I'm aware that it is/was for checking for hernias, which is why I specifically stated that it is not for determination of sex, although I will admit I used gender incorrectly there.

But, just to fairly counter this, while it is technically not required here in the state anymore it is still common practice for sports physicals and is usually still done unless specifically requested otherwise.

I've already replied in another comment with my other points so I won't reiterate them here, but I will point out again that I'm not advocating for this, I'm in opposition of it and voted as such. However, pretending other viewpoints on this issue don't exist or are entirely invalid is why people are failing to understand why a state like Washington would vote rather overwhelmingly for this at all

No, this is not in any way a 'happened to me so it's ok to happen to you' thing. Just to reiterate, I am a WA resident, I have a daughter, and I voted against this because I think it's dumb at the best and at the very least poorly implemented.

But, just to keep things fair, genital examination is genital examination, regardless of purpose. The point here is that there is precedent for this in sports, which is how our entire system works. Anyone claiming it no longer occurs here is wrong, it's still common practice and usually is only skipped if specifically requested. I don't think this measure is a good idea but it's not like it's something that we've never done before.

Scrubs

House

Not really defending our horrid rail system here, but there is a massive amount of rail line missing from the US map. I work in logistics, I do a lot of rail related work.

Here's what I think. There should be 11 of them, and on an 11 year cycle they should be directly elected by the people 1 per year, 11 year term, 1 term limit. They should be selected from a pool that is made up of high level judges in the country, and the members of that pool who decide to run for the position need to pass some sort of test by an independent board of constitutional scholars.

As the Supreme Court makes rulings, rulings that allow or affirm a right or action should be set in stone and no longer challengeable unless the entire panel of 11 judges unanimously decide that the issue needs to be reheard.

Something like this anyway, I'm sure there is more to consider but this is the general idea that I think would work.

Suppressed weapons. Shit is still loud, anyone anywhere near it will hear it. Also, when a bullet hits a person or any other surface the impact sound is loud as well.

Hitting people with beer bottles. You take a beer bottle to the head and you're probably done for.

Haha hard to say, I'd hope they finish it before I'm dead but there's no guarantee there. I think they've made a lot of good progress lately though, I'm hoping that trend continues.

Minecraft

Factorio

FFXIV

Star Citizen

Stardew Valley

Slay the Spire 2

Clone Hero

Project Zomboid

Xcom 2

Skyrim

Honorable Mention: Dolphin Emulator (if the games count as dlc instead of individual games)

Lots of sweet overnight oats comments in here. Give savory overnight oats a try! 3/4 cup oats, 3/4 cup chicken broth/bone broth/etc. Throw some chili crisp in with some green onions, maybe even a fried egg. Can't go wrong.

Ooh I'm jealous you get to watch this movie for the first time.

There have been a ton of studies over the last several years that show that venting doesn't work, and can sometimes even make things worse. Not trying to invalidate your own experience, but this probably isn't the best advice for everyone.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272735824000357

This one definitely drives me nuts, but these days I don't see how else to keep systems safe. It would be nice and probably be pretty effective if you could just prove to your IT team that you're not a moron to get reduced restrictions though. Most people I imagine would fail or not even make the effort, so you could be reasonably sure the risk was minimized this way.

He's about to join his buddy holding his spear like that lol.

Waterfall meditation

They'll just roll over like they always do, what's new?

Here you go:

Literally every single detail of the Eragon movie. God I hope someone actually adapts it well some day. Not that it's the world's best prose or anything but I truly believe it would be a great series with the proper director and cast. You know, where literally any of them had read and appreciated the source material.

Not really super well know ones, but:

Marianas Trench - Masterpiece Theatre album has Masterpiece Theatre I, II, and III on it. My favorite album of theirs. The songs from this album actually permeate the rest of their albums after this one.

Sleeping With Sirens - If you were a movie, this would be your soundtrack. A five part musical of sorts that's really well done.

Feels like a security issue to me. You could put in literally anyone's email address on a site that does this and immediately know if they have an account there or not. Even if you don't know their password, you know something new about that person.

I feel you on all these other ones too. There's a lot of UI/UX designers out there that need to be barred from that field forever.