Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
they are, but over on Facebook, x, or that other one
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they are, but over on Facebook, x, or that other one
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
This is somehow worse than the "sandwich" @bencollins.bsky.social is talking about. 🤢 You win the Internet this afternoon, congrats. 😁
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
"dunce"?
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah those would be hard. The strips are easy, even with "dumb" LEDs (but would require some DIY skill)
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Wait ... Do you mean like the ones from Philips (etc) that go in regular lamp holders, or those strips that are more for accent lighting?
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
id give them back in a heartbeat
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
"T"his "A"bsolutely "C"aptivating "O"range 🤣
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
To be fair, i haven't been a teen in a couple decades, and i still think it's a great SSID 🤣
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
What if we don't wanna wait till 9? 🤣
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
A supervolcano eruption? 😁
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
This is why you shouldn't be getting your burners from Fisher Price. 🤣
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Gunpowder beneath Parliament, got it! ... wait...
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
... in 2016!
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Ooh, can it be the "wait it's all (whatever) / always has been" meme? 🤣
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
The gestapo disappearing anyone they can get their greasy mitts on is worse for tourism than a "strong" dollar tho ...
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
What's that old adage ... "the Internet never forgets" ?
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Unless you look like me (i.e. pasty white) ... then maybe don't show "all" of it at once. 🤣
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Woo! Y'all go for it! If you're planning on being outside, don't forget sunscreen, even if it's gonna be cloudy. From experience, it's surprisingly easy to get a sunburn if you wear mostly tee-shirts (etc.).
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
It's a bit of a stupid idea -- but it helped me ... ... Small container garden of plants that honeybees and bumblebees like out on your front porch / balcony . If nothing else, just taking a few minutes to sit and watch them go about collecting nectar is calming.
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Tea is great and all, but energy drinks are where it's at.😋
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Are we talking "mild is hot enough, thanks" spicy, or "Rainier just blew its top" spicy, ?
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
looks amazing!
Lynn Stahl (@msbtterswrth.altgov.info) reposted
Pssst: trump is a pedo and is trying to cover up the #epsteinfiles. Pass it on 🤭
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
There is absolutely nothing strange about trying to build a computer out of discrete electronics ... it is a bit big though
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
But are they bendy straws?
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
I never hated the IRS ...
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
The thing is a delete button 🤔
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
congrats, you have no bill! (this is not legal advice, I'm not responsible when the tax man comes knocking)
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Who is this "DEREK" and why is anyone going to their pet-free parties?
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
pfft, notta chance. It'd be "gold(TM)" paint.
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Was making the point that tissues aren't exactly a "new" school supply more than anything else. 50-60 boxes will last a good while (except maybe with younger kids)
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
We all brought 1 or 2 boxes of Kleenex (puffs, whatever) when I was in school 30 years ago ... at private school ...
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Ohhhhh, so they're in that bathroom at mar-a-lago ... 🤔
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Beat me to it!
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Ah, right yes. Thought there was some new information that you were referring to initially.
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Only thing stopping you is you! ... well, and maybe your budget ...
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Nice!
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
"Oh good, those dreadfully loud smoky parties are gone" -- Them
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
I've lost the plot a bit with Texas. Did local officials actually "reject" the NWS warnings? Last I read, the water rose so fast that nothing short of "private" solutions would've really been fast enough ... ?
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Think it'd be a potential fix here if "aid" were more transparent that it was "aid" , so that is harder for people to get taken along for the ride. Though I dunno how to do this, since people believe Amazon wants Apple gift cards to "repay a debt on your account" so ... maybe there is no hope 😭
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
I think it has become unquestioningly apparent that people on the whole do not actually see or understand if/when they themselves are getting aid. It's really too easy to get lost in the rhetoric of "you're losing out because of The Others" and think that you're not gonna be the leopard's next meal
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
I've got 2 -- one that plugs in, and the other is battery/crank. The crank one can't do SAME codes; but that means I don't have to reprogram it on vacation. Yeah, I get "too much", but better than not getting anything. At home, it's just off; unless there's a watch ongoing.
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Well time to remind Columbus about this little tidbit ... "Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of the right; and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech, or of the press."
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Somebody call Charmin, there's gotta be some reason this TP is getting sold at $200+ per sheet...
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
The important thing for (1) & (2) is that it can filter by county SAME code. If it can't, then it'll go off on every alert in the broadcast area (here, 10 counties). Yes, "the county" is still a big area. (3) might be as simple as "bad station" (I can "get" 4/7 here, though only 1 or 2 are good RX)
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Yep! Or a louder siren, or rumble-pack for your pillow, etc.
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
By comparison, Gollum was a goddamn saint.
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
The first time I watched it, yeah (but it also might've been a tv adaptation). Then I watched it in college "...wait a minute it's all just federalist propaganda ... also, Rico you're an idiot."
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
... no, he's saying that your reading comprehension is poor. 😋
Abbiistabbii (@abbiistabbii.bsky.social) reposted
This, too, will pass, even if it doesn't feel like it will.
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
People suck. especially the ones who are "supposed" to be "welcoming(TM)"
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Well, darn ... 😬
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
😳 ohhhh, now it makes a lot more sense
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
... but how does that help that struggling mother of 2 who is on food stamps?
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Something about "bootstraps" and "handouts", probably.
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
They've got the Lacroix of a plan ...
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
if they do ...
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
This is all hobby stuff -- college kids or early 20s. The (IIRC, new) admin believed the "malice" angle because of whatever reason. Suffice to say, inexperience on their part led to a new written rule in someone's blood. At least is was just a small injury...
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Look on the bright side -- It could always be thistle
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
it's all just a facade?
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Left looks to be peppermint, right spearmint. try a leaf and see? can confirm "in the ground" is a terrible place for mint ... been trying to kill it back for 3 years now, lol
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a ... wait...
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
They're whining that they have to wait for the sunscreen to soak in (or whatever reason it says to wait 15 minutes on the bottle)
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
"Honorable" or not, the premise for "taxing ads" sounds dumb. Like, if "taxing ads" made sense, you'd think they'd have nailed newspapers sometime in the last forever.
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Isn't it usually calm in the eye of the storm? Might want to move it a little to the left ...
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
It's a machine with the sole purpose of "carrying people". It could be made out of pure asbestos, and some passenger would STILL find a way to set it on fire.
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Personal -- hit the e-stop at a maker space cuz someone was being stupid. I got suspended for 2 months (some BS about "not a card carrying safety guy"). I came back to find them in a cast. They did the dumb thing again, and this time it caught hold. Took a broken wrist for them to "get" safety. 😡
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Kinda feels like that bit at the end of Inglorious Basterds. I'm butchering it, but it's to the effect of "... one day you're gonna take that uniform off, aren't ya? [...] If I had my way, you'd have to wear that for the rest of your life."
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
"it's written in blood" is one of those things that people laugh at right up till they see video footage of people getting yanked into machines (and I mean the real ones, not those crappy "safety videos") ... or reading up on events like the Shirtwaist factory fire ...
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Absolutely!
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
"Getting" to the ground isn't the problem. The sudden stop when you slam into it though ...
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
If I never have to see EWR again, it'll be too soon. ... though the train was easier to catch from the airport than here ...
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
I find it "tiresome" in the sense that it's treated as something open to discussion; like it were a new sportsball pitch, or proposed levy for repair work, etc. I mean ... I thought we all agreed "never again" back in the 40s.
The Last Mile with USAID (@thelastmileusaid.bsky.social) reposted
Trump destroyed 60 years of American generosity— aid that fed families, kept girls in school, saved 26 million from AIDS, and now puts 14 million lives at risk. He wants your tax dollars for raids, cages and terrorizing our communities. If you mean it, don’t just like it. Repost it!
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
... this sounds like the opening cutscene from one of the command and conquer games ...
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
TOMATO!?!? 🤣 never in a million years would I have gotten that one. Looked up Veloutè and Espagnole -- seems I was sort of on the right track, even if I didn't know the names til now. I always liked "people who tell you 'flipping burgers' is unskilled are the ones who serve charcoal on holidays."
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
RATM has been trying to tell us for decades ... 😡
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
I've done "pick your own X" at farms about an hour away, and have definitely hit 10-12 pounds of strawberries in an hour or so. ... "yep an hour" is about where my back starts screaming to be done for the day though 🤣
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
mmmm, meat snacks ...
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
People?
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Cool trains, you say? How about these old shark nose diesel locomotives?
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Flip the boat!
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Jesus Christ.
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
I know bechamel and hollandaise are two ... is burre blanc the third? The last two are probably variations of bechamel ... swap the milk for stock. This took a good 10 minutes of racking my brain from back in lockdowns ...
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
I miss when we used glass ... yeah yeah, it's heavier and all that, but it's infinitely reusable (until it breaks, then it's infinitely recyclable)...
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
I was definitely thinking of those prepackaged meals when I asked ... Completely slipped my mind that pantry basics fit the bill too! Thanks!
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
this is probably my favorite one
Dan (@dpurg.bsky.social) reply parent
The only problem with solar is that I have trees that shade my entire roof. (and I'm not cutting those down)