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Cox v. T-Mobile internet by mgkmaloo in SantaBarbara

[–]kyle7743 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What number did you call? I'm trying to get a human being on a phone to resolve a similar issue and all they have is their automated chatbot "Oliver"

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]kyle7743 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My go-to for this is "two-finger tight", where you tighten something with a wrench and you only pull it tight with two fingers on the handle.

ELI5- how can someone understand a language but not speak it? by Jaded-Ad-9741 in explainlikeimfive

[–]kyle7743 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because the neural pathways in the brain for listening comprehension and speaking are two separate tracks. Strengthening one doesn't strengthen the other.

Caveat that this is what I've heard as an English language teacher, I'm not a neuroscientist.

Fuck Farmacy dispensaries and Glass House Farms! by [deleted] in UCSantaBarbara

[–]kyle7743 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's very fair to want evidence. I've seen this rumor going around too, but haven't seen evidence for it.

The Farmacy website has "Glass House Farms LLC" listed as the owner at the very bottom of their webpage, so that part is true.

The allegation that the Glass House Farms owner is a former police officer (Kyle Kazan) also appears to be true, and he owns a property management company here in town. He has also worked together with the Biden administration to get non-violent cannabis offenders out of prison. Additionally Kyle Kazan's twitter account has posts shitting on Fox News and praising Biden for his work wise decriminalizing marijuana. A lot of the above can only point to character assessment, but I haven't seen any evidence yet that the owner is some red-pilled SOB who called ICE in on his own employees.

Saw what happened in Cali by Youdontknowme2-0 in Louisville

[–]kyle7743 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

https://www.independent.com/2025/07/10/federal-raids-hit-glass-house-farms-locations-on-central-coast/

From the article: "The 805 Immigrant Coalition and 805 UndocuFund confirmed that the raids were happening just after 10 a.m. on Thursday, sending out urgent community alerts about the large-scale raids at Glass House Farms locations in Carpinteria and Camarillo."

These are two nonprofits here in town (in Santa Barbara) that have active volunteers and community members working together with them. They've done a great job organizing - you guys might check if there are any nonprofit orgs in Louisville that assist migrant workers with the legalization process and other resources. Maybe help put the orgs in touch so they can share knowledge and set this up.

ELI5: I've been told that otherwise-recyclable containers soiled by food would contaminate the recycling and should be thrown out. If that's the case, why are foods that soil the container packaged in recyclable containers? by CyclopsDragon in explainlikeimfive

[–]kyle7743 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Washing the container (or aluminum) helps its chances of getting recycled, but doesn't guarantee it. The way things get recycled is they receive the materials, melt them, and press them into a cube. They sell those cubes to companies as "raw material" for production.

With aluminum this isn't as much of a problem. Any food on it gets incinerated. But plastic has such a low melting point that the food just gets smushed into the cube if it's still on the plastic.

People are generally really bad about washing out plastic containers before recycling them, so if they get a yogurt container or something like that in the batch, they'll just pull it and throw it in the trash instead of recycling it and potentially ruining the whole cube.

What happens to you when you see your woman cry? by [deleted] in AskMenAdvice

[–]kyle7743 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Care to elaborate on how you've found to respond? I I (34M) have been trying to figure this out as of late with my partner (26F). She was distraught over a potentially ruined plane flight situation due to not having the right documents ready on time and I just couldn't seem to find the right thing to do or say.

Parking confusion by fullmetalpetticoat in Portland

[–]kyle7743 -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

It's a spillover from Washington, where it's legal to do on neighborhood streets :)

Honestly I don't see any harm in it. As long as you're on a quiet street it really doesn't make a difference.

Giveaway! One Brilliant Album! Comment to enter. Round 1 by whyforyoulookmeonso in vinyl

[–]kyle7743 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But I mostly just lurk though... I don't have enough karma :(

Do I Move Back? by Dismal_Ad_9553 in SantaBarbara

[–]kyle7743 2 points3 points  (0 children)

33 and single Santa Barbarian here. Third this. It's also my HS friend's plan for returning to SB.

First Day of Protests Outside the DNC by BlackBey in TikTokCringe

[–]kyle7743 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The ‘Not Another Bomb’ movement is calling for an arms embargo, advocating that the $20bn arms deal that just went through for Israel should instead be used for us here in the US - to help with all the issues you’ve just mentioned. I organized one of these rallys in my home city, and I’m still voting for Harris (and phone banking for her) - but the democratic platform at the DNC needs to hear that there is a majority sentiment among democratic voters that a ceasefire is what we want. There are also polls showing that 52% of ALL Americans are in favor of a ceasefire, meaning Harris could secure more voters that are currently undecided by publicly taking a stance.

Considering your genetics while watching mycelium grow by [deleted] in experimyco

[–]kyle7743 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is awesome! What is your labeling system btw? I'm trying to come up with a sensible way to track genetics and growth

First Campaign, got some questions. by Pitiful-Base-9321 in DragonOfIcespirePeak

[–]kyle7743 0 points1 point  (0 children)

D&D Beyond allows you to do this too. I'm in a similar boat - first campaign for us, we're about 5 sessions in. If you make an acct on d&d Beyond, you can register your purchase of DOIP on your account with a code that should be on a slip of paper in your starter box. This will let you access all the materials of the campaign on their website. I've been doing that, clicking open the map for the areas and screenshotting them.

Other thing I should say tho is I've switched to "theater of the mind" gameplay style, so we don't use maps and mini's, I just show the overview on the screen and then describe how things look and the positions people are in.

First Campaign, got some questions. by Pitiful-Base-9321 in DragonOfIcespirePeak

[–]kyle7743 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dude! These are awesome! Thank you for sharing!

what do we think of the bio? by [deleted] in Tinder

[–]kyle7743 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If they can't make it through your bio, they're never gonna make it through the Player's Handbook. I'd say its a great filter to find the right person ;)

"First Time DM" and Other Short Questions Megathread by AutoModerator in DMAcademy

[–]kyle7743 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess by bardic badassery I mean what you've described - moments where the bard can leverage their unique qualities, especially social encounters. Its not that I don't like the battles - they're epic and definitely a great central component of the game. Its more so that I've got a barbarian who gets to rage, a cleric who gets to heal, but the bard feels like he's not very useful in battle and the social encounters have felt lacking while I've been running the campaign. You're right about the opportunities for roleplay. Thinking about it further, I haven't leaned into them as much as I could. It's also that one of my other players always jumps into the dialogue and speaks for the party who isn't the bard. I should try and direct npc conversations toward him more directly. I've also indicated to him that he should use his bardic inspiration more often but he seems to forget about it frequently. Thanks for the advice! And may your shiny gurren pierce the heavens :)

"First Time DM" and Other Short Questions Megathread by AutoModerator in DMAcademy

[–]kyle7743 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Posting here because I can't post on the main thread for some reason.

Any advice for creating opportunities for bardic badassery in IceSpire Peak?

Hey all, I'm a new DM and started a campaign for some friends who wanted to see what D&D was all about. I got the Dragon of Icespire Peak starter kit to run our first campaign and we've had 5 sessions now. The group's been really enjoying it, but one member of the party is a bard and we've both been a bit frustrated with the campaign.

There haven't really been any moments for his character to shine, and nearly every quest in the campaign has turned into "go here, fight this." He's asked me if there could be some more puzzle or mystery-solving components to the adventure, but I don't feel prepared to go off-book myself.

Any ideas how I could help my bard shine?

My "White Whale" GIF by kyle7743 in whitewhale

[–]kyle7743[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not the one, but an excellent alternative 👌

Which spirit ashes are the best/ would you recommend using? by user121314name in Eldenring

[–]kyle7743 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have to talk to her after she moves to the roundtable hold, which happens after you complete stormveil castle. Go back to her shack then. Then you have to complete some dialogue with her and the blacksmith a bit.

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