Does it have audio for you?

Yeah, let’s make the military great again! Just like in Full Metal Jacket!

I feel extremely lucky, I got to see them during the Sessanta tour, and again just a few months ago. I know they’ll get a great replacement, but the trio of Les, Ler, and Herb is something really special. Herb is one of the greatest to ever do it!

Primus sucks!

To use a quote from the later part of the 1900s:

Time keeps on slippin’ into the future.

The person that named bumblebees was spot-on. Those guys bumble.

Well, you certainly seem like you don’t care. Bravo!

History is red dude, wtf.

He only pulled out enough to devastate the Gulf.

Came here to ask this. Why will Big Soil not give us any answers?

Giving compliments is fun, but I feel sometimes people think I’m complimenting them for one in return!

Maybe they view it that way, and it does vary from person to person, but if you’re being genuine you probably aren’t giving off that vibe at all! Now, if you are actually just complimenting them for transactional purposes then yeah, they’re probably going to pick up on that. But if you’re using a compliment as a segue into a conversation, it’s obvious you’re not fishing for compliments because you’re asking questions about what you just complimented.

The best advice on socialization that I can give you is don’t be afraid to express genuine positivity, for any reason. If you think someone’s shoes are cool, go tell them, and ask them about that. If they think you’re weird for saying so, that is 100% a them problem and there are plenty of awesome peeps out there that will take your positivity and interest in them and send it back your way tenfold.

EDIT: To add to this, because you clarified that your issues lie in maintaining conversations rather than starting them, try to balance giving/gaining information in a conversation, see if that helps. Conversations are a back-and-forth that can go almost anywhere, not an event where people take turns saying their thing at the other person. So if you’re in the middle of a conversation and you think you’re starting to be a chatterbox, go like “ah but I’m going off again,” and ask them something about what they last said. Not only does it show you’re listening, it also allows them to circle back to a topic in which they obviously show interest. If you try to ask (noninvasive) questions and prod the other person into giving information, the conversation can’t stagnate because you’re engaging them on a subject.

Also, sometimes conversations just die. Or have awkward endings. That’s not necessarily an autism thing, just a life thing. Most of the time when I think I made a conversation awkward, going back and asking for clarification if I made it awkward is what actually makes it awkward. If you can be fine with maybe coming across as a little odd sometimes, it will take a MASSIVE amount of pressure off of social situations for you.

If you want to discover new things, just push yourself to try one thing per week you’ve never tried before, no matter what that is. It can be scary, but you will find as many new things you enjoy as there are things you don’t enjoy. For music, I like to listen to different genres because that lets me explore many new artists with an overarching musical theme that I know I enjoy. So like I know I love grunge, probably not gonna be a hard experience to get into Mother Love Bone. Or I’ll pick an all new genre and get a feel for it.

Relatability is a tough concept, because in my experience that’s one of the gaps that’s super hard to bridge between NT/ND communication. It’s not really possible to make yourself more relatable, because others have to relate to you, and that’s subjective from person to person because that’s something they have to do in their own head. But, I have found the more you try to relate to other people, the more they try to relate to you. So take that how you will.

Well at least Creedence Clearwater are still good ol’ American boys that support our troops and stand for the flag!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅🦅

“I just noticed he’s a little guy.” ~Me, on the subject of my cat, daily

I see you picked up on the subtext, don’t forget the hand Mario World had in that too (and don’t forget to mention the chicken piccata, that’s the important part) 😉

The best way is to ask questions about something that the person obviously puts thought into.

“Those shoes are sweet, where did you get them?”

“Gnarly hair dude, who’s your stylist?”

“Yo this chicken piccata you made is tubular man.”

Be engaged and ask follow up questions, people love talking about themselves. Soon enough you’ve gotten to know them, and you just say hey and be friendly every interaction after.

going up from -22 to -3.

Honestly Walz getting a bigger poll boost isn’t as much of a story when Vance got a slightly smaller boost and is still in the negative.

So are we gonna vote and change that or what?

Yes, in local elections. No, in national elections. Even if everyone dropped the DNC and voted a third party into the Presidential office, third parties don’t just appear as permanent major contenders due to winning one election. Not to mention the congressional support they’d need to pass anything. You sound kinda like me when I was younger, so I really do hope you’re trolling so you can avoid the sudden realization of what exactly you’re suggesting. Splitting the vote is a real thing that can happen if a majority faction schisms into two minority factions. Unless you’re absolutely positive that whatever third party is already going to get more votes than Harris, voting third party is splitting the progressive vote. If you want to establish a third party, go out into your county and campaign for one at a local level. Get a regional voter base and work toward a congressional campaign. Seriously, nobody’s stopping you. I would love to see people doing that. But please don’t pretend this pipe dream of electing a third party straight to the highest office in the land (with no legislative or judicial support) is the answer to the future.

KDE Plasma is the way to go if you’re too used to the Windows desktop. Plasma 6 is out, and from what I ses it’s more like Windows 11, though Plasma is so configurable you could definitely mimic Windows 10.

Kubuntu still uses Plasma 5, which was pretty much exactly like using Windows 10 when I used it, though more configurable and smoother to use. If you want stability and compatibility in your machine, with a DE that has all its issues ironed out, Kubuntu is a good choice.

I’m sitting here looking for Saddam Hussein