"there are coffee stains where the caffeine blots are somehow still a valid Perl program"

Having coded Perl for years, I take that personally, pal...

China is going to be the next Germany: a loser in the new world without globalization

I doubt Bill Hicks was that rich. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgzQuE1pR1w

Or Bukowski. Or Lenny Bruce. Or any other number of people "in the trenches".

In Spanish it's commonly "dardo venenoso" (venomous dart), no "dardo ponzoñoso" (poisonous dart). So it's probably incorrectly used in English.

Or zombified to make requests on a specific target, to harm them or you.

Did you try running it through a pi-hole?

Can you comment on the finantial situation that allows you to do that?

They said they live cheaply.

I think most people just don't get this. It's quite possible to be happy not spending that much money.

Living cheaply is relative though. I have no idea if this person’s living cheaply is doable on my current savings so it’s meaningless to me until I have some hard numbers.

The trick is living cheaply while earning. Not starting living cheaply only once the money-hose dries up. Obviously, this advice is too late for many people.

Are there banned words? Seems like there's no way to generate an Alien like chess set.

They probably intercepted communications between those other houses and the target, and determined they should also pay the price.

If Monkey Hitman can be a TV show, then so can Mafia Elephants.

Any better tea to recommend? I'm used to Twinnings as the best I can find where I live, but I'm open to other brands if they're better.

Ahmad and Impra are both several cuts above Twinings, not expensive (especially as bulk loose-leaf) and can be found in standard grocery stores, or ordered online.

If you've a specialty tea shop nearby, that's all but certainly better, though it can be pricey.

You'll find there's a whole new world out there, and may regret discovering a taste for real whole-leaf teas.

Greens, whites, blacks, fermented, oolongs, darjeelings, matcha, gunpowder, pu'er, etc.

There are also herbal teas, such as rooibos, not made from sinchilla (tea plant), but also tasty.

Best is to buy a bag of loose tea from a tea shop. The leaves are whole, it's not powder. It's usually not hard to find, but they don't sell it at most supermarkets.