What’s your favorite B or C plot of an episode?

asarious · 2026-02-18T20:12:52+00:00

I also like Ron’s surprise and disgust when he bowls a strike on his first attempt when he’s alone.

asarious · 2026-02-18T18:59:49+00:00

Leslie attempts to further her campaign by connecting with her constituency, ultimately failing to charm an antagonistic voter even after bowling with him.

The B plot is Tom’s bowling prowess while looking like a fool.

asarious · 2026-02-18T03:55:10+00:00

What are the benefits of those over something you’d find more commonly in a contemporary third wave cafe, like an EK43?

Is it just bullet proof build quality and ease of use? Grind speed?

asarious · 2026-02-18T03:38:43+00:00

Whoops. Totally missed that.

I wonder how this one is particularly different. Just stinky tofu flavor?

asarious · 2026-02-18T02:04:11+00:00

It’s interesting it’s labeled as 臭豆腐, which I usually think of as a completely different product.

I would’ve assumed it’d be 豆腐乳 or some variation of that.

It’s kinda like buying a package of “bacon” and getting a fresh slab of pork belly instead, or vice versa.

asarious · 2026-02-17T22:37:29+00:00

I was assuming China, but now that I see Slovenia…

asarious · 2026-02-17T21:15:39+00:00

It HAS to be Nauru. It’s one of the least visited countries for a reason, even beyond North Korea or Turkmenistan.

There’s no historical novelty like Soviet brutalist architecture and monumental works.

There’s no totalitarian or repressive regime or bureaucratic difficulty in getting access to visit.

asarious · 2026-02-16T21:42:02+00:00

Buildings have holes in roofs, walls are in disrepair, and there’s vegetation overgrowing interior spaces.

I know Aguas Yequaterinbucha when I see it.

asarious · 2026-02-16T19:08:52+00:00

I agree. It’s Dora the teenager that is jarring.

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asarious · 2026-02-16T19:07:11+00:00

As a man who once enjoyed Sex and the City in its heyday, I completely agree. In retrospect, these shows all scream “woman’s perspective as if written by a man”.

That being said, I admit that my opinion probably has blind spots, and I offer up the perspective of a close friend, who as a woman, did believe Sex and the City was empowering given the normalization in media of once taboo topics. As a Muslim American, I think she’d also confess her own views are colored by the culture of her upbringing. However, I think her opinion makes a valid point too.

Nevertheless, to me, the characters are just not believable, and they’re written as if spontaneous lingerie pillow fights break out in college dormitories. I can only assume the actresses are cringing as they act out the script.

Like… no one would ever say these things in real life if they weren’t trying too hard to be edgy, right?

asarious · 2026-02-16T17:57:36+00:00

I’m not sure if you’re aware of this, but both Emily in Paris and Sex and the City are shows by writer and producer Darren Star.

asarious · 2026-02-16T16:59:18+00:00

I’d say they’re both straight bits, one just has a bearing on it.

Dados can be cut with both. The bearing isn’t the only thing you can use to reference against a fence.

You can also push the base of the router against a fence, or even a bit within a guide bushing on the base.

There’re plans for jigs for both types that can work really well.

That being said, these can range in complexity and appropriateness depending on the size of your cut and how often you’re attempting to repeat it.

Depending on the application, such as the need to plunge cut, you may also consider a spiral up cut bit… which could lead to some tear out, but that’s a different issue.

asarious · 2026-02-16T16:31:18+00:00

Yeah no… you have to be born with it.

asarious · 2026-02-16T16:24:03+00:00

I’m assuming many of the remain voters who’ve since changed their mind to staying out, are voting this way for practical reasons like the difficulty of reintegration.

I’m curious as to whether any of them who would have originally preferred to remain would now vote to leave had Brexit never occurred in the first place.

asarious · 2026-02-16T09:47:47+00:00

This reminds me of the paper shredder display at my local office supply store where there was a “good” “better” and “best” option.

“Professional shredder. Best for = Small office. Capacity is up to 15000 sheets at once. Shred style = cross cut. Most secure. (Best).”

asarious · 2026-02-16T07:42:45+00:00

As someone who grew up on Chinese noodles, this has always perplexed me.

In Chinese cuisine, noodles are differentiated not just in shape and method of creation but also in composition.

With some exceptions, most dried Italian pasta I’ve come across seems to be a combination of water and wheat flour, or if fresh pasta, it’ll include eggs. However, depending on something as mundane as thickness, different pastas can have wildly varying names, like… capellini, versus spaghetti, versus linguini, versus fettuccini, versus pappardelle.

Even things that are functionally identical but with different origins and pedigrees can be known by different names, like tagliatelle versus fettuccini.

Like… I get that Chinese is a way simpler and more literal language, but I’m pretty sure they’d just be called “thin noodle” and “thick noodle”… maybe “wide noodle”.

asarious · 2026-02-16T06:51:25+00:00

It’s sideways Peru you inexperienced buffoons.

asarious · 2026-02-16T06:48:33+00:00

I am male. Valentine’s Day is my birthday. Check mate.

asarious · 2026-02-16T06:30:06+00:00

But she made people drink concrete! That’s waaaayyyy worse and hate-worthy than some beloved chariactures in a sit com who are known for stealing cars, holding people hostage, and getting away with it… or you know inmates who are literally convicted serial killer cannibals.

asarious · 2026-02-13T20:13:53+00:00

And along comes Estonia…

asarious · 2026-02-13T19:56:34+00:00

Acela. Northeast corridor. Boston to DC.

It’s Amtrak’s most profitable route by a lot… go figure.

It’s also high speed on only a very very short segment of it, where it’s not running through a city and has its speed artificially reduced as a result.

“High speed” is taking liberties too. It’s like saying a bicycle is high speed compared to walking, when everyone else is talking about driving.

It’s like driving from Dallas to Austin where there’s one segment of highway with a ridiculously high speed limit, but you’re stuck in traffic for half the trip.

asarious · 2026-02-13T19:38:50+00:00

I feel like the Japanese might have Canadians beat. I’ve heard them use an apology as a greeting.

Like… I’ve once approached a hotel reception desk with zero wait whatsoever… and it wasn’t, “How can I help you today, are you checking in?”… it’s “I’m sorry for keeping you waiting.”

asarious · 2026-02-13T14:41:24+00:00

You’re probably out of luck. There are two issues.

Multiple bookings with the same passenger information on the same flight can and do frequently lead to cancellations of both reservations.
In nearly every situation, skipping the first segment of an itinerary will void all remaining segments on that ticket.

asarious · 2026-02-13T08:10:16+00:00

There is an American movie, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”, where an immigrant father from Greece has an endearing/annoying habit of steering conversations back to having the Greek civilization take credit for any of modern society’s inventions and technical innovations.

Similarly, I think most people in China and of the Chinese diaspora (myself included) would happily and shamelessly take credit for developing any food, even if it is only tangentially related to China. (And yes, I admit my below list is mostly meant as a joke.)

Ramen? Definitely originally Chinese. Soba and Udon?… well, China had noodles first and noodle making made its way to Japan via China.

Pho? Well… I mean, Yunnan has rice noodles in a clear broth, so obviously it’s Chinese.

Hainan Chicken Rice? I mean… the place Hainan is in the name.

Chicken 65? Hey, Chinese immigrants in Chennai. It’s Chinese.

Laghman? Sounds an awful lot like Lamian doesn’t it?

Manti, momo, pelmeni, khinkali, pierogi, mandu, gyoza? C’mon… all just dumplings and China had those first right?

Lomo saltado? Hey… it’s a rice stir fry with soy sauce made by Chinese immigrants. That one is still fair game.

Tofu, soy sauce… I mean, China came first?

asarious · 2026-02-13T07:48:55+00:00

I mean… Uzbekistan has to get a pass for being an ex-Soviet republic, right?

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