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[pinball1970]

What does the green rectangle next to the members name mean?

 

[Ibix]

What does the green rectangle next to the members name mean?

Green rectangle where? On mobile or desktop?

 

[pinball1970]

Green rectangle where? On mobile or desktop?

Vanadium has one next to his name

 

[Rive]

What does the green rectangle next to the members name mean?

Just hover over the mouse pointer.

 

[pinball1970]

Just hover over the mouse pointer.

Thanks!

 

[Ibix]

Vanadium has one next to his name

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It's where the Education Advisor badge ought to be. But the picture is missing for some reason - sitewide, I think, not just you.

 

[WWGD]

I realized how cautious I am, or at least I am being. First, I usually carry two masks , in case something happens to one of them. Rare, but can happen. Today, I soiled one while eating. So I bought another one. Very unlikely something will happen to it , but the prospect of not being able to buy another one , nor do anything without a mask was enough to compel me.

 

[Jarvis323]

I realized how cautious I am, or at least I am being. First, I usually carry two masks , in case something happens to one of them. Rare, but can happen. Today, I soiled one while eating. So I bought another one. Very unlikely something will happen to it , but the prospect of not being able to buy another one , nor do anything without a mask was enough to compel me.

I would recommend upgrading from cloth (if that's what you're using) to something more protective if you're worried about Covid at this stage.

By now you can easily find multipacks of real high quality masks, like kn95's, online (e.g. on Amazon). And surgical masks are easy to come by in large packs as well in many places.

 

[WWGD]

I would recommend upgrading from cloth (if that's what you're using) to something more protective if you're worried about Covid at this stage.

By now you can easily find multipacks of real high quality masks, like kn95's, online (e.g. on Amazon). And surgical masks are easy to come by in large packs as well in many places.

Thanks, my concern was mostly about nit being able to do anything , enter any store/building because of not having a mask.

 

[etotheipi]

Today, I soiled one while eating.

You were eating... with the mask on?

 

[WWGD]

You were eating... with the mask on?

No, I put it close to my plate and some meat sauce fell on it. Unfortunately it was a blue mask, so no way to hide it.

 

[etotheipi]

No, I put it close to my plate and some meat sauce fell on it. Unfortunately it was a blue mask, so no way to hide it.

tragic. sorry for your loss

 

[WWGD]

Same again with this lady looking at a map on the streets. " You are Here". She asks " How do they know?".

 

[fresh_42]

Same again with this lady looking at a map on the streets. " You are Here". She asks " How do they know?".

I suppose you have told her that "being here" is transitive.

 

[Keith_McClary]

tragic. sorry for your loss

It was very good sauce.

 

[WWGD]

It was very good sauce.

I kept the mask and will throw it into the rice tomorrow...

 

[bagasme]

"What do you prefer: go make a change or status quo?" - Eddy
"I wish I could have kept status quo before that mistake," - me

 

[WWGD]

"What do you prefer: go make a change or status quo?" - Eddy
"I wish I could have kept status quo before that mistake," - me

This is the " Dialog of the Ages" between conservatives and liberals. The two ideally keep each other in check so that change happens, but it is not too hasty. A dialectic, if you will.

 

[WWGD]

I suppose you have told her that "being here" is transitive.

I think it comes down to a sort of fixed point theorem/result. Maybe a contraction map theorem.

 

[Rive]

This is the " Dialog of the Ages" between conservatives and liberals. The two ideally keep each other in check so that change happens, but it is not too hasty.

Those parties are so successful with keeping each other in check that conservativism is no longer what it's used to be and liberals are just stuck in the past.

 

[WWGD]

Those parties are so successful with keeping each other in check that conservativism is no longer what it's used to be and liberals are just stuck in the past.

The usual difference between dictionary definitions and reality.

 

[fresh_42]

The usual difference between dictionary definitions and reality.

This leads to strange situations: You can be too conservative to be conservative, and too liberal to be liberal.

Edit: Or even both!

 

[WWGD]

Just like being the world's tallest dwarf or shortest giant ;).

 

[WWGD]

This leads to strange situations: You can be too conservative to be conservative, and too liberal to be liberal.

Edit: Or even both!

Not sure I have noticed it. Maybe a German thing?

 

[WWGD]

What do you do when you overhear someone say they will feed their dogs a vegan diet, because " It's healthier and better for the environment"?

 

[fresh_42]

What do you do when you overhear someone say they will feed their dogs a vegan diet, because " It's healthier and better for the environment"?

May I swap your dog with my rabbit?

 

[WWGD]

May I swap your dog with my rabbit?

Sorry, I am not hip to your slang.

 

[bagasme]

"If nothing in the world is for the faints of heart, should they exist, or must their heart be stronger?" - Eurosceptics

 

[WWGD]

Great new feature in printers. Can now specify pages , as in e.g., 1, 5, 7-10, 13. Instead of having to stop and start. Maybe just new to me, haven't done any printing in a while.

 

[WWGD]

"If nothing in the world is for the faints of heart, should they exist, or must their heart be stronger?" - Eurosceptics

Talking about Eurosceptics, is Brexit finally through? It seems to have taken endlessly to be implemented.