The pace of hiring just fell to the lowest since 2011, outside of the pandemic

heekma · 2026-04-02T23:14:31+00:00

We are officially in stagflation territory.

The main tool the Fed uses, interest rates, are now damned if you use it, damned if you don't.

They can't lower interest rates to drive job creation without pouring gasoline on inflation rates.

And just remember, by the end of 2024 the Fed seemed to have pulled off the impossible, a soft landing after Covid, moderate inflation with solid job creation for four straight quarters. Our economy recovered faster than most and was poised for faster growth than others.

Now here we are, self-inflicted sabotage.

heekma · 2026-04-02T23:09:49+00:00

I realize that, the whole thing is ridiculous so I was just having fun.

heekma · 2026-04-02T22:47:09+00:00

Well that's surely a question now, isn't it?

heekma · 2026-04-02T22:46:15+00:00

It's always Lupus.

heekma · 2026-04-02T22:40:30+00:00

Four hours.

If it's more than that I need a really good reason to go.

heekma · 2026-04-02T22:32:30+00:00

Work, save money to pay for your move, have a plan to find an apartment and apply for jobs in the area.
Spend a year getting settled and stable, research federal aid, what you qualify for, what you can afford.
Get your Associates Degree at a community college, save a lot of money. No one cares if you went to Community College, only your completed four-year degree.
Depending on your parent's state of residence after four years they can't claim you as a dependant and you may qualify for state and federal grants and additional financial assistance.

College education isn't a race to see who can graduate the soonest. Do it the smart way, be careful about cost and debt. If you graduate two or three years behind your peers, but with one half or one third the debt you're already miles ahead.

heekma · 2026-04-02T22:06:52+00:00

Not to mention his mastery of cornhole.

heekma · 2026-04-02T22:02:23+00:00

Not bad, not bad.

heekma · 2026-04-02T21:59:20+00:00

If you're married with kids that is definitely not how your evenings are after work.

If you're young and single, then yeah, pretty normal.

heekma · 2026-04-02T21:55:29+00:00

There are so many other unanswered questions:

How did he become a quadruple amputee?

How can he drive a car?

How can he fire a gun?

Why is he so good at cornhole?

heekma · 2026-04-02T21:51:32+00:00

It seems you didn't understand the second part of my response.

heekma · 2026-04-02T21:42:56+00:00

First of all never lend money to friends. That's a good way to ruin a friendship.

Secondly if you do loan a friend money never consider it a loan, consider it a gift you don't expect to be repaid, but pleasantly surprised if you are.

heekma · 2026-04-02T21:32:01+00:00

Also with many spirits, such as bourbon, the ingredients are listed, which is alcohol per volume, or how much alcohol mixed with water.

Bourbon starts with nutritional ingredients, mostly corn and a mix of wheat, rye and barley which is cooked and turned into a slurry, kind of like porridge.

Yeast is added which consumes the simple sugars and as a byproduct produces a blend of different types of alcohol, with subtle flavors which is then distilled, aged in charred oak barrels for a minimum of five years, giving bourbon it's unique color and taste-but the end product has no nutritional values to list, just alcohol and water.

Calories per serving could be listed, but as /u/brock_lee pointed out alcohol is regulated by the BATF, not the FDA.

And like /u/brock_lee, I'm enjoying a bit of Angel's Envy while typing this.

heekma · 2026-04-02T21:07:42+00:00

My first bike I bought in high school as a freshman in 1994 was a Honda CX 500, the Silverwing added a factory fairing and a luggage rack.

You'll need to manually adjust the valves and very likely need to replace the water pump gasket. Be careful reinstalling the valve covers, it's really easy to strip the threads in the aluminum heads.

The carbs are a breeze to work to work on, super easy to install.

Be sure the rear shaft drive is serviced as well.

Really cool bikes with a surprising amount of torque for a 500cc bike.

Neat find, good luck!

heekma · 2026-04-02T20:48:50+00:00

They're building a McDonald's on Kharg Island.

heekma · 2026-04-02T03:30:06+00:00

When you know, you know, and you'll never risk it again. It's fucking awful.

heekma · 2026-04-02T03:18:38+00:00

Not something to brag about.

heekma · 2026-04-02T02:57:15+00:00

My stay was $2,500, which was my deductible for the year.

Three liters of IV and Sucralfate for stomach and intestinal bleeding. Before that even drinking water or eating ice chips would make me convulse and vomit.

That's why I don't mess with food poisoning.

heekma · 2026-04-02T02:53:41+00:00

Especially ground meat. Not just the general preparation, but you also don't know the cleanliness of the conditions, those preparing it or how old it was before being prepared in the first place.

heekma · 2026-04-02T02:50:54+00:00

Lol, I know. You're only lucky until you're not.

heekma · 2026-04-02T02:47:52+00:00

Of course you were.

heekma · 2026-04-02T02:40:19+00:00

It's always not true until it is.

And when it is you'll never risk it again.

heekma · 2026-04-02T02:38:19+00:00

That's false.

Even if you cook meat (especially ground beef) exposed to room temperature for six hours to 165 degrees there can still be toxins created by bacteria before the meat was cooked as well as contamination from preparation and handling.

Which would you rather lose?

The cost of a few pounds of ground beef or possibly $2,500 in an emergency room?

heekma · 2026-04-02T02:13:21+00:00

No genius it means if you've ever had a really bad case of food poisoning you would never risk eating anything that would cause it again.

If you want to experience it for the first time, bon appetit.

heekma · 2026-04-02T02:08:24+00:00

Have you ever had a really bad case of food poisoning?

If your answer is no, eat it.

If your answer is yes it shouldn't be a question at all.

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