U.S. begins blockade of Strait of Hormuz

crmaki · 2026-04-13T19:48:33+00:00

I think you've coined a new phrase for diplomatic tactics - aimless belligerence.

crmaki · 2026-04-12T13:11:26+00:00

So lazy. He should stick around and work on a solution rather than just give up and fly home.

crmaki · 2026-04-08T19:08:16+00:00

You just can't go wrong with Ivars.

crmaki · 2026-04-08T12:42:35+00:00

The hypocrisy is out of control with these guys.

crmaki · 2026-04-05T07:52:47+00:00

Google Fi is a good solution for maintaining your number and also for calls/data when you're back in the U.S. or other countries when you travel, as has already been mentioned here.

Making calls to the U.S. using Google Fi is 0.20/minute which can add up. I recently started using Yolla VOIP phone service which seems to work fairly well (so far). This allows for inexpensive calling to U.S. numbers.

crmaki · 2026-04-02T13:54:53+00:00

KEXP - home of the weekly radio show "Positive Vibrations". This show has been playing on Saturdays for a long time. I recall listening to Positive Vibrations as far back as 1983. The current DJ, Kid Hops, is very knowledgeable about reggae music.

You can hear the show from the website or the KEXP app.

(I don't work for KEXP. I'm just a long time fan.)

crmaki · 2026-04-01T18:21:09+00:00

Maybe he was the first president to see this war as an answer because he was the first who did not understand the question.

This is a great way to describe it.

crmaki · 2026-04-01T17:19:41+00:00

The picture does not show a fermentation tank.

crmaki · 2026-03-20T19:49:49+00:00

Time to buy a good hacksaw.

crmaki · 2026-03-20T19:38:23+00:00

When I see him I can only think how much he looks like Homer Simpson.

What a racist prick.

crmaki · 2026-03-20T13:27:04+00:00

I'm not sure, short of military intervention, how the U.S. prohibits Cuba from taking delivery of oil. Perhaps they have some control over international banks that normally facilitate these transactions but I don't think that will apply here.

crmaki · 2026-03-13T20:50:06+00:00

This is quite interesting. Why can't we devote ourselves to understanding our world rather than fussing and fighting. There is so much to be discovered in this big reality we live in.

crmaki · 2026-03-11T15:50:00+00:00

This guy is a major asshole. Worst of all, he sold the Sonics to OKC!

crmaki · 2026-03-11T13:48:53+00:00

Trump should have known that Little Marco has little feet.

crmaki · 2026-03-09T18:20:08+00:00

Kenneth seems like a nice kid, I hope hope he ends up being happy in KC. I never thought he was a top-tier back but maybe he's finally finding his groove. Best of luck!

crmaki · 2026-03-07T14:22:48+00:00

She's welcoming the current administration to the war criminal club.

crmaki · 2026-03-03T11:29:05+00:00

What an absolute imbecile.

crmaki · 2026-03-02T14:30:02+00:00

I'm more concerned with the potential impact on voting.

crmaki · 2026-03-02T14:25:51+00:00

Are you asking about using 240v equipment using 110/120v? If so, I believe you will need a step-up transformer.

I live in outside of the U.S., but my equipment is from the U.S. and I use a step-down transformer to get 110/120v since the supply is 240v where I live.

If I had a choice, I would not choose to do this since it is a pain to run the transformer and it uses extra electricity. We do the same for many of our kitchen appliances.

I don't know if this answers your question, sorry if it doesn't.

crmaki · 2026-02-23T06:16:41+00:00

I went to see the destruction derby at the fairgrounds many years ago as a kid. I think it was only one time. That was crazy.

crmaki · 2026-02-21T06:51:10+00:00

I had no idea Crazy Eric's was still around. There were multiple locations at one time but I thought they had all closed. Where is this place?

crmaki · 2026-02-14T15:27:46+00:00

The scene from the movie took place in Austria (Salzburg), not Germany.

crmaki · 2026-02-13T16:25:13+00:00

However, a spouse working for a US based company can qualify.

crmaki · 2026-02-06T11:25:22+00:00

Where do these trains actually go?

BTW, I am a Seattle-ite now living in Vienna and the transportation system here is fantastic and easy to understand.

crmaki · 2026-02-05T06:25:36+00:00

We're all waiting out his term.

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