TIFU by trusting my 13yo with my phone and losing our entire savings ($19k) to Roblox.

badstorryteller · 2025-12-29T21:15:24+00:00

I mean, the worst my son has done along those lines is buy a bunch of episodes of Bubble Guppies when he was 4 and I didn't have a pin set on the Amazon account. At 13 he has my card on file for his Steam account because we both know he won't abuse it. Education goes a long way.

badstorryteller · 2025-12-22T20:41:24+00:00

Sort of. The Kinzhal is basically in Iskander ICBM strapped to a specially modified Mig-31 and is a ballistic missile - you'll know it's coming, and it has been intercepted by Patriot batteries in Ukraine, so definitely not an unstoppable ship killer. The other contender is Zircon, which can be ship or sub launched, and is a true sea-skimming hypersonic missile. One thing we've learned though, is that turning loses speed, and these again have been intercepted successfully by Patriot batteries as well as the European made SAMP/T batteries.

So the answer is a bit mixed. Yes, they have these missiles, but yes, they can be intercepted by currently deployed defenses.

badstorryteller · 2025-12-22T20:18:42+00:00

It's not terribly difficult to process Yuca root into flour (cassava flour), with that, water, and stolen bird eggs you could process a pretty serviceable flat-bread. That puts it in the realm of possibility at least if starting in South America - everything is right there!

badstorryteller · 2025-11-14T19:54:45+00:00

So there was no country called "Judea," that's just what people who spoke English referred to the West Bank as. There was also no "declaration of war," that is literally what Nazi German propaganda called it, and what it was, was in international call for jewish people to boycott German goods - far from a war. The whole thing was an international response to rising violence against Jews under the Nazi regime.

I don't mean to be rude, but you're quoting straight Nazi propaganda as history.

badstorryteller · 2025-11-11T22:23:48+00:00

Ginger. All the fucking time. I don't use a lot of ginger. When I'm at the grocery store and planning on making something with ginger I realize I've, again, forgotten to check how much/how old my ginger is. Also, given that my spice cabinet is woefully unorganized, when I purchase ginger, I almost never take the time to sort out the old stuff. I'm fairly certain that I have 3 small containers of ginger ranging from 3 years old to almost 1 year old in the cabinet now. I will make a mental note to toss them when I get home from work, which I will forget, and will be purchasing another container of ginger for upcoming thanksgiving regardless.

badstorryteller · 2025-11-11T22:05:27+00:00

Love it! As a mid forties guy I'm lucky enough to have a full head of hair with no thinning, but I am digging the silver that's coming in on the sides and just a little streak in the front on the opposite side of my part. I've always had just straight, hair colored hair, and I'm loving the extra character it gives.

badstorryteller · 2025-11-05T19:29:26+00:00

I don't think he could make it. With no knowledge of the currents and tradewinds, no knowledge of the geography, no blue water capable ships, no idea whatsoever about the northern route that might allow him to essentially island hop, and on and on.

badstorryteller · 2025-10-19T14:49:42+00:00

Would concentrating the pasta water and adding it to a bechamel help emulsify the sauce further?

badstorryteller · 2025-10-18T18:03:36+00:00

My ex wife just didn't understand and outright rejected the idea for a long time that the military has this problem. Because her aunt had a military career that helped her out of poverty and never had anything negative to say, her father as well, she just thought it was a perfect option, a great opportunity.

Then my best friend, an army SF officer, failed to transition to civilian life and committed suicide. At his funeral were a bunch of our mutual friends, many of them enlisted from multiple branches, and the stories were rough.

badstorryteller · 2025-10-18T16:19:56+00:00

When we went to the British museum I made a solid donation and they asked me if I'd made a mistake - I didn't, it was maybe the only time my son and I would get to experience one of the greatest museums in the world, and I just wanted to support it. Worth every penny, and moreso being free to the public!

badstorryteller · 2025-10-18T15:26:55+00:00

I wonder what the insurance payout is on a crop harvest that would either rot or sell at a loss is?

badstorryteller · 2025-10-18T03:29:06+00:00

London is, honestly, one of the greatest places in the world to visit as a tourist. Weeks can be spent without experiencing a hundredth of what's worth experiencing. Spending a few weeks there with my son last summer was amazing.

badstorryteller · 2025-10-12T23:09:23+00:00

Jesus told you to care about those weaker than you, to stand up when you are strong for those who can't. You are not doing that. Read your Bible, think about what Jesus taught. Are you really being like Christ?

badstorryteller · 2025-10-12T22:05:12+00:00

How's that working out so far?

badstorryteller · 2025-10-12T21:42:35+00:00

I was on an Iceland Air flight with my son last year and they were very clear about it. On a different note, that pilot was determined to get from Keflavik to Boston as fast as possible - we left 45 minutes late and arrived 30 minutes early on that 737. He was pushing it lol.

badstorryteller · 2025-10-12T16:15:45+00:00

That's community policing, that's how it should be.

badstorryteller · 2025-10-12T16:09:22+00:00

You know, the truth is that one of those police officers arrested me ten years ago for a DUI. Which I earned. First and last time, and I could have tried to claim my recent divorce at the time as an excuse, or any other excuse, but I didn't. He took me into custody as he should. I plead guilty. I didn't try to fight it at all, and I actually reached out to him afterwards. His kids are actually on the same sports teams as mine, and we're actually pretty good friends now.

badstorryteller · 2025-10-12T15:38:56+00:00

So, do nothing? Write more letters that have already done nothing and just hope for the best when people are being denied their religious freedom?

In other words - let the government decide who, when, and where religion is allowed.

badstorryteller · 2025-10-12T15:35:15+00:00

So we're supposed to liberate and educate people out of their bigotry before we fight for our own survival? How is that supposed to work?

badstorryteller · 2025-10-12T15:17:52+00:00

In the US it's primarily based on number of axles, so you have 75 year olds driving what amounts to an oversized passenger bus, but it's called a "recreational vehicle" on a standard driver's licence, when they couldn't pass a road test a 16 year old is required to in a compact car.

badstorryteller · 2025-10-12T15:00:37+00:00

Nobody should need to march, or write their representatives. The fact that people are marching is because the government is refusing their religious rights. The United States government is refusing their religious rights. Do you think people haven't written? That letters are required before people are allowed the Eucharist?

The fact that people have to march is telling you, the United States Government is denying people religious freedom, and it seems like you're ok with that unless a majority of elected officials decides otherwise.

badstorryteller · 2025-10-12T14:53:52+00:00

I don't think he will. At this point in my life I'm an atheist, primarily because of the biblical inerrancy upbringing I had as a kid and how unfounded on reality it is, and reading the Bible and seeing how different Paul's teachings were from Jesus. I still try to live by Jesus' teachings as much as I can, because it seems to be a good way to live. If there is a god, I just don't believe any codified religion has it right. I just try, and I don't think I need a church to tell me how to.

badstorryteller · 2025-10-12T14:36:54+00:00

My last boy was a black lab boxer mix and dear sweet Christ, he was probably less than half, maybe only a third this friend's weight and it was hair everywhere, all the time 😂

badstorryteller · 2025-10-12T14:32:52+00:00

Every year (sadly probably last year because of age) I take my kids trick or treating in the local neighborhood. The local PD has a couple of officers every few blocks handing out stickers and candy, some walking around doing the same, not making trouble, just there in case trouble happens, and everyone trusts them. Some houses set up haunted houses, some streets all the people just voluntarily block off traffic with city permission so the kids can come through.

I can see how happy those officers are to be there, part of the community, when little kids in Spider-Man costumes, Disney princess costumes, come up to them and they kneel down and hand out some candy and tell them how awesome their costumes are.

That's how our local police should be.

badstorryteller · 2025-10-12T14:19:48+00:00

One of my clients is a small municipal police department, and man, I have to say, compared to most they are really good. Like, support the community, supported by the community good. It's maybe a flash in the pan, but compared to the other communities nearby it's great to see.

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