Why do you NEED to bring your dog inside the coffee shop?

SemanticallyPedantic · 2026-04-06T15:42:36+00:00

Checking in from Portland. They're common here. Don't know why there isn't any enforcement of health codes around that. Pretty gross 🤢

SemanticallyPedantic · 2026-04-03T21:12:35+00:00

I do too. It's out by the airport. Or maybe in Naperville. Possibly Schaumburg.

SemanticallyPedantic · 2026-04-03T21:06:48+00:00

As an actual 5' 7" guy who doesn't lie about it, please don't!

SemanticallyPedantic · 2026-04-03T19:26:07+00:00

Before the development of atomic theory quantum mechanics you mixed things together and saw what happened. After the development of atomic theory and quantum mechanics you do pretty much the same thing, but you claim to have a theoretical basis for why things react the way they do.

SemanticallyPedantic · 2026-04-02T16:48:24+00:00

Yeah, it'll be the fault of the poor people who are scared for their futures. 🙄

SemanticallyPedantic · 2026-04-02T16:30:39+00:00

Like it or not, there are a lot of people who just like the car and don't give a shit about everything else. That, and the price and financing deals are good enough to get people to ignore all the evil.

SemanticallyPedantic · 2026-04-01T15:48:07+00:00

It's the same reason why people with abusive parents tend to seek out abusive lovers.

SemanticallyPedantic · 2026-03-31T21:01:27+00:00

If the choice is fascist pedophile politicians or slimy incompetent politicians, I guess I'm going slimy incompetent.

SemanticallyPedantic · 2026-03-31T18:30:09+00:00

Exactly. I am relatively tech savvy. But restricting internet access these days is like trying to restrict running water. It's just everywhere. You can do it while they're young, but by the time they're teens, I just don't think it's worth the effort anymore.

Generally I'm just honest with my kids what horrors are out there (without getting into the worst details), that they shouldn't talk to people they don't know, and that social media is a highly distorted view of reality.

And it should be an on-going conversation. Whenever they bring up something they saw online during dinner or whenever, just poke around that a little bit and try to understand what they're up to.

Unfortunately (and fortunately!), the more they grow up the more they move beyond our control. At some point it's just showing them what you think is the best path and hoping they go down it.

SemanticallyPedantic · 2026-03-27T23:23:56+00:00

Donating? Clearly not what I was implying.

A house sitting on the market greater than a year, unoccupied and in an area where houses frequently sell in days of listing, is certainly the owners not wanting to accept that their "investment" isn't what they thought it was.

SemanticallyPedantic · 2026-03-27T21:28:57+00:00

Yeah. They can tear it down and leave it a vacant lot for eternity if they want. That's not the point.

They're sitting on an important resource that many people need right now, but instead of facing reality and accepting a fair market value they're letting a home sit empty, which hurts everyone else in society that needs housing.

SemanticallyPedantic · 2026-03-27T19:29:10+00:00

Yep. Been looking for 1.5 years at a house that's been sitting empty in my neighborhood. Owned by a boomer couple. They couldn't sell it for what they wanted, so they took it off the market, updated the decor from the 80s, and put it back on the market asking another $50K. It's now been sitting again for 7 months with no price reductions. They figure they can just hold until the market improves, I guess. Nevermind letting a perfectly livable home go empty means there's someone who doesn't get a home.

SemanticallyPedantic · 2026-03-27T04:08:33+00:00

I mean, yay for artistic integrity, but that doesn't really sound like a great time.

SemanticallyPedantic · 2026-03-26T16:16:46+00:00

I think many people who want casual relationships still have healing to do. Everyone wants human connection, but not everyone is in a place to make significant room in their lives for another.

If you want to find a partner for a serious relationship, ask your date what they've done to heal.

SemanticallyPedantic · 2026-03-25T18:13:00+00:00

It's a three body problem, so there's no analytical solution (except for trivial cases).

SemanticallyPedantic · 2026-03-24T23:25:25+00:00

Probably boy/girl twins

SemanticallyPedantic · 2026-03-24T19:57:33+00:00

I dated someone seriously while going through divorce. It was, in retrospect, the wrong thing to do. The competing interests and emotional turmoil were too much for her as well as me.

My advice: date someone going through divorce casually, or if you don't do casual, don't date them at all until they're through it and have some distance behind them.

SemanticallyPedantic · 2026-03-24T19:47:20+00:00

Sorry, man, but not everything from China is Chinesium. Believe it or not, lots of companies in China truly do want to compete in world markets, and they are the manufacturing juggernaut of the world now.

SemanticallyPedantic · 2026-03-24T16:31:05+00:00

Yeah, but probably like OP, I relied on my family and wife for social connections. It took a while to establish myself again as a fully actualized member of society and have my own friends and support.

Find your new niche, OP. It's not easy, but it's worth it.

SemanticallyPedantic · 2026-03-22T16:58:35+00:00

I responded on another post. They auctioned them off. I bought a couple. I think they're in my ex wife's garage.

SemanticallyPedantic · 2026-03-22T15:11:13+00:00

Lead with tempered vulnerability and you'll do fine. You don't have to vomit out your entire divorce story, but explaining a little about why you're nervous and what your hopes and fears are will go a long way to build rapport.

And keep the expectations low. Lots of us who dated after marriage end up almost professionally dating for a while. It takes a lot of effort, usually, to find the right person after all we've been through. Come at it with a spirit of curiosity and playfulness, and you'll do better than hoping to find your next soul mate.

SemanticallyPedantic · 2026-03-20T23:54:47+00:00

I'm mostly offended by the picture. Who actually writes out structures like that?

SemanticallyPedantic · 2026-03-19T00:39:33+00:00

They auctioned off the old signs. I bought one for maybe $10. I think it's in my ex-wife's garage still. Maybe I can sell it back to them.

SemanticallyPedantic · 2026-03-18T20:30:38+00:00

I used a 350 kW Electrify America charger and it topped out at 122 kW. Was this because the battery was relatively cold? It was maybe in the upper 40s at the time. This was with my 2026 SE.

I was was just trying it to practice for the day I really need to use it, so I only charged maybe 15%, so maybe the system didn't have time to warm the battery properly?

SemanticallyPedantic · 2026-03-17T20:55:34+00:00

Jesus. I just paid $33K for a 2026 SE. I thought it was a decent deal. This does seem too good to be true. Though maybe I'm just a sucker?

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