It's never as simple as "they are very self-aware" or the opposite extreme.

He meant the physical kind.

Yeah, when she forgot her password the only hint was stored on the computer.

I am forbidden to laugh in her face every time I see her. He insists.

And thus, it's not completely unmoderated, nor full of malware.

That is 180-degrees off of my experience.

Chinese sellers go so far as to actually claim they are US or UK sellers, right up until you have to return something. I bought a size 6-1/2 blue hat; they shipped a size 7 black hat; the return mail to China ("We're a USA company!") would have cost me 75% of the initial purchase.

I protested to Discover; they eventually decided I ordered what I got (WHAT???), and sided with the seller.

I had two removed and two stayed. No problems.

There's no proof that removing wisdom teeth is always a bad idea - so no, it's not "better" to have all your teeth.

The theory is that pre-bread societies chewed a lot more - MUCH more - and the stress induced growth in the jaw bones, which in turn made more room for the wisdom teeth to grow in straight.

The last one (about gum disease) confuses me, because gum disease is really only monitored by checking tip penetration at the gumline on inside and outside surfaces. The in-between teeth areas are not tested at all. I moved to a more aggressive brushing regimen, but still almost no flossing, and my gum health rating scores jumped up. They went from meh to good, but not great.

But not good enough, so the hygenist said "floss more!". Instead, I'm trying a more aggressive mouthwash regimen; mouthwash with fluoride, thymol, and methyl salicylate inhibit bacterial growth (Lysterine with fluoride is the OTC standard to emulate, AFAICT).

Next dental visit I'll have metric feedback on this plan. Yeah, I could floss more, but frankly I hate doing it, and over the long term I tend to skip it, so I'm trying to see what I can do that doesn't require big habit-changing effort.

Now, this is all tangential to dentist legitimacy, except that the hygienists are working on behalf of their dentists, and HOPEFULLY have a consistent messaging at one shop. Shop-to-shop, however, it's clear they are just guessing.

Warning: I study medieval writings, from fiction books to clerical notes on supplies. Don't give me that "everyone died at 25 and ate mud" BS.

Also, I don't recognize your authority to gatekeep word definitions. Here in my little hovel, words mean whatever the general mass of readers think they do.

This bullshit polarization of ideology ruins civil discourse. It's possible to condemn Hamas' slaughter of innocents, and condemn Israel's slaughter of innocents. And to still realize there are innocent Palestinians and Israelis who are not working to make things worse.

In the early 1990s I worked for a CD foundry. We mostly made CD backups of nuclear plant records, and short runs of off-brand music. The resist dye got EVERYWHERE, because humans spill things; red blotches on everyone's work shoes.

If those "3 year" predictions meant anything, half of our business would have gone for tape backups.... Don't know if it's accurate, of course.

I am in awe of your Daddying, whether nature or nurture.

You should reproduce more!!!