I’m really hoping someone says to me they’d like to sell a PC second hand that I could cannibalise. I’m probably not the only one here hoping.

First GPUs, then RAM, and now CPUs. Not as crushing for current PCs but I’d like to be able to upgrade RAM at some point.

Mandatory military service, gun training, and guns are owned in a context of national security.

Whereas in US it’s a ‘self-defence’ thing so apparently US citizens can fire off a gun in quite a few legal/illegal circumstances. That got extended to school shootings.

Wouldn’t happen in Switzerland as it seems to be more a collective national defence protocol.

It looks as if her sentencing was based on her old age and evident remorse. But I still think she should have had a short stint in prison, around six months.

I suck at any kind of public speaking.

That said, I went on stage and made a speech. Strong enough voice (I’m a teacher) but my hands were shaking like mad.

Past week, more speeches to parents. First speech I’m pretty nervous.

Second, third, fourth…

By this time, I hold a piece of paper up to the parents. Not a single tremor or shiver in the paper.

This is because I don’t think of my issues with public speaking as failure. That’s just me. I already accepted that’s how I react to situations like that.

If my parent ever told me my shaking was failure, do you truly think that my mindset that doesn’t attribute my ‘shakes’ to failure would be the case now?

Keep any shortcomings personal, to them. As a parent, always see the positive. Never weigh your own child down like that.

You sound like a teenager but I figure it’s worthwhile sharing my aspect with the adults here.