Edit: I misread the question. I thought it was “lowest quality product that you still use” (I was distracted)
Original comment: Harbor freight calipers. Surprisingly still accurate and undamaged through years of abuse. Kind of amazing, and shockingly useful.
Roo’s mom comes to mind, as well as a number of pokemon, mostly conventional ones, possibly a few lesser known/thought of ones too.
Yep, history is always important. Books on history also help you find solutions to today’s (annoyingly recurrent) problems, too.
DC is interesting in that it was a great mixing area because of all the postwar army bases. WW2 allowed many rural people from all walks of life to mix together, and people who were gay/bi/lesbian+ all had the chance to mix together for the first time in…well…perhaps ever, for everyone from small town Kansas to big city NYC. That opened doors for a lot of our ancestors.
And ironically, the lavender scare is what later precipitated into the gay rights movement, when everyone got sick of mandatory butthole inspections at work, and started suing and winning. (Embellishing a bit, but you get the gist)
I’d say the real ones are:
• A really strong Ulock like the Hiplok D1000, or 13mm+ chain (it should be resistant to portable angle grinders)
• A light vest or harness with multiple reflectors and LEDs, like the Noxgear Tracer vests. Typically, runners use these, but they help make you visible even if you wear dark clothing, which I recommend against anyways. You must be visible to other bikes, pedestrians, and most importantly, cars.
• A cargo rack and waterproof panniers. This makes it significantly easier to carry heavy groceries, locks, waterproof and insulating layers, laptops, beach gear, or whatever else you are carrying. I have two 44L ones, they are about as big as you can get without getting cumbersome. Plus, the ones I have can be rolled up and stuck into the other one when not in use (ortlieb back roller is what I use).
I love it when freezing rain does this. It’s so pretty on bushes and grasses :)
Play them back to back! It offers a really nice juxtaposition. I did a whole half life playthrough with all the mainline games + VR and HL + BM :)
Black mesa is so insanely good.
Seems fine to me, she sounds like a good influence. As long as they have condoms, I think things should be fine.
Everyone loses. That’s the painful part.
I completely agree. Plus, it gives everyone an hour of light that would otherwise be wasted working.
This literally happened in the 1954 Lavender Scare. Coworkers could report you for being a “security risk” and you’d be fired because they assumed you were a lesbian.
It’s why we have pride parades, to exercise that muscle and stamp out the fear of “otherness” in society.
You can buy spike strips and caltrops, just fyi 😇
Oh, there are definitely protests here, you just aren’t hearing about them. They just aren’t making the international news. There are regular, frequent protests on the West Coast of the US, including Hawaii. Pro-federal worker protests, pro-union protests, anti-Trump/Musk protests, pro-canadian protests/celebrations. It’s on our local news often, but it rarely makes international news. People have been doing good work around here too, if you know what I mean. Stuff that enrages the fascists.
Looks similar to the Juiced Ripracer, which is a phenomenal ebike for city use, particularly if you have a small apartment. The smaller battery and weird saddle kinda make this one less attractive, but there’s definitely a market for small, BMX-y ebikes. Mine could easily fit behind my (440 Sqft apartment) door
Dumb and Dumber for sure.
You most likely have a number of credit inquiries on your account now. The bad news is that it hurts your credit score. The good news is that they go away over the course of a few years to five years. I’d do a lot of research before getting another card. Get a basic one. I use mine for modest purchases like groceries. Credit cards also benefit from purchase protection, and serious tradeoffs like Rewards, which come from transaction fees (which in turn tend to raise prices on all goods that accept credit cards. There’s no such thing as a free lunch).
You shouldn’t be maxing your credit anyways, so 5k should be fine. Pay it off every month, the interest rate is insanely high if you fall behind. It’s better to get a loan from a bank for massive purchases.
Ps- I wouldn’t get a card that has annual charges, unless you are doing like, a shitload of foreign transactions whose transaction fees exceed the cost of the annual CC fee. Usually this doesn’t pencil out unless you are Canadian and there’s an American Costco a 25 minute drive from your place near the border.
It’s because he’s a massive cunt. It’s been scientifically proven on multiple occasions. He also is a dirty little couchfucker. Don’t believe a word he says.
Progressive here too. We’re staying on the blue coast.
Take a trip to Italy, as long as you can, and do a ton of research before you commit. That is a very large commitment, and you should have the language down pat, enough savings for a year, and a job lined up, or very strong prospects. If you are missing any of these things, I wouldn’t recommend going.
For me personally, I wouldn’t move unless there was significant danger. The grass is always greener. There will always be benefits and tradeoffs. I couldn’t see my family moving to Italy, even if we were straight. Their slide is not too far off from our own.
That’s totally fine! You can still ask people out just the same as anyone else. Love finds those who don’t explicitly seek it out. Form friendships, and love is a natural extension of that.
That goes for any sexual orientation, too. Being nice to people goes a long way.
The way to my heart is kindness, gardening, and shortalls (because God, people look so cute in them).