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If you don't mind me asking - how comes the workup is only starting now? I was under the impression that pediatricians and doctors raise the alarm early on delayed puberty (e.g., by 14-15) though this may be a US thing.

It sounds from the description though that you've had at least partial puberty. Those T levels also don't seem all that bad even though they're low, though I am not a doctor.

Also, Total T levels don't tell the whole story, there are several other numbers that affect how the body uses it. For instance, you could have low levels but have your body be completely fine by binding more, etc.

I suspect you will get an MRI for your pituitary gland and possibly a testicular ultrasound.

The problem is whether a two state solution includes a Jewish state in addition to the Palestinian states. Many people want a jew-free Palestinian state and some kind of mixed and possibly Jew free second state.

The way I look at it is that it's like a gambler who has to give up on breaking even.

Palestinians/Arab countries rolled the dice in 1947 on the UN division plan and lost. Then they gambled again in 1967 and lost even more.

We're not reaching a two-state solution because to this day many Palestinians, and eventually Hamas, continue believing that they can somehow go back to a one state or 1.5 states solution where there is a Palestinian state in the 1967 area, and no Israeli state and possibly no jews in the rest of the area.

Regardless of whose fault the current situation is, there's no real precedence for undoing stuff 70 years later and "breaking even". The sooner Palestinians recognize that and are open to compromise then we'll get to where a two state solution is feasible.

How much was the game intended to be a conceptual and maybe technical follow up from Karateka, vs being a completely new project?

Also, I wanted to thank you - I’ve been a software engineer for decades, and learned to program in the Apple II days. Karateka was one of the first games I’ve played on my Apple II and left a huge impression on me. PoP has really defined a generation of games for programmers in my county in terms of what was possible, long before 3D took over.

How do we buy an autographed copy? ;)

It's already been 70 years and Hamas still advocates going back to the 1948 areas. Why would they give up in another 50?

I'm curious - why not, even as a safety measure? Is there at least some short term beacon like skiers wear for avalanche safety?