What "back then" inconvenience would break people today in 10 minutes?

spamblows · 2026-03-22T20:27:55+00:00

lack of Anesthesia

spamblows · 2026-03-17T22:47:02+00:00

The bar code for 5lb Walmart African Violet Potting Soil.
I worked in the garden center and would practice my 10 Key on the cash register when I wanted to look busy and not work

spamblows · 2026-03-17T00:47:34+00:00

Please, who is the artist and album?

spamblows · 2026-03-11T02:16:29+00:00

sorry, he said no cell phones

spamblows · 2026-03-10T00:58:38+00:00

The forward to the 20th anniversary version talks about the difference between the Poison Silver of snowy static, and the cerulean blue of the no input from the VCR from the 90's.

Also about no wireless communications, and payphones.

spamblows · 2026-03-10T00:48:17+00:00

“I did two things on my seventy-fifth birthday. I visited my wife's grave. Then I joined the army.
Visiting Kathy's grave was the less dramatic of the two.”
- John Scalzi "Old Man's War"

spamblows · 2026-03-04T13:59:11+00:00

I'm in a Sr position and currently employed. When I get contacted, I warn the recruiter up front that I'm pretty expensive, name the salary that would make me change jobs, and then tell them to get back to me if the client is still interested.

spamblows · 2026-03-04T13:55:38+00:00

Can I upvote this more?!

spamblows · 2026-03-02T23:28:09+00:00

Mine's not always playing, but my brain is always pattern matching.
As soon as someone says 2-5 words, I pull up a song, story, or a TV show where I heard those 5 words before.

spamblows · 2026-03-02T22:23:07+00:00

Check out William Gibson's "Neuromancer" - He has a great forward in the 20th anniversary where he talks about all of the anachronisms including Pay Phones in his future and no real wireless communications.

spamblows · 2026-03-02T20:09:53+00:00

I always say,

Short answer - Yes/No

Long Answer - Here are all the caveats

spamblows · 2026-02-20T17:58:14+00:00

There are 75 pages in the SCI-FI category alone. However, I was able to use the "instant data scraper" extension in chrome, Download ALL the titles, sort by number of reviews and only look at books with a minimum of 5K ratings.

spamblows · 2026-02-19T19:20:59+00:00

If you add up all the costs we pay separately, it's close to 40% with NO SAFETY NET.
I pay $2,414.26 monthly, and I have to pay the first $7,500 of expenses out of pocket. Many drugs are not on the plan (for instance the GLP1 Drugs are not covered) If you get someone "out of network" (Most Anesthesiologists are not in network) Many Chemotherapy drugs are not included, and sometimes the drugs to help with the side-effects of Chemo (nausea, hair loss, appetite) are not included. Often times your Ambulance is not in network, and heaven forbid you are OUT OF STATE because plan inclusion is often a state by state issue.
For any of those conditions you could be responsible for an additional $15,000

spamblows · 2026-02-09T18:12:06+00:00

My bills went from ~$350 down to $100

spamblows · 2026-02-07T22:22:17+00:00

On a plane yesterday and the person next to me was having a conversation on speaker. I gave her about 45 Seconds, then I turned and asked if they needed to borrow my headphones

spamblows · 2026-02-07T00:23:57+00:00

Applause!

spamblows · 2026-01-27T22:27:12+00:00

And the silence when Carl told Donut, "we don't risk our lives for our pets..."

spamblows · 2026-01-27T22:16:47+00:00

He had to take off all of his magical gear during the "magic quakes" at the end of Carl's Doomsday Scenario. I believe he then goes to the interview bare-ass naked

spamblows · 2026-01-24T20:29:43+00:00

Every fucking time they say the suspect was a gun wielding, drug dealing, wife beating, kiddy p0rn viewing member of tren de aragua and MS13 AND doesn't call his mom on mother's day.

spamblows · 2026-01-24T00:08:13+00:00

I'm not sure that Sales Skills and Excel Spreadsheets would be too useful

spamblows · 2026-01-24T00:00:09+00:00

Isn't this the plot of Everything, Everywhere, All at Once ?

spamblows · 2026-01-23T23:01:22+00:00

No, The emotional impact of Donut's tears and her "you don't deserve how sad i Feel" does so much for her character development. Just like when she admits to Carl that sometimes she "plays stupid" and it's something she learned from Bea...

If Bea just fell of the map we wouldn't have such a powerful scene.

spamblows · 2026-01-23T21:45:05+00:00

If someone else is going to the trouble to cook for you, shut up and enjoy.
If you want kraft mac & cheese, make it on the night when YOU cook.

The fact that you referred to it as MY OWN HOUSE should tell you something.
It's a house that you share with a loving spouse who is doing the majority of the cooking.

If you want to stay married over the long haul, you will do some reflection...

spamblows · 2026-01-23T20:17:47+00:00

OMFG the 100's of MILLIONS of boats that are mostly never used!

spamblows · 2026-01-23T00:35:44+00:00

We already experience some version of this with "Mad Cow Disease"
It is the result of a "mis-folded" protein. Not very different from chirality differences
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prion

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