The only time that I experienced genuine dislike for my nationality was when I told a Serbian person at a training that I was giving that I’m American. I think that feelings run deeper when your home has been bombed or invaded or similar by another country.

My father in law has no time for Germans, which I kind of get since he is a Dutch Jew and half of his family was killed during the German occupation of the Netherlands.

Just another way to divide the working class.

Well, if I’m on the aisle I want to signal to the other passengers that I will be leaving promptly, and also to people behind me that I’m going to go as soon as my row is ready.

My partner likes to spend a half hour or so reading or watching a show. She uses these trays to hold her book, some bath soap, and some cola light.

But then what incentive would keep the owners owning everything?

My understanding is that you can replace the ZigBee firmware with Threads firmware if you want.

Why does the absolute number matter? Why does the rate matter?

The claim is that cars and guns are equally deadly in Chicago, with the observation that gun deaths are reported more.

If this is 3 people or 30 thousand people, the critique is the same.

If this is 1 in 10 million people or 1 in 10 people, the critique is the same.

While I’m sure that some are just cosplaying as Christians, i have no doubt that there are true believers there. I mean, RFK doesn’t believe in germ fucking theory, so we know that being crazy is no hindrance from getting power. Is it really so hard to believe that Americans elected Congressmen who believe the earth is 6000 years old?

In the Netherlands plastic waste is mostly burned, I believe.

I remember when cans used to have tabs that tore off. These were changed to the current model, where the tab stays attached after the can is opened.

People complained that they couldn’t drink properly with the new tab design. I guess they either figured it out, died, started using a glass, or gave up drinks in cans completely, since I haven’t heard this complaint in decades.

Anyway, I hope you figure it out, comrade! Good luck!

Could be here?

https://roadstotravel.net/usa-katy-freeway/

I stopped shopping at Best Buy in the 1990s when one store asked me to leave. I was writing down some prices so I could do some comparison shopping.

I think we’re agreeing. I mean, if your neighbor paints their mailbox with a rainbow then that’s something that will make your house harder to sell.

I think because for most Americans their home is their single largest asset - usually their only one with any resale value. So they jealousy guard against anything that might reduce the value, like a neighbor who does anything out of the blandest, most ordinary things.

I’d take that power.

Need more JPEG!

Meh. I’m over 50 and my knees are fine.

I just use restic.

I’m pretty sure it uses checksums to verify data on the backup target, so it doesn’t need to copy all of the data there.

Charge your phone! 😉

Fun fact:

Broccoli and cauliflower (and more), “are all actually varieties of the same species, Brassica oleracea: cauliflower, cabbage, kohlrabi, Brussels sprouts, Chinese broccoli, and collard greens.”

https://botanistinthekitchen.blog/2012/11/05/the-extraordinary-diversity-of-brassica-oleracea/