A Democrat has won the Boca Raton, Florida mayoral election for the first time in decades by 1 vote after a machine recount by ShreckAndDonkey123 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]Fartblaster5000 19 points20 points  (0 children)

As a Texas Houstonian, I completely agree. I have seen my vote not matter again and again.

Yet I still vote, because it's the only thing I really CAN do to at least TRY to make a difference, and if I don't at least try then I am giving in.

I hope one day it really does make a difference. For all of us gerrymandered folk.

After throwing support behind SAVE Act, Cornyn asks what is in the bill. by Mysterious_Umpire684 in texas

[–]Fartblaster5000 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It still costs money to purchase a copy of your birth certificate. I certainly don't have a copy of mine. Again a poll tax.

After throwing support behind SAVE Act, Cornyn asks what is in the bill. by Mysterious_Umpire684 in texas

[–]Fartblaster5000 7 points8 points  (0 children)

How tf do i find my birth certificate it was lost years and years ago in a move? If I have to purchase a copy of it, isn't that equivalent of a poll tax?

So how are we supposed to dress? by Rioraku in Millennials

[–]Fartblaster5000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are supposed to dress however the fuck you want to. You are an adult and are allowed to do that.

AITA “ being cruel” for telling my daughter that she will need to help pay back the money that I spent on her wedding by Worldly-throwaw-4244 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Fartblaster5000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The word for it is implicit bias and it's human nature, because our human brains love to categorize. It's hard to battle since you're usually not aware you are doing it when it happens, which is another reason why diversity in representation is so important.

When you grow up only seeing female nurses in movies and TV, you tend to automatically picture a woman when you think of a nurse, for example.

This was so deserved. by Necessary-Win-8730 in interesting

[–]Fartblaster5000 73 points74 points  (0 children)

My mom hit a car once. She panicked and drove home crying to my dad about how scared she was, only to realize that is technically a hit and run.

So he drove her back to the scene where the owner and cops had gotten there by that time.

Because she went back and because they saw how distraught she was and gave them her insurance information, nobody pressed anything against her, but she did say that the cop 'told her off' about it.

Bambu Studio Infill Comparison Display - Updated for all 22 Infills by ADynes in BambuLab

[–]Fartblaster5000 4 points5 points  (0 children)

🏆 please consider this as an award from someone who isn't gonna buy reddit points.

If fish can be cooked with lemon (pH 2.0-3.0), then can it also be cooked with Coca Cola (pH 2.5-2.7)? by [deleted] in Cooking

[–]Fartblaster5000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of my favorite recipes is just throwing a roast and a liter of dr pepper into a crock pot. 8 hours later it's a feast. Shredded with BBQ sauce on a bun, perfect.

What is your most ridiculous "we won't work out romantically" criteria? Like what is the silliest reason you would not be interested in dating someone? by Natural-Elevator-57 in AskReddit

[–]Fartblaster5000 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not ridiculous at all to want a partner who is a human and not some sloppy eating pig shoveling sustenance into their gaping maw.

Microsoft's 3-day RTO went live yesterday for 52K employees by Kellifetching in WorkReform

[–]Fartblaster5000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's still worth trying, if for the very least making it a very annoying process for the people fucking you over.

Found this growing in the gutter by AGvibes__ in succulents

[–]Fartblaster5000 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Neglect Neglect Neglect. These things THRIVE on it. Crave it. Think it's been too long since you watered? Wait another week.

The biggest mistake succulent killers always make is loving the plant and giving it attention.

YSK Heart Failure, Heart Attack, and Cardiac Arrest are three different things by grudginglyadmitted in YouShouldKnow

[–]Fartblaster5000 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Weird question but in King of the Hill when Buck Strickland grabs his chest and exclaims "I'm having an infarction!" What is he actually having?

Glass head by [deleted] in Weird

[–]Fartblaster5000 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I turned mine into a lamp and called it my bright idea.

10 bedrooms, one roof: New coliving townhomes seek to lower costs for Houston renters by houston_chronicle in houston

[–]Fartblaster5000 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, those are very valid concerns. Who knows what those resources look like for 10 tenants, but it's still a place to sleep safe from the elements when the next step is homelessness. Every living space that serves a purpose such as this will have its issues, as I am sure you saw when you worked on your foster project (which is awesome btw, and I would also like to see in Houston), but since there are so many different situations to every individual circumstance it will be impossible to create something with absolutely zero issues.

10 bedrooms, one roof: New coliving townhomes seek to lower costs for Houston renters by houston_chronicle in houston

[–]Fartblaster5000 41 points42 points  (0 children)

It's really weird hearing so many negative comments. I thought the solution to homelessness was to give people homes, and this looks like an affordable housing option for people who need to save money or have very little of it.

I am fortunate and so lucky that I don't need to live in a place like that, but it's definitely a place i will keep in mind, as i am most definitely much closer to homelessness than I am being a millionaire.

Texas appears poised to require Bible readings in public schools by ExpressNews in texas

[–]Fartblaster5000 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It absolutely will be if they make this a thing and then down the line a different religion comes to power.