In the US, the 12-hour clock format is in widespread use, except in the military. That is why it's called like that.

If you like to play chess, check out www.lichess.org

It's free and open source, and it's very easy to find a game there, no matter what level you play.

It doesn't display annoying ads.

I was using my phone to access Reddit through an app called RIF. It stopped working.

I can access Lemmy on my phone through an app called Boost. When I revisit a thread, it displays the new comments in a different color. Very very very convenient for active threads.

Someone actually was once offered the opportunity to ask such a question. Here is the question that was asked:

• What is the content of the pair in which the first half is the best question I can ask, and the second half is the answer to that question?

Here is the answer received:

• The best question you can ask is the question you just asked, and the answer to that question is the one you are receiving now.

Most of the hate against liberals has been seeded by Russian troll farms.

Most of the hate against conservatives has also been seeded by the same farms.

When the hate is picked up on by the locals, then that farm's work is considered effective.

An actual civil war is the big prize.

Sneeze into the fold of your elbow, instead of spraying around the room

Clothing and towels made with asbestos fabric. During the middle ages you could clean them by throwing them in the fire and they would come out clean. Eventually your lungs would give up on you but for a while you had a very cool way to impress your guests.

Agamemnon

Don't worry, things have been falling apart since at least the beginning of written history, and most certainly longer. At the same time, wonderful things have also been happening during all that time.

Just make sure you take good care of yourself and of the people around you.

Playing and studying chess, on www.lichess.org. It's a free open source alternative to the heavily commercial chess dot com.

Learning a new language. Tons of free resources all over the internet

Learning card magic. You can go a long way with just a pack of cards and the 52Kards YouTube channel

Learning to play music. Tons of free resources all over the internet

Perhaps too much harassment in the places you have looked at?

I like Boost because when I revisit a post, all the new comments are highlighted.

Oh? I can confirm it's true for North America and China, at least.

Is it the middle one that gets debunked?

• Ask your teammate what he studied to get better
• Watch a lot of good debaters; note what they do that is good
• Watch some bad debaters; note why they were bad
• Debate, debate, debate, even if you have to do it over the phone

The off light reminds me to unplug the device when I don't need to use it.

Compare with yt-dlp from GitHub. It works from the command line and you can control the quality level you want.

Ghost in the Shell (1995 film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/...

A vintage cult classic, which is the inspiration for many other cult classics

Going to the bathroom in the middle of the night sounds like a negative

Panache is the ability to show off in a more or less entertaining way, depending on talent. It's a fine line between panache and cringe, and what counts as panache in one social circle might be worthless in another.

Charisma is the ability to stand out and capture people's attention, and eventually their respect, admiration and devotion, just by the way you move, speak, act and present yourself and your ideas. If you think you have it, and you actually do, you can influence a lot. However, if you think you have it but it's not true, then you are probably a narcissist surrounded by yes men.

You can build a website, you don't have to delete your social media first