Oh my god!
Modern building codes can’t even begin to comprehend the Los Angeles “Dingbat” apartment. Modern requirements say that “soft story” buildings are not safe in Earthquakes - yet some of these apartments still endure across Southern California.
How were they doing it 60 years ago? Where did these apartment blocks come from? What evidence remains of the methods used in construction?
https://www.sfgate.com/la/article/iconic-la-apartments-dingbats-19898801.php
Give a man a corn and he’ll eat for a day.
Teach a man to corn and you will feed him for a lifetime.
I feel like this is shaping up to be a Fetterman 2.0 where the “working class” winner doesn’t rise to the challenge once elected.
Which is still a better option than Susan Collins actively destroying America from the inside out.
I can’t recommend this enough. I have been using LibreOffice for a few years and saved myself a lot of money.
Saved even more money a few months ago when I fully switched my OS to open source and left the Microsoft/Apple walled gardens behind.
If your bassist shows up with a left handed Hofner - that’s actually Paul McCartney in disguise.
Glassk
They’re trying to convince themselves more than us.
The volume and depth of modern Japanese kitchen gadgetry puts America to shame.
Japan records centuries of history with specialized tools for making ceremonial beverages and foods.
So to your point: I think kitchen gadgets speak to highly consumerist cultures.
Time to negotiate!
I offer to self-deport for half the current cost.
Alistair (black) and Benton (tabby) have been best friends since the day Benton came home as a rescue kitten.
Ancient Architect theorists believe there may have been other reasons those collapsed.
Whether it is due to ley lines, morphic fields, or seismological refits - we may never know.