They’ll squash a threat to Bitian and it’s reputation but I doubt they give a shit about the islands inhabitants, if they did they wouldn’t keep all of the money from .Io domains. I don’t know that potential security over having your own government is preferable. I’d say this is a great example of how British colonialism is still bad in the modern day.

Oh, they’re gift wrapped!

Sounds ambitious as fuck but it would be amazing if the pull if off and it’s fun to play.

With tears in his eyes, the old man cut fresh holes into the brand new long johns and offered me a pair.

I’d drop Steam if that happened. There are other ways to get games and managers like Lutris make organizing them easy. I’m sure Valve knows this and with how long they’ve been successful, fucking with gamers would not make sense. Look how it’s working or for some of the bigger gaming companies recently.

I’m not a roofer, but I’d have the vents installed the correct way. Even if it was sealed well the whole setup looks sloppy and prone to leaks. Show the boss or forman of the roofing company the pictures of the work you dont like and see if they’ll fix it. If not you could look up your local laws, the roofer may have to make this right. If they do then document the work and make sure it’s good. Either way I’d fix it, you don’t fuck with your roof.

So by “in real estate” you mean you’re a flipper and a landlord.

In the building you were going to convert into apartments, how much were you going to rent these affordable apartments for?