I use obscene amounts of Tabasco. The only thing it does to my gut is that my stomach can become a bit too acidic.

Ever used a floppy disk or a VHS? Chances are it was made by BASF.

BASF is one of the resulting companies after IG Farben of Cyclone B fame was forcefully broken up.

Open it, throw the contents into a kettle, and do it the old fashioned way.

Careful: burning your popcorn is easy, and it doesn’t taste very good.

I usually go at full blast until it sounds like I’m past the peak of pops-per-second, then I shake the kettle and give it five-ish more seconds before I empty it all into a bowl.

Due to my interest in military hardware I watched the live stream by LazerPig, and the parade was absolutely garbage. Sure, they showed the Sherman, but no SPAA or engineering vehicles. They showed the Abrams and the Bradley, but nothing between that and WW2. There was so much objectively cool stuff they could’ve shown off, but it seemed they put no effort in it beyond pleasing the chief cheeto.

The Russian parade was also a disappointment, but the ones with actual quality hardware managed to be even more disappointing.

Fascists make everything worse. Even the thing they claim to be good at. Fucking clownshow.

Some people don’t have access to decent tasting tap water

Most people IMHO. Most places I’ve been where they claim that the tap water is potable, it either tastes like public pool or swamp. Except for Galveston who somehow made it taste like both with residents believing “It’s OK”

I doubt it. Maybe, but the chances of damaging it further are much higher.

I sometimes order stuff off of temu or wish. You know, those situations where “crap quality product” is what you’re actually after.

But I have a rule of never ordering before a week has passed. If I still need or want the item after a week, the purchase can be justified, but I have to pick an item I already have to get rid of first.

One piece of crap in means one piece of crap out.

Things I’ve bought like this: Phone holder for my night stand (a simple one that allowed me to keep my phone in portrait mode. I WFH with my bed as my “office”).
Maunesium (the kids were curious once I mentioned that metal can burn). Moisture detection stickers (they turned out pretty good, actually. I use them at work all the time).

It has an impact. There was a case a couple of years ago about a large Russian contingent of new arrivals to the front line getting HIMARS’d due to a social media post revealing their location. SBU are efficient in this regard.

The poor have plenty of empathy, even more so than most. It just takes the back seat when priorities are to simply put food on the table the next day.

Poverty brain is weird. All mental strength is spent on ensuring one’s own survival. And in this regard, acting on empathy comes with a cost. If not financial, it takes your focus away from your own needs. And those needs are so severe that every ounce of resources, monetary or mental, is spent wrestling against one’s own impending ruin.

Source: Was poor, now I’m far from it. Focusing on living instead of just survival is a luxury I will never take for granted.

Get rid of stuff you don’t need.

Yes, you might save 20 bucks in five years by saving that plastic widget, but you’d have to pay loads more than 20 bucks to store that thing somewhere.

Also that “sparks joy”-lady has a point.

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My dad was a dairy farmer. While I ended up in IT, a field he knew nothing about, he supported me the entire way. He did not understand my field of interest beyond the fact it was something I was interested in.

On the flip side, everything I know about machinery maintenance and repair I have from him. In my current field (an odd mix of It, industrial robotics and heavy machinery… On ships), this background works well, as it gives me the diverse background needed for such a diverse work place.

I don’t think there are anyone else in the company who can do VLAN and LACP trunks AND troubleshoot misbehaving hydraulics.

Bosch

No. It’s a perfectly natural reaction.

Having said that, I think you should get back behind the wheel ASAP.

• I have two friends, both of whom were in accidents. One of them pressured himself into driving again shortly after to get past the PTSD. The other didn’t. Guess which one never drove again.
• When I had just gotten my driver’s license I did not feel properly safe or in control either. It’s a habitual thing: The more you drive, the better you get at it, and with time the nervousness and uncertainty fades.

You don’t NEED to drive again. But I think you should face your fear and try to move past the current trauma. Simply because being able to drive is useful. After than that, if you don’t really need to drive anywhere, just don’t.

Yeah, trends in politics and culture really shafted the brand.

• Nothing wrong about red hats if it wasn’t for Maga.
• Nothing wrong with fedoras if it wasn’t for 4chan incels 15 years ago.

Now I’m curious if it’d be possible to rebrand to GreenBeanie. It has a nice ring to it.

Partially because both of those agree on one thing and one thing only: There’s only one Korea. Recognizing one implies that they don’t recognize the other.

Having said that, some countries have managed, through some maneuvering and red tape, to have formal relations with both.

Boycott RHEL!

wait, what? Really? Oh…

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