Similar to that. Nouns that have a somewhat specific meaning in our business context, like Investor, Adviser, Product, Portfolio, etc.

Sometimes it clicks if you graph it out with the confusing values on axes.

You would think so, but it won't let your companions lay more eggs when you're at the limit. This is separate to the companion slot limit. I assume it doesn't let you redeem eggs when you're at the limit either.

If I had to guess, eggs require more data than a typical inventory item, due to the complexities of creatures. They're probably implemented differently with some hacks to make it work, and limiting numbers is the simplest way to avoid complications.

You could have a FODMAP intolerance.

Is the quicksilver just what was earned from expedition rewards, or do some items convert to quicksilver?

Just brainstorming a semi-plausible explanations here. What if the variation is due to massive portals/wormholes to other planets? If you're standing near one that goes to a place with much higher gravity when it opens up, it could cause you to be pulled toward it, or increase gravity around that area. If these portals are kept secret, the gravity fluctuations as they open and close might appear to be as random as weather patterns.

Could be an interesting plot point too, if your story includes races that have secretly come through these portals. Their existence could be discovered by triangulating the gravity changes during an event. Lots of interesting possibilities.

Programming typefaces with ligatures are a step in this direction.

I would try this in something like Haskell, where some of the more exotic character sequences get tricky to recognise.

Unison might be the best language to test this in. Having identifiers separate from the actual definitions, you can call anything whatever you want.

Is this where someone posts the relevant xkcd about too many standards?

So much of it has been lost too. We could do better, though. Teaching what we can would at least teach the general skill of learning languages.

Indonesian is an underrepresented option in my opinion. They're neighbours and the language is relatively easy. Couldn't hurt to improve relations a bit. Might make a better impression during the customary pilgrimage to Bali.

If it's just enough to beat out the house advantage, it might be all you need.

I don't know which was first, but around 4 or 5 years old I had a bunch of dreams that I confused with reality. They were so vivid, even now when I'm back in that town I half expect to see these impossible things.

A towering rock garden in the park, a hair comb shaped like an ice block, a man in a beefeater costume who gave rides in his horse drawn cart, a singing black cat on the fence of that house on the corner,..

That's how I feel with running and cycling. Moving meditation has always worked better for me than trying to sit still.

The first 1km or so can be rough, but that's just finding where your rhythm is for the session.

I need to get back into running.