20 years.

It helps that in China you can’t own land. All the land is owned by the government. You only have “use rights” and for a limited time (something like 80 years - I forget the exact number). So when it comes time to build infrastructure the government just tells you to gtfo.

Who are you, to be so wise in the ways of science?!?

Not sure what he’s going on about. The Noldor were perfectly happy!

Definitely not UNIX 😬

They’re cousins but Frodo calls him Uncle.

Japan has a lot of awesome female metal bands like Nemophila.

Yeah… I mean it does kind of explain why Gandalf puts up with Pippin

Even though denethor is not in the fellowship, I feel like he should be swapped with Aragorn.

One of the best things about being an adult is you can buy a box of Dino nuggies for dinner and no one can stop you.