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Perhaps the virus evolved to be more deadly after the initial wave of “flu”?

In Northern California there’s a small amusement park that has several of these. Haven’t been, but it’s on my list. https://www.gilroygardens.org/circus-trees/

It doesn’t seem that leftist to me. Are you a shrink? Or are you using some kind of folk diagnosis to determine she’s mentally unwell? What kind of ideology strips individuals of t…

My data point: old Kona Electric vs new Ioniq 6. Acceleration is faster, but not twice as fast. It does charge 40-50% faster though, and that is life-changing. Not twice the range …

It has come full circle. Now I see a Tesla supercharger full of 95% identical vehicles and think they are too homogeneous.

The carpenter can sell the design of the chair.

The fact that very bad things happened to the Disappeared of Argentina makes me more concerned about the Disappeared of US, not less.

Jam Handy films were amazing. You could show this to an audience who was morally opposed to learning about differentials and they’d still learn about differentials.

Yes! At least once a week. Mostly to try out new apps and immersive content. I’ve taken it on a couple trips to capture immersive video, but never in public spaces, because that wo…

The small floppy disks were still floppy disks. Thick plastic does not make a hard disc!

The Zojirushi 3 cup induction is the highest scoring rice cooker tested by Consumers Union. It was expensive but it makes excellent rice and you don’t have to be precise with the w…

Costco always sells discounted gift cards (in the US).

The feedback loop in education is several years long. Before a charter school develops a bad reputation, they just change their name, put up a banner declaring "Under New Managemen…

Oddly enough, the phrase "serial monogamy" describes the same exact thing! https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/serial_monogamy

A thought-provoking discussion, every morning.

The promise of future pensions can't be used to pay bills, though. The teacher still has to survive in the world using the dollars that show up on their paycheck today.

The latter is probably a better name if there are other functions involving "ownership" (give_ownership, split_ownership, etc.), but otherwise you're right.

It's sometimes just called "popcorn salt" and it's exactly as you describe. (And it can also be made at home from regular table salt with a food processor or mortar & pestle.)

It's exactly like putting toothpaste back in the tube, you inject it.

On the Log Ride at Knott's Berry Farm they have infrared light beams above the log flume that trigger a loud pre-recorded "Sit down!" message if you raise your hands up too high. I…

Agreed. There is no way I would consider one without CarPlay. It has become too much a part of the driving experience.

Gas prices were unusually low during the 1990's and that's when the SUV exploded in popularity. Look at an inflation-adjusted chart and you'll see a big dip between 1990 and the ea…

Unless they're in withdrawal.

In order to refute your thesis, we have to explain why your imaginary situation is not superior to reality? How about it's completely made up?

The interesting part to me (total outsider looking in) isn't a hierarchy as much as what they say is different at each level. Each "higher" level is "thinking" about a future of lo…