German potato salad is vinegar based. Delicious.

Very cool write up. I’ve always wondered what tools people use to do things like this.

I’ve got a bug out zone extremely close to a bordering country that’s self sufficient. Staying put unless things get wildly out of hand. We could probably house another 2 families if needed.

Ya GOT THAT!?

Army of Darkness. I mean it’s framing Bruce Campbell. Kiss the king baby.

Samsonite! I was way off.

Well yeah, without it there would be no business …

You aren’t the only one who doesn’t get the Slack love. I HATE their design philosophy. It has threads. That’s all it’s got going for i in my opinion. The rest of it is confusing and a pain to use.

Oh and, anyone from Paramount* thinking of a new Star Trek series should read these comments and watch every episode mentioned. THIS is what makes Star Trek great, not any of its action or temporal timelines.

*Or writers

Tom’s hardware is still good.

Exactly!

I went out to some stores and got him driving on an interstate for the first time as a student driver today. It is gorgeous out and we just enjoyed each others company for a few hours.

Technically that’s a Drain tech. A plumber will almost certainly tell you they don’t unclog drains (even though there is GREAT money in it, since no one wants to do it themselves, but will complain about the price anyway).

There’s a lot of different pay plans out there. No idea what roto rooter is paying their techs these days.

Pay is great in my opinion for apprentices but the hours are tough. You will definitely learn a shit load quickly if you pay attention, ask questions, and find a company/lead that doesn’t treat you like shit.

You see what you want to see.

Things aren’t great but not “everything is shit.”

Galveston Island, TX for a family get together later this year. We just got back from Alaska and it was a pretty great trip.

Yeah, it’s called whatever social media site/app is popular currently.

The problem you aren’t recognizing is that, until humans are no longer driven by self preservation, there will always be oppression in any system. They all have and will continue to breakdown. It’s easy to blame capitalism but even socialist systems eventually cave under the weight of greed and power. We are the problem mon frère.

I do think the government agencies need 3rd party auditing. Anyone who has worked for them or with them (private contractors) knows how much unchecked spending there is. “It’s not my money” attitude.

HOWEVER, how DOGE is going about it should be absolutely illegal. There needs to be checks and balances on both sides.

Doesn’t answer your questions but I also don’t think we just not look into the ridiculous amounts of money we spend on running the government either. Yeah, it takes a lot to run it but I know how much waste there is just in private companies too.

All of this is totally plausible and not that wild. I believe her. Also Streisand effect much? Never knew of the book till now.