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[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

One of ours gets stuck on the 3 different sets of measuring cups. Why do we have 3 full sets? No one knows!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

We can't really do that, at least not where I am. Denying a request has to be based on it being information that we genuinely can't release to anyone, we can't just determine we're not releasing something because the requestor is a pain in the ass. We also can't charge people unless it takes more than 2 hours of time per request - depending on how the requests are split up, they may not meet that time. I don't know how FOIA fees work, so maybe it's different, but I also doubt fees will put the very- well-funded Heritage Foundation off too much.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 days ago (3 children)

"Fun" fact, criminal justice records are often subject to different rules than other records. In CO, we have 3 days to respond, or up to 10 if the request is so large that it needs an extension. The police, on the other hand, seem to just fart around forever. FOIA has a longer response time, but I'm guessing most federal agencies don't get the leeway cops do, so getting a ton of these malicious requests back to back is a real pain in the dick. Speaking from experience, I'm glad I'm not the one dealing with these assholes.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"You have to enforce a law that says creditors can't discriminate, but you can't talk about discrimination." Sure, Gym. How about shut the fuck up for once in your life. We already know you're a tire fire in human form, you don't have to keep proving it.

[–] [email protected] 80 points 1 week ago (12 children)

My coworker told me I "seem like a Jill Stein voter" the other day as a compliment. I sent him this AMA after explaining exactly why that's not a compliment. I don't think he knew much about her except that something called the Green Party sounds really great and progressive, right? Except Jill Stein is a fucking shill who has no interest in making this country better for anyone but herself and the people who pay her to be a spoiler.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

Oh motherfucker. Had I known, I would've picked Grazer to win instead of Chunk on my bracket even though Chunk is objectively massive.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

Oh you mean Anna Paulina Mayerhofer, whose whole background is up for debate, is a liar and a hypocrite? That's shocking.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I don't necessarily care about fewer episodes if the story is still good, but the long waits mean I've hit the point where I generally won't bother to watch something until it's over. I don't feel like investing myself if I don't know when/if the next part is coming, so now I wait until every season is out to start watching.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Nah, money makes you look young, but it also seems to turn a lot of people into real assholes. Tbh, though, I think people are mistaking handsome for youthful - I don't really think either of them look any younger in the fact than Walz, it's just the hair.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Well, one of them is an abusive drunk, one is a cult member who has multiple ex-wives who've basically fled the marriage, and one is Tim Walz. Think I'd pick Walz.

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

Oh it's not professional, we just all like animals and most of my coworkers already play fantasy football, so this fits in.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

Some of them also have names. Chunk, Grazer, Otis, etc. Usually just the more popular or well-known bears though. 747 doesn't have a name though, because his number is an apt description.

If you couldn't tell, I'm very into Fat Bear Week - my office posts our brackets and we have a trophy for the winner.

 

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 looked up the ones he shows in the video and basically all of them are the equivalent of 30 year old participation trophies. He's posted the video on every city fb post for days, and he calls volunteering slavery every chance he gets. There's a reason his own political party disavowed him a couple of years ago.

 

This guy has been running for local office and losing every election cycle for years. His latest thing is that he is a victim the same way George Floyd was because DEI has made it hard to be a white man, I guess?

For the record, his "wife" literally left the country over a decade ago and I think his son has also moved to her country. The last picture he has with them is easily 15 years ago, so I don't think they really give a shit if anyone votes for him. Oh, also, they're Asian so he regularly refers to himself as a "person/father of color."

 

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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