I hope that cunt rots behind bars. He clearly didn't learn his lesson in Japan.

Is this like Kevin in the first Home Alone thinking he's not really alone and just doing "bad" stuff and announcing it? Did they think their parents were going to come in and stop them and are surprised now?

It's been a fierce debate and position held by some since before the US was even officially anything.

The people who want a less federal power also often forget that the US has, until now, been largely blessed by not having to deal with an outside enemy state on their own same soil for prolonged time. Loose control could mean that becomes a real and actual problem.

Definitely more resources in a number of ways (healthcare, social programs, etc.), Possibly more community depending upon how rural an area you're comparing to (and possibly how long that and surrounding families have been there).

3 was awful and Tiny Tina really failed to deliver on an otherwise great concept in my mind. I bought both deeply discounted and I'm still not sure that was fair. Not touching anything new that comes out until well after release. Pitchford and Take 2 both suck in my opinion.

Look up brick and motor walls regarding their performance in quakes. Those motor joints (or interfaces when dry stone) are all failure points and that leads to a wall collapsing. It's why you don't see modern japanese buildings like that; they don't meet code. If you want earthquake safety, wood or reinforced concrete are the materials of choice.

Also the walls aren't paper. Even in modern Japan where I live they're not and we have some interior walls with paper. I have no idea what you are on about.

I grew up in cold but have spent almost two decades in humid subtropical. If it's 20ish outside, I usually won't turn on the heat, but 23 if it gets any colder (though that's in part because old japanese house loses heat like crazy. 21 is good for me)

Earthquakes would say otherwise for at least part of the US. Also, without full-time mechanical ventilation, that would be misery in a lot of the US. The climate is also different to some places in Europe and varies hugely on US region

That would be freezing to me, but we live in a place that rarely dips much below freezing and gets super hot with high humidity. Humidity + cold also sucks. We were like 23 today (70something) and have a number of days over 35 in the summer (with 90+ % humidity). I work outside in that heat so I'm much more acclimated to that

The CPU instruction to compare, I think. (I lived around there for a number of years and have no idea)

I was always naturally good at algebra and stuff. I was frequently ahead of my class, got special classwork from at a couple teachers to keep me occupied, and was one of a handful put in a pre-calc course in highschool. I did well at chemistry (except naming in ochem). I did poorly at geometry and biology which were both heavy on visuals and memorization. I was hit-or-miss in history because I could memorize the stuff I actually found interesting, at least.

Anki or similar for flashcards if you want an app. Physically writing things tends to yield better results for most people, so I used to do flashcards and write my answer and, after a few cards, make a sentence out of that.

Get a book or take a course on grammar (many different ways to accomplish this depending upon budget and learning style that works best for you).

Constantly be getting input, even if you don't understand it.

Shadowing -- what comes out of your mouth might sound very different to what you want to say. Work on that accent, intonation, etc.

All of the above were actually about learning Japanese (my 3rd foreign language) and I guess German (my second) to a lesser degree. The only thing I'm aware of with Spanish is that the varieties can differ a lot between Spain and the new world, so you might want to make sure you consume resources related to that.

I struggled like hell with a lot of geometry. Algebra, trig, etc. was no problem at all for me. I suspect it has something to do with me not being a visual learner/thinker (and I have aphantasia), but I don't know.

I rarely listened to podcasts prior to farming. Now, that things are winding down, I'm so far behind in my queue

A lot aren't going to have a huge opinion because easily-modded games aren't a thing due to platform. PC gaming was always a very niche hobby here with most people not owning PCs. That has somewhat started to change recently, but that basically left other platforms where mods were either available (for free or paid) from the publisher or very difficult to go about at all as compared to modding common games on PC.

Based on my incredibly non-scientific "watching some stuff on youtube over the years" method, my money would be on Minecraft turning things around a bit as I did see Japanese creators playing a lot of modded minecraft on youtube.

Have a disability preventing you from running and/or lifting? This person clearly thinks you're unworthy.

Not all modding goes that far, but I do think you put well how many see it. I should also note that things like ALTTPR do not make money and are free for any to download and use with their own ROM (i.e. require that you own the game yourself). The are simply meant to add replayability and variety.

Re-arranging the items, varying the power/defense of enemies, etc. doesn't seem to fit that case very well to me. There are, of course, mods that do a lot more than those are definitely more akin to what you wrote.

Not a drug bust, a drug whole-assed statue

I considered trying to incorporate a lot of ideas from this and build a place here in Japan, but the insurance side of it made things basically impossible, especially given how prevalent large earthquakes are here. That's not to say there's nothing to take away from it here, it's just that certain materials and design choices shouldn't be done here. There are a couple of earthships in Japan, but IIRC they're not insured at all and every single one has to be approved by an independent architect and engineer or be in questionable legal status.

I love ALTTPR (link to the past randomizer) and my wife is amazed that people would upload themselves playing it because it alters the author's work (even though it just removes custscenes and moves around items and screen transitions, basically). People have apparently gotten in trouble for streaming it in Japan on monetized channels. As someone who lives in Japan, it's why I don't upload it even on something not monetized. I own a physical copy of the game as well.

Most Japanese see it this way which, to me, is really weird when all kinds of grey-market anime and managa stuff has a blind eye turned toward it.