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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Well if you throw a party with 800 people surely someone will know how?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I think the biggest sin that South Park and The Simpsons have made is the disaffected "both candidates suck equally" bit. Essentially advocating for voter apathy is appalling. Just look at the makeup of the US Supreme Court and say with a straight face that "Giant Douche" and "Turd Sandwich" was a reasonable take.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

At the hospital, one of the nurses joked that whenever a fellow medical professional walked past a newborn they'd always ask for a hit of that new baby smell. Coke for the neonatal wing of the hospital.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

If your baby predominantly smells like shit, you may need to be changing diapers more often...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

That's...not what (many) babies smell like most of the time.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Dr. is used extensively in Europe. It's even tacked on to existing titles, where in the US you rarely use Dr. if a "higher" honorific is applicable (e.g., it's usually just "Prof. X," where in parts of Europe it's "Prof. Dr. X").

Do you mean that doctorates in medical-adjacent fields (but not unqualified med school) don't use the term in Europe?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Perhaps parent was suggesting that anything in this chart is indeed part of the human experience, because we can


in some small way


comprehend or "experience" it. An intellectual rather than a visceral experience.

Or not, I dunno.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

For their own good, let's hope anon doesn't become "more than friends" with this mantis...

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

Yeah, but this is (according to OP) faster, which saves money. And, because it's open, if there are features that could add serious value, they could be added in-house.

But yeah, perhaps a bit of a pyrrhic victory.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

The irony in some of these budgets is that you can eat pretty affordably...if you aren't overworked, and can afford to spend a huge chunk of your time cooking. But because you're working two jobs, this isn't the case.

Bulk rice and bulk dried beans are dirt cheap. Bulk vegetable oil, coconut milk, potatos/onions/garlic are all cheap. Homemade Thai curry is cheap and delicious, but ain't no one got time for that after working a double shift. Homemade Mexican rice and refried beans are likewise cheap and delicious, but they too take time.

And of course, if you're spending bare minimum on rent you're probably sharing a kitchen with a handful of other folks (or you only have a personal hotplate), which also sucks for cooking.

So if you live in a nice house with a nice kitchen and aren't overworked, yeah...food can be pretty cheap.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Looks like you edited but kept the "th" suffix instead of "nd" :)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

California has some good rules on the book about this: https://www.scu.edu/library/policies/confidentiality/

AFAIK this applies to minors with a card, too. I have heard that in my city when a librarian gives a minor (I think over age 13?) a card, they make a point of saying, "we will never tell your parents what books you check out" (or something like thay). Obviously federal law trumps this (looking at you, Patriot Act...) but there are some places in this country sorta doing the right thing, which is heartening!

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