mvilain

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[–] mvilain@fedia.io 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

They sent him a gift basket full of sand and a crocket mallet. And a nice infographic on heavy card stock show how he can pound the sand up his ass with the crocket mallet.

Their PAs thought that a piece of rope so he can hang it and attempt to piss on it when it's swinging would be to hard for the guy to figure out.

[–] mvilain@fedia.io 5 points 4 days ago (6 children)

Were these people stupid enough to purchase the phone with cash or a check and not a credit card? I'm sure VISA, M/C, and AMEX will refund the charge and do a chargeback. If they were stupid enough to wait more then two months (most companies have a 60 limit on contested charges), then they deserve to be shafted.

[–] mvilain@fedia.io 21 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

You gotta remember that OR was where a local city thought the way to get rid of a dead whale on their beach was to blow it up with dynamite. Left cars in the parking lot crushed by 1000lb chucks of whale blubber. Imagine filing that insurance claim. Anyway, this is just their grandkids keeping up the same tradition of mediocrity.

[–] mvilain@fedia.io 2 points 1 month ago

I've been using black beans instead of red in chili for years. It's a matter of preference. I think kidneys have a thicker skin. Black or red beans get creamy the longer you cook them.

[–] mvilain@fedia.io 5 points 1 month ago (4 children)

NEVER BUY STEW MEAT. It's usually round steak (gluteus) which gets tough when you cook it unless you use meat tenderizer. Buy center blade chuck steaks and cut it up into large chunks as they shrink. CostCo has them. Safeway probably not. And why would you buy from meat counter that stinks?

Don't just toss everything into the instant pot. It doesn't brown which creates flavor. Brown the meat in the pot, then add the spices for a minute to let the "bloom". Water is fine but a dry red wine is so so much better.

At the very least buy the right meat and brown it. That will make all the difference.

[–] mvilain@fedia.io 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My cat had the same reaction to the electric can opener before they had pop-tops.

Sadly, they're gone now but I imagine every time I opened a pop-top can of anything, they'd come running into the kitchen.

[–] mvilain@fedia.io 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A friend pointed out the pineapples are bromeliads. This "flower" demonstrates it.

[–] mvilain@fedia.io 19 points 1 month ago (7 children)

When a friend's parents passed away, he came over to start packing up their house. He found tartar sauce that could vote and little onyx-like bricks of partially consumed cream cheese in the fridge. The spice rack contained Owl Spices which were donated to the state historical society.

[–] mvilain@fedia.io 23 points 1 month ago

This is why I moved everything in my repos to codeberg.org once the Github VP left leaving Microslop in charge. I figured this would happen.

[–] mvilain@fedia.io 5 points 1 month ago

Old chemists never die. They just fail to react.

[–] mvilain@fedia.io 5 points 1 month ago

Showed up for one summons and was told the trial they were trying to seat would run 4-8 weeks. I said "nope". The woman didn't even bat an eye and said "we can reschedule you one time for 6 months." 6 months later, I was excused the night before.

The only time I was a possible candidate, the judge asked those who claimed hardship to write out why. I gave the listing of client sessions that I'd have to cancel for the 10 day trial costing me $1600. She excused me.

Someone else told me that during the voir dire screening, she stated that as a former IRS auditor she could tell when people were lying to her. The defense attorney excused her. I could use the same statement, as a senior IT system administrator in my job, I'm used to people lying to me about why their computers aren't working. I've heard that attorneys don't like engineers because they're not easily swayed by emotion and tend to make decisions on rational facts. That could go either way depending on how prosecution or defense are planning on arguing a case.

I'm over 70, I'm exempt in California. Apparently as of 2024, there are 41 states with an age exemption.

https://www.aarp.org/government-elections/jury-duty-age-exemption-2024/

[–] mvilain@fedia.io 6 points 1 month ago

This assumes he doesn't die in office. How many Wiccans and cardiologists are preying for a blood clot?

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