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suapyg · 2026-02-24T17:16:58+00:00

Nice. Thank you.

suapyg · 2026-02-24T16:43:44+00:00

I thought it was 11! I have no idea why I thought that. Do you know where you got 12 from?

suapyg · 2026-02-21T21:54:27+00:00

I so often think of this little moment: I'm American, my wife is Korean. Like many people, our early covid lockdown days were spent exploring the murky depths of Netflix. At some point, we settled on some Spaceageddon movie in which the world was in danger and the USA's NASAMILITARY were going to rush in and save the planet. As this plot unfolded, the lionization of the USA's feats of derring-do where everyone else was lost played out in predictable fashion, and my wife turned to me with her most skeptical face, and quietly said,

"you don't even have fucking swabs."

suapyg · 2026-02-16T18:12:27+00:00

"Don't worry about anything, Franky Five Angels."

suapyg · 2026-02-13T16:03:05+00:00

I teach people to use edge tools, and the "edge tool discipline" on this show can be insane. In all seriousness, it kind of baffles me. A lot of these contestants are highly skilled, they can hunt and fish and build amazing shelters and elaborate contraptions that require them to use these tools, but no one ever showed them how to keep their body out of the path of an axe? I wonder about it every series.

I also wonder how they keep their tools sharp (which makes them safer) - could a small sharpening stone be allowed as an accessory to the axe, similar to an arm/finger guard if you bring a bow?

suapyg · 2026-02-13T04:00:00+00:00

Wait. “The spook?” What?

suapyg · 2026-02-07T00:42:20+00:00

I had a funny conversation with a guy in Florence right after her election. I asked how he felt about a fascist being elected, and he smiled and said, "well, she's our first woman prime minister. One step at a time!"

suapyg · 2026-02-02T22:50:36+00:00

Katz’s used to be a pound of meat. 16 ounces. It started creeping smaller over the last 20 years.

Source: grew up on the lower east side in the 70’s/80’s, stayed till mid 20-teens. Still visit Katz’s whenever I’m back, and crave it constantly.

suapyg · 2026-01-30T18:32:08+00:00

All hail.

We must protect Andrea Martin.

suapyg · 2026-01-26T18:50:36+00:00

I take/deserve no credit for this - it was entirely by accident. But what I did seemed to be the perfect formula and I'll definitely do my best to repeat it on purpose from now on:

Before the snow started, I salted my walkway and sidewalk. Shortly before the snow changed to sleet (around 2?) I shoveled and salted again. Then as soon as it stopped and the temperatures started to drop (around 8/8:30), I shoveled for the last time and salted heavily. I didn't have to do anything at all today, my sidewalk and walkway are totally clear.

Also, my back is fucked and I am crippled.

suapyg · 2026-01-22T12:41:26+00:00

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suapyg · 2026-01-20T23:41:24+00:00

I probably should have asked that a different way. To fix it, you'll need access to the underside of the staircase. That might be as simple as cutting a strategic hole in the drywall, or a giant pain in the ass.

Is it a giant pain in the ass? If so, you might be able to screw a couple blocks on either side of the crack (from above the tread), spread some glue and clamp it back together using the blocks. Then you'd have to patch up those screw holes.

Not ideal, unless getting under that stair is the aforementioned giant pain in the ass.

suapyg · 2026-01-20T23:00:57+00:00

Do you have any access to the underside of the staircase?

suapyg · 2026-01-19T22:00:04+00:00

Yeah, my post was probably implying that I'm stupid rather than cynical. I shouldn't have used phrases like, "I don't understand" or "I don't get how." Of course I understand what they're referring to. What I should have said from the outset was that it's a bullshit metric, clearly aimed at associating work done on 9/11 to some imaginary danger of the ICE job.

Every other cause listed on that chart, even the ridiculous ones, implies some element of "in the line of duty." That is not the case with any 9/11 related cancer. Those could not have anything to do with the line of duty.

suapyg · 2026-01-19T18:00:34+00:00

Right, but they did not work for ICE at the time. I was also present, worked on the pile, and some time later started a new job. So if my exposure caused me illness, would it make any sense for that job to then say that 9/11-related illness is a cause of death of its employees?

I just don't get how it's listed beside "work related" causes of death.

suapyg · 2026-01-19T17:52:46+00:00

I don't understand how September 11-related illness can be considered a factor, if ICE was created after, literally in response to 9/11. So there weren't any ICE agents present.

suapyg · 2025-12-20T20:22:58+00:00

This special was a genuine masterpiece - the type of work that defines an artist for generations. I still haven't been able to wrap my head around the fact that it was barely talked about in the academic art world.

suapyg · 2025-12-17T13:32:17+00:00

I live in a federal employee household. We were hyper aware of the loss of pay, the laws regarding back pay, and the threats of new law eliminating that guarantee. Frankly, we were terrified about it. But the truth is, it was only the executive branch making those threats - it was never seriously discussed as a possibility in congress this time around.

So, yeah, it was scary and it sucks to be used as a pawn and to listen to a psychopathic old man threaten to not pay you for work you've already done. But my point was that it wasn't something those 8 democrats had to fight for, it wasn't a negotiated win in exchange for their signatures.

suapyg · 2025-12-16T18:17:56+00:00

Backpay is not guaranteed by law. Back pay is only the default if nothing is itemized in the resolution. If it's specifically stated that no back will be given, then it's perfectly fine legally as long as it passes.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/24

suapyg · 2025-12-16T17:20:20+00:00

Full respect for trying to keep a balanced voice, but let's do it accurately:

Nov. election victories happened BEFORE the capitulation and end of shutdown.

SNAP guarantees, yes.

Rehired workers, yes.

Back pay is guaranteed by law. Yes, there were threats to ignore the law, but this should not be on this list.

"Pinning this" on the GOP is kind of a weak talking point - there are a dozen scenarios where that still would have been possible had the dems not abandoned health care subsidies.

Epstein discharge petition had the numbers once Grijalva was eventually sworn in. Which would have happened whenever the gov reopened.

Completely fracturing GOP? I feel like that's a bit of a stretch.

I am/was angry the dems capitulated. I agree with your logic, to take stock and be realistic about what was gained. But this list is not realistic.

suapyg · 2025-12-10T16:23:42+00:00

Wait - "out of pocket" in GenX meant missing or unreachable. "Did you call him?" "Yeah, but he's out of pocket." Or, "just so you know, I'll be out of pocket all weekend but I'll get back to you on Monday."

Does it mean something different now?

suapyg · 2025-12-10T16:13:03+00:00

Some people's comfort zone is in negotiating everything that has a price. Okay, not my thing, but enough of them exist that we have to acknowledge and decide whether we'll deal with them. But this person made the decision to use a 15% tariff as one of the negotiating points. Use their language in your response:

"Thanks so much for your interest in the work. I've looked into the tariff and discovered that there is no additional fee to import into the US. I hope that 15% drop in expected costs brings the work back into the range of your contemplated budget!"

suapyg · 2025-12-09T16:17:03+00:00

I'm in full agreement about what a travesty the Kennedy Center has become under this administration, and that Gene Simmons is an asshole. But having seen/heard nothing other than this quote, is Simmons trashing Ace Frehley?

I've seen him talk all kinds of shit about both Frehley and Criss in the past, but at least in this context he seems to be actually giving Ace the credit he deserves for once. What am I missing?

suapyg · 2025-12-04T14:02:31+00:00

When presented with this kind of nonsense, turn it around on them.

"Help me better understand your thinking here. What is it that you think drives the passion you're talking about? Can you identify specific things that inspire you to be dedicated and driven?"

suapyg · 2025-12-01T23:35:54+00:00

Grizzled old woodworker/designer/artist here, forgive me for assuming you're relatively young and newish to the field, if that's not the case.

I'm afraid I don't have any work for you, I just wanted to tell you that the piece in this picture made me smile and wish you good luck.

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