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What is your usual request when you're getting a haircut?

I have two strategies for barbers, one is to bring in photos. I've been told I look like Seth Rogen, so I looked through a bunch of his photos to find a haircut I liked. That way I had a decent idea what I'd look like with that haircut.

The second is to never switch barbers. It's nice to have someone who recognizes my preferences on the whole experience.

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A Michigan farm town voted down plans for a giant OpenAI-Oracle data center. Weeks later, construction began

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That's a good sentiment to have for things that need to be built for society as a whole. You don't need to extend the same courtesy to for profit endeavors that don't provide a general benefit.

This is not standing up to support building a homeless shelter in your neighborhood, because it has to go somewhere. It's more like supporting a McDonald's. There's plenty of them already, and they have plenty of other options for building more.

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Found this colour matching guide online, do you agree or is it questionable?

It's not wrong, but I don't know how helpful it is. I think it could be helpful for identifying complimentary colors, but it's missing some context about which articles of clothing are which colors.

For example, it lists pink as a matching color for light blue. IMO, light blue pants with a pink shirt works fine, but a light blue shirt wouldn't work so well with pink pants. In general you'd want your pants a darker color or cooler tone than your shirt.

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The cylinder must remain unharmed

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At first glance I would have said two, the handle and the donut hole. After reading and considering your answer, I'm pretty confident you're right. The space between the tunnel formed by the donut hole and the mug itself forms an odd hole, but there it is.

Kudos, that's a fun little puzzle.

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Can these be formal?

No, they won't look right with anything formal. They're fine for "office casual" or something, but if the host has asked for formal attire this isn't it.

If you like these, try for a more conventional tassel loafer. The problem is really the sole, and stitching.

These being Docs, that puts the price around $150 to $200. That's good news, you'll have a lot of options in the same price range. Start shopping early, especially if you have to do mail order. A wedding can be a long day, especially if you're dancing at the reception afterwards. It may take you a little while to find something that works for you.

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Volunteering enshittification

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Furthermore, a lot of nonprofits are financing at least part of their operations through grants. Those grants often require them to prove that they work was completed and done so in compliance with the grant terms. Photographs could be part of the evidence they collect to document how they used the funds.

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Is this too joker? 🃏

Short answer is yes, it's too Jokerish.

Longer answer is still yes, but how to fix it depends on how Joker adjacent you want to be. Feel free to dress however you want. You can pull off a lot of looks by being confident and comfortable in your outfit. But since you're asking I'll share a couple of thoughts about what I would do. Feel free to mix and match based on what you prefer.

Change the black shirt for something else. Something lighter, maybe a lavender if you want to have a purple theme. Your shirt should be the lightest part of your outfit and it shouldn't match your pants this close. If you really want to keep a dark shirt look, check out pictures of Regis Philbin when he was hosting Who Wants to be a Millionaire. It's not a look I personally like, but he pulled it off pretty well.

Add a blazer or sport coat, and lose the vest. Vests are hard to do in anything other than a very formal setting. If you want to keep the vest, at least move the pocket square to the blazer.

Change the pants to something like a charcoal grey. Dark grey is much easier to wear than straight black and I promise it'll look way better with your shoes.

Change the tie or pocket square, they shouldn't match this much. One of the hard parts of dressing in monochrome is that it makes the color you do use really stand out. For the square, look for something that has purple (or whatever colors you're focusing on) in it. For the tie, maybe try a black tie. If you want to have solid color (that's not black) tie, think about trying out a knit tie. I've got a black grenadine tie that is really easy to wear with a lot of different outfits.

Lose at least one piece of jewelry accessories. There's too much going on in too little space. You can still wear some other pieces elsewhere, like a bracelet(s) or ring(s) but don't go nuts with it.