Mouselemming
@Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on It really do be like that tho 5 hours ago:
Hey we have a long way to go but we’re far better than a lot of other states as regards our incarcerated firefighter teams. The pay is abysmal but more than other states, and with the help of nonprofit advocates we’re making real progress on getting them into real firefighter jobs once they’re out. Importantly, some are seeing themselves appreciated and celebrated for the first time in their lives, which is a step towards rehabilitation. Something that hasn’t been a part of the US penal system in general for decades.
- Comment on People who live in hot climates, how do you deal with the heat? 1 day ago:
I avoid both by living in LA. We have our disasters natural and human, but our temperature is usually pleasant and always bearable.
- Comment on TFW you see the toilet paper after the first wipe when your haemorrhoids flare up badly 1 day ago:
Tree bark is too scratchy. Psyllium ftw
- Comment on TFW you see the toilet paper after the first wipe when your haemorrhoids flare up badly 1 day ago:
When you go to flush and the water looks like borscht
Metamucil time
- Comment on People who live in hot climates, how do you deal with the heat? 1 day ago:
With cold, you can layer appropriate clothing. And you can find much better appropriate clothing for purchase in the places that require it than you can find in your shops, along with advice from people who live there. Just don’t follow the example of the cargo shorts at -40° boys.
- Comment on Listening to NPR news about mortgages 2 weeks ago:
Oh I agree. It really requires -supported affordable housing. Although the best results come from integrating low-income units into mid-price housing so people can be near jobs and have decent groceries etc. Also mixing mid-price housing into high-end neighborhoods so the people who provide services can also live near where they work.
The real problem is landlords who’d rather sit on empty homes than lower the rent. And collude to keep rents inflated.
- Comment on Listening to NPR news about mortgages 2 weeks ago:
I’m pretty sure this is what you were listening to, and yeah it’s a pretty bleak situation:
2024 saw one of the slowest housing markets in 30 years. What will 2025 bring? npr.org/…/2024-saw-one-of-the-slowest-housing-mar…
The only glimmer of hope seems to be in cities that have put effort into building more homes. Capitalism isn’t going to solve this, because it only gets “luxury” housing built for the Haves.
One thing that is helping in California is the Builder’s Remedy Law projects, where, in cities that haven’t come up with a legit plan to create more affordable housing by the deadline, (usually because they don’t want Poors living there) developers can create huge new projects that don’t have to conform with the existing (overly restrictive and often based on redlining) zoning laws as long as they include 10% low-income units.
- Comment on Anon trying understanding women 2 weeks ago:
Yep. But Anon is clearly one of those guys who put every attractive woman in the “fuck zone,” even when he’s got a girlfriend.
- Comment on Hubris 3 weeks ago:
Ditch the spoon. There’s a reason they’re called whomp biscuits. Whomp the side of the peeled tube hard against the edge of the counter, with enough force to dispel all fear. It makes the pop feel right, expected, not scary. And the tiny violence gives a feeling of dominance.
- Comment on what works for you to let go? 3 weeks ago:
I don’t recommend OP take on a toddler until they master their own emotions.
Good for you, though! Sending you a hex against other random stress-inducing disasters befalling your family while you’re navigating this difficult passage.
- Comment on Nom nom 3 weeks ago:
I learned it that way, along with the = sign showing the sides are equal. But by the time I was teaching, we used Pac-Man, drawing the rest of him around the hungry mouth. I still added “another way to look at it is,” and described the spaces:
Big>little same=same little<Big
Because it doesn’t matter how your mind makes the connection, as long as it works for you.
- Comment on Rule of man’s plaid not conforming to Euclidean space 4 weeks ago:
Oneth
- Comment on So is it "It just works" or "Shit just works"? 4 weeks ago:
Shhhhhhh…^^itjustworks
- Comment on 'No Contract, No Coffee': Starbucks Workers Launch Five Days of Strikes 4 weeks ago:
Hopefully this will get people to at least try out their local independent coffee shops. Nice little holiday boost for them, maybe some converts.
- Comment on The gods are with Anon 5 weeks ago:
Whatever gets you through this hellscape, baby
- Comment on No one showed up to his party 5 weeks ago:
The fridge is full of beers, these didn’t fit
- Comment on Good morning it's very cold so let's make some soup. 5 weeks ago:
You can do ironed cheese sandwiches,* so they get plenty hot, but most modern irons will turn themselves off if they’re not moving for more than a minute.
*Assemble the sandwich on top of a generous piece of aluminum foil, heavy duty if you have it: butter on the outside, cheese on the inside, sourdough with cheddar is excellent but white bread with American is what the kids expect. (Don’t get too creative with additions until you have a good sense of how long to melt the middle without burning the outside.) Bring up two foil edges and fold that seam at least twice, making it flat as possible against the sandwich and able to channel any escaping butter towards the ends rather than just seeping down onto the ironing board. Then fold the ends as well. Maybe you better put a second piece of foil on your ironing board just in case. Put the iron on top heat but turn off the steam. Iron the sandwich on both sides, starting with the seam side and then doing the bottom, until it smells toasty and delicious. Only move the iron enough to hit all the corners and also keep it from turning off, and don’t press hard.
- Comment on Anon reads the news 1 month ago:
I imagine you mean they won’t, and you may be right. But too many people don’t even start trying to fight denials, which is why insurance companies do it. Often it doesn’t take a huge pushback to get them to change, especially if it would expose their corrupt practices. Of course, sometimes they are obdurate, and United Healthcare is one of the worst.
As for the ACA, it’s still true, at least until Trump takes office.
- Comment on Anon reads the news 1 month ago:
Because of the ACA (Obamacare) requirements, he can’t be refused or charged more for coverage because of a pre-existing condition.
Whether that insurance denies claims for treatment, however, is still very much in play. I’ve heard you should ask the names and certification of the person or people responsible for the denial of your claim, in writing. Because a lot of the time it’s an algorithm or an unqualified peon, and the company can get in trouble for that.
- Comment on When leftists say "landlord are parasites" or similar dislike of landlords, do they also mean the people that own like a couple of houses as an investment, or only the big landlords? 1 month ago:
Exactly, buying and selling homes is a lot more time-consuming than ending and starting a lease. Also as an owner you have responsibility to declare/disclose any major problems to the buyer. If you’re just moving out of a rental you may never even meet the next tenant. Rentals are always going to be a necessity, and people like your aunt are often the nicest people to rent from.
- Comment on This spoon. 1 month ago:
Those are bouillon spoons. I prefer to eat with them all the time, but I have teaspoons and Tablespoons as well. You could look on this as a gifting opportunity rather than bitching.
- Comment on Alright I'll do it. But I'm gonna complain the whole time. 1 month ago:
It’s sunny where I live but I need to stay home for other reasons. I finally got an under-desk treadmill and put it facing a window, with the option of watching my laptop screen. The desktop serves the purpose of being grabbable if I lose balance. Not only don’t I have to face the elements, I don’t give a shit what I look like. Sweaty af, no bra, old holey clothing, flabby old sagging skin, no worries. No uneven pavement either. I’ve never found exercise to do a damn thing for my mental health, but it’s necessary for physical health. And at least I’m not worried about twisting an ankle a mile from home.
- Comment on ROFL 1 month ago:
%D
- Comment on Anon is an engineer 1 month ago:
Oof, touché.
Leaving it as is.
- Comment on Anon is an engineer 1 month ago:
Slight difference; being an ex on has the opposite effect on your ability to get a job.
- Comment on Binary search 1 month ago:
In many states it’s legal to ride a bicycle while drunk, so they probably would.
Here’s a PDF of the rules per state:
- Comment on how do you workout when you don't have much time? 1 month ago:
Sounds like your regular workout is mostly cardio and legs. So maybe the days you don’t have time would be good for some upper body and core strength building.
- Comment on Causes of Death in London (1623) 1 month ago:
Yep!
And every decent parent makes sure their kids get them.
- Comment on Causes of Death in London (1623) 1 month ago:
Toddlers and Kindergartners basically, still teething. Of whatever cause, too many and too difficult to tell.
- Comment on Causes of Death in London (1623) 1 month ago:
Not sure, but I’m guessing part of the reason to specify the difference between “infants” and “Chrisomes” (baptized babies) might be to say where they’d be buried/where their souls would go.