No, I believe the tickle test was the primary test for death at the time. While it was pretty good for the technology of the time, it’s nowhere near as accurate as the stick test

1. Jesus
2. I guess people who’s hearts stop, are then revived, then die for good sometime later.

I don’t think these groups are large enough to meaningfully affect the gender balance statistics.

I think that difference is going to be different for everyone. To plug a pf podcast I listen to; “How to Money” always tries to focus on the why behind your money. To try to figure out what your joys and goals in life are and then make your financial situation work towards that. So one person shouldn’t buy a fancy car just because they can afford the payment. But another person might justify a car that stretches their budget because cars and driving give them a lot of joy. Some people are super into FIRE and will live like paupers for 15 years in order to retire at 35. Some people enjoy their jobs a lot and don’t mind working until their 75.

Figure out how much money you need to live (housing, food, not having to work til your dead), then figure out how much it costs to live the life you want (travel, early retirement, new gadgets) and make those two work within your budget.

I have also seen people tout budgets as not just a tool for the financially irresponsible, but also for those who feel guilt around spending (which sound like it might be you). If you have a line item for concert tickets, then you don’t have to feel bad about buying that pricy concert ticket instead of investing in an already plump retirement fund. You’ve already planned for the expense so it’s okay to spend it.

While you aren’t wrong about them serving a lot of people, a whole city is vastly overstating it. In my area, there are 4 grocery stores within a 5 minute drive. 2 from the same chain so it’s not even strictly a competition thing. I don’t live in a super dense area either. Pretty typical suburban outskirts of a medium sized city.

This is a big issue around drug decriminalization. Especially since the argument is these should never have been criminalized in the first place, most people agree someone in prison on drug charges should be let out. But what if they have other charges that came with the drug charges. Should possession only be forgiven, or also distribution? Smuggling charges? Resisting arrest? Tax evasion on drug profits? Possession of a firearm while you had a drug felony? You killed someone over a drug dispute?

Most people would probably say murder is still murder and the last example is easy, but It gets really complicated and everyone will probably draw the line at a different place.

I think baseball is pretty close to soccer and there is a reason it spread pretty well to other countries. I think the biggest hurdles are numbers. To play an actual game you need at least a handful of people. And without close to a full field , it becomes a lot less fun since defense gets too hard. Football can be played 1v1 all the way up to a full squad. Second while baseball in an ally is fine for younger kids, by the time you reach teenagers, broken windows and hitting it outside the area are a much bigger concern. Though usually there is an open lot available.

I think they mean rowing as in the Olympic sport of rowing. Those boats are pretty specialized and expensive. It’s a different motion than just a rowboat so it’s not as easily transitioned to the “real thing” like a kid playing football without appropriate gear.

I don’t know if not charging for memberships would cause a price increase (at least directly to make up for membership revenue)

I think instead it’s a more binding loyalty program. Most people will only get a membership to one warehouse club. So once they have someone locked in a membership, they are very unlikely to shop elsewhere. Customers will be more likely to shop exclusively at their store. And getting people in the door is half the battle for grocery stores. They can then hope to pump up tabs with enticing impulse buys and high margin items

One point to make is that even with a modular battery design you probably wouldn’t want to make short term battery changes to save weight for less range of not needed. The batteries are a lot of the cars weight and a lot of systems in the car are designed for a specific weight. It would be a lot harder to design a suspension system that could handle the weight range of everything from a 40 mile battery with single rider commuter to 350 mile battery with a family of five and luggage in the trunk.