Parenting? Caretaking? Guardianship?

With the current cost of living issues most people are having and cutting back on non-essential spending, you will really need to push the visibility of your work on social media.

Try and find a niche to exploit that’s not over-saturated and be realistic with your pricing. If you identify a niche, maybe reach out to popular/highly visible members of that community and offer to do custom avatar/banner work.

Maybe after you raise the visibility of your work, offer a heavily discounted limited time promotion or something.

Also might be worth checking out some freelance art jobs

Just spitballing ideas here

There’s inflatable covers that supposedly do an ok job if the storm isn’t too crazy.

https://hailprotector.com/

https://www.repco.com.au/car-seat-covers-car-accessories/exterior-car-accessories/car-covers/autotecnica-medium-inflatable-hail-protection-car-cover-hail2/p/A5684373

…am I the only one who read that as “NewGrounds” at first?

Not torrents but #ebooks on IRCHighway has never failed me

Thats only a short term solution, global warming will negate those benefits.

Southern ocean currents just reversed and will likely cause rapid warming of water temps.

Southern Ocean circulation reversed

Southern Ocean current reverses for first time, signalling risk of climate system collapse

France and Switzerland just had to shutdown their nuclear reactors due to the water sources they use for cooling being too warm.

France and Switzerland shut down nuclear power plants amid scorching heatwave

When heat halts power: Europe’s nuclear dilemma

My understanding is that traditional AI essentially takes a bruteforce approach to learning and because it is hardwired, its ability to learn and make logical connections is impaired.

Newer technologies like organic computers using neurons can change and adapt as it learns, forming new pathways for information to travel along, which reduces processing requirements and in turn, reduces power requirements.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/a-breakthrough-in-computing-cortical-labs-cl1-is-the-first-living-biocomputer-and-costs-almost-the-same-as-apples-best-failure

https://corticallabs.com/cl1.html

Yep.

2008 Chinese milk scandal

2 executed and 1 life in prison

Use a broken key extractor.

https://www.amazon.com.au/s?k=broken+key+extractor

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/387398979050

This. Ive been going through 1 pair of $200AUD boots roughly every 18 months. Just bought a new pair for around $250.

There are studies linking appearance and personality:

Why It’s Surprisingly Easy to See People’s Personalities in Their Faces

Is There a Link between Physical Appearance and Personality?

How your looks betray your personality

Anything gilt in gold. Its a poor mans idea of wealth

Something to keep in mind is that after 30 male testosterone starts to decline and decreased testosterone can result in carrying more weight around the mid-section and may make it harder to lose.

https://trtaustralia.com/testosterone-levels-by-age-chart/

https://rexmd.com/learn/low-testosterone-and-weight-gain

Might and Magic 7: For blood and honor

You could try a nutritional supplement like carbohydrates or protein;

• The 6 Best Weight Gain Supplements, According to Dietitians
• 12 Best Supplements to Gain Weight

Don’t even have to go that far, just change your DNS to a non-Australian one. Anything that turns up from a “top 10 dns providers” search works.

Really tasty all veg soup. Crockpot lentil soup

Spent some time in a similar situation earlier this year in Aus. Wasn’t strip searched but they check everything you bring in, turn out your pockets and confiscated phone charging cables, shoe laces, belts and drawstrings from pants. Also not allowed to take bags onto the ward.

It’s a safety measure for everyone’s sake: staff, patients and visitors. Its not necessarily that you would be a danger to others, as other patients stealing something and doing something dangerous.

Don’t know about the US but there is no way the hospitals over here are buying body scanners with their shoestring budgets.

Seconded. Bobiverse is great to listen to while mowing the lawn or doing other mindless jobs.

Thats why I said to speak to a GP or psych. In Australia, the GP is first line for diagnosis who then refers you on to psychologist or psychiatrist.

I’m just suggesting that based on what OP said, RSD could be a possibility and they should see a doctor for help if they are serious about improving their mental health etc.