Huh? Where have I said anything about lobbying not existing? Or democrats not partaking of lobbyist money? The original post is about Elon Musk buying DOGE. That’s it. Stop putting words in my mouth.

I have the OXO shears and they’re fine. They cut through chickens and turkeys well, are easy to clean. Nothing wrong with them, but I have nothing to compare them to. I would trust Serious Eats if I were in the market.

Original post is simply about Elon paying a bunch of money and being gifted a position in Trump’s cabinet. Kamala still has nothing to do with that.

Over 50% of those who voted. ~30℅ of the electorate, less than 25% of citizens. Don’t give him more than he’s earned.

Yo, shit is fucked up, I agree. I fully understand the damage that this Cheeto can and probably will do.

Eventually, not immediately. Harris would have been vastly more sane, more status quo. But it would’ve been kicking the can…even if Trump lost now, another Trump would run - and win - down the road. At least with Trump the insanity is out in the open. I mean these cabinet picks are insane. It would be funnier if we didn’t have to live with the consequences.

Yeah, fair point. Or saw that both sides probably lead to the same end eventually.

A majority of American citizens who voted…that’s an important distinction. Roughly 29% of voting age american citizens and 22% of all american citizens - a sizeable minority but a minority nonetheless - voted for fascism and racism.

What do the campaign expenditures of Kamala Harris have to do with how much Elon Musk paid as what boils down to a bribe to Trump?

Yes! Ian’s secure shoelace knot is my go-to. Great site.

With regard to the tendency to tie a granny knot, I’m not even sure its from people using the same motion…once you advance past “two bunny ears” to the “swoop and push” it’s hard to tell what exactly is going on, which side is over which. I knew how to tie a proper square knot well before I realized I wasn’t tying a square knot in my laces. I just had to sit down and pay attention to figure it out which is a lot more thought than most people want to put into tying their shoes.

Yes. This worked for me as well. Smoked a pack or more a day for 14 years, within a year I just put the vape down. 10 year anniversary of last cig coming up!

You should write a book about it. You have a good, simple style thats easy to read, easy to understand. It would likely be cathartic to write and could help others.

TIL big box stores = steal cubes. Nice.

Having been a Linux user for nearly 10 years, it’s surprising how frequently I’m surprised at the things systemd can do. That’s not to say I have any idea what it should do.

I’m interested in these “subsidized phones”…are those the ones they lease to you forever unless you buy out at the end of the 24 month term? The same ones for which you pay more overall than if you bought the phone outright to begin with? Not sure it’s the consumer benefitting from those subsidies…

4. Use a flashlight pointed parallel to the floor. The shadow cast by the screw will look bigger than the screw itself.

:q! if it’s urgent

The “little meat things” look like mini corndogs, without sticks. Definitely not mini meatloafs, not like any fishstick I’ve encountered. Could be a hushpuppy I guess, but would be surprised if a dinner table in america in the 70s lacked some sort of animal based protein.

Don’t forget, the Department of Justice will have put him there, so DJ put DJ DJ in DJ, now DJ DJ gets to DJ in DJ.

What a great record. A forgotten treasure.