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A retro problem
  • I do have this problem with the monitor I hook up to my laptop for gaming occasionally. It's looser because it gets plugged and unplugged more commonly and can occasionally slip out of I move my laptop to my lap so I can lean back when my back starts to ache.

    But this is not a common situation I think

  • Jury finds Jennifer Crumbley guilty of manslaughter in son's school shooting
  • Last I looked he was in financial ruin which is why he had to sell the gun on ebay. He filed multiple failed lawsuits that were dismissed. His wife divorced him. Accused of intellectual property theft.

    He does seem to have an "uncanny" ability to avoid criminal liability though.

  • So is the US slipping into Civil War?
  • Define support.

    They're not devoid of allies beyond the US and in general have vocal support of most of the western world.

    But only 13 countries recognize them as a country, but not even the US is on that list of 13. Interestingly however, the Vatican does recognize them.

    Which is why, they're remain a nice political chess price for China.

  • Seems like Apple's flirting with fire
  • Just because you opted in, doesn't make their statement untrue.

    The simplicity of use in the walled garden, caters to people who aren't techy. It's a huge reason for their success.

    But just like "nontechy" people like my husband can use an android, "techy" people can opt into a system that caters to the opposite.

  • Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll over $83 million in defamation damages, jury rules
  • Generally. Trump has an uncanny ability to secure bank loans though. And, if New York requires him to sell his properties in the fraud case it wouldn't surprise me if he was able to leverage the impending sale to secure the bond and then pull, well, a trump.

    Remember, the rules you and I play by are not in effect here.

  • So is the US slipping into Civil War?
  • Us, never. Just like with China you can't win a land war over here, and a home attack has a greater risk of uniting is against a common enemy.

    Taiwan possibly. Though I don't think so. Taiwan is much more useful as a political chess piece that China can beat their chests about. They can invoke the island and be offended about support for it whenever they need leverage right now.

    Not to mention it isn't just the US alone that needs Taiwan and movement there risks a global response.

  • Washington state sues to block proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons grocery chains
  • Oh someone mentioned it under Washington, but cash n carry is gold too. It's a restaurant supply store and is better for bulk imo than Costco because it's just food and kitchen supplies. Easier to walk in and buy what you need then leave than Costco.

    Also, no membership needed

    Also sorry if I seemed like a dick. The poppycock thing sounded funny in my head but on reread came across condescending.

  • Washington state sues to block proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons grocery chains
  • Oh poppy cock. Oregon has some pretty diverse grocery options most of them cheaper than Kroger and Albertsons.

    For example, corvallis, has a winco, Walmart market, grocery outlet, and traders Joe's, all of which I can easily spend less at than Safeway or Fred Meyer, which is the big Kroger brand in Oregon.

    Then there's also, university market and natural grocers, 15 minutes down 22 there's an iga, locally owned chains designed to be close to certain housing, smaller, a little more expensive.

    Then there's the Asian (like HK) and Indian (like Desi) markets. There used to be a Mexican grocery they're but it shut down. I'm certain you'll have one in Portland though. These places have amazing specialty ingredients as well as some great deals on standard stuff.

    Finally there's a market of choice which is traditionally expensive, but occasionally has some seriously good deals.

  • [Alzwards Corner] Haha, I'm in danger!
  • Cazadors are worse than deathclaws and I will die on that hill. In fact I did in that hill outside of Goodsprings more often than I care to count because those fuckers keep killing you even after they're dead.

  • Thank the gods we live in such a car-saturated nation, how horrible it would be if this space was used to house people
  • You understand that Italy has areas that are not as densely populated as the city center. In fact some places are down right rural. And the US has some very densely populated square milage.

    This is such a wild, wild take on the US's cat centric build.

  • A long and distinguished family
  • Gelatin isn't a problem for a Vegetarian diet, it falls along the same lines as eggs, cheese and yogurt. Most Cristian consume animal byproducts and refrain from eating meat specifically, and then impose further based on their own values. Poptarts would in fact be okay in a vegetarian diet.

  • Walmart, Costco and other companies rethink self-checkout, some stores removing them
  • My husband had a nasty cold and the self scan he was using we later found out should have had an out of order sign on it. After missing the fact that it wasn't dinging for every item because he couldn't hear well, they pulled him and had him arrested. His total was off by $100 and he should've realized it, admittedly, but he just wanted to get home. We were able to get them to drop the charges because the self check out was malfunctioning but he's still banned from Walmart.

  • Offering solutions is annoying
  • I completely agree that you need to communicate. But that is outside the issue posed by the previous poster who said that it's too emotionally taxing to just listen when you want to problem solve. Their comment implies that the conversation has been had, they know their partner just needs to vent, but being the listener their partner needs will cause "compassion fatigue"

    So I attempted to rephrase it so that the "rational problem solver" could satisfy their "need to problem solve in contradiction to what their partner needs" by presenting it in a way that listening, is in fact the solution, to the problem at hand.