I don't know about acres, but large game population (deer, bear, elk, etc..) in the US has increased several hundred percent since 1950.

Who celebrated? Everyone at the time who wasn't trying to write flash exploits did

Those are not assault weapons. Any legislator who says so is wrong.

If they want to ban weapons, fine, but use the correct terminology.

automatic assault rifles

This is redundant, by definition all assault rifles have auto or burst fire modes. Anyone (including lawmakers) in the US who claims otherwise is incorrect.

if its rush hour on a highway, everyone is driving under the limit.

This might be true in a lot of places, but let me introduce a counterpoint: Los Angeles.

We invented freeways, and I'm convinced we've perfected shitty traffic. Get on the 405 anytime between 6a and 10p? Gridlock, everyone is going below the speed limit. Get on basically any of our other freeways at rush hour? Yeah, that's going to be us doing our best impression of NASCAR, driving bumper to bumper at least 10 over the speed limit.

It's so well known that it's a meme at this point. Every holiday season there's a bunch of posts on social media about visitors needing to get with the program. My favorite this year was the "stay the fuck away from the left lane" guy.

Is it safe? Probably not. Is it reality in LA? Absolutely.

I agree with this comment!

The best camera is the one you have, meaning that subjects or moments often pop up when you're unprepared, and your phone camera is probably really good and always in your pocket. Take advantage of its availability!

I also agree on film cameras. Getting the film developed is kind of a pain, and doing it yourself is also quite involved. But shooting on film (slides) forced me to think more about composition, lighting, lens selection, and how I'd develop the resulting image.

I ended up with 3 lenses: a 50mm normal in f1.4, a 20mm wide in f2.8, and a 200mm macro in f4, all in prime. Sure these lenses are awesome (and relatively expensive) but unless you're a pro they're entirely unnecessary. They did however teach me about framing, perspective, light, and how optics change your image.

If I went about it again, I'd just take a few photography classes which focused on film (to develop good habits) and rent gear. Then use my phone camera or a cheap digi to have fun.

Android is the same way with MDM managed profiles. Nothing in the personal profile can be seen by MDM. It goes as far as making you install apps twice, if you use them in both profiles. Even the clipboard can't be used to copy from one profile to the other, and screenshotting the MDM profile is typically disabled.

Nothing about this is news to people who actually manage and use MDM, or unique to Android.

This is the first thing I thought of too, would be neat to shoot once, super impractical.

it's not hard to make dishes modular

This is untrue. In many cooking styles using animal based stock as the entire foundation of the dish is completely normal. Subbing veggie stock isn't always possible given the chef is going for a certain flavor profile. Veggie fond is not the same as animal fond, which also changes the flavor. Animal proteins denature differently, and some proteins are specifically used for their chemical and physical properties (think cream for a sauce, or eggs for a souffle).

While it is usually possible to sub vegan ingredients to approximate most of the effects of non-vegan ingredients, doing so entirely changes the flavor profile, presentation, and shopping list.

Can it be done? Absolutely. Is it as trivial as you make it out to be? Not even close.

I say this as a seasoned chef who has worked in commercial kitchens and cooks 3 meals a day at home from scratch. When I know I have guests coming over for a meal I attempt to accommodate for their dietary requirements (this doesn't just apply to vegans), but it is rarely as easy as leaving one thing out. It usually means making two (or more) sets of completely separate mains and sides, which doubles the work and significantly increases the time spent.

The 2026 2 MEAL ALL SEASON DINING - PRESTIGE ADD-ON at Six Flags near LA is $99 for a whole year, and includes 2 meals a day, which sounds bonkers.

I think you have to add it to an annual park pass, but that sounds like a great deal assuming you don't mind eating park food.

That's what we used emulsified sauces for (in addition to flavoring) when I was working in kitchens. Mayo for instance is a tasty sauce, but it'll also prevent the bread from absorbing moisture from the other fillings.

I don't know why, I'm pretty sure hotdogs are more expensive per pound than ground beef at my local shop. 70/30 (which is fattier than I normally purchase) was $3/lb last time I was there, hotdogs are almost double that. Maybe that's just a local thing?

I think this labelling is just marketing. Given the name of the product contains "hamburger" they can assume anyone buying it already knows they can add ground beef. I think they just added hotdogs to the label to give people ideas about other proteins they can use.

It's been decades since I've eaten Hamburger Helper, but I recall liking it more with hotdogs.