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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is history about to repeat itself?⁩ ⁨⁨20⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago⁩:

  Being a Northerner in the South, I just shake my head at some of the bizarre things people do with their vehicles. Riding around getting high with your friends in your car, smashing your front bumper through snow plow piles crossing streets? Bet you enjoy the $8k in damage to the electronics in that thing when you realize the plastic bumper and radar are destroyed and falling off. Taking a gravel shovel to your car’s hood to dig it out? Yeah there’s still a car under there, you’ll remember when you see the paint damage. Put a tarp over your car? Good luck getting it off when it’s encased in a 200lb ice shell. Even the folks who stick their wipers straight up… what you think that’s gonna do exactly? Not save you any time, that’s for sure, now you gotta carve the ice around them carefully instead of just scraping across it in one movement, and the wipers will be too warped to be useful until they warm up, which you can’t do because they aren’t touching the windshield.

  Just leaving the car be and then starting it for a bit before pushing the ice off is fine… hell I’ve deiced my car with a piece of cardboard and a credit card plenty of times.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why are americans taking health advice from a former heroin addict ?⁩ ⁨⁨37⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve been addicted to uh, almost everything besides heroin and gambling. I still give better advice than deflated-scrotum-face. But I also know how science works and why it’s a good thing. I believe in germ theory. I don’t throw roadkill on the roof of my car and eat it tartare later.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there a Paula Deen of the Midwest?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Packet of ranch mix. Then you put a packet of ranch on top of that. Now into the crockpot for a week.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Denominator, go Mercator⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  The Goode Homolosine projection. You lose accurate direction, shape, AND size to a degree, but less size issues than some projections. It’s a good way to remind kids that the world is round, but once you try to use it for anything like showing a route or visualizing relative distances, the limitations become significant.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Teach me⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  GP1s. You eat a bit of shit. But not too much. Then you’re like, huh I want some real food. And then you’re done for the day. Two days later, you’re like, poop please leave my body so I can eat a little bit more shit. Maybe you throw up a box of pop-tarts.

  Then you notice the muscle loss and you’re like, no more shit, only real food, and more workout. Real food is easier to eat because your sugar cravings decrease.

  I grew up watching people shame spiral while ordering Ab-Rollers. It was not pretty. This isn’t ideal but we have to acknowledge we’re all addicts.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mandola effect⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  “And on our Star Trek II, the Wrath of Khan is upon us”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Banan⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I do think it’s weird that every banana cultivar is described a having a “creamy” texture. Is there a banana with a jagged, rough texture out there? Chunky? Gritty? Watery? Greasy?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon goes to therapy⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, as usual she’s the problem. lmao

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨it's right there 😖⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Follow up question, why are cops so fat and lazy they need two belts

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You don't say.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Science doesn’t let you just assume things that seem pretty obvious, you actually have to test the basic hypothesis so you have something to base future work on. Otherwise all the work to follow is suspect and can get thrown out because an assumption turns out to be false, which is a fairly common occurrence actually. That’s why scientists, who aren’t known to be stupid people, actually do the research.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I think we all know it was a toy poodle with the little Joan Rivers haircut and everything

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨yeet⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yep, it’s a warning.

  If you want the intrusive thoughts, the calls-of-the-void to go away, simply acknowledge the thought, thank it for keeping you safe, and move on.

  Yes, you can talk to your thoughts, you can freeze them and interrogate them, ask them why they’re there and what they’re doing. This is called cognitive diffusion, part of ACT therapy. Eventually, you will find a reason to thank the thought and move on, it’s strange but hugely effective. Works on any type of thought.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Yummy yummy, in my tummy⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  No, cows are furrier and brown.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Heave-ho!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I can’t relate to this thread for … reasons … but if anyone wants to explain to me why a jockstrap maker can’t produce something that can contain an entire scrotum without it sticking out the sides like someone deflated a skin balloon, let me know.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mama!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  IDK sometimes it feels like everything is just gonna explode one day

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I can't be the only one who learned this the hard way⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There are two kinds of people taking notes in this thread…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The boy who was relentlessly bullied by his uncle⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  He didn’t quote Dumbledore much that I know of

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The forbidden fourth leche⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Man milk

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Life pro tip for friends of pharmacists⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I thought Cunningham’s law had to do with over-intelligent pigs

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ubisoft Closes Canadian Studio After It Unionizes⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Faxy Lody

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨genius⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  A part like this can have some tolerance because it experiences wear and tear and oxidation, if it had to be down to a few microns perfection, the helicopter wouldn’t fly in both hot and cold temps even on day one. Die and investment metal casting especially with CNC machining, which are common enough processes in metal shops, can actually get down to single digit microns. But this is all moot as no one would ever do this for many reasons.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Garlic sauce⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The box itself is only 6 cal so enjoy without guilt

  Its also gluten free unless you write “gluten” on it in which case it has one gluten

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Unquestionably high class⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The Iowa State Fair is doing them for $100, includes gold leaf for some reason, add caviar and Dom and it’s $800.

  Just to point out Iowa wasn’t nearly this stupid when I grew up there in the 80s, they were actually fairly progressive and tech-forward for a while, wish a dash of country polite.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Unquestionably high class⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  We did make improvements since then, like dousing in butter and cooking only to a delicate texture instead of pencil erasers. If you had the old fashioned style you’d be grossed out too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨it's so fluffy⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  making a joke

  a whatnow

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨it's so fluffy⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  WTF that’s not porn at all

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mom with the real questions ⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  And he never walked again

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's it going to take to truly stop the US?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  China doesn’t necessarily have to lead to control. Look at their investments in Africa over the past decade. The US stopped investing in developing nations so China took the lead over the fastest developing continent. They’ll have a ton of influence there for a generation at least, will be able to secure deals and lock the US out of them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Woops⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  And then end where RFK is hoping to score some molly

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨i can't handle coffee⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Me too. I still drink it, but I wish I could handle it.