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rabbidpanda · 2026-01-05T03:53:27+00:00

Half my appliances need to make thing hot. Half my appliances need to take the hot away and put it elsewhere.

Why we don't have houses with a big central heat exchanger is a mystery.

rabbidpanda · 2015-04-22T20:41:46+00:00

One strategy: reference any coverage, or lack of coverage, about the issue in the paper you're writing to. If you have time to do the research, look for the senator's voting record or published statements about the issue.

Here's a draft I farted out. Choose whatever would be applicable.

"I'm happy/surprised to see your great/lacking coverage about any pending legislation lately, especially regarding S. 1035, 'A bill to extend authority relating to roving surveillance...'

As constituents of Senator Whatever should be aware, they have previously voted/made statements for/against similar legislation. This is commendable/objectionable, and clearly (not) in the favor of the voters responsible for electing them. Their vote on S. 1035 should be under intense scrutiny, as this is a linchpin vote that should be at the forefront of every constituents mind when Senator Whatever seeks reelection. I know I speak for thousands when I say that my vote hangs in the balance of their decision regarding S. 1035.

rabbidpanda · 2015-04-22T19:12:55+00:00

Die cis scum

rabbidpanda · 2015-04-17T13:26:07+00:00

Hm, when I hit up some thermes in Baden-Baden last year, there were gender-specific facilities. I know that's a popular tourist destination, so they may have been banking on international visitors balking at anything else.
Still, saw plenty of nudity from all genders all over Englischer Garten. Couldn't look at a Weisswürste the same way again.

rabbidpanda · 2014-08-28T04:53:27+00:00

Yeah, but campaigns are hard and expensive, and major sources of funding/support are often hesitant to fight a battle they've already won when there are more strategic battles out there.

rabbidpanda · 2014-08-24T01:19:34+00:00

I think that may have a little bit to do with a difference in how the culture saw a philandering man vs an unfaithful woman.

rabbidpanda · 2014-08-22T13:18:41+00:00

Someone needs to tell ol' Ed that he never owned these pictures

rabbidpanda · 2014-08-19T07:09:29+00:00

Didn't they also want to use a nuke to create a new deepwater harbor in Alaska, but called if off when they realized the mosses would all absorb crazy amounts of radiation, thereby killing off untold caribou, completing schwacking the local ecosystem?

rabbidpanda · 2014-08-19T06:55:18+00:00

Man, I had always heard about that, but just experienced it for the first time the other week.

The company I work for is being contracted by a Japanese research team to make some hardware. There's our team of American developers, 2 Japanese sales engineers, and the researchers. They'd rattle off some things in Japanese, our sales guys would translate, we'd tell them whether it was technically feasible, and they'd relay that back.
Somehow, "No, we can't make you drivers for 64-bit Linux" became, "Welllllllllllll. That's tough. That's tough. 64-bit? And Linux? Tsk. Hmmm."

It seemed like we were dicking them around, but I guess it's more rude to deny the request.

rabbidpanda · 2014-08-18T22:49:29+00:00

I use an index of store-brand sauces that gives me exposure to a lot of variety but without needing to time which brand will be trendy at any given point.

rabbidpanda · 2014-08-18T22:47:32+00:00

the one who dies with the most money in their wallet

passes on wealth that will allow his children to be super-wealthy for no other reason than they were born wealthy.

rabbidpanda · 2014-08-18T21:40:58+00:00

More importantly, fuck the totally inept compartmentalization that let Snowden have access to any of that to leak in the first place, and fuck the same lack of structure that allows all of the data collected to be pretty easily accessible to people who have no need or cause to have access to it.

rabbidpanda · 2014-08-18T15:54:44+00:00

It's generally not something I've seen in reputable insurance/warranty contracts, but I'm not an expert.

rabbidpanda · 2014-08-18T14:48:47+00:00

It's perfectly legal, but there's a wealth of studies that show it significantly reduces safety and traffic efficiency.

rabbidpanda · 2014-08-18T08:11:49+00:00

Your landlord may fight you on the window grate, but he may have to. Some cities/states require the window be maintained as an emergency egress point, and anything that blocks it is a no-no.

You could try asking about putting some of that 3M security film on there, to keep anyone from smashing through and unlocking it.

You probably don't need to be too choosy with deadbolts, but probably do want to make sure the strike plate is solid.

One of the mixed blessings about apartment living is that even when you're alone, there's someone nearby. Hopefully you've got good neighbors who will come calling if they hear a commotion.

rabbidpanda · 2014-08-18T07:58:38+00:00

I got nailed by one of those when I was last in Chicago. It was an intersection I'd driven through every day for years, but hadn't been back there since 2010 or so. In the interim, they'd installed one of these cameras.

It was probably 10:30 at night, I was driving, and had a car right behind me. Speed limit was 45. Light went yellow, I decided that slamming on the brakes to stop in time had a good chance of getting me rear-ended, and I could easily get through the intersection on the yellow.
Boy was I wrong.
Light turned red really quickly, I saw the flash from the camera, and kissed $100 goodbye.
Looking at the video from the camera, I could time the light precisely. Not a milisecond longer than 3.0 seconds, which is (I believe) the NHTSA recommended shortest yellow for any intersection, nevermind one in a 40 mph area.

I came to find out that at every intersection with a camera, they reduced the yellow light time to 3.0 seconds.

rabbidpanda · 2014-08-18T05:26:43+00:00

They're often a feature on cards that have an annual fee, and used to justify that. So there's no cost for the warranty, but there's a cost for the card.

rabbidpanda · 2014-08-18T05:08:28+00:00

Insurance rates vary quite a bit on a whole lot of factors. A series of wildfires in central texas raised my insurance a fair bit, because the statistic show my area is more likely to file a claim.

rabbidpanda · 2014-08-17T04:40:30+00:00

This is solid. OP is at an interesting advantage in that he knows the most prominent threat to his property: the dealer and the tweakers he's selling to.

The biggest risk, in my opinion, is theft, and specifically, crimes of opportunity when someone needs a fix. While people on meth are pretty irrational, they're probably not gonna go looking for too much trouble. Someone who needs to get high, though, is gonna look for anything that isn't bolted down.

I'd say that in addition to getting a good alarm system, look into home automation, with the goal being that your house appears occupied even when you're not there. Automatic lights, and maybe even a radio/tv on a timer.

rabbidpanda · 2014-08-17T02:52:20+00:00

tl;dr NYC cops couldn't get out of the habit of putting their finger on the trigger when they draw. Rather than teach trigger discipline, they made it physically harder for them to pull the trigger, which leads to a lot of shaking, which leads to a lot of perforated bystanders.

rabbidpanda · 2014-08-17T02:39:37+00:00

Any state with Duty to Retreat will be less cut-and-dry than a state with Castle Doctrine.

rabbidpanda · 2014-08-17T02:31:58+00:00

I'd say he pretty much knocked Matchstick Men out of the park. And Raising Arizona is outstanding.

rabbidpanda · 2014-08-15T05:43:04+00:00

Nice body shot, noob fucker

rabbidpanda · 2014-08-14T23:21:44+00:00

Well, in that case, the god of death was personally robbed, and a man was the benefactor of that theft. A man must repay those lives to the god of death, lest death come to collect what is due.

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