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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

They do, but there are enough conservatives who really hate women that I don't think we'll see a female Republican nominee for a long time. VP again, sure, but look at how a lot of people talked about Nikki Haley. She's plenty authoritarian and a ton of them hated her.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I don't think a Thatcher type could win in the US (thankfully) - there are a ton of evangelicals who don't believe in women having authority on the Republican side, even if that woman is a hateful cow who believes the same things they do.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Unfortunately, I can confirm that it is possible because you can't actually bleach something like that from your brain once you see it. Really it was just the skin that he'd stretched way out but still.

[–] [email protected] 63 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Didn't he also eat cereal with pee instead of milk and take a picture of himself stepping on his own nutsack? I feel like this dude is just forcing his gross fetishes on people left and right.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

The secret ingredient was crime.

[–] [email protected] 60 points 6 days ago

If there's a silent majority, they've never bothered voting before now, so I don't see an upset happening.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago

I have what I'm pretty sure is gustatory rhinitis, except it's triggered by eating anything, not just spicy food, so I definitely do appreciate the times when my nose isn't running. All 5 minutes a day that it's not.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Oh yeah, my next car is definitely going to be an EV, regardless, but it does seem silly to spend the money when A) I drive so little and B) I still have student loans I'm trying to clear out in the next year or so. I'm also secretly hoping that in the meantime Toyota will say, "hey here's a RAV4 that's identical to your current one except it's electric!" because I reaaaally love my car and haven't found anything to take it's blocky little place in my heart yet.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Man, we gotta pump those numbers up. Get our bite force on the next level.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Your second paragraph is why I haven't pulled the trigger yet. I don't WFH, but my commute is only about 10 miles round trip and most of my errands are done within that same area. My Toyota is 12 years old and only has ~80k miles on it, so it just doesn't make sense to switch at this point.

That said, I'm casually looking for a new job and my commute would go up dramatically for a lot of options in my field, so I haven't eliminated the possibility.

[–] [email protected] 62 points 1 week ago (9 children)

Jokes on those people, now people live in vans on purpose (and I definitely can't afford one).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I was gonna say, I'm 40 and I'm fully in my idgaf era. I like a lot of corny shit and I'm gonna be openly enthusiastic about it.

 

I'm going to a conference next week and while they asked everyone for dietary preferences, I don't have high hopes based on experience (sure, I'd love another "salad" that's just iceberg with no dressing!), so I'm trying to plan ahead and bring some things with me so I don't starve. Unfortunately, the hotel room doesn't have a microwave, just a mini-mini-fridge and I'm bringing my small kettle, so I mostly have to stick to things that can be stored/eaten at room temp, or prepared with just hot water. So far, I have some soy curl jerky to take to long sessions, a couple of ramen bowls, and some bread and packets of almond butter, but I'm kind of out of ideas. There is a Trader Joe's within walking distance, so I can at least grab some fruit or salad when I get a chance, but is there anything else I'm not thinking of that I should pack and/or plan to buy? The conference is a full week, so I'd prefer not to eat crap (like the ramen) the whole time if I can help it.

 

Finally sprung for the 12lb bag because we love these things. I usually make buffalo soy curls and throw them on a salad or mac and cheese, or make lemon "chicken" orzo with them, but I'm open to other suggestions from anyone else who likes them since I have enough for about the next decade.

 
 

I don't do much handheld gaming, but I'm going to have some overseas flights and long-ish train rides later this year, and may also be having surgery that will keep me fairly bedbound for about a month. I'm just not sure how much money it's worth spending on a deck that I likely won't use much outside of those specific cases - I bought a switch when I got covid in 2020 and used it a ton at the time but I've only used it a few times since, though I miiight use a deck a bit more just because I already have a pretty extensive steam library.

Is it better to stick to the cheapest model or is there enough of a difference that it might be worth spending a little more for a nicer one?

 

This is one of the first kits I got really excited about and I finally grabbed it on Black Friday. I've never done buttonhole stitch and it's a lot of fun now that I have the hang of it. It's a party at my house, as you can see.

 

Yeah, definitely don't put any of those profits toward a living wage though. Make your employees trauma dump for the chance at a few extra bucks! Probably comes as an Amazon gift card, too.

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I don't know how to cross stitch (and did absolutely zero research before starting this kit), but this is a mood, especially after I realized I miscounted and put the s one space off and now have to pull it back out.

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Well...mostly. I need to fill in a couple of gaps on the bear, but I lost my mind and decided to try to finish a whole new pattern by 10/1 so I'll have to worry about that later. I'm overall really happy with how both came out. I can see mistakes up close, but I think from a distance, they're both nice. Also, this was before ironing both, please disregard any wonky satin stitch - the thread moves when I wash off the pattern.

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