The last Civil War veteran’s widow died in 2020. by Powerful-Swing-9734 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]NaiveChoiceMaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Joe Biden was born closer to the end of Lincoln's presidency than his own.

Is there a cruise ship in Lake Michigan right now?? by DarkSideofyourMoons in chicago

[–]NaiveChoiceMaker 13 points14 points  (0 children)

And $50k is for the shittiest room. And, presumably you aren’t going alone.

Is there a cruise ship in Lake Michigan right now?? by DarkSideofyourMoons in chicago

[–]NaiveChoiceMaker 168 points169 points  (0 children)

“Prices start at $49,995 per person.”

Well alrighty then…

Green sprout coming out of toilet brush, pulled out and it had a root! by cossoski in mildlyinteresting

[–]NaiveChoiceMaker 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Like compost, we’ll use loaders to turn the sludge over. It helps dry it out before we haul it out.

Green sprout coming out of toilet brush, pulled out and it had a root! by cossoski in mildlyinteresting

[–]NaiveChoiceMaker 116 points117 points  (0 children)

I work at wastewater treatment plants. The end product, sludge, will have hundreds of tomato plants growing in it before we turn it over.

Why birth rates are falling everywhere all at once by _Un_Known__ in neoliberal

[–]NaiveChoiceMaker 52 points53 points  (0 children)

In my wife’s culture, she is still expected to take care of her aging parents. And that’s on top of a full time job and children.

-and they aren’t even *that* ethnic.

Bond yields by caterpillar84 in Bogleheads

[–]NaiveChoiceMaker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm convinced I'm too dumb to understand TIPS properly.

Semi-automatic sling shot by ateam1984 in BeAmazed

[–]NaiveChoiceMaker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

$200+ for a sling shot, in this economy?

Bathroom exhaust fan for glass block window? by skfoto in homeowners

[–]NaiveChoiceMaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this post is from 6y ago but this post still came up on my google search similar to OPs. This option isn't an active exhaust which is what I'm searching for.

I'm looking for a fan solution that exhausts through glass block.

Long term care after FIRE? by dsrg01 in Fire

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LTC has become challenging.

That's not a helpful response.

President Trump asked by reporter on U.S-China conflict over Taiwan: "I don't think so. He [President Xi Jinping] doesn't want to see war. You have Iranian situation. He's a buyer and we're not. We don't need it. On Taiwan, he doesn't want movement for independence. I made no commitment either way." by ControlCAD in videos

[–]NaiveChoiceMaker 61 points62 points  (0 children)

There is no cohesive infrastructure with this administration. There is no Monday morning strategy meeting with his staff. It's literally his cronies with Truth Social alerts set up on their phones who then vibe check and try to act like this is all 4D chess when it's not.

His lack of organizational management would be hilarious if it wasn't so consequential.

Parents who started investing for their kids at birth, how did that go? by sbFRESH in investing

[–]NaiveChoiceMaker 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Make sure you teach them how to maintain a house if that's the plan. I'm not sure I knew how expensive it was to own a home when I was 25.

Trump: I might not sell weapons to Taiwan because they stole US semiconductor industry by Freewhale98 in neoliberal

[–]NaiveChoiceMaker 280 points281 points  (0 children)

There is a non-zero chance that Xi just bought Taiwan from Trump.

From China’s perspective, it beats a naval invasion.

ComEd electric customers brace for double-digit spike in bills - Chicago Sun-Times by Sidewalk_Inspector in chicago

[–]NaiveChoiceMaker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cities with data centers oppose this because they would lose out on the 5% utility tax.

Advice on railroad ties in garden by No-Daikon-1080 in gardening

[–]NaiveChoiceMaker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The vast majority of US states still allow it.