shalafi

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 23 minutes ago

As before, the GOP has no choice to save their own skins. First they had to side with Trump or get primaried. Now they have to go against him for the same reasons.

I am dying to see the results of this vote. This could be more consequential than either impeachment vote or Trump winning the last election. He can't go out with a whimper, it must be with a bang.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 37 minutes ago

I don't think the man is making a point. I think he's grooming the best person for a future job. Khan is my heroine, but I'm not sure what she can do from a city position. Get her back in the game, get her name back out there. If Mamdani goes further, he takes he with him. Gods that would be a win.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world -1 points 43 minutes ago (1 children)

Epstein was allowed to kill himself. Someone whispered in his ear that he should do the right thing, hint, hint, or face monstrous consequences.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 45 minutes ago

Yes and no. I wouldn't call it envy, but I can see where I could do better for my family, and not just financially.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 55 minutes ago* (last edited 52 minutes ago)

Nearly bled out from hemorrhoids, got the surgery, and as a Vietnam vet I heard say, "It was worse than anything that happened to me over there." Never been to war, but the pain was the worst in my long life of broken bones and whatnot.

Now I take a coffee cup shot of psyllium husk of an evening. My shit literally doesn't stink and wiping is almost optional. Also provides an impetus to get my ass out of bed in the morning.

Brain: "Just a little longer..."

Bowels: "NOW!"

Weirdly, I got my wife a bidet when she first moved in, never touched it. She won't go near the other bathroom lacking one. Not once in 3-years has it occurred to me to try it. Old habits die hard I suppose.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 58 minutes ago

How rough is your ass?! I'm imagining Antarctic hikers probing for dangerous crevasses. "Close one guys! Stay to the left!"

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Looked and I'm surprised at ammo availability. Better make every shot count at that price!

I'd love a Marlin 1895 SBL, but I can't justify 45-70 Government when I don't even hunt elephants. :(

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago

This comment last week is pure gold. So glad the story was told!

https://old.lemmy.world/comment/20461868

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

I thought NASA was well stocked with 486 CPUs? Quite a cut about the 386! (I know the ISS is not all NASA.) In any case, the wide wires make for less bit flipping. :)

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Many of us are aware, but we have some history and experience behind us to bolster our attitude. Also, young people are more aware of what's going on where we used to mainly judge things by our local environment.

I thought life was rough as a young man in 90s America! Well, that seemed to be the peak. :(

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

No way I live long enough for us to get to a Grand Unified Field theory. :(

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Wife saw $50 and flipped her shit! That used to be the normal charge, your post made me realize it's way higher now.

 

Made olive oil soap 2-weeks ago, still soft enough to take a thumbprint. This is my 5th try, same recipe, doesn't seem any harder than the previous batches. Am I expecting too much from sodium lactate?

It's stashed on a BBG grill inside the house's HVAC intake. Usually a great place, but we're not running heat or air ATM. 🤷🏻

Should I try gently baking it? Scared to ruin it, can't really afford more olive oil. One reason I roll my own soap is to save money. We burn through a bar of Irish Spring every week. My previous olive oil bars lasted me (alone) a month or so.

 

I've said 1,000 times (probably literally), on here and reddit, for nearly a decade, that Trump is easily understood and predictable if one understands malignant narcissistic personality disorder. Trump's picture will be in the DSM-6 one day, right next to the definition. If you aren't familiar with the diagnosis, please have a look for yourself. Not some pop-sci shit, look at medical definitions, the traits required for such a diagnosis.

Think a guy like that is putting himself in a subservient sexual position? For any sort of personal gain?!

But let's say you have some angle you find plausible from Trump's POV. What in the hell makes you think Clinton would want an old white guy to blow him? He's the poster boy for hetero horndog.

"But what about the text of the email?!"

Who knows? We need the preceding context. Ever joked around about the kompromat the Russians must have on Trump? Maybe it was that sort of reference? Ever joked that so-and-so must be sucking dick to get favors you couldn't otherwise understand? Also, notice they dropped it, zero further discussion?

This is a picture perfect case of social media taking a thing at face value because it's just too juicy not to believe. Don't know what the take is on other social media, but I find you guys taking way too much at face value because you want to believe. Be better, think critically.

tl;dr: Trump wouldn't do it. Clinton wouldn't want it. Makes for great memes, but it's absurd on it's face.

 

Gun always had "issues". Stove piped, failure to eject, etc. This whole time the problem was my limp wrist.

What's stupid is that I knew about the term, what it meant, all that. I cannot fathom how I never put two and two together.

Anyway, if the term is new to anyone, here's a short video on the subject. She actually gets her Glock to malfunction by purposefully limp wristing it. Did not know that was possible with larger calibers.

I had thought my small pistols malfunctioned from lack of recoil. Turns out I was right... 🙄 My larger guns like the Colt .45 are heavy, require a proper grip. Guess what? They work fine.

Be glad to tell y'all about the pistol. It's utterly dreamy. Weighs 1.25lbs. fully loaded, 30-rounds of smokin' .22WMR, never fails (if held properly). 5" of barrel gives you an easy aim, more booty and accuracy behind that bullet. Contrasting front/rear fiber sights with lots of length to soak up light. HUGE red mark showing "not safe". Love that as I usually paint my safe marks with nail polish. Maybe the worst part is that it looks and feels like a toy, no bueno if a kid finds it. (Which won't happen. Right?!)

Very happy as this is my perfect hiking side arm!

 

Trying to research a lemmy comment.

"Yes, it's true! Except that it's not. It's complicated OK?!"

 
 

Steal this

 
 

Seriously thinking on working on this.

 

Told ya so, more than once. Said they would simply refuse to hear the case and almost certainly make no comment on it.

Don't think it's too cynical to say they only refused because the case is so weak and not a good place to set precedent.

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