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Netflix and blogging: TV shows I've watched
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Whether I'm meeting someone new or catching up with an old friend, one subject always comes up in the conversation: what TV shows have I watched? It's been difficult for me to remember all of them, so here's a list of shows I've enjoyed or are currently enjoying:
(Disclaimer: wow, it sure looks like I watch way too much TV. I promise I do work sometimes.)
Whenever I can't decide what show to watch, I fall back on HIMYM. I've seen every episode of all nine seasons so often that all the characters have become old friends. My real friends and I also like to compare ourselves to the main cast.
I dislike Ross Geller with a passion, but the other five characters make the show worthwhile. I've finished all ten seasons and am currently re-watching. Still, How I Met Your Mother will always be my favorite sitcom.
I'm caught up on season five, and I'm currently waiting on the April arrival of season 6. I've read up through Storm of Swords in the book series, but the beginning of A Feast of Crows bored me. I'm not crazy obsessed with the show, but I constantly listen to the soundtrack while I study. I also visited some of the filming locations while I was Ireland.
I rave about this show, despite my friends' skepticism. This show is not your typical superhero show: it's better. Jessica is so sarcastic, and David Tennant's Kilgrave is the most wonderfully loathsome villain I've ever watched. Can't wait for season 2.
This show blew me away from the start. The way each international cast member connected with each other across the globe sums up everything I enjoy about traveling narratives and translation. I chugged through season 1 in three days, and I can't wait for season 2. Especially more scenes with Max Riemelt.
Sherlock (BBC)
Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman is the perfect Sherlock Holmes/John Watson couple. I love how well the fast-paced crime-solving scenes balance with the witty humor. I miss seeing Cumberbatch's floppy hair and navy peacoat. If only he weren't so busy being a popular actor.
Gina Rodriguez is wonderful as Jane, the artificially inseminated pregnant woman who dreams of being a writer. This telenova-esque show is purposefully cheesy, but its depiction of familial and romantic relationships is so heartwarming. The show also provides insight into Latin American life, which I rarely get to encounter. Season 2 is not on Netflix yet. Boo.
I watch this live-action fairy tale show with my friends. Some of its themes, like "true lovers will always find each other!" are corny, but it's all in good fun, mostly. Lana Parrilla is an awesome Evil Queen.
Despite what everyone says, PLL is not just a chick flick. Sometimes, it even veers into horror territory. Most of its scenarios are wildly improbable, but it does a good job setting up suspense for "A" reveals. I love a good mystery.
This raucous cast never fails to make me laugh, even if the humor can be disgusting and misogynistic. Spy stories and clever comedy? Yes please!
My friend introduced me to this show, and it's a pretty fun spy thriller. The premise might be really far-fetched, but I enjoy watching Maggie Q kick ass.
Shows that I no longer watch:
I loved it in the beginning, but it got stale somewhere in season 4 or 5, I forget. The characters started to become caricatures, and the storylines began to repeat themselves.
It also got stale somewhere around season 4 or 5. The jokes just stopped being as funny.
Shows that I never got hooked on (feel free to convince me why I should keep watching):
House of Cards, Mad Men
After two semi-interesting episodes, I stopped watching House of Cards. As for Mad Men, I'm just not into the old times. I guess I just don't enjoy stories about white men grubbing for power.
Arrow, Flash
Stephen Amell is good-looking, but I wasn't a fan of his, or anyone else's, acting. My brother loves Flash, but I wasn't that into it.
Orange is the New Black, Breaking Bad
The first episode of OITNB was intriguing, but I never felt the need to return to it. I was forced to watch the pilot of Breaking Bad in AP Psychology class, but didn't get addicted. Like most other shows, they probably get better. I just haven't been motivated to find out yet.
Office, Parks and Recreation
The pilot episodes were really awkward. I occasionally watch Parks and Rec with my roommate or my brother, but not on my own.
Fresh Off the Boat, iZombie
The pilot of FOTB was hilarious. Two episodes after that? Eh. I also felt apathetic about iZombie after an episode where zombie/human Liz says, "I know Kung Fu!" What is it with Western media's fascination with Asian gangs?
I've also watched the pilots of Gilmore Girls, New Girl, Community, and Psych.
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BY YASSINE CHAMACK
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CASSABLANCA, MOROCCO (CAJ NEWS)--In language rarely seen among nations, some of Donald Trump's closest allies have attacked an International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan to Mauritania, accusing the country of torture, theft and slavery.
Six of Donald Trump's most senior Republicans in Congress have taken the unusual step of going over the White House and cabinet to condemn one of Washington's closest allies in Africa.
The congressmen have written to Christine Lagarde, head of the IMF, and asked her to end funding to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania in West Africa.
Gone is the diplomatic waffle of politics, replaced by a condemnation of President Mohamed Aziz that goes beyond even the tweets of Mr Trump, accusing Mauritania and its government of theft, slavery, corruption and a "heinous human rights record".
The letter dated 5 March was signed by a clutch of names you might not know, but they are men who backed Trump early in his rise, and all are crucial to getting his bills through congress.
– Mark Meadows of North Carolina is one of the president's closest friends and chairs the Freedom Caucus, a 40-strong groups of politicians who have the numbers to make or break legislation.
– Thomas Garrett from Virginia is a former army officer and a rising star in the Republican Party.
– Jeff Duncan among the strongest supporters of Mr Trump in Congress and sits on the Foreign Affairs Committee, along with Lee Zeldin and Scott Perry, both of whom signed the letter.
– Gus Bilirakis of Florida has a name for calling out bad leaders, but not in this kind of language.
True, Mr Aziz runs one of the most oppressive governments anywhere, but the US befriends any number of nasties including Djibouti, China and Saudi Arabia.
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Former premier and federal minister Ujjal Dosanjh said Wednesday's attack at French newspaper Charlie Hebdo brought to mind violence he himself had experienced – PHOTO: Ian Lindsay, Vancouver Sun
It can take tremendous courage to stand for peace in the face of violence.
In 1985, Ujjal Dosanjh was severely beaten with a metal bar after speaking out against Sikh extremism. Before doctors could finish sewing stitches into his head, Dosanjh told waiting reporters: "There is nothing that will stop me until I achieve my goal of seeing peace and harmony in our community."
The former premier and federal minister is slated to receive on Jan. 18 a Wallenberg-Sugihara Civil Courage Award in recognition for having taken personal risk to oppose sectarian violence.
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After the 2008 Farm Bill moved the responsibility for catfish inspection from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over to USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the two agencies did not play nice with one another. Before long, USDA catfish inspection turned into a poster child for government duplication and wasteful spending. Millions were spent, both agencies had responsibilities, and no catfish really got inspected. So, in the new 2014 Farm Bill, Congress decided to do something about it and included new language ordering FDA and FSIS to play nice and share their toys. New language inserted in the new Farm Bill mandates FSIS and FDA to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to improve interagency cooperation and prevent duplication. FDA has now announced that it has successfully entered into a MOU with FSIS and posted it all on the government's website. In the announcement, FDA said the agreement covers Siluriformes fish and fish products, including commercial catfish, basa and pangasius. The Catfish Farmers of America have not said anything publicly about the new MOU, but the organization behind moving catfish inspection to USDA is known to be pleased with the agreement. "Food safety remains the industry's singular driver in supporting FSIS inspection of catfish," says a CFA insider. "Critics argued that both FSIS and FDA would be inspecting catfish, and this MOU is another step in ensuring that congressional intent to avoid duplication is carried out." The agreement, signed by FSIS Administrator Alfred V. Almanza and FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Director Michael M. Landa, commits the two agencies to:
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Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA?
guesswho 4 | 1,289
17 Jul 2011 #211
was a very limited list
not my list PB, I only replied to it. My point is that out of those listed, the most popular are German restaurants, at least here in NC.
PennBoy 76 | 2,436
most popular are German restaurants, at least here in NC.
I think here in PA it's Italian and Japanese (i'm not counting take-out places)
Marynka11 4 | 677
most popular are German restaurants
Not a single German restaurant in 30 Miles radius here. But there are a few Polish place. I think it's all relative. If there is a concentration of some minority, their food will be prevalent in the area.
If there is a concentration of some minority, their food will be prevalent in the area.
True they're the ones who open these ethnic restaurants. Besides no one wants to go to a restaurant run by some other ethnicity than who's food they're selling, it cheats the experience. New Jersey (New Brunswick area) has had a influx of Indian immigrants so they've opened their restaurants up there, in NE Philly as well.
OP Rebirth
Why can't you people just admit that Polish food tastes awful besides a few things. Does your polack pride really get diminished over your cuisine's popularity?
PlasticPole 7 | 2,650
Polska Kielbasa will always be a favored sausage, especially in Cajun country.
It must be a very Polish area where you live then. You guys almost always live together in your little communities (little Poland) while others tend to mingle with the general population.
Polish food tastes awful
your polack pride
Why are you even on this forum ? Go eat a potato and go to sleep.
Guesswho you're wrong, all immigrant communities live together. Some people who are 2nd or 3rd generation in America still live in that community. But people 'off the boat' 80-90 percent live together. Go to NY, Chicago, Philly you'll see what i'm talking about.
Huh? Cajun as in the French descendants in Louisiana? It's funny because I've met a few Cajuns and they had an obsession with Italian sausage...
Go eat a potato and go to sleep
I prefer sweet potatoes broski.
Guesswho you're wrong, all immigrant communities live together.
Not really PB. For example the GerAms, have their clubs and meet there every so often but don't build communities the way you guys do. OK, obviously I can't say how it is where you live but here, other than some business scattered all around the state, you don't see anything like it is in Chicago or NYC (or some other big cities) in Polish communities, where everything is written in Polish and where everyone speaks Polish.
For example the GerAms, have their clubs and meet there every so often but don't build communities the way you guys do.
That's because most came here in the early 19th century and mixed. Come to Philly Italians got part South Philly, Port Richmond, Bridesburg Polish, Russians Northeast. In New York it's even more diverse and people got their neighborhoods. I've chatted with an Italian guy two days ago who was born here about foods, I said something like 'this food is Americanized' (assuming he'll smile as if he identifies with that) he answers 'nah, I'm Italian'.
See his parents were born there, he was here, but he identifies with being Italian.
yeah, it's a huge difference between the North and the South. That's why I always say, go South if you're looking for America :-)
Wroclaw Boy
I think its ignorance, people simply arent aware of what Polish food is, many would assume Polish food means loads of cabbage, pierogi and sausage. Its so much more and mostly untainted by all the crap you expect these days.
I'm not a big salad lover but the salads in Poland were epic, a good Polish meal accompanied with fried potatoes, salad and a big chunk of meat are legendary.
i was looking through some photos recently and heres one of my favourite Polish restaurant, i know it looks really run down but these guys could cook. A fantastic meal for two all for under 50PLN. They had rolled pork stuffed with mushrooms n cheese accompanied with a sauce and their potatoes were just amazing. Damn i'm getting hungry now.
i always assumed they had a couple of babcias in the kitchen. Give me an old lady with tried and tested traditional recipes over some young chef any day.
I wouldn't feed the supermarket stuff to a dog.
Not to worry. The dog won't eat it either!
Palivec - | 380
The Polonia is one of the largest diasporas in the world. You have to ask yourself why one of the largest diasporas failed so miserably to make their food popular, unlike many other diasporas.
In Europe it's pretty simple. People prefer a healthier, lighter cuisine these days, that's why mediterranean food is so popular. Interestingly Polish food is absolutely unknown in Europe, despite the huge Polonia in Germany.
delphiandomine 88 | 18,454
Could it be because it's very labour-intensive?
Just thinking about it now - it doesn't have the sex appeal of French food, yet it's difficult to produce quickly.
Interestingly Polish food is absolutely unknown in Europe, despite the huge Polonia in Germany.
Yep, totally unkwown - probably because there's not actually much difference between German and Polish food.
(speaking of which : is there such a thing as a German restaurant outside of Germany?)
landora - | 199
Dear Polish-Americans! I'm begging all of you here, remember: kiełbasa is NOT a Polish kind of sausage, it's just a sausage. ANY sausage. In addition to that, please remember that pierogi is a name of a dish and it's plural! No need to add an "s" at the end of the word or to use a capital letter at the beginning! Please remember about it, cause Polish people cringe seeing such terrible mistakes.
And just to make sure I',m on topic :P - I just don't think Polish cuisine is attractive enough for a restaurant. I mean, it's lovely at home, I love my mum's pierogi or homemade bigos, but to be honest, I rarely find the ones made in a restaurant good enough. Also, it's quite time consuming - compare preparing pierogi to cooking in wok, for example! And it's rather heavy, so not really suitable for a light lunch, more like a proper, full on dinner.
is there such a thing as a German restaurant outside of Germany?
Well, there are a couple of pretty decent German places in Warsaw.
It's just a pity that the otherwise decent Czech place doesn't do bread dumplings.
FUZZYWICKETS 8 | 1,883
Pennboy wrote:
Besides no one wants to go to a restaurant run by some other ethnicity than who's food they're selling, it cheats the experience.
hence, why i never went to ethnic restaurants in Wroclaw, or Poland for that matter.
It's not more labour-intensive than other cuisines. Even such a simple dish as pizza is a pretty labour-intensive affair... I know it. ;)
I don't know, and I don't think Germans care about it, since they know that their cuisine sucks anyway (except bread, cakes, sausages and beer). The most popular German fast food is Turkish... says it all. :D
There are plenty of restaurants in Warsaw which are run by people who are from the place where the food is from.
Amathyst 19 | 2,702
That's a bad example. Sushi is glorious. Sure, there are types of sushi that are gross but in general everyone loves sushi if they give it a chance.
Yo Sushi is my fav eatery :)
Besides the English breakfast and fish and chips?
Neither of the above are that great compared to other English dishes (you forgot the Great British Sunday roast or steake & ale suet pudding). English food is homely and therefore probably not something people will go out and purchase, rather they cook it at home, I imagine its the same for Polish food - simple Mediterranean food is another matter, its tasty and therefore a popular choice.
Even with all the Poles in the UK there arent that many Polish restaurants, there is a tiny one a few miles from me but Ive never seen anyone in there when Ive gone past.
Harry wrote:
I keep hearing that but I still find it hard to believe that everywhere in Poland I've been to gets it wrong but Warsaw somehow manages to get it right. I've been to Warsaw but never tested the ethnic restaurants....I'll have to put it to the test one of these days.
There is an Italian restaurant in Wroclaw, run by Italians (it always used to make me laugh when i went in there because the daytime waitstaff only spoke Italian and really bad English....I guess that's why everything on the menu was numbered....) and the food was simply not Italian. Maybe Italians were cooking the food but the ingredients were still Polish, making it Polish food.
To be honest, the best ethnic food I ever had in Poland was sushi and I'll tell you why.....because you can't replace any of the ingredients in sushi with polish ingredients. they can't really screw it up unless the food isn't fresh. the seaweed wrap, the sticky sushi rice, the fish, the avocado, soy sauce....none of it is Polish food so all of it needs to be imported giving you a meal without any Polish ingredients at all.
teflcat 5 | 1,032
A Czech reataurant without knedliki is like a pub with no beer.
Check out Asia Tasty and Bar 9999 for Asian (Asia Tasty in particular is popular with Warsaw's Vietnamese community) and Namaste and Ganesh for Indian. All those places limit Polish involvement strictly to waiting staff.
ShortHairThug - | 1,103
the seaweed wrap, the sticky sushi rice, the fish, the avocado, soy sauce....none of it is Polish food so all of it needs to be imported giving you a meal without any Polish ingredients at all.
It takes time for the food to be imported losing its freshness in the process, guess we are back to square one.
they can't really screw it up unless the food isn't fresh.
Buena Appetite.
It has nothing to do with ignorance, it's a matter of preference after all. Different culture, different taste. Also, they obviously failed to efficiently advertise for their food.
and Namaste and Ganesh for Indian.
And stay away from Tandoori Palace, unless you like the grotesque sight of a middle aged sleazy Indian berating young Polish wait staff in front of paying customers.
There was a cracking little place in Centralna (of all places!) run by a Vietnamese bloke - but it looks like it's gone now :( Had an orange decor, if that rings any bells?
There's one place in Poznan that does Indonesian food that I've never heard a bad word about, although the service is diabolically rude.
Also, strangely enough - a Serbian place, run by a Serb, that does fairly decent food. Whether it's still in business, I don't know - but the food was very good.
JonnyM 11 | 2,620
I was less than impressed by their place in the Starówka.
And stay away from Tandoori Palace
Yes. It isn't a good place to go.
Is Arti still open on al. Jerozolimskie? They were always OK, and I noticed the other day that they've got a new place on ul. Francuska.
It has nothing to do with ignorance
Also, they obviously failed to efficiently advertise for their food.
ahh yeah, i'll let the smarter people on this forum work that one out.
If its not ignorance tell me (without googling) a few popular dishes from -i dont- know Romania. Get the point?
Everybody (except Americans) know that Pizza is Italian, curry is Indian and the Chinese eat dogs. It wasnt a specific dig at yanks by any means, just a general lack of understanding with regard to Polish food, kind of a "you don't know what your missing" deal. Ignorance isnt a bad word, chill you're panties little one.
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From there, we learn more about the real "Lil Dirty" on the Isaiah McKenzie Show, live from Mister's Bar & Lanes in East Aurora, N.Y.
The nickname does have merit. He explains. Turns out, Stefon Diggs is to blame for the nickname taking off, too.
McKenzie tends to fall asleep any given moment. Maybe it's a team meeting. Maybe it's on a hardwood floor at home. Without warning, McKenzie passes out any second of any day. His sister offers some insight, too.
The team's 26-11 win over Miami. How did Buffalo turn it around? This sure wasn't looking good at halftime. McKenzie again offers a rare peek behind the curtain, explaining who spoke up in the locker room to get this offense rolling. Also, do such motivational speeches work? And can guest speakers like Phil Mickelson really resonate?
Are opponents trying to hurt Josh Allen after plays? That appeared to be the case at the end of this win. Allen was not thrilled with Christian Wilkins of the Dolphins.
Sadly, McKenzie has never heard of Jim Croce (or Christmas Vacation or George Costanza or Comedy Central), but we do learn which musician he listens to exclusively before every game. His answer may surprise you. Slow, sad music is what actually gets McKenzie's mind right.
He's living out of a hotel today, but that wasn't the case as a kid. McKenzie takes us all back to growing up in a one-bedroom apartment with eight siblings in Miami Gardens. Cockroaches and mice became his close friends.
The Jacksonville Jaguars are up next so, naturally, we wonder if his head coach Sean McDermott would ever get caught up in the, uh, shenanigans their head coach did. You probably know the answer to that one and McKenzie, again, is hilarious when it comes to his head coach.
Your questions. McKenzie answers everything for a good 20 to 25 minutes, promising to give one young fan in attendance the football if he scores a touchdown against the Jaguars.
Thanks for watching and listening, everyone.
As always, you can get every single episode in these posts right at GoLongTD.com, and wherever you get podcasts. The Isaiah McKenzie Show is available on the Go Long Podcast and also has its own Apple and Spotify channels. If YouTube is your thing, all 10 episodes can be found on YouTube.
We've got six eps to go, two of which will be held at Mister's Bar & Lanes in East Aurora, N.Y.
Tables fill up fast so if you can make one of the final live shows — Nov. 22 and Jan. 3 (both at 6 p.m.) — be sure to make your reservation on the Mister's Bar & Lanes website via OpenTable today. Paid subscribers to Go Long get first dibs on a table so, if you'd like, upgrade right here as well.
McKenzie loves hanging out with fans afterward. It's a family-friendly environment, so feel free to bring your kids.
Ep 3: Why it's time for the Buffalo Bills to give him a scout team 'bonus'
Ep 2: Inside the Bills' demolition at Arrowhead
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Q: mysql_result vs mysql_array_assoc Is there a performance difference between using mysql_result and mysql_array_assoc to loop through a large SQL select result?

A: From the mysql_result() manual page:

When working on large result sets, you
  should consider using one of the
  functions that fetch an entire row
  (specified below). As these functions
  return the contents of multiple cells
  in one function call, they're MUCH
  quicker than mysql_result(). Also,
  note that specifying a numeric offset
  for the field argument is much quicker
  than specifying a fieldname or
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So it seems that mysql_array_assoc(), one of the functions that quote refers to, is going to be your best bet.

A: Yes (fetching an entire row is faster than mysql_result), and it's mentioned clearly in the mysql_result documentation:

When working on large result sets, you should consider using one of the functions that fetch an entire row (mysql_fetch_*). As these functions return the contents of multiple cells in one function call, they're MUCH quicker than mysql_result()

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Brett Favre, QB of the Green Bay Packers. Many believe he is the best quarterback of all time and maybe the best player of all time. Here's his story.
Just having some fun with Greg Jennings interview. Hope you get a chuckle out of the questions I ask him and his answers. This is how the interview should have went when he signed with the Vikings.
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Earlier this year, we applauded District Court Judge Alsup for getting it right and holding that, as a matter of law, one could not copyright APIs. The case, Oracle v. Google, is now on appeal to the Federal Circuit, where a three-judge panel is going to revisit Judge Alsup's ruling.
Software reimplementing someone else's API, calling someone else's API, or any other uses of third-party APIs for interoperability, competition, or innovation.
Cloud - As EFF said, Eucalyptus reimplemented the Amazon API to offer a competing cloud storage service. You also saw the same with first implementation of Google Developer Storage and up to & other providers: Dunkel Cloud Storage, Host Europe Cloud Storage, GreenQloud Storage Qloud, ScaleUp Technologies, Connectria Cloud Storage, Lunacloud, and DreamObjects Cloud Storage providing unprecedented interoperability for cloud computing.
Social - Same as with cloud you have seen competition pop up for both Twitter and Facebook, mimicking their platform and APIs. Platforms like App.net have copied Twitter's social network providing competition, and potential value to Twitter users by allowing developers to use App.net for things they can't use Twitter for.
Pinboard - Wherever possible the Pinboard API uses the same syntax and method names as the Delicious V1 API. This implementation allowed users to seamlessly export Delicious bookmarks accumulated over several years to Pinboard when Delicious was sold by Yahoo. If Yahoo had copyrighted their API design, Pinboard could never have done this.
Instagram API - In 2010, before Instagram itself launched an API, a passionate developer launched a rogue API for the popular photo sharing platform based upon Instagram's own internal API design they used to drive the popular iPhone application. The move showed Instagram the demand for an API, and after designing and launching their own asked the rogue API to shut down. A slightly different scenario, but if API design was copyright this may not have been possible. We've seen the same approach with a rogue Pinterest API, but it hasn't resulted in the same response from Pinterest unfortunately. But community driven API design has a lot of potential for opening up companies and encouraging API innovation.
I strongly believe that APIs have massive potential for innovation across many business sectors. The copyright of API design would eliminate much of this potential. Open API design allows for healthy competition, interoperability and innovation as we've seen with cloud and social. But open API design can also augment the lack of standards through market leadership, helping grow healthy industries and essential online utilities. Amazon EC2 and S3 design standards are clear examples of this in the wild.
Cloud and social are fast become essential components in our everyday lives, but open API have the potential to become mission critical with implementations like Open311. Some API designs are just too important to be proprietary. I would argue Twitter, Amazon S3 and Amazon EC2 also fall into this category and need to remain open for the greater good.
Without the ability to copy, mimic, mashup, translate, emulate and re-define API design we won't be able to become more fluent in communicating via web and mobile apps using APIs. We are just beginning to understand online communication via the power of mobile apps. As we still grunt and groan while communicating via APIs--let's not stunt our growth and development with allowing API design to be copyrighted.


Western philosophy has origins in the spiritual technologies of ancient Greek mystery religions. The ecstatic, psychedelic ritual of the Eleusinian Mysteries promoted an experience of death and rebirth that inspired dramatic insight into the nature of things by opening new eyes upon the world.
Psychedelic and other spiritual technologies can facilitate an experiential ontology that realizes the benefits of the ancient mysteries and allows them to be imbued with modern discoveries that broaden the spectrum of human knowledge.
Over time philosophy forsook the holistic experience the mysteries evoked. Psychedelics open the possibility of cultivating ecstatic experience to remedy modern philosophy's analytic deconstruction of metaphysics and cosmology.
Besides bringing renewed perspective to topics such as the mind-body problem, the nature of experience, and of space and time, ecstatic experience can keep us from prematurely closing accounts with reality, per William James's warning, on many other topics of philosophical and metaphysical investigation.
Whitehead suggests a new cosmology that conceives the fundamental realities of the universe not as bits of inert matter, but as occasions of experience such as spiritual technologies illuminate. His new cosmology holds promise for solving the paradoxes of modern science by imbuing deliverances from ancient mysteries.
Leonard Gibson graduated from Williams College and earned doctorates from Claremont Graduate School in philosophy and The University of Texas at Austin in psychology. He has taught at The University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Lesley College in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He served a clinical psychology internship at The Veterans Administration Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, and is a Stanislav and Christina Grof certified Holotropic Breathwork facilitator. Most recently he has taught Transpersonal Psychology at Burlington College. With his wife Elizabeth, also a certified facilitator, they have conducted more than 250 Holotropic Breathwork workshops since 1994 in this country and abroad, and at their rural Pawlet, Vermont retreat. He is a founding and continuing director of the Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region, a Federally Qualified Health Center serving 40,000 patients. As a sixteen-year survivor of throat cancer, he facilitates the Head and Neck Cancer Support Group at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. He and his wife play regularly in local bands. They raise vegetables, fruit, and beef cattle on their homestead, where they homeschooled their two children.


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Rosie Lee -Memory Support Officer at Unique Senior Care
Q: Tell me a little about yourself!
My name's Rosie and I work for Unique Senior Care. I have lots of hobbies! I enjoy cycling and cooking. I also love to meet people and do a lot of volunteering. I'm a very social person!
Working as a Memory Support Officer in Unique Senior Care
Q: What role do you have in Unique Senior care?
I work as a Memory Support Officer for Unique Senior Care. I support clients with memory problems, Dementia, Parkinson's and sometimes brain injuries. The support that I provide is non-clinical, because I'm not a doctor, and is therapy based. It mainly involves interacting, talking and communicating with our clients, as well as playing games such as scrabble, doing mind puzzles and singing. Basically, anything in which we can interact.
Q: Do you mind telling me more about Unique Senior Care?
Unique Senior Care is a large organisation.The company was founded by two gentlemen, who are both named Philip! They started the company because of their personal experiences seeking care for their own family members, which fueled their passion for ensuring people have access to high quality care. Unique Senior Care has 5 locations in Warwickshire, which provide extra care and support to clients in the comfort of their own homes, helping them to live as independently as possible. We have recently opened an office in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire too.
Find out more about Unique Senior Care through their website https://www.uniquecare.co.uk
Q: What would you say is your favourite part of your job?
The people! I love people. My job doesn't feel like a job, because I enjoy interacting with people. I am a very sociable and very jolly person so I can work well with others and make conversation easily. It's great to make them happy when I visit because then they can remember the emotions they felt with me. Even with dementia, they can still remember me when I come in.
Q: In your opinion, what is the most important thing about being a good memory support officer?
Being a good listener. Listening, talking, communicating and supporting them is really important. It's also vital to understand and focus on what they want and like to do, rather than what I want, or think is best for them, listening to their needs and meeting them. Providing comfort and reassurance, being patient and smiling is also key! People with dementia can recognise smiles which gives them comfort.
Q: What are some of the difficult things about your job?
Dementia is a progressive disease, with different stages of severity. The hardest part of my job is probably when a client's memory diminishes quite a lot and they can't do the things they used to. Watching them get frustrated with anxiety because of this is very difficult.
Another very difficult thing is when families look after their family member with Dementia and see their family member change. For instance, when children see their mother with Dementia not being themselves, not remembering people and having a different personality, it can be really challenging for them.
Q: How has Covid-19 affected your work so far?
I've been very fortunate to still be able to go and visit clients, whilst being very careful with things like social distancing. Before Covid-19, we used to do a lot of group activities with our clients who live with Dementia, such as group singing and games. I was able to see more people at once, but now it's all one-to-one. My workday is now longer than before because I spend more good quality time with each individual client as we can't all meet together.
K: How often do you usually meet each client?
I visit 5 locations and see each client every week. If I happen to not visit them on a particular week because they're not there (for example away, when they're away with family) I will still always phone them to keep in touch.
Rosie with some of her clients! (photo taken before Covid-19)
Q: What motivated you to be a Memory Support Officer?
People. I love people and they're what motivates me. Knowing that I'm doing something to help and support someone and their family is amazing.
Q: Do you have any advice for someone interested in going into your field of work?
You don't have to have lots of degrees or lots of experience to help people living with dementia. What's most important is to be a good listener, and be caring and understanding. It would also be helpful to understand the different stages of dementia.
How to help and communicate with someone who has Dementia
Q: What is the best way someone my age could help someone they know with Dementia?
Dementia is a disease of the brain. The way I see it, if you're with someone who has Dementia, don't treat them any differently. Treat them normally, the same you would a person without Dementia. Talk to them exactly how you would talk to everyone else. It's really important not to make them feel any different, even though they may be forgetful and not remember things. While having a conversation with them, if they forget something or repeat themselves, it doesn't matter; just continue to speak with them! If they ask you something ten times, just answer again ten times and speak to them normally.
K: How could someone my age best communicate with someone who has Dementia?
It's important to realise the age of the person you're communicating with. You'll find a lot of people with Dementia are over 70, and things you may do now may be very different from what they're interested in. It would be really helpful to have an understanding of the interests of people from their era, to make it easier for you to interact with them. For example, when dealing with someone in their 80's, it might be difficult to talk to them about something like football.
Q: How can we contribute to the Dementia community?
There are lots of organisations and charities that you can join to help - such as Dementia Friends, the Alzheimer's Society and Age Concern. Even I myself sometimes contact them for help, support and advice.
Q: If someone had a family member with Dementia, how could they best support them?
Being patient, supportive and a good listener towards their family members would be really helpful. If you have a friend who has a parent with Dementia, reassure them that their parent just has a brain disease, which is what is causing their problems and help them to understand that it's not anyone's fault. It's also good for family members to have the knowledge of how Dementia progresses over time, as different things happen as the disease progresses - understanding this will prepare family members and allow them to offer their best support.
Thank you for answering all my questions Rosie! :)
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Saturday Night Live: The Best and Worst of Jonah Hill
by Aly Semigran January 27, 2014 9:58 am
That sound you heard around 11:40 PM ET on Saturday night was the sound of every 20 and/or 30-something woman in America screaming with jealousy that Jonah Hill got to reenact the famous bough scene from Titanic with Leonardo DiCaprio. That's right, his Wolf of Wall Street co-star showed up during his opening monologue and dreamed to say the words we all wished we could as Leo cradled us from behind, "Am I flying, Jack?!" Sigh, who knew you could giggle, sigh, and seethe with envy all at once? Unfortunately for Jonah -- and viewers -- his third stint as SNL host peaked with the Leo appearance (really, it could only go down from there anyway), as most of the other sketches depending on the actor yelling at the top of his lungs. Though, it did have the strongest "Weekend Update" of the season yet and a few other highlights, so here are the best and worst moments from Hill's episode featuring musical guests Bastille, who were also there:
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TAGS: Saturday Night Live, SNL, Jonah Hill, Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street, Titanic, Bastille
Allen Gregory: Jonah Hill's Super Bad Animated Series
by Rachel Stein October 31, 2011 6:00 am
Let's get this out of the way: Richard De Longpre (voiced by French Stewart) looks, talks and acts distractingly like Community's Dean Pelton. I had to re-watch the first few minutes of the Allen Gregory pilot a several times because instead of paying attention to anything in the opening party scene, I kept thinking about how awesome it would be if this was just Community: The Animated Series (which got me thinking about Sabrina: The Animated Series). But then I heard Jonah Hill's voice coming out of a sharply dressed seven-year-old, and I had to quash those dreams and pay attention to the task at hand.
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Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum Let the Laughs (and Bullets) Fly in 21 Jump Street
by Ethan Alter March 12, 2012 6:00 am
It's understandable that the thought of a 21 Jump Street movie sounds like the height of Hollywood creative bankruptcy. But stars Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum made it their mission to produce a Jump Street film that's not just a wan carbon copy of the original '80s cop series that's best known for launching the careers of Johnny Depp and... um, Richard Grieco. Audiences will find out for themselves on Friday whether they succeeded in that endeavor. Prior to the film's release, Hill and Tatum turned up at a New York press conference (clad in their cop uniforms from the movie no less) and talked about the origins of the project, their on-screen chemistry and what other '80s series they'd like to remake.
TAGS: 21 jump street, channing tatum, jonah hill, johnny depp, small wonder, cheers, 21 jump street movie, 21 jump street jonah hill, jonah hill and channing tatum
Jonah Hill Thinks Allen Gregory is Good, Wants You to Watch It
by Rachel Stein October 26, 2011 12:42 pm
Now that Jonah Hill is no longer strictly "the chubby kid from all the Judd Apatow movies" (as my parents describe him), he's ready to make his debut as a TV executive producer and writer in the animated series Allen Gregory. Premiering Sunday at 8:30 PM on Fox, the show is about seven-year-old Allen Gregory De Longpre, a pretentious little tyke who is forced to attend public school for the first time after his parents face financial troubles. Earlier this week, Hill took a media call to hype up his new gig, but it was a little more like pulling teeth than talking to a person who was really excited that their series was about to air. Below are the highlights I was able to extract.
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Directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller Take a Stroll Down Jump Street
Helming a big-screen version of an old TV series may not seem like the most auspicious beginning to a live-action filmmaking career, but Phil Lord and Chris Miller were determined to make a 21 Jump Street movie that was more than a pale imitation of the campy '80s cop series. They've had some success adapting unlikely source material before; their previous movie was the 2009 animated feature Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, a clever take on the classic children's story that wasn't afraid to depart from the text when it served the film. And while 21 Jump Street has some subtle -- and not so subtle -- homages to the source material, it definitely stands apart as its own (very funny) movie. Lord and Miller spoke with us about their transition from animation to live action filmmaking, why 21 Jump Street had to be R-rated and what jokes eagle-eyed viewers should look for in the background.
TAGS: 21 jump street, phil lord, chris miller, jonah hill, channing tatum, cloudy with a chance of meatballs
Rob Riggle Jumps Aboard 21 Jump Street
by Ethan Alter March 13, 2012 12:12 pm
In an alternate universe, Rob Riggle may have become a pilot in the U.S. Marine Corps. In this version of Earth though, the Kentucky-born Riggle enlisted with the Marines in 1990 only to leave the corps not long after to pursue a career in comedy (he's still a Lieutenant Colonel in the Reserve). It took about a decade, but that career move has paid off. A tour of duty with New York's Upright Citizens Brigade led to guest spots on shows like The Office followed by a high-profile stint as a Daily Show correspondent. These days, Riggle is an established scene-stealer on film and television, popping up in everything from Tina Fey's 30 Rock to Tom Hanks's Larry Crowne. This weekend, Riggle has a small, but crucial turn in 21 Jump Street, playing a kooky gym teacher named Mr. Walters, who crosses paths with two undercover cops-turned-high school students (Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum) investigating a student-run drug ring. Riggle spoke to us about impersonating a gym teacher, his sketch comedy background and why going to UCB was like attending graduate school.
TAGS: 21 jump street, rob riggle, jonah hill, channing tatum, mr. walters
Today's TWoP News: Tuesday, October 11, 2011
by Ashley Chervinski October 11, 2011 1:02 pm
It's more Cowell, less Deschanel at Fox this month.
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The Roast of James Franco: Grading the Roasters
by Ethan Alter September 3, 2013 12:42 pm
Comedy Central netted a big fish for its annual celebrity roast when they got James Franco interested in being mocked and ridiculed by his famous friends -- like Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill -- on national television. But the night itself turned out to be a mixed bag, with some of the roasters killing it and others seeming to hold themselves back, not wanting to piss off their pal. Here's our roaster report card from a B-level Roast of an A-list star.
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Q: Autofac issues when resolving generic types implementing the same interface, need to Resolve() twice or more I have an Autofac related issue with resolving generic types which implement the same interface, but have different type constraints. It could also be that my approach to implementing this particular use case (described further down) is plain wrong, in such case I would appreciate someone to correct my thinking.
See https://gist.github.com/sebekz/4c658a5c7551ba5a2b3fd81488ea3ee7 for a console app sample and read below for additional details.
What I have is two interfaces
public interface IMultitenant
public interface IMultitenantOptional

These interfaces are implemented by a bunch of classes, which are IQueryable<T> generic types of responses. So I could have requests which have response types of e.g. IQueryable<Game> or IQueryable<Trophy>, where both Game and Trophy implement one of two above mentioned multitenancy interfaces.
Now, I have two very similar class definitions
public class MultiTenantHandler<TRequest, TResponse> : IResponseHandler<TRequest, TResponse>
    where TResponse : IQueryable<IMultitenant>

public class MultiTenantOptionalHandler<TRequest, TResponse> : IResponseHandler<TRequest, TResponse>
    where TResponse : IQueryable<IMultitenantOptional>

public interface IResponseHandler<in TRequest, TResponse>

Instances of these classes are constructor-injected by Autofac in a separate class:
public class MediatorPipeline<TRequest, TResponse> : RequestHandler<TRequest, TResponse>
    where TRequest : IRequest<TResponse>
{
    public MediatorPipeline(
        IResponseHandler<TRequest, TResponse>[] responseHandlers
    )
}

Autofac configuration goes like this:
builder.RegisterGeneric(typeof(MultiTenantHandler<,>))
    .AsImplementedInterfaces()
    .SingleInstance();
builder.RegisterGeneric(typeof(MultiTenantOptionalHandler<,>))
    .AsImplementedInterfaces()
    .SingleInstance();

What I expected is that when the MediatorPipeline class intercepted a response with a return type of IQueryable<IMultitenant>, an instance of MultiTenantHandler class will be injected into the responseHandlers variable. Similarily, when the MediatorPipeline class intercepted a response with a return type of IQueryable<IMultitenantOptional>, an instance of MultiTenantOptionalHandler class will be injected into the responseHandlers variable.
These injected classes post-process my responses if they are of these two specific IQueryable sub-types.
It all builds and works. Kind of. It's all a part of a WebAPI project and the problem is, when I run my endpoint which is supposed to return IQueryable<IMultitenant> for the first and second time, I get:

"message": "An exception was thrown while executing a resolve
  operation. See the InnerException for details. --->
  GenericArguments[1], 'System.Linq.IQueryable'1[Game]', on
  'MultiTenantOptionalHandler'2[TRequest,TResponse]' violates the
  constraint of type 'TResponse'. (See inner exception for details.)",
          "type": "Autofac.Core.DependencyResolutionException",

First execution has this deeper in the stack trace:

"stacktrace": "   at
  System.RuntimeType.ValidateGenericArguments(MemberInfo definition,
  RuntimeType[] genericArguments, Exception e)\r\n   at
  System.RuntimeType.MakeGenericType(Type[] instantiation)\r\n   at
  Autofac.Features.OpenGenerics.OpenGenericServiceBinder.TryBindServiceType(Service
  service, IEnumerable1 configuredOpenGenericServices, Type
  openGenericImplementationType, Type& constructedImplementationType,
  IEnumerable1& constructedServices)\r\n   at
  Autofac.Features.OpenGenerics.OpenGenericRegistrationSource.d__0.MoveNext()\r\n
  at
  Autofac.Core.Registration.ComponentRegistry.GetInitializedServiceInfo(Service
  service)\r\n   at
  Autofac.Core.Registration.ComponentRegistry.RegistrationsFor(Service
  service)\r\n   at
  Autofac.Features.Collections.CollectionRegistrationSource.<>c__DisplayClass4.b__0(IComponentContext
  c, IEnumerable1 p)\r\n   at
  Autofac.Core.Activators.Delegate.DelegateActivator.ActivateInstance(IComponentContext
  context, IEnumerable1 parameters)\r\n   at
  Autofac.Core.Resolving.InstanceLookup.Activate(IEnumerable1
  parameters)\r\n   at
  Autofac.Core.Resolving.InstanceLookup.Execute()\r\n   at
  Autofac.Core.Resolving.ResolveOperation.GetOrCreateInstance(ISharingLifetimeScope
  currentOperationScope, IComponentRegistration registration,
  IEnumerable1 parameters)\r\n   at
  Autofac.Core.Activators.Reflection.ConstructorParameterBinding.Instantiate()\r\n
  at
  Autofac.Core.Activators.Reflection.ReflectionActivator.ActivateInstance(IComponentContext
  context, IEnumerable1 parameters)\r\n   at
  Autofac.Core.Resolving.InstanceLookup.Activate(IEnumerable1
  parameters)\r\n   at
  Autofac.Core.Resolving.InstanceLookup.Execute()\r\n   at
  Autofac.Core.Resolving.ResolveOperation.GetOrCreateInstance(ISharingLifetimeScope
  currentOperationScope, IComponentRegistration registration,
  IEnumerable1 parameters)\r\n   at
  Autofac.Core.Activators.Reflection.ConstructorParameterBinding.Instantiate()\r\n
  at
  Autofac.Core.Activators.Reflection.ReflectionActivator.ActivateInstance(IComponentContext
  context, IEnumerable1 parameters)\r\n   at
  Autofac.Core.Resolving.InstanceLookup.Activate(IEnumerable1
  parameters)\r\n   at
  Autofac.Core.Resolving.InstanceLookup.Execute()\r\n   at
  Autofac.Core.Resolving.ResolveOperation.GetOrCreateInstance(ISharingLifetimeScope
  currentOperationScope, IComponentRegistration registration,
  IEnumerable1 parameters)\r\n   at
  Autofac.Core.Resolving.ResolveOperation.Execute(IComponentRegistration
  registration, IEnumerable`1 parameters)",

while the second execution has this in the same place:

"stacktrace": "   at
  System.RuntimeType.ValidateGenericArguments(MemberInfo definition,
  RuntimeType[] genericArguments, Exception e)\r\n   at
  System.RuntimeType.MakeGenericType(Type[] instantiation)\r\n   at
  Autofac.Features.OpenGenerics.OpenGenericServiceBinder.TryBindServiceType(Service
  service, IEnumerable1 configuredOpenGenericServices, Type
  openGenericImplementationType, Type& constructedImplementationType,
  IEnumerable1& constructedServices)\r\n   at
  Autofac.Features.OpenGenerics.OpenGenericRegistrationSource.d__0.MoveNext()\r\n
  at
  Autofac.Core.Registration.ComponentRegistry.GetInitializedServiceInfo(Service
  service)\r\n   at
  Autofac.Core.Registration.ComponentRegistry.RegistrationsFor(Service
  service)\r\n   at
  System.Linq.Enumerable.d__162.MoveNext()\r\n   at
  System.Linq.Enumerable.WhereSelectEnumerableIterator2.MoveNext()\r\n
  at
  Autofac.Core.Registration.ComponentRegistry.GetInitializedServiceInfo(Service
  service)\r\n   at
  Autofac.Core.Registration.ComponentRegistry.RegistrationsFor(Service
  service)\r\n   at
  Autofac.Features.Collections.CollectionRegistrationSource.<>c__DisplayClass4.b__0(IComponentContext
  c, IEnumerable1 p)\r\n   at
  Autofac.Core.Activators.Delegate.DelegateActivator.ActivateInstance(IComponentContext
  context, IEnumerable1 parameters)\r\n   at
  Autofac.Core.Resolving.InstanceLookup.Activate(IEnumerable1
  parameters)\r\n   at
  Autofac.Core.Resolving.InstanceLookup.Execute()\r\n   at
  Autofac.Core.Resolving.ResolveOperation.GetOrCreateInstance(ISharingLifetimeScope
  currentOperationScope, IComponentRegistration registration,
  IEnumerable1 parameters)\r\n   at
  Autofac.Core.Activators.Reflection.ConstructorParameterBinding.Instantiate()\r\n
  at
  Autofac.Core.Activators.Reflection.ReflectionActivator.ActivateInstance(IComponentContext
  context, IEnumerable1 parameters)\r\n   at
  Autofac.Core.Resolving.InstanceLookup.Activate(IEnumerable1
  parameters)\r\n   at
  Autofac.Core.Resolving.InstanceLookup.Execute()\r\n   at
  Autofac.Core.Resolving.ResolveOperation.GetOrCreateInstance(ISharingLifetimeScope
  currentOperationScope, IComponentRegistration registration,
  IEnumerable1 parameters)\r\n   at
  Autofac.Core.Activators.Reflection.ConstructorParameterBinding.Instantiate()\r\n
  at
  Autofac.Core.Activators.Reflection.ReflectionActivator.ActivateInstance(IComponentContext
  context, IEnumerable1 parameters)\r\n   at
  Autofac.Core.Resolving.InstanceLookup.Activate(IEnumerable1
  parameters)\r\n   at
  Autofac.Core.Resolving.InstanceLookup.Execute()\r\n   at
  Autofac.Core.Resolving.ResolveOperation.GetOrCreateInstance(ISharingLifetimeScope
  currentOperationScope, IComponentRegistration registration,
  IEnumerable1 parameters)\r\n   at
  Autofac.Core.Resolving.ResolveOperation.Execute(IComponentRegistration
  registration, IEnumerable`1 parameters)",

Third and all subsequent executions pass without any issues, returning expected payloads.
I would appreciate some help from Autofac experts.
EDIT:
I created a console program which illustrates the issue:
https://gist.github.com/sebekz/4c658a5c7551ba5a2b3fd81488ea3ee7
EDIT 2:
This ended up with a pull request into the Autofac repository which so far has been merged into develop with a potential for being included in one of the next Autofac releases. Please track the integration progress here https://github.com/autofac/Autofac/pull/796.

A: As you can see in the stacktrace the exception is caused in the TryBindService method from the OpenGenericServiceBinder class. This method tries to find a compatible service for the given type parameters. It calls the IsCompatibleWithGenericParameterConstraints method to ensure that the type parameters are compatible with the given type constraints, so I suspected that this method is wrong or at least not working as expected.
This suspicion proved to be correct, since the method returns true for all of the following calls:
typeof(MultiTenantHandler<,>).IsCompatibleWithGenericParameterConstraints(new[] { typeof(IQueryable<Game>), typeof(IQueryable<Game>) }); // expected: true
typeof(MultiTenantHandler<,>).IsCompatibleWithGenericParameterConstraints(new[] { typeof(IQueryable<Trophy>), typeof(IQueryable<Trophy>) }); // expected: false

typeof(MultiTenantOptionalHandler<,>).IsCompatibleWithGenericParameterConstraints(new[] { typeof(IQueryable<Game>), typeof(IQueryable<Game>) }); // expected: false
typeof(MultiTenantOptionalHandler<,>).IsCompatibleWithGenericParameterConstraints(new[] { typeof(IQueryable<Trophy>), typeof(IQueryable<Trophy>) }); // expected: true

So why does it return true? It uses the method ParameterCompatibleWithTypeConstraint to check whether the parameter is compatible with the given type constraint. At first this method checks if the constraint type is assignable from the parameter type, so:
typeof(IQueryable<IMultitenant>).IsAssignableFrom(typeof(IQueryable<Game>)); // true
typeof(IQueryable<IMultitenant>).IsAssignableFrom(typeof(IQueryable<Trophy>)); // false

typeof(IQueryable<IMultitenantOptional>).IsAssignableFrom(typeof(IQueryable<Game>)); // false
typeof(IQueryable<IMultitenantOptional>).IsAssignableFrom(typeof(IQueryable<Trophy>)); // true

So far it is working as expected. However, in case this check is false the ParameterCompatibleWithTypeConstraint does not return false. Instead it checks if it can create a generic type with the base type of the constraint (IQueryable<T>) and the generic argument of the parameter (Game or Trophy).
Since IQueryable<T> obviously does not define the IMultitenant or IMultitenantOptional type constraints this is always possible and the method returns true.
I am not sure why this second check is performed. It looks like a bug to me, but there may be a valid reason for this I am not seeing right now. I guess your best bet would be to create an issue on GitHub to see what the Autofac developers are thinking about this.
The question remains why it is working the second time you try to resolve the service.
I have not confirmed it, but I suspect it may have to do with caching. Maybe Autofac remembers that using the MultiTenantOptionalHandler did not work to to resolve an IResponseHandler<IRequest<IQueryable<Game>>, IQueryable<Game>>, so it uses the only other possible registration, which is the correct one (MultiTenantHandler) by coincidence.
This assumption is backed by the fact that I have to resolve the IResponseHandler<IRequest<IQueryable<Game>>, IQueryable<Game>> three times to be successful in case I add another IResponseHandler implementation with yet another type constraints.

It could also be that my approach to implementing this particular use case (described further down) is plain wrong, in such case I would appreciate someone to correct my thinking.

I don't know if your approach is best practice, but I don't see anything wrong about it and I guess it should work fine if the ParameterCompatibleWithTypeConstraint method would work as expected.


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Date of Birth December 22, 1880
Place of Birth Atwood, Perth County, Ontario
Marital Status Married
Next of Kin Robert Dunn (father), Portage La Prairie, Manitoba
Trade / Calling Physician
Religion Presbyterian
Regimental Number N/A
Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (attached)
Branch Canadian Army Medical Corps
Place of Enlistment Selkirk, Manitoba
Address at Enlistment Selkirk, Manitoba; also Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
Date of Enlistment April 11, 1916
Survived War No
Date of Death March 9, 1918
Age at Death 37
Buried At Thelus Military Cemetery, France
Plot III. C. 6.
Dunn, St. Clair
Captain St. Clair Dunn was a practising physician when he was commissioned as an officer in the spring of 1916. He went overseas that fall and arrived in France a year later. St. Clair was killed in action near the Vimy front in March 1918.
St. Clair was the son of Robert Dunn and Charlotte Douglas Donaldson of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. Robert and Charlotte were both born in Ontario, Robert in Stratford and his wife in London. They were married on 1 January 1878 in Elma Township, Perth County. They had at least six children: William Lorne (1878), James Howard (January 1880, died as an infant), St. Clair (22 December 1880), Jessie Donaldson (1883), Alice Ray (1887) and Elma (1901). St. Clair was born in the village of Atwood in Elma Township. When the 1881 census was taken the family was still living in Elma Township. Alice was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1887 and by 1891 they were living in the town of Keewatin, in northwestern Ontario, where Robert worked as a millwright. By the time the next census was taken in 1901 Robert and Charlotte had moved to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. The youngest daughter, Elma, was born there in August 1901.
St. Clair attended medical school at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg and graduated as a doctor in 1908. He was the first physician to establish a resident medical practice in Gimli, Manitoba. He was married in Gimli on 15 December 1909. His wife, Gladys Irene Ethel Thomas, was born in 1890 in the RM of South Norfolk, Manitoba, the daughter of Joseph Thomas and Mary Jane Taylor. By the time he enlisted St. Clair and his wife had three children: Clifford Earle, Olive and Beatrice. Another son, William St. Clair, was born in the fall of 1916, most likely in Calgary where Gladys was living at the time.
When St. Clair was commissioned as a Captain he signed two Officer's Declarations. The first was on 11 April 1916 in Selkirk, Manitoba. He gave his address as Portage la Prairie, next of kin as his mother and he said he was currently in the active militia. He signed his second Officer's Declaration on 9 May 1916 in Selkirk. His address was listed as Selkirk and next of kin was his father in Portage la Prairie. St. Clair was attached to the 108th (Selkirk) Battalion, which trained at Camp Hughes over the summer. He had his medical at Camp Hughes in August and his unit headed overseas that fall, sailing from Halifax on 18 September on the SS Olympic. They arrived in England about a week later.
On 13 February 1917 St. Clair was attached to the 14th Reserve Battalion and in June he was posted to Granville Special Canadian Hospital at Ramsgate. He was sent to France in early October and served for a short time at No. 8 Canadian Field Ambulance. By January 1918 he was attached to Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, serving as a medical officer. The Canadians were in the Arras-Lens area that winter, holding a long stretch of the front line.
St. Clair was killed in action on 9 March 1918. From his circumstances of casualty card: "While reconnoitring the front line trenches on the Avion sector, he was killed by an enemy 'Trench Mortar' bomb."
St. Clair is buried in Thelus Military Cemetery near Arras. He was awarded the British War and Victory Medals, which were sent to his mother. His mother and widow both received Memorial Crosses. He is commemorated on the University of Manitoba Roll of Honour 1914-1918.
By Becky Johnson
Grave marker photo courtesy of J. Stephens, Canadian Virtual War Memorial; Winnipeg Evening Tribune is March 22, 1918; photos are from University of Manitoba publications.


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by Claudia Gardner December 20, 2019
Claudia Gardner Author
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