This was my gripe with the write up as well. Like everybody, I’m interested in the least expensive option with similar features to the $130 option. Surely there’s something in the $20-30 range they could’ve studied?

Sure, I’ll take one

Own it!

Haha, I can definitely understand this feeling. It can be difficult to overcome! It doesn’t always “work”, and sometimes you will just stand there awkwardly. The good news is that nobody is going to care or remember. Seriously. You’re basically an NPC to people you don’t know. I’ve been to hundreds of parties in my life and have zero tangible memories of other people’s “awkward proximity”. Nobody cares about you as much as you do, which is slightly sad but majorly liberating.

Since I didn’t see any responses that directly answered the question of what do you DO, I’ve prepared a short guide for a generic social gathering. This guide may be inappropriate in some contexts such as a dinner party or event/tv show watching party, etcetera:

1. Show up

• Not at the exact start time, but at a minimum of 15-20 minutes “late”
• Bringing an unopened bottle of wine or a 6-pack of beer, or another drink of choice is almost always a classy move.
• If you drove, don’t park like an asshole. Consider the neighbors.
• If you’re standing on the doorstep and you can hear music, it’s probably safe to just walk in (make sure you’re at the right place!). Otherwise, knock/ring doorbell.

2. Party!

• Get yourself a drink and/or a plate of food if snacks are out
• Find friends and say hi! You should probably know at least one other person. How else would you have been invited?
• Explore! Hosts expect people in their house so it’s generally okay to look around, admire artwork, investigate the music, go into the backyard, etc. Don’t go anywhere that’s obviously closed off, unlit, or otherwise not a party locale.
• Talk and socialize. Meet new people! Ask your friend(s) to introduce you to their friend(s). Lightly eavesdrop on convos for something interesting you can talk about. Listen in general. Ask people what they like to do. Share stories about yourself! Pro tip: the length of your stories should be proportional to how well you know the person you’re telling it to. Just met the person? Suuuuper short stories. “No way! That reminds me of the time my cat was in the bathroom when she got hit by a car! The vet said she was very lucky to have a good friend!” (Confession: I used autocomplete to write that story)
• Dance!
• Find the host and complement their place, the party, the music, food, whatever. Just be nice. Offer to help if they look at all stressed.
• Play party games like beer pong or whatever.

3. Leave! Say thanks. Take your stuff. Cleanup whatever plates/glasses you’ve used. Don’t drive drunk. Don’t overstay your welcome.

This was probably too much info. I have insomnia. I hope someone reads this.

Tutor people trying to get better at solving coding puzzles?

Well now I’m gonna watch it even harder!

Wow, this sounds terrible! The new gold standard for en$hitification!

Basically the same thing…

I’m gonna guess pacemaker

let myTrue = true === true ? true : true

n.b. I tried to call your js baby a word that rhymes with “tree farted” but I got censored. Probably for the best.

Typescript is Javascript with extra rules added to keep you, the developer, honest and explicit. The main way it does this is by enforcing types. This is a whole subject in and of itself, so here’s a lazy hand-wavy example from an internet stranger:

// regular js You, the developer: “hey js compiler, I’m gonna make a new array” JS compiler: “Cool, dude!” You: “Now please push ‘cat’, 5, NaN, and Date.new() onto the array” JS compiler: “No problem my guy (or girl)! You probably know what you’re doing!”

// typescript You, the developer: “hey js compiler, I’m gonna make a new array” Typescript: WHAT. THE. FUCK. Just like that?? An array of what, exactly?! Do you even know?? You’re grounded, mister. Don’t ever try to pull that shit again. The FUCKING nerve.”

Basically you and the compiler are co-parenting a removed js baby and you can pick between deadbeat dad or helicopter Karen mom.

This reads like it was written by an AI trained exclusively on Indian call center telemarketers