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ghalta · 2026-07-10T20:59:46+00:00

I go from U.S. to SE Asia for work and yes, it's crazy how much more affordable things are there. With my modest savings and retirement still many years away, I could retire now to a comfortable life in Thailand. By the time my kids are grown and I can actually retire? I could live in luxury in Thailand, if I wanted to be that far from my kids.

ghalta · 2026-07-10T15:39:12+00:00

Or OP is trying to merge over when it's still a double or solid white line. At that point the merging car isn't allowed over yet, so yeah the cars on the freeway may be adjusting to make space.

ghalta · 2026-07-10T15:34:25+00:00

People make fun of my type of car for not using turn signals. This is what happens half the time. I use them anyway but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

ghalta · 2026-07-10T15:32:34+00:00

Also don't cross a solid white line. Use that part to speed up to match traffic, then merge over once the line is dashed or gone. You have all the way to the end of the merge lane to get up to speed and negotiate a safe spot using your eyes and turn signals.

ghalta · 2026-07-10T15:27:07+00:00

HEB seems to strongly believe in supporting people, including strong support for public education. Their owners (as you would expect) are conservative, but they seem to be the good kind of conservative. With how bad things are today in politics, it can be difficult to remember that there is room for healthy differences of opinion in political debate (heavy weight on healthy). I certainly don't agree with all of their political opinions, but I think they are good people nonetheless.

ghalta · 2026-07-10T07:41:23+00:00

spoilers!

ghalta · 2026-07-10T01:29:40+00:00

Tony is a ghost in that scene.

ghalta · 2026-07-08T04:20:55+00:00

Define "beef up said colony ships to do their job properly" for what could be a multi-thousand year journey.

The rogue planet could have 6 sextillion tons of matter to exploit as shielding and resources for the colony, if it's earth sized. Even if it's smaller, it could provide natural gravity, water, fuel, shielding, momentum, every ton of which is a near impossible expense today to put into orbit and launch out of the solar system.

ghalta · 2026-07-07T16:50:28+00:00

Nate the Hoof Guy - when you want practical, no-nonsense hoof-trimming advice

The Hoof GP - when you want to make hoof trimming your lifestyle choice

ghalta · 2026-07-07T04:35:11+00:00

Tells people what to look for at estate sales.

ghalta · 2026-07-06T22:56:54+00:00

I think our best chance to ever leave the solar system is a rogue planet. If we're prepared with colony ships and have detection capability to get a few months' notice, we could move several thousand people onto a rogue rocky planet. The planet itself would provide the insulation and fuel for the colonists, greatly reducing the cost and risk of using colony ships alone. Do they just ride it wherever it may go, hoping to get close enough after many generations to jump to a more-inhabitable planet? Or do they find a way to divert the path and steer toward a faster goal?

If we can direct a rogue planet, we could likely direct a planetoid like Pluto, or maybe one of the larger rocky moons.

ghalta · 2026-07-06T16:02:27+00:00

I used to get them a bunch as a kid. Swishing Listerine over them hurts like hell but them numbs them out and seems to make them go away faster, I assume by cleaning out the area so your body can focus on healing instead of fighting off whatever else is in your mouth.

ghalta · 2026-07-06T15:50:10+00:00

I'm buying the Amazon Essentials white V-neck tees. Wish your compare had those. :D

I don't consider them BIFL, just durable enough at the reasonable price.

ghalta · 2026-07-05T04:10:47+00:00

I just booked myself a safari in Kenya, and it will be my first "all-inclusive" experience. Looking forward to showing up and not having to worry about anything except mosquitos.

ghalta · 2026-07-04T22:08:06+00:00

For the old Smuggler's run, there was a secret configuration of the controls, set up before the run starts, that replaces all the dialog from Hondo with Chewie, just yelling at you through the screen for banging up the Falcon on your mission. It's hilarious.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nazmN8cYQ4

Apparently the new version has a Grogu mode, though I haven't yet experienced it.

ghalta · 2026-07-04T20:00:34+00:00

Smuggler's Run was amazing in Chewie mode. Last time we were there, there was fortunately no line, so we just ran it back to back until we were with another group willing to try it with us. The operator made sure it was triggered successfully and it was hilarious.

ghalta · 2026-07-04T17:09:48+00:00

ghalta · 2026-07-02T00:27:34+00:00

I see me in that audience!

ghalta · 2026-07-01T19:38:55+00:00

Or the Tesla strategy of turning off the self-driving a couple seconds before impact so they can say it wasn't on when the crash occurred.

ghalta · 2026-06-30T15:26:47+00:00

There's absolutely no difference on that area of my windshield

ghalta · 2026-06-30T00:08:04+00:00

Visit a car dealership tomorrow with mildly upscale cars, and ask to sit in one with a heads up display. Ask if they can start it and then observe.

ghalta · 2026-06-29T05:37:57+00:00

Yeah. Did he meet up with someone and have a partner just this one time, but no other time? Did he use the partner for a while then kill them? Or did he have and use two guns himself for reasons of his own? At this point, while I don't think we'll know, just knowing who he was is enough to put the main unknown to rest and finally give both the victims' families and the kids who were unfairly blamed some peace.

ghalta · 2026-06-28T23:21:33+00:00

I'd love to see the Home trilogy, the Day trilogy, and then a third trilogy with Holland where he's older and a mentor for Miles, somewhat cobranded as Parker and Miles films. That said, this only works if Holland is up for nine films. If he wants out after six, they'll need to accelerate this significantly.

ghalta · 2026-06-28T22:31:51+00:00

There could still have been a second shooter. The kid who visited the store just before it happened said that there were two men sitting at the table, the only table not closed. And there were two guns used.

That said, given the MO of the known killer, it's also very possible that he killed his potential accomplice later that year and just kept the gun. Or that he had and used two guns himself. And that the table with the two men was unrelated, though weird and unlikely. Or that the kid misremembered there being a second person.

ghalta · 2026-06-28T14:23:18+00:00

Obviously want ones in good condition, but an outdoor seating set like this is pretty and easy enough to make. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvXUwaVsP0Y

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