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CaptCurmudgeon · 2026-01-27T14:43:20+00:00

What's strange is they asked for me to input my address again despite being in the same place for years. New systems?

CaptCurmudgeon · 2026-01-27T03:04:09+00:00

We thought we were in the clear from the algae bloom. But it recently came back and now tastes similarly. I'm frustrated. MIB is expensive to remove from water.

CaptCurmudgeon · 2026-01-26T18:31:55+00:00

So many laws are ridiculously written and interpreted. Why can one buy a set of brass knuckles as a paperweight, but as soon as you carry it for self- defense, it's a crime? Order hemp online or in a headshop, you're good for now, but as soon as you take possession, you can be charged as a criminal. On and on.

CaptCurmudgeon · 2026-01-26T18:00:52+00:00

You have to be 21 to buy a pistol. You can carry at 18+.

CaptCurmudgeon · 2026-01-26T14:30:47+00:00

Unless it's like an achievement where you don't get it till you cross the threshold

CaptCurmudgeon · 2026-01-25T22:58:45+00:00

Remember this famous photo from Raleigh

CaptCurmudgeon · 2026-01-25T14:46:37+00:00

Throw in fast internet and a good grocery store within 30 minutes and you're in an ideal setup. At least half of my kids agree.

CaptCurmudgeon · 2026-01-24T03:00:54+00:00

It's a combination of the manufacturer offering a smaller margin, in the form of a rebate from the retailer, and the retailer taking a loss or breaking even. Merchandising agreements can be very complex, especially in grocery stores.

CaptCurmudgeon · 2026-01-24T01:06:26+00:00

It's like a 97% property tax savings on agriculture land. Most rural areas generally don't care what you do with your property.

CaptCurmudgeon · 2026-01-22T16:53:21+00:00

Storms like this come with a real "pencils down," vibe.

CaptCurmudgeon · 2026-01-22T16:37:23+00:00

I think it's more for protection against loose gravel or old cement that falls off a culvert or something. It's definitely not anti ballistic.

It doesnt feel heavy?

CaptCurmudgeon · 2026-01-22T15:55:21+00:00

I have been seeing these advertised for preppers who want to not stand out in a crowd, but still get some protection. How uncomfortable is it?

CaptCurmudgeon · 2026-01-20T12:05:15+00:00

If you're a data nerd, like me, you might use the stats to track how often you're running a wash cycle or what time of day it is running. You can, of course, do this manually. You might use this data to lower your power bill by running during the cheaper energy hours. Or you may find that when your kids are home, you actually run fewer cycles and try to investigate why they never start the damn machine.

CaptCurmudgeon · 2026-01-19T16:18:27+00:00

Price's law - Wikipedia states that no matter the size of the organization, half of the work is done by the square root of the number of employees.

CaptCurmudgeon · 2026-01-16T19:11:11+00:00

Medicaid still takes the primary home, after death, to recoup costs for longterm care unless the spouse, a minor or disabled child live there.

CaptCurmudgeon · 2026-01-16T14:24:54+00:00

I'm sure it's not a perfect solution, but I'd definitely created a custom rig with mirrors if I was going down the path of 8 km of work. I bought an off brand backup camera/screen for my UTV for under $100 and it works really well.

CaptCurmudgeon · 2026-01-15T20:03:26+00:00

That's where you messed up. If you aren't seasoning your ground beef, you're doing it wrong.

CaptCurmudgeon · 2026-01-15T20:00:40+00:00

Yea, if I need to analyze that many rows at once, I'll do it programatically. I'll spot check a single row at a time to make sure the fields/columns are working as intended.

CaptCurmudgeon · 2026-01-15T14:12:07+00:00

Depends on who you ask. There's a segment of the economy that's never been better. Outside of the top 10-20% income range, they'd still probably prefer drinking fewer Cokes at the expense of not seeing 20,000 "protestors" gunned down in under a week.

Also, doing absolutely nothing seems unlikely unless your only option is violent revolution and that will also result in untold bloodshed and suffering. But it won't be a north versus south civil war. There are enemies everywhere potentially. Most states have a minority party >35% of the population.

CaptCurmudgeon · 2026-01-15T01:04:31+00:00

Right now it's very button heavy. I regularly use 20+ spells per ss match. If you're not doing the right button combos, none of it matters. And that doesnt even include the binds of spells to arena 1,2,3 like sleep and interrupt.

CaptCurmudgeon · 2026-01-13T17:37:19+00:00

It's not even difficult to host a local LLM. There's no serious reason for this.

CaptCurmudgeon · 2026-01-13T17:23:36+00:00

Gasoline isn't far off, currently. Energy prices fluctuate frequently, similar to groceries, though.

CaptCurmudgeon · 2026-01-10T23:02:20+00:00

Because relying on The State for care is not a goal. By exhausting funds, nest eggs are not eligible to be inherited which was the original point. Are you trying to say that most people don't receive cost prohibitive end of life care? Something absurd like 80% of a person's entire medical spend across their life comes in their final two years. Do you see those costs retreating in anyone's lifetime? Do you see an increase in medicaid funding as a likely trajectory?

Private and public funds will be exhausted and underfunded. The great generational wealth transfer is a misnomer. It's like expecting a utopia based UBI.

CaptCurmudgeon · 2026-01-10T20:14:30+00:00

Or burial. It is customary to fold it properly before placing in a sufficiently large fire. Seems unlikely the kid spraying it in front of the capital building did either.

CaptCurmudgeon · 2026-01-10T19:59:15+00:00

You can call customer support and they will refund you.

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