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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Winging it⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  During the Renaissance, there were certainly a lot of the weirdly adult baby Jesus paintings, but there were also realistic examples from the time (that one is Raphael, one of the great masters).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Made before Trump took office, right?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Helpful graph for the Titanic⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Well, yes to both. It’s also clearly drawn by hand - basically a cartoon.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Helpful graph for the Titanic⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s annual, so it’s just total deaths that year.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Helpful graph for the Titanic⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I believe it’s referring to the five people who died in 2023 in that submersible that was named “titanic.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Loretta Swit, Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on ‘M*A*S*H,’ Dies at 87⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Never fails to make me smirk when people do the title of that show in markdown.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨No looky for you!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They’re attractive, but they also have a much bigger problem with gaskets getting moldy, and I personally think getting clothes in and out of a top-loading is more convenient unless they’re stacked.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨No looky for you!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Usually only on front-loading models so you can see if there’s water in it before trying to open the door.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨a flower for mother's day⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My family texts each other all the time when we’re in the same house, just too lazy to go upstairs or whatever.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨To join Facebook these days, one must record a video selfie⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Apparently you’re a modern horror story.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨>:)>⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  <Gives you the side eye>

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨venomous⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  English teachers: 😢

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨But thats alright because I love the way you lie.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I feel like this just be a visual illustration of a pun out some song lyrics, but I’m not getting them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Donny Poppins⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I remember Randy Rainbow doing it in 2016 (when do many thought Trump didn’t have a chance).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can confirm⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  He gets shit for drone strikes (which he increased but didn’t start) that had civilian casualties, but no mentions that everyone prior just used larger dumb bombs that had a lot more civilian casualties. Everyone just says “Look at how many drone strikes under Obama!” Here’s the estimated number of middle eastern civilian deaths since 2001: image

  From this article

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨There he goes⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What was the fallout afterwards? Did they just say “you need to stay hydrated,” or what?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨who are you?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  No clue. Not making any claims other than that there’s no known expiration for water that’s not subject to excess heat.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can confirm⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  God I miss them. He wasn’t a perfect president, but it seemed like he really tried to do the right thing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Love this⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks, I appreciate that. I’m not really enjoying 2025 so far (I’ll just mention that I’m pretty far left leaning as well, so you can understand that country/world events are stressful).

  We had planned on selling our house in CA and moving to WA. Now my wife has gone to NM to live with our son, and I’m getting ready to sell the CA house so we can each buy one. I’ve decided to stay in the same area of CA (where I grew up, where all my friends are), which means my house will be a small condo since prices here are super high. So that’s adding to the stress, but compared to the marriage ending thing it feels more minor.

  I know things will settle out, but it’s been hard to take.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Love this⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m 62. I retired in January. In February, my 30-year marriage ended. I’m living alone for the first time in decades, and I never really did it very long before (a few years in my late 20s. It’s very strange. at this age.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨who are you?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Right, and doing that can make it go above levels even before the best buy date. But bottled water that isn’t allowed to get really hot doesn’t have a known expiration.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨who are you?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s a pretty low risk unless the bottles get really hot.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨who are you?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There are different types of dates in the US. Few things have expiration dates, which means it can be dangerous (or, for medication, ineffective) after that date. Most things have “best before” dates, which means the company has tested the product that far from its production and found it still met the quality standard.

  The problem is that the FDA requires that testing and that every product have such a date. People have mentioned salt, which is inert, having a date, and that’s probably the most ridiculous example, but there are lots of things that have super long shelf lives beyond the best buy dates. Honey, soy sauce, bottled water, and vinegar being examples that come to mind.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Let's put an end to the discussion; what is the best way?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe it depends on climate, but bread left out where I am gets moldy way before it gets stale. The best solution is to keep it in the freezer (in a bag, and any of those methods but CE would probably be fine). Weeks later, the bread is still soft and send fresh. Bread thaws unbelievably fast. If I’m making a sandwich, I take two slices out and put them on a plate separated. Usually by the time I’ve got the other ingredients ready to go, the bread is thawed. If you’re toasting the bread, it can go straight from freezer to toaster. If you’re making sandwiches to take to work or school, you can just make them on the frozen bread.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Let's put an end to the discussion; what is the best way?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The fridge is the worst place. Try the freezer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Don't try this at home⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh, man, the risk of infection in a bone is SO high, and can easily be fatal. Very bad idea. He’d be better off yanking the tooth.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Don't try this at home⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, exactly.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve discussed work/careers with a lot of people around your age over the years. Here’s what I end up saying - it’s broader than your specific situation, but includes it:

  • If there’s something that you’re so passionate about that you’ll do it as an unpaid hobby, you might as well take a shot at making money from it. If it’s something like art or music, where there’s a huge amount of competition and only a tiny percentage are able to sustain themselves from it, you should have a Plan B, and set yourself some guidelines for long you’ll try it, but you might as well give your a go if it’s a passion.

  • If there’s nothing you’re super passionate about, but a number of things you enjoy, you should take some time to look into what a career in each of those things is like. What are the hours, what is the typical pay, etc. Pick the one that fits with a lifestyle that clicks with you.

  • If you don’t have anything from either of the two above, do you have any skills or aptitudes that are sellable? For instance, if you’re good at math, you might be a good fit for accounting. If you’re good with your hands, you might consider a trade skill like plumbing or mechanic. You funny have to be passionate about those things to have a good job doing them.

  • If you have zero from any of the above, look for a job that wouldn’t suck after some years. A business that’s willing to take untrained people, doesn’t chew them up and spit them out, and that has room for advancement so that you have some possibility of increasing pay over your career.

  There are lots of big chain retail stores that will take people right out of high school, but for many of them their model is to train you up quickly, load you up with responsibility, promote you if you work out well, and then within a couple years start cutting your hours to drive you away because they can get a new high school kid for cheaper.

  There are lots and lots of jobs and businesses that just suck, and you want to position yourself to not be in them. Most people don’t have something they’ve always wanted to do and are super passionate about. It’s fine to have a job vs a career, but you don’t want to find yourself at 40 slaving away at a shitty job for little pay, wishing you’d gotten a degree in one thing or another so you could be working fewer hours for more pay. And I’m not saying it’s all about money, but lack of a living wage is a real problem for a lot of people.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨sorry i never replied⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I retired in January, and I’m having this issue to a point it feels insane. The other night I got undressed for bed and was dumbfounded when I saw that the hamper I was tossing my clothes into was otherwise empty. My brain just could not accept that I was at the end of the same day that featured doing laundry earlier. That had to be at least the day before. But I’ve had other things that were the opposite: didn’t I just run the dishwasher? No, that was a week ago.

  I have no time cues. Trash day is about the only think that happens on a regular schedule. Some days I’m busy and they go quicker. Some days are mostly reading or whatever, and they go on forever. After 40 years of getting up and going to work, with certain things happening certain days, it feels pretty surreal.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨are there bots that downvote every comment users have?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I remember a long time ago noticing, while sorting by new, that posts in some communities had downvotes within seconds of being posted, so yes I think there are bots.