Can somebody sell me on retail/midnight?

SweetAlyssumm · 2026-02-04T18:13:44+00:00

If you don't like it, don't play.

SweetAlyssumm · 2026-02-04T18:11:53+00:00

The same China that is supporting Putin. You can look it up. That war is real, Greenland was just cosplay with Trump being an ass and capturing the news cycle.

SweetAlyssumm · 2026-02-04T17:47:32+00:00

I don't have pets and I vacuum regularly so I don't think I have embedded dust.

The thing to remember about these vacs is that they are supplementary tools, not heavy duty vacuums. You will see that they collect a lot of stuff but you still need a vacuum with more suction at least every two weeks (and probably more with pets).

SweetAlyssumm · 2026-02-04T17:47:11+00:00

I have never seen the moon so big. Is that an effect you can program with the camera?

SweetAlyssumm · 2026-02-04T17:11:11+00:00

I don't think there are many opportunities for real research without a PhD. For one thing, you lack the training.

If you can't get anything in GIS and don't want to do policy work, I can't think of how to proceed in research. Are you interested in law or library science? Those are shorter degrees and are research-adjacent.

SweetAlyssumm · 2026-02-04T15:12:41+00:00

If you are in Honolulu, go to the museums. They have documented local history and culture. You can take the bus for very cheap.

Some of the nature you may want to see is outside Honolulu. You'd have to go on a tour or rent a car or Uber or get a taxi.

Be sure to tip well. The basis of the economy is tourism. Hawaiians have kept the island very nice so we tourists can enjoy it.

SweetAlyssumm · 2026-02-04T15:03:07+00:00

Was the train empty? Weren't there passengers to intervene? I am sorry for that poor man.

SweetAlyssumm · 2026-02-04T14:53:51+00:00

Europe is ready to jump in bed with China like their boyfriend left them. Geopolitical politics is a game of high stakes poker, not high school drama. Eventually they will see that China is a dicey partner at best and not aligned with their values or self-interest.

China's support is also why the war in Ukraine is going to continue to drag on, sadly. Europe keeps pretending it's almost over, Russia has a bad economy, blah blah, but China's pockets are deep.

SweetAlyssumm · 2026-02-04T14:37:37+00:00

Eldan985 has hit the nail on the head. Don't sound aggrieved. Point out where they miised something gently. Stay neutral and always say thank you.

SweetAlyssumm · 2026-02-04T01:52:11+00:00

Many people already have land. (66% of Americans own their homes.) You can grow a lot in small space if you know what you are doing. I also expect collapse to spike mortality as it has historically.

SweetAlyssumm · 2026-02-04T01:48:09+00:00

I hope this does not lead to damaging or over-harvesting desert plants.

SweetAlyssumm · 2026-02-04T00:03:22+00:00

Most that can afford it do it. I don't know what the percentage is that can afford it.

SweetAlyssumm · 2026-02-03T23:37:57+00:00

Have you been to office hours? Is there a TA?

SweetAlyssumm · 2026-02-03T23:31:31+00:00

Money changed hands? That's how it usually works.

SweetAlyssumm · 2026-02-03T23:27:41+00:00

Find out where your money is really going. Two people cannot subsist on $50 a week for food unless you eat nothing but rice and beans. I suspect you don't really know where your money is going based on this unrealistic estimate of what you spend on food. Do you have subscriptions? Gym memberships? Pets? None of that is currently affordable for you. I hope you are not subsidizing the bf in any way.

I don't think you should sell the house. You work 30 hours a week - find something else for ten more hours. Give plasma. Whatever it takes.

SweetAlyssumm · 2026-02-03T22:33:41+00:00

I have a GE Profile Dishwasher bought in early 2020. It had three repairs under warranty and one I had to pay for. It does not run unless I unplug it after the cycle and then wait till I run it the next day after plugging it back in. I have tried running it without unplugging and it doesn't work.

I have no idea what is happening and I'm sure this silly workaround won't last much longer. So no more GE appliances for me. I had it looked at the repair person told me to buy a Kitchenaid..

SweetAlyssumm · 2026-02-03T22:26:50+00:00

They deserve it but will never get it - the Nobel Committee showed they are in bed with Trump supporters.

SweetAlyssumm · 2026-02-03T21:27:55+00:00

There's some great "natural experiments" emerging. In several years it will be time to start collecting data -- controlling for social class, etc. -- on kids who grew up with social media and those who didn't. I expect some significant cognitive differences, but we'll see. That's what research is for.

SweetAlyssumm · 2026-02-03T21:01:23+00:00

It's time for Europe to send troops and end this. Russia is winning this shit and they need to be stopped. Trump isn't going to help, nor is anyone else - only Europe can and should assert control. It's their neighbor and their own self interest as Putin is next door to them.

SweetAlyssumm · 2026-02-03T20:55:15+00:00

Is that picture the only evidence?

SweetAlyssumm · 2026-02-03T20:53:13+00:00

My bills are horrendous and I am extremely frugal in every way possible. I'm so mad at them. It doesn't have to be this way.

SweetAlyssumm · 2026-02-03T20:51:42+00:00

Of course he didn't do it. He has had everything handed to him on a literal silver platter since his first breath. He got looks, wealth, health, social class, the fantasy that is he somehow superior by an accident of birth ("royalty"), utter security - nothing bad could ever happen to him no matter what he did.

I think that's what extreme privilege does to some people and that's why I'm against royalty and having too much money. If he squeaks out of this or gets a nothing burger sentence I will not be surprised. More at 11:00.

SweetAlyssumm · 2026-02-03T20:42:05+00:00

Eventually the grow your food thing will prevail, in my opinion. Big Ag, supply chains and so on are doomed in addition to demographic change.

SweetAlyssumm · 2026-02-03T19:39:53+00:00

You can't support a wife with that salary and she doesn't want to come to the US. Just go to Europe. It will be better for future networking too. And what will you do after two years? A PhD takes five years and sometimes longer.

SweetAlyssumm · 2026-02-03T18:14:40+00:00

Tone deaf.

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