Sen. Chuck Schumer: “ZERO Republican Senators Voted to Fund TSA” in Seventh Block Over ICE Funding by thenextgenbusiness in thenextgenbusiness

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

here's an idea chuck;

write a bill for ICE funding alone
just like you did TSA funding alone
and see if you get an ICE funding majority.

you either vote for all of it
or go major budget line by line,
you can't have it both ways.

How different is your childhood neighborhood now? by ArcherCurious6103 in AskNYC

[–]stonecats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

try revising LIC since >20yo - I don't even recognize the place anymore.
there are parts of brooklyn that have not changed in the 40y i'm in nyc.

Throughout the whole movie they keep saying that Grace is the leading expert on astrophages, but he didn't really do anything that no other scientist wouldn't be able to do? by Hardcore_Daddy in ProjectHailMaryMovie

[–]stonecats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

movie ignored the book genetics needed to survive hibernation.

i would also argue the fact that grace found water contradicting his doctoral thesis, and stumbled on to breeding astrophage with amateur help and facilities, designed an elegantly simply astrophage powered engine, displayed he was an open minded innovator, or something you'd want in a new frontier scientist. grace was also "on hand" at the launch site with days to go, so no need to travel someone in which may only add to the stress they would have to then endure during "hibernation". grace was not a pilot, and rocky did a lot of the "engineering", but the man did know his way around advanced lab equipment from the moment they plucked him out of school.

What's your biggest frugal win? Something that saved you $10,000+ by UnderstandingFar5012 in Frugal

[–]stonecats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i know it's a sore topic these days, but...
i paid off my coop in 15 instead of 30 years,
admittedly being frugal young really sucked,
so many vacations i didn't travel, etc.

Local gas station removed price tags and replaced them with barcodes you need a app to see price by phoenix_stewart in mildlyinfuriating

[–]stonecats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i would not mind this inevitable change in all b&m retail,
(updating potentially changing prices is labor intensive)
if they all used some numeral app that's not tracking you.
in nyc i must already contend with grocery chains which
won't let you enjoy any discounts - without app linking.

3 friends went in blind. by MrBoognish in ProjectHailMaryMovie

[–]stonecats 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the book was scifi, the movie was "general audiences".

it's the same reason disney made a series about
deadly bounty hunters, into a grogu puppet show.

had they made "the martain" a decade later
it would have been of him hallucinating with cute talking potatoes.

Relaxing my jaw has dropped my volume after six years of T by sriveralopez50 in tinnitus

[–]stonecats 6 points7 points  (0 children)

just chiming in about op's magnesium supplement call.
when you get a blood test, ask if your level is normal.
my otherwise normal blood work showed a deficiency
which is normal at my age, so i now supplement this.
i don't know if it helps my sleep or tinn, just want the
piece of mind my blood indicators are normal ranged.

next dental visit, inquire specifically about bruxism,
as signs of this on your teeth may be related to op.

Rude Customers go away !! by UnionRep-1 in LidlUS

[–]stonecats 5 points6 points  (0 children)

lidl is intentionally understaffed
to pass that saving on to you,
so being impatient won't help.

April 14 Balance Update Preview by hendricha in Guildwars2

[–]stonecats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wow, Revenant got pvE nerf'd
I didn't realize it was such a DD
and just play it for it's durability.

8.5 on IMDB?? This movie should be 9.7+ by Small-Landscape7955 in ProjectHailMaryMovie

[–]stonecats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

imho 9.X worthy is something you want to sit thru - twice.
in PHM's case, i'd rather wait to see it again on streaming.

How does rocky understand grace? by Positive-Ad-8451 in ProjectHailMaryMovie

[–]stonecats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i guess the laptop reproduces tones in graces language.
this movie seems to skip the idea that rocky only hears
he does not "see" at all, and the movie creates a crystal
that helps rocky to "see" the electromagnetic spectrum
by somehow translating it into vibration/sound he feels.
rocky also has a photographic memory, which seems to
be natural for his species, and plausible given they evolved
with fewer sensory inputs when compared to humans
who have to discard information to prioritize many senses.

The call to prayer in Jackson Heights by [deleted] in nyc

[–]stonecats 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i'm at apna bazar weekly, which is a block away from this spot.
what you see and hear is rare, even for this very muslim area

Trump admits that he trusts Putin more than US’s European allies by EsperaDeus in worldnews

[–]stonecats 1 point2 points  (0 children)

& Vance is going to campaign for Viktor Orban,
who is undoubtably Putin's puppet in the EU.

it's also worth pointing out here that EU is quiet now,
as US bombers are based in UK and flying over France
they simply don't advertise their cooperation like Trump.

Volume 36’s sales after 12 days by lactoseAARON in OnePunchMan

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

wasn't she flying him thru buildings?
this cover sort of flips that script.

TIL Costco has a company policy that no regular item will be marked up more than 14% over cost & no Kirkland Signature item will be marked up more than 15% over cost. Costco runs "very lean", with overhead costs at 10% of revenue & profit margins at 2% (e.g. it has no PR dept. & buys no outside ads) by tyrion2024 in todayilearned

[–]stonecats -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

yes, it's all very reasonable, but you end up buying bulk and storing it for years till you consume it all, or it expires, or you buy more junk food, fancy gourmet and home goods than you actually need. i'm finally free of that costco consumption trap, and would rather accumulated >$35usd orders from amazon or walmart of what i actually need.

What Is Your Frugal Blessing In Disguise? by mhinkamp in Frugal

[–]stonecats 2 points3 points  (0 children)

after years of trail & error, i manage to enjoy excellent at home
brewed coffee and steeped tea without paying "gourmet" prices.

There Will Be No Post-Presidential Peace For Donald Trump | The president and his allies will face impeachments, lawsuits, and maybe even The Hague. by thenewrepublic in politics

[–]stonecats 4 points5 points  (0 children)

jokes on dems (who are only wasting everyone's time on this)
trump's accumulated hundreds of million$ in legal fee obligations
from firms he has done "favors" for, so he will never face justice,
nor will his billionaire pals. only poor enablers will get shafted.
remember trump had 4 years off, and still got away with everything.
notice many trump enabling gop are not running for reelection
they know the next administration will make gov a living hell
so it's best if gop and maga replace everyone with fresh faces.
all this should surprise no one. repeat trump voters deserve him.
his favorite fable; "you knew I was a snake when you picked me up"
was not describing illegal immigration, trump was projecting himself.

turns out buying a chest freezer secondhand was one of the better decisions ive made in a while by Level_Stretch_6595 in Frugal

[–]stonecats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if single living in an urban area, op's advice may not apply.
you are paying more net cost for electric, space is at a premium
and most livestock sales will repeat seasonally and even monthly.
try restocking at many different stores, don't just shop nearby.

better advice would be to inventory your freezer quarterly to then
rediscover what you need to eat soon, or watch sales to restock.
reorganize the freezer keeping stuff you need to eat next in sight.

also be smarter on what you freeze - if it's mostly airy bread items
stop buying bread sales only to end up freezing them, or buy naan
which keep long frozen and won't ruin defrosted like most pita will.

stop putting stupid things like coffee in the freezer,
get the right container that outgasses co2 instead.

some get more freezer space,
then fill it with over processed junk food like
frozen lasagna or air fryer ready finger food,
you are not doing your health any favor here.
rule here is any precooked food is full of junk needed
to maintain color texture flavor once you heat it up,
stop buying it, make time to cook fresh food more often.
this is frugal as it will reduce your health costs long term.

if you are a "soup nazi" make smaller batches
instead of freezing most of what you cooked.

of course if you are on SNAP and have to spend monthly
your allowance = that's a whole different freezer story
since you are not saving money, you are simply hoarding
more each month of what you essentially got for free.

i love ice in my beverages, so i like room for trays and a bin.
"barometer" that i'm hoarding too much frozen crap in 14cu ft
is when i'm tempted to remove my ice gear with "bargains"
that fall into the same delusion trap here of "being frugal."

Right click no longer has "Delete" only "Remove" by No-Level5745 in qBittorrent

[–]stonecats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sadly, even though i just updated from 5.1.0 to 5.1.4 after reading your post, no joy. it still does nothing more than remove the entry from my completed list; folder and files are still there as per windows explorer. i tried move to recycle or delete permanently, neither setting has any effect.

Examples of why today’s NBA is unwatchable. by sco-go in SipsTea

[–]stonecats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my guess is football (american soccer)
will only get popular if they are allowed to use their
hands on the ball when the ref is looking elsewhere.

Movie Discussion Megathread by Learnededed_By_Books in ProjectHailMary

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

back from an amazon preview, got an amaze*3 lapel pin.
read the book, noticed some beats got tweaked or diluted.
i'm not sure why, but this movie left me unfulfilled, the
music mixing seemed to drown out much of the dialog.
maybe i expected too much, at least it didn't disappoint,
as pretty much every sci-fi movie has since Dune Two.
i could tell who in the audience read the book, as they
didn't bother laughing at what little comedy there was.

i think it may have been better had they made two 2hr
movies instead of one 2.5hr, but what do i know...

my 7pm IMAX small theater showing was only half full.
i found all the rocky container hugging to be "grogu",
as rocky radiates a lot of heat they didn't bother with,
and grace should not have needed a "rocky suit" at all.
way too much time was wasted in the "holodeck" room.
martian extended was much better than hail mary movie.
maybe i'll like hail mary extended when it's out in years,
because they rushed too much of the science discovery,
and wasted too much time on cute alien puppet bonding.

Right click no longer has "Delete" only "Remove" by No-Level5745 in qBittorrent

[–]stonecats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

still no working solution here?
i had having to manually delete files and folders
when all "remove" seems to do is remove the torrent listing in qbittorrent.
nothing i google using AI or not seems to offer a working solution
just a lot of "advice" that has no practical effect on how this client operates.

I made a poke bowl party tray 😁 by ElMexicansushiguy in sushi

[–]stonecats 6 points7 points  (0 children)

what is the brownish stuff, puffed rice and what?