“The 100 most common…”

Plenty of reasons.

1. The person is too young or too old or not attractive for some other such reason.
2. They’re wearing a skirt/dress
3. Don’t want to feel like a perv or make her feel uncomfortable.

I’m not trying to sound puritanical but there are good reasons to look elsewhere.

Many such examples.

Hey gotta let the free market do its thing /s

Can someone explain Gen Z? I don’t understand

This setup could be used for anything. Crazy versatility

Beat me to it. I was going to ask whether any non-science fiction readers would know this famous opening line. IIRC, Gibson himself notes how the interpretation of the line changed with the change of technology.

Lesbian spider queen of mars (retro arcade done right), Dead of Night (great zombie tower defense), fancy’s pants saga, Papa’s Pizzaria, Champions of Chaos

But here is a list of classics in a more digestible format: https://backloggd.com/u/robinnn/list/flashpoint-hall-of-fame/

Was going to comment this myself. The library is immense and the nostalgia is real: https://flashpointarchive.org/faq

Bro ends up like Morty with the death-prediction crystal in his head: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjepJlvkdKs

This is actually how internet debates go. I should know, I’m an expert!

US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent on Monday said Washington was prepared to tolerate the Iranian sales, despite existing US sanctions. “The Iranian ships have been getting out already and we have let that happen to supply the rest of the world,” he told CNBC.

Iran was also increasingly allowing Indian and potentially Chinese ships to pass through the strait. “We think that there will be a natural opening that the Iranians are letting out and for now we are fine with that. We want the world to be well supplied,” Bessent added.

The US has also removed its sanctions on Russian oil to try to calm the markets, a move that may lead to more competition for Iranian oil with Chinese refiners.

Yeah, we’re cool with total capitulation, it’s what the US was planning all along! Everything according to plan, nothing to see here folks.

And also how they no longer care about home users because their near monopoly on office spaces/businesses.

Is it just me or does cereal not taste the same as when I was a kid?