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Bernie Sanders Is Right: Democrats Have Abandoned the Working Class
  • Biden’s labor report card: Historian gives ‘Union Joe’ a higher grade than any president since FDR

    https://theconversation.com/bidens-labor-report-card-historian-gives-union-joe-a-higher-grade-than-any-president-since-fdr-228771

    Clearly you're still refusing to read the article and unaware of what that union, who likes Biden, says about Biden.

    you don't know what you're talking about.

    and that's okay.

    read the articles.

    Biden didn't give "platitudes", he passed legislation that strengthened employee rights, raised employee wages, and strengthened unions.

    he walked the picket line.

    you are comically incorrect.

  • Bernie Sanders Is Right: Democrats Have Abandoned the Working Class
  • as i mentioned, you are quoting the same single misunderstood instance of perceived anti-union activity and are ignoring his entire administration's commitment to the working class, workers rights and increased wages, and unions.

    give the article a read, it's a good article with plenty of supported facts.

  • How the hell did they shoot Austin Powers?
  • A few different film techniques.

    they could film the actor in different costumes on the same set without moving the camera, and then they put those performances together.

    so you can have the profile of Austin powers on the left talking to the profile of Dr. evil on the right, and those were separate performances pasted together so it looks like they're responding to each other even though Mike Myers was performing those conversations separately during different recordings.

    If evil and Austin are in the same shot and it's an over-the-shoulder, the actor facing the camera is the real actor and the guy not facing the camera is a body double with the same hair or bald mask

    so if you were looking at Austin and Dr. evil in the same shot, either those are two separate performances put together and you'll see that they never touch each other, or if they do touch each other, you'll notice that you never see the frontal face of one of the actors, which is actually a body double.

    and you can see these two techniques and others used in Eddie Murphy's movies, or pretty much any body double move movie.

  • got to say, this is the most fun I've ever had with an exercise game.
  • yikes, that A/B study is depressing(i ironically note within the context of me looking forward to the walkscape pet store being stocked).

    that's really cool that there was an ethics of f2p round table discussion at all, i didn't think of the sheer number and variety of considerations that had to go into something that seems effortless for the end user to conjure up and enjoy.

    all those considerations have paid off.

    I don't play any other mobile games, but walkscape is hitting me just right so far.

    I know there are a billion RPGs, but I'm curious if you ever played the okder PC Avernum games?

    thosr games similarly felt much more like a piece of world-buulding art than a straightforward hack/slash RPG.

    The lore was all connected and the world was fleshed out, but presented simply enough for new players to get right out into the world and start exploring and experimenting straight away.

  • got to say, this is the most fun I've ever had with an exercise game.
  • I completely agree about monetization, niantic managed to entirely kill my interest in their games with the proddings and payment-dependent mechanics.

    "are you surrrre you don't want to spend $2.99? here's a bouncing icon you have to X out of every login. If you don't pay us, everything will take you so long, sad smiley face."

    nice, I remember zombie run, it looks like there's 20 different clones of it now on the Play Store.

    that's okay, I'll walk the scape

    got to find trash. fine trash.

  • When Reagan shut down all those mental hospitals in the 80's did crime skyrocket? If yes why if not why?
  • not skyrocketed, and not crime like you would think, since most institutionalized patients/victims couldn't take care of themselves.

    it was more like vagrancy violations or exposing themselves or picking up groceries in the supermarket and eating it, not victimless crimes but there weren't a bunch of Michael Myers or Jason voorhees running around.

    actually, it's remarkably similar to the homelessness crisis in the US now, caused by a similar lack of compassion and selfishness.

  • The Hidden Game
  • hockey is the sport I have had the most fun watching, especially live.

    at basketball games or football or whatever, it seemed like fans were creating excitement displays, but the one hockey game I went to felt like it had a much more organic energy lightning through everybody every time somebody did basically anything.

    with most conventional team sports, I feel like the fans are sitting there until finally something interesting is happening, and then everybody leans in.

    with hockey it's just like no matter what is happening everyone is losing their fucking mind every single second.

    haha, really gives me good memories.

  • How do I get over fear of cooking?
  • get a rice cooker.

    One button. super safe. easy to clean.

    there are recipe books about how to use a rice cooker to cook all sorts of stuff (rice, curries, hot pot, soups, pasta, steamed anything)

    with that same one button.

    after you get comfortable heating up food so that you can eat it, you can try a pan or a Crock-Pot, whatever strikes your fancy.

  • Bernie Sanders Is Right: Democrats Have Abandoned the Working Class
  • "He literally busted a strike".

    this is the one example people are going to deliberately misinterpret so that you don't take the trouble to actually read about or understand his supportive working class or union policies, specifically the linked article above showing many of the legislative and direct action he's taken to help the work in class and the unions during his presidency.

    you can click that link and literally follow other hyperlinks to the legislation established.

    "It still amazes me his pr team..."

    again, this is actual legislation and action, not PR. Stop blindly repeating headlines, they are inaccurate and you are twisting yourself up.

    look for comprehensive evidence of concrete actions and consequences concerning your anxieties.

    hint: objective, irrefutable evidence of biden's support for the middle class and unions is in that article I linked above

  • Bernie Sanders Is Right: Democrats Have Abandoned the Working Class
  • "!You’re interpreting “hey, this word you used is contrary to the rest of your argument - are you sure about your argument?” in a confrontational manner. "

    that is not what you wrote.

    I'm interpreting what you wrote as confrontational because you wrote a completely different confrontational statement than your pretend-quote above.

    despite the OP writing about the working class, me responding with the phrase"working class", pointing out three specific working class issues biden improved, linking an article titled "working class", you wrote:

    "So you agree with Bernie that he wasn’t helping the working class?

    middle class

    noun

    1. The socioeconomic class between the working class and..."

    trying your hardest to ignore the post, comment, all of the context clues and available information so you could focus on a typo to come to an incorrect conclusion you could hold up with a pedantic flourish via boldtype and a definition.

    you are being obnoxious, pedantic and confrontational.

    If you were confused, you could have written:

    "did you mean "working class"?

    you wrote middle class."

    instead, you went to the trouble of puzzling out a clearly incorrect conclusion despite all of the direct and contextual evidence, add boldtype unnecessarily, and very obnoxiously attach a definition to a phrase I'm obviously very familiar with since I'm talking about it with familiarity, citing specific examples and an article.

    "Hence the question mark"

    adding a question mark doesn't mitigate how obnoxious your comments are.

    you're deliberately trying to misunderstand something so that you can attack me based on a minor error that is easily remedied and understood despite, within the context of the fuller comment or post.

    you seem very happy to 1. lie about your direct quotes 2. lie about your intention based on those quotes 3. continue to defend those false quotes rather than apologizing and admitting you acted poorly.

    The logical conclusion for your behavior is that you're trying to extend an argument, despite you not having a leg to stand on.

    you can keep trying to make things up, and I will keep not letting that fly.

    "I can go back and absolutely re-read my post..."

    don't hurt yourself, who knows if you can manage the burden of glancing... or heaven forbid, reading?

    question mark, so it's not confrontational?

  • do any of you recommend a particular credit card that benefits travelers?

    I've never had a credit card, but I travel often and have always heard rumblings about rewards and cash back or whatever, so I'm wondering if there is a card I would benefit from since I regularly purchase plane tickets.

    I'm looking for personal experiences, primarily.

    thank you!

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    got to say, this is the most fun I've ever had with an exercise game.

    I'm looting trying to find " fine trash" right now, and I enjoyed checking my loot every few minutes and seeing what I've picked up, I'm enjoying the game more and more with the increase in complexity and achievements and interconnected activities that come with every new release.

    and I really like that I'm exercising.

    Just a thumbs up post and I'm excited to keep playing.

    and for the rest of the world to become accessible.

    and like a thousand other things that are hinted at coming.

    also, I really like panning for gold. haha

    bonus question: has anyone else played a walking game they like anywhere near as much?

    aside from a hybrid exercise podcast radio show called The Walk, I have a distant second I can't even remember the name of, but nothing else really comes close for me.

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    I just listened to David bowie's 1997 "Earthling" album, is this where dubstep came from?

    or was there iconic scratchy rapid frenetic drum electronic scraping noises before Bowie?

    listening to these songs. I kept thinking about Skrillex, but that wasn't for another 13 years.

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    etymology of "juggernaut"

    I'm in India and I just found out the etymology of the word juggernaut.

    it comes from the Sanskrit jagganath, which means " lord of the world", and is the name of one of the major Hindu gods.

    but what's awesome is he's basically their giant buff God.

    so all his temples are like super squat and beefy, sort of brutalist architecture.

    so the X-Men iteration is pretty close to what you can imagine the lord of the world looking like.

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    YSK that if Americans live outside of the US for more than 330 days a year, they don't have to pay taxes on $125,000 of their income that year

    why: so the government won't be able to use your money for whatever the fuck they're planning for the next 4 years.

    as a traveler, none of my money has been funding Israel, for example.

    one-step method: you basically fill out one extra tax form called FEIE while you're doing your taxes, write down the dates you were outside of the country, and then since you aren't in the country and are not receiving any services from the US, you don't have to pay income tax up to a certain amount (it's a little over 125k this year).

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    for US voters who didn't, why didn't you vote early through the mail?

    Just curious since it seems so much easier and less stressful during any election cycle to fill out a form and mail it in during your free time.

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    is there a way to block posts by keyword, like I can block any post containing the word "musk"?

    there are certain things I want to be out of the loop of, anything to do with him seems good.

    I'm looking for mobile solutions specifically.

    thank you very much

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    Stovetop/shower/tub/ countertop/toilet stains? Toothpaste!

    I wanted my security deposit back but the tub was already orange and stained when we moved in.

    luckily, I knew the toothpaste trick.

    1. while whatever your cleaning is bone dry, squeeze a little toothpaste on the discolored area.

    2. spread it out with a disposable plastic glove or whatever, make sure that the toothpaste is rubbed in and touching all the discolored parts.

    3. wait an hour or four. waiting is optional, it just makes it easier to clean off later.

    4. use a damp cloth to clean off the toothpaste and the orange, yellow whatever stains from your tub, shower, countertop or toilet.

    5. repeat as needed, it won't take many applications to have your fixture looking new.

    any tile or anything with a glossy finish is fine to use toothpaste on, and the plastic shower and tubs are made out of is fine and won't be damaged.

    get that deposit back for the price of a tube of toothpaste.

    honorable mention:

    are you in 1999 and your CD keeps skipping?

    toothpaste!

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    local question for Indians, where are all the premixed curries in the supermarket?

    Hello, I'm traveling in orissa right now and I'm looking for premixed curries i can buy to throw in a pot with water and make dinner with.

    I've met plenty of locals and asked a few about instant or pre-mixed curries, but they all say that there's no such thing as premixed curries in india.

    The strikes me as odd since instant curry is very common in every country with any sort of curry tradition I've been to and it seems like some company would have taken advantage of the market.

    am I asking the wrong question?

    I'm either not recognizing or haven't found any curry mixes yet.

    are they not called curry?

    should I be looking for something else?

    thanks

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    Burrow Fuck

    Metaaallllllll!

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    I like a lot about the Marvels(2023), but does this movie have the worst CGI/set pieces of any Marvel movie?

    does anyone have any insight into this? actual behind the scenes knowledge?

    the sets either look like cheap plastic or ps3 graphics.

    It's very distracting and making it almost impossible for me to immerse myself in the story.

    It's very frustrating because I like the movie and the story and I think the actors are mostly doing a good job, kamala and her family are hilarious, but I can't get over how dog shit the CGI , editing and set pieces are.

    did anyone else notice this?

    and the budget was 220 million. it was huge, I can't understand why the effects and set pieces are so terrible.

    a small example: when captain Marvel "changes" her clothes in the singing Palace, her entire wardrobe is clearly changed off screen, she's already wearing her new costume when the camera switches back to her and there are literal like 1970s cartoon Disney sparkles floating around her for a second to imply that she morphed her costume?

    have Marvel movies always looked this ridiculous? I feel like 10 years ago the effects and settings were more believable, or at the very least more immersive.

    All of these effects look like they were made in one frantic week.

    oh, and the costumes?

    Why are all the costumes baggy?

    like professor Marvel's costume is baggy, everyone on Nick Fury ship is wearing baggy jumpsuits.

    and it's not like cool baggy, they just didn't make costumes that fit for everybody on set?

    professor's Marvel's mom's hair looks crazy, it looks like they sprayed white spray paint on her head and was like okay, she's old now.

    the kittens are rough, their textures, movements and physics are absurd.

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    great VA clip from S1

    I tried to find one with Ashley burch since I think she was the voice of computer bot lady in the pilot episode?

    but it was a lot of work, relatively, for the internet, so I didn't.

    Tempbot! right?

    oh, I think the borders of my B+P memory are just hazy enough that I can justify watching the show again.

    That's very exciting.

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    explaining to your friends how you go to the bathroom like nobody else(hopefully)

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    double bird morph

    4

    Xi and Mao replace Jesus and Mary in Chinese churches

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    Updated garlic peeling lifehack for garlic dip after testing

    Thank you [email protected] community!

    tldr: baking/steaming garlic in the peel is the clear winner for volume clove peeling.

    Crushing is the winner for a couple cloves in a stir-fry, root end cut is obviously better for garlic chips.

    The last garlic peeling post had so many good suggestions that I decided to trial each of them at least a few times with fresh/older bulbs of different shapes and sizes.

    One method worked in any situation.

    For peeling as many cloves as you want, each technique had some major cons except for the final, winning method put forward by @[email protected] !

    The results were:

    Smashing -

    pros: easy, classic technique. usually works.

    cons: peel can get stuck inside a smash, you still have to pull off the peel, occasionally the peel is still stuck to the skin, cloves are damaged.

    Slicing off root end and peeling -

    pros: easy, faster

    cons: still have to manually peel it, much faster but not fast.

    Garlic roller -

    pros: I cannot find one. Sometimes works?

    cons: can only roll a couple of cloves at a time, much more effort than other methods, have to either cut off the ends first or later, so you're doing all the work without any benefit. These are a no for me, dawg.

    Shaking -

    pros: fun to do, does work for more than half the cloves of large batches using two aluminum popcorn bowls for a minute of shaking.

    cons: a LOT of effort, bruises the cloves before cooking, very messy, juice everywhere, inevitably doesn't peel every clove, so you have to spend time hand peeling the leftovers, even with prep work of slicing off top and root end.

    WINNER is root end cut and steaming or roasting in peel as suggested by @[email protected]:

    pros: least effort, safest, cooking is already done, fastest and simplest clove peeling, no bruising beforehand, least messy

    Method:

    Cut off root end.

    Steam(~10 minutes) or bake(400 degrees ~30 min) as much garlic as you want.

    Let garlic sit for a few minutes to cool down.

    Pinch the top end of each peel and the clove will pop out easily, discard peel.

    Mash the garlic together and season however you like for a garlic dip.

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    We could have had a Dell

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    Weird smell? White vinegar erases that smell.

    pet urine, whiskey, perfume, you can use white vinegar to get rid of most smells on most materials: carpets, furniture, clothes, without damaging the material.

    vinegar is amazing at breaking down odors and then evaporating and not leaving a trace.

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    Pick a number

    I'm feeling 4

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    Mulling Over Morphs #54 - The Beginning

    bold move with the title, but they really pull it off this book.

    this is a great final installment.

    the entire book is good, but here's a couple moments that stuck out.

    spoilers

    I forgot how it starts, with menderash willingly turning into a nothlit(mirroring tobias in the first book) so that he can pilot the Yeerk ship to take them to investigate the kelbrid space is so exciting!

    I wonder how many mirrors of the first book there are that I didn't notice since I was devouring the story.

    the extended internal torment where Jake is reckoning with Rachel's death and his responsibility as a war criminal who sends his friends to their death.

    That Jake and Cassie don't end up together.

    but all the anamorphs are pretty much unfulfilled, carrying on Rachel's legacy.

    I can't sing this book's praises enough, it really is a solid ending with room to continue or conclude a limited run if they want to.

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