Nemo
@Nemo@midwest.social
I like American music. Do you like American music? I like American music, too, baby.
Other versions of me:
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@Nemo@slrpnk.net
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reddit.com/user/nemo_sum
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metafilter.com/user/324647
- Comment on Why do people in non-tax states still have to pay import duty? 10 hours ago:
Because the state and federal governments both have the ability to levy taxes and the import tarrif is a federal one. Also, even buying retail in Delaware, that item has already been subject to an import tarrif, and the state just declines to charge a sales tax on top of that.
- Comment on What happens if Dorian Gray only glances at his portrait? 2 days ago:
Having read the book, but a long time ago IIRC it’s more that he’s no longer able to rationalize away the effects of his terrible behavior, and so the spell is broken.
- Comment on What would you do if you got message that says "do not look outside" 2 days ago:
I would immediately and involuntarily have looked outside immediately after the first message.
Human instincts are dumb like that.
- Comment on How do you avoid the "third rail"? Wouldn't it be on different sides depending on where your headed? 6 days ago:
It’s always on the side away from the platform.
- Comment on Why would anyone downvote a question on No Stupid Questions? 6 days ago:
Sometimes it’s a rant or opinion piece posing as a question. That’s off-topic.
Or sometimes it’s begging the question.
And sometimes it’s just deeply misogynistic.
- Comment on What was the first thing "pirated" on the net? What was the first thing to be pirated off the net in the modern age? 1 week ago:
The first things I saw reproduced without permission online, in 1996, were pornography, poetry, and videogames.
- Comment on $1.8 trillion was wiped out from the US stock market yesterday, where did it go? 1 week ago:
Valuation owes more to perception than utility. If the perception of worth shrinks, the price deflates accordingly.
So it is not actual value of anything that disappeared, but rather that prices fell.
- Comment on How was the US national debt created? Does the US have problem paying it's bills? Who are we in debt to? 1 week ago:
It was created intentionally, by taking out loans. Some of these loans are owed to her own citizens, in the form of bonds. Others are loans taken from business and even foreign states. In the lattermost case, the debt creation is the benefit even more than the funds received; a nation that is owed a large sum by the US now has an interest in keeping the US around so he can repay that debt.
The US has not historically had a problem paying her bills. It is a constant concern to make sure this continues to be the case, however.
- Comment on With Reverse-Engineer-Everything, has Software become basically worthless? 2 weeks ago:
don’t confuse “impossible to use for rent-seeking” with “worthless”
- Comment on How come fat chance and slim chance both mean the same thing? 2 weeks ago:
fat chance is said sarcastically
- Comment on They eliminated cashiers and keep the profits. NY Democrats are fighting back. 3 months ago:
Fun fact: With very little effort, you can give yourself a discount at checkout!
Unethical corporations are humanity’s predators and we should hurt them however we can.
- Comment on Is it normal to be mildly exhausted after talk therapy? 8 months ago:
Pretty normal, in my experience.
- Comment on What Happened to slrpnk.net ? 8 months ago:
poVoq travels for work; last time there was an outage like this her ISP had reassigned an address and the system designed to deal with that has a critical fault, which she couldn’t fix without physical access until she figured out a backdoor solution. It’s probably another problem like that, and will be fixed when she gets home next week.
- Comment on How do you cut a cucumber so that the round slices don't roll all over and off of your cutting board? 8 months ago:
partial peel three to five stripes all the way around, so it’s a mix of flat and round edges
- Comment on When did it become normalized to start passing credit card processing fees to the customer? 8 months ago:
As soon as it became clear we were willing to pay it.
- Comment on Which ia better etiquette? 1 year ago:
use your knife
- Comment on Is empathy based on a financial bell curve? 1 year ago:
I think you’ll find that at every level. It’s certainly very prevalent anong middle-class suburbanites.
- Comment on Why is there such a negative connotation with the poos of horses, bulls, and bats? 1 year ago:
Okay, meaningless or spurious.
- Comment on Why are ghosts never racist? 1 year ago:
How do you know you haven’t?
- Comment on Why is there such a negative connotation with the poos of horses, bulls, and bats? 1 year ago:
Bullshit is meaningless talk or meaningless tasks.
Horseshit is a falsehood.
Batshit is crazy or deranged.
Dogshit is something low-quality.
- Comment on Why does Dairy Queen sell food? 1 year ago:
So you can get dinner and dessert at the same place.
- Comment on Do you ever feel like your inside thoughts are leaking out? 1 year ago:
No.
TBF, I don’t really try to keep most things inside anyway, so there’s only a few I need to keep the lid on.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 year ago:
I share this blessing. I’m still confused by how exactly people are tasting how spicy their precious meal was when it’s on the way back out.
- Comment on Is empathy based on a financial bell curve? 1 year ago:
No, the working class and the lower class are both very empathic. I’m guessing you haven’t spent very much time with us.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 year ago:
I’ve been carfree in Chicago for two decades, I highly recommend it. I keep my license current for emergencies and the odd once-a-year rental situation, but don’t own one. It’s cheaper and safer this way.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 year ago:
MRW I’m on a list with the CIA and the NRA but it’s the Culinary Institute of America and the National Restaurant Association.
- Comment on What would happen if the Earth was sucked into a black hole? 1 year ago:
We’d suffocate and then be crushed.
- Comment on Instead of asking all my stupid questions separately, could I just get a ton of "How to Adult" type resources in the comments? 1 year ago:
Your first time doing taxes, go to the public library and grab the paper copy of the instructions, even if you’re submitting it electronically. Read them and highlight anything that’s confusing or important.
Laundry: Use less detergent than you think, and colder water than you think. Don’t machine-dry any wool and most synthetic fabrics.
ADHD? Look into a bullet journal for keeping track of important info. This is not a product, it’s a method, and you can do it with a 50¢ composition book. The main benefit for someone with ADHD is that it’s stupid easy to start and doesn’t break if you forget to do it for a day or a week or a month.
Buying insurance? Hiring a contractor? Know your budget and get at least three quotes before deciding.
You don’t get promoted by being good at your current job. You get promoted by asking for it, or by jumping to a different company.
Start investing now. Pick a stock or fund that’s boring but steady and buy $50 worth (or more, if you can afford it), rain or shine. Don’t stress about optimizing it; even boring investments should have a return well above inflation.
Never lend anyone money. It will destroy your relationship 90% of the time. If someone needs help and you want to help them, just give them the money. Either they’ll pay it back some other way or they’ll pay it forward, but no matter what it won’t be hanging between you.
If times are hard, don’t be afraid or ashamed to take advantage of programs or food banks. That’s what they’re there for. You’re not taking it away from someone who needs it more, most food banks have a big overflow from week to week. If you feel bad about using these programs when you’re down, well, make sure to donate or volunteer when you’re up.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 year ago:
The hell I can’t!
- Comment on Why are you here and not on Reddit? 1 year ago:
not what I wrote