# General **URL:** https://community.goactuary.com/c/the-sandbox/general/19.md [Latest](https://community.goactuary.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.goactuary.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.goactuary.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the General category](https://community.goactuary.com/t/about-the-general-category/35)
**Author:** [@Serena](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Serena)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2022, 3:44am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/about-the-general-category/35 "2022-02-26T03:44:12Z")
Please keep language clean --- ## [Artificial Intelligence Discussion](https://community.goactuary.com/t/artificial-intelligence-discussion/9792)
**Author:** [@funkingded](https://community.goactuary.com/u/funkingded)\ **Replies:** 2018\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 3:06am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/artificial-intelligence-discussion/9792 "2026-10-20T03:06:44Z")
When NASA put a human on the moon, we did it. There was a sense of connection, ownership. We had the idea that progress benefits humanity. AI sits in the hands of a few select individuals and companies. Progress benefits… --- ## [Funny and SFW](https://community.goactuary.com/t/funny-and-sfw/112)
**Author:** [@Serena](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Serena)\ **Replies:** 13208\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 2:55am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/funny-and-sfw/112 "2026-10-20T02:55:54Z")
A thread to post pix and other funny things that are SFW --- ## [Annoyed Thoughts--Other Drivers Edition](https://community.goactuary.com/t/annoyed-thoughts-other-drivers-edition/4066)
**Author:** [@BG5150](https://community.goactuary.com/u/BG5150)\ **Replies:** 948\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 11:15pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/annoyed-thoughts-other-drivers-edition/4066 "2026-10-19T23:15:02Z")
I’m sure we all have annoyed thoughts about other drivers. So much so, that it may warrant its own thread. So here goes. --- ## [At what point do you leave a failing country?](https://community.goactuary.com/t/at-what-point-do-you-leave-a-failing-country/8375)
**Author:** [@The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/The_Polymath)\ **Replies:** 1632\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/at-what-point-do-you-leave-a-failing-country/8375 "2026-10-19T21:04:11Z")
I know this is a hard question to answer as there are many variables: family, job, language etc.. Just curious to understand how people perceive this. The UK is not simply floundering at this point in time, it is compl… --- ## [What's for dinner?](https://community.goactuary.com/t/whats-for-dinner/12751)
**Author:** [@BG5150](https://community.goactuary.com/u/BG5150)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 6:50pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/whats-for-dinner/12751 "2026-10-19T18:50:12Z")
We have a 'What’s for Lunch" thread. Why not one for dinner? --- ## [Happy Thoughts](https://community.goactuary.com/t/happy-thoughts/2337)
**Author:** [@JFG](https://community.goactuary.com/u/JFG)\ **Replies:** 4982\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/happy-thoughts/2337 "2026-10-19T18:15:22Z")
It’s almost pi day. :heart\_eyes: --- ## [Annoyed Thoughts](https://community.goactuary.com/t/annoyed-thoughts/9158)
**Author:** [@NerdAlert](https://community.goactuary.com/u/NerdAlert)\ **Replies:** 4759\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/annoyed-thoughts/9158 "2026-10-19T14:36:35Z")
My son’s PE teacher yelled at him last week to stop his tics. :rage: Split from: https://community-new.goactuary.com/t/annoyed-thoughts/771/10895?u=lucy --- ## [RIP thread](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-thread/512)
**Author:** [@SpaceLobster](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SpaceLobster)\ **Replies:** 2422\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-thread/512 "2026-10-18T20:22:19Z")
Eddie Van Halen --- ## [Reported But Not Reported (RBNR)](https://community.goactuary.com/t/reported-but-not-reported-rbnr/8575)
**Author:** [@colonelsmoothie](https://community.goactuary.com/u/colonelsmoothie)\ **Replies:** 500\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/reported-but-not-reported-rbnr/8575 "2026-10-18T18:49:56Z")
This is the thread for insurance claims that are (probably) reported before they are reported. Somebody set up the reserves! --- ## [Dreams You Remember](https://community.goactuary.com/t/dreams-you-remember/569)
**Author:** [@Klaymen](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Klaymen)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/dreams-you-remember/569 "2026-10-18T18:39:00Z")
This one was weird. I met my dad at an indoor pool where he was a lifeguard. Although he likes to swim and is trained as a lifeguard, that isn’t something he usually does. He met me with a box and we proceeded to more… --- ## [Random Nonpolitical News and Links Not Worth Their Own Threads](https://community.goactuary.com/t/random-nonpolitical-news-and-links-not-worth-their-own-threads/10442)
**Author:** [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Maphistos_Sidekick)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/random-nonpolitical-news-and-links-not-worth-their-own-threads/10442 "2026-10-18T15:06:12Z")
Starting this thread because I didn’t know where else to put this / I didn’t want to clutter the Canada\<\>US thread that seems to pick up random Canadian news. Canadian fare enforcement officers have gained an amusing jo… --- ## [I am going to buy this (these) today and reasons why](https://community.goactuary.com/t/i-am-going-to-buy-this-these-today-and-reasons-why/5515)
**Author:** [@T-roy](https://community.goactuary.com/u/T-roy)\ **Replies:** 3203\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/i-am-going-to-buy-this-these-today-and-reasons-why/5515 "2026-10-17T23:23:18Z")
Indoor plant - I just bought a house, painted everything, filling spaces with furniture, but it seems I am still missing something. I think I’d like to get some plants. The ones that are “air cleaning” and don’t need a… --- ## [Parody threads - works in progress](https://community.goactuary.com/t/parody-threads-works-in-progress/2257)
**Author:** [@1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/u/1695814)\ **Replies:** 545\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/parody-threads-works-in-progress/2257 "2026-10-17T14:02:31Z")
Bonus points for providing the link to the original thread. Fill the Kilibuster! --- ## [DNGAF Friday](https://community.goactuary.com/t/dngaf-friday/4155)
**Author:** [@BG5150](https://community.goactuary.com/u/BG5150)\ **Replies:** 2202\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 2:36am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/dngaf-friday/4155 "2026-10-17T02:36:47Z")
Not giving any today. Starting to accelerate the drinking --- ## [Random questions](https://community.goactuary.com/t/random-questions/2811)
**Author:** [@JFG](https://community.goactuary.com/u/JFG)\ **Replies:** 2908\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/random-questions/2811 "2026-10-16T19:12:49Z")
Why does the dog feel the need to follow me into the bathroom or wait outside door? --- ## [Enshittification thread](https://community.goactuary.com/t/enshittification-thread/12554)
**Author:** [@colonelsmoothie](https://community.goactuary.com/u/colonelsmoothie)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/enshittification-thread/12554 "2026-10-16T19:09:25Z")
Thread for how things are shitty, and then get shittier. --- ## [Thread to bump when you give blood](https://community.goactuary.com/t/thread-to-bump-when-you-give-blood/6947)
**Author:** [@NerdAlert](https://community.goactuary.com/u/NerdAlert)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/thread-to-bump-when-you-give-blood/6947 "2026-10-16T18:00:38Z")
Maybe just me and @JFG hanging out here, but maybe it will also remind people to go out and do the damn thing. --- ## [Random Thoughts](https://community.goactuary.com/t/random-thoughts/393)
**Author:** [@Klaymen](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Klaymen)\ **Replies:** 7387\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/random-thoughts/393 "2026-10-16T15:09:45Z")
I hate the sound of my own voice. I hate hearing myself talk on video or audio recordings because I just sound like such a moron. --- ## [Sad thoughts](https://community.goactuary.com/t/sad-thoughts/3802)
**Author:** [@Lucy](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Lucy)\ **Replies:** 747\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/sad-thoughts/3802 "2026-10-15T22:45:23Z")
I didn’t see a sad thoughts thread. If there’s another, let me know and I’ll merge them. I just heard that my tenth grade math teacher had a stroke. :cry: --- ## [Today I learned](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835)
**Author:** [@meep](https://community.goactuary.com/u/meep)\ **Replies:** 2974\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 7:13pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835 "2026-10-15T19:13:32Z")
Albania had a civil war because ponzi schemes collapsed: Albanian citizens thought the government profited from said schemes, and so they started protesting against the government in January 1997. I seriously do not … --- ## [What song is stuck in your head?](https://community.goactuary.com/t/what-song-is-stuck-in-your-head/3163)
**Author:** [@ArthurItas](https://community.goactuary.com/u/ArthurItas)\ **Replies:** 300\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 1:24am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/what-song-is-stuck-in-your-head/3163 "2026-10-15T01:24:12Z")
For the last day it’s been that song on the Ikea robot commercial. It’s called “Keep Moving” by Crosby St Models. --- ## [Where are you planning on travelling this year?](https://community.goactuary.com/t/where-are-you-planning-on-travelling-this-year/7685)
**Author:** [@The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/The_Polymath)\ **Replies:** 818\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/where-are-you-planning-on-travelling-this-year/7685 "2026-10-14T20:53:24Z")
Can be for: Business Solo leisure Family trip Friends trip I have been trying to get (4) going with a bunch of friends (skiing in Alps) but its planning to be near impossible because of schedules, kids, and schools. M… --- ## [Insomnia](https://community.goactuary.com/t/insomnia/703)
**Author:** [@NerdAlert](https://community.goactuary.com/u/NerdAlert)\ **Replies:** 730\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 6:38am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/insomnia/703 "2026-10-14T06:38:05Z")
The price I pay for thinking I could take a night off from working until midnight and let myself fall asleep at 8:00. I don’t really know how this site works yet. Still figuring it out. --- ## [For my fellow Catholics](https://community.goactuary.com/t/for-my-fellow-catholics/2120)
**Author:** [@meep](https://community.goactuary.com/u/meep)\ **Replies:** 1053\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 11:26pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/for-my-fellow-catholics/2120 "2026-10-13T23:26:44Z")
--- ## [Fishing with nerds](https://community.goactuary.com/t/fishing-with-nerds/8282)
**Author:** [@SpaceLobster](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SpaceLobster)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/fishing-with-nerds/8282 "2026-10-13T15:48:12Z")
Figure I can blog about this in its own thread, where I take university of Waterloo students fishing, hunting, back country camping, and foraging. Basically introduce them to the great Canadian outdoors. This past weeke… --- ## [Thread to post insignificant signals / advances by the opposite (or same) sex](https://community.goactuary.com/t/thread-to-post-insignificant-signals-advances-by-the-opposite-or-same-sex/1567)
**Author:** [@Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Breadmaker)\ **Replies:** 1833\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/thread-to-post-insignificant-signals-advances-by-the-opposite-or-same-sex/1567 "2026-10-12T18:45:19Z")
The barista at my regular sbux keeps thinking my name is Brian, but she caught herself and said (real name). Next thing you know, she has a pen out and is asking me for my number. N.B. I slightly altered the title fro… --- ## [News that makes you say WTF?!?!](https://community.goactuary.com/t/news-that-makes-you-say-wtf/2422)
**Author:** [@meep](https://community.goactuary.com/u/meep)\ **Replies:** 4327\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/news-that-makes-you-say-wtf/2422 "2026-10-12T12:46:18Z")
If it were only the dick pic, I’d put this in News that Makes Me Laugh. The “gumming up the entirety of the Suez Canal” makes it not funny. https://twitter.com/jsrailton/status/1374597391463120896 --- ## [Studies with obvious results](https://community.goactuary.com/t/studies-with-obvious-results/2137)
**Author:** [@colonelsmoothie](https://community.goactuary.com/u/colonelsmoothie)\ **Replies:** 368\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/studies-with-obvious-results/2137 "2026-10-11T15:42:13Z")
Most Teen Bullying Occurs Among Peers Climbing the Social Ladder: --- ## [Is there any chance the canal can bend?](https://community.goactuary.com/t/is-there-any-chance-the-canal-can-bend/12970)
**Author:** [@colonelsmoothie](https://community.goactuary.com/u/colonelsmoothie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/is-there-any-chance-the-canal-can-bend/12970 "2026-10-09T22:08:13Z")
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