I’m more curious as to what his middle initial J. stands for… d’oh!

Take a photo; check back 30 days later. Rinse and repeat.

Progress can seem slow, that if you look at yourself day-to-day you’ll not notice it.

Scale isn’t the best judge either, because even if you weigh at the same time every day (first thing post BM is good) - your weight can fluctuate due to hydration and quality of sleep.

Consider measuring your waist as an alternative, seeing as that’s what was your initial motivation.

If you aren’t already, add walking to your daily routine - or even consider programs like Couch to 5K or ZombieRun if you want some motivation and a tougher goal. It’s great for your heart health, and will help contribute a small amount of additional burned calories.

Lastly, diet is the most important facet of weight loss. I highly recommend logging everything you eat (at least for the first week or two to get your bearings) using an app like Cronometer.

Not OP, but I assume it’s got something to do with entrusting an unaudited, closed-source 3rd party to significantly alter your OS.

There are plenty of similar tools available, which are both open source and can be run by the end-user over a stock Windows installation.

That definitely may have been the case post-‘70s oil crisis, but it does feel as though the current Bibi administration has gone feral.

The US is not going to ever admit that it has lost control of the leash, as doing so would probably hurt them more than tacitly endorsing the genocide - but I still would argue that fear is one of the primary driving factors.

I honestly think that the primary reason more Western Governments refrained from speaking out against Israel isn’t tacit support, but rather fear.

Israel is a nuclear armed nation with a notoriously efficient spy network (Mossad), finances, and next to no scruples.

I legitimately wouldn’t put it past them hold blackmail material against a large number of world leaders, or at the very least have credible plans to stage a false-flag dirty bomb explosion anywhere they see fit.

It’s the only cope I have as to why so much of the world remains paralysed while the Palestinian people of Gaza are systematically eradicated.

If you really want to feel old, consider that GTA: Vice City was released in 2002, and set in 1986 - a 16 year gap.

Grand Theft Auto 4, set in a contemporary timeframe was released 17 years ago…

I get where you’re coming from, especially when it comes to immediate family such as Juliette and her father; but given the strict societal heirarchy of the Silo - it wouldn’t surprise me if there was a drastic shift in accents depending on high high you ascend.

Like, the wealthier and more affluent levels on top would put on an almost Transatlantic accent to intentionally differentiate themselves from the riff-raff below.

Just consider of the width and breadth of English accents, given that it would be much easier to travel between English cities now, than ascending 100 levels of the Silo in the show.

Spiced cherry cola, maybe?