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  • The Wall Street Journal Gets Community Noted For Saying Gen Zers And Millennials Are 'Splurging On Rotisserie Chickens'

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  • I know this is preaching to the choir here, but that is so very out of touch for many/most/all of us.

    Those things cost like $5 - $9 in my area, and you can even get the "old" ones for a couple dollars cheaper at times. It costs very little more than raw chicken, and in some cases, the rotisserie chickens cost less. Then you factor in time for cooking, clean-up, products for clean-up, and other time / material costs, and the difference comes out a wash.

    So, they are apparently suggesting that having chicken in a meal at all is a splurge. Sure, in some idealistic world where we all eat a vegan diet to save the earth, that might fly. But in the real world, it's literally insane propaganda to suggest that chicken is a splurge.

  • Democrats’ struggles could be partly because they’re just too old, says Obama

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  • If you want younger people in office at the national level, you need to be supporting younger people at the local level. It's not a 100% pipeline, but that's a huge part of the current. And it's not just about voting for them, you need to be out there actively canvassing, campaigning, donating, and continuing that support after they get elected, if they get elected.

    One problem: Younger people in many parts of the country literally cannot afford to or aren't able to make it work out. You end up with a lot of retired people in those elected positions because they have the time to run a campaign and then do the job, and the non-livable wages that these positions pay out (if they pay out at all) are just icing on the retirement income cake. But even candidates that aren't retired often have to put special effort into appealing to the retiree crowd, because those are the folks who have the most time to help support the campaign and/or money to donate.

    Another issue: Young voters are, super generally speaking, not reliable voters especially when it comes to mid-terms and primaries. You can say they don't vote and don't help out with campaigns because nobody/the party doesn't appeal to them, but it's a chicken and egg issue.

    Anecdotally speaking for my general area, the younger folks who run often seem to lack appeal to older folks (who do vote), have a hard time communicating their platform, and/or their platform has little to do with the position they are running for. Simply speaking, they aren't electable, either.

    You can argue the older folks also aren't electable, but that doesn't change the truth. Somebody running for town council with a platform to vaguely support Palestine and regulate AI comes across as out of touch with local politics and what they could reasonably achieve compared to the older folks who want to stick to milquetoast agenda items such as to approve funding for new classrooms and expand pedestrian walkways on main street.

  • What's the stupidest thing someone has ever done in front of you?

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  • I once saw near instant karma on the highway/interstate in the US state of Georgia.

    One of those super tiny and extremely expensive looking sports cars with a custom plate was making absolutely dangerous and ridiculous maneuvers to get through traffic. Literal lane splitting with their car, wild swings out into the shoulder to pass folks on the right side, driving literal inches/centimeters from the vehicle ahead of them.

    Then they misjudged one of those highly, highly illegal and dangerous shoulder passes and ended up flying up a hillside, then spinning in literal circles, giant dust cloud and debris flying everywhere. From the looks of it, they somehow lucked out and didn't hit any trees or signs.

  • negotiating rule

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  • Fuck, I'd pay a million dollars just for the opportunity.

  • He has a point

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  • I know multiple people who stopped paying taxes to "protest Obama" back in the day. At first it will seem like you got away with it. The only reason I know they did it is because they were quite proud and boastful of it. It may even take years before it becomes an issue, but by the time it does, it's a monster of a problem. Headache after headache, lawyers and legal fees (in some cases), and always a much worse financial hit than if they'd just paid up initially. Ironically, their problems with the IRS didn't even begin until Trump's first time when they were "caught".

    It's simply a bad idea. Right now it might seem like a reasonable gamble. Starve the beast. And they don't have enough people working in the IRS to handle this any more.

    But, don't worry. Just like everything else out of this administration, they'll selectively target political opponents, Democrats, and minorities.

    But also, for most people, not paying taxes isn't really an option. There are ways (as others mentioned) to minimize how much of your paycheck is automatically taken out, and of course self-employed folks or those being paid "under the table" can get away with paying $0.

    Again, though, if this regime stays in power long term and you're withholding taxes out of protest, you will be actively pursued and punished harshly. And even if this regime doesn't stay in power for long, once saner heads re-instate reasonable funding and staffing for the IRS, you will be screwed. Penalties, fees, interest. It will hurt and likely would not have accomplished anything either way.

  • Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse - Announcement Trailer

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  • That's exactly what I was thinking, glad I saw your comment before making pretty much the same one. Granted, I also didn't like the 3-D but 2-D style of Bloodstained, but this is orders of magnitude worse based on that youtube vid.

    Granted, the graphics aren't the main draw to this type of Metroidvania, so long as the gameplay is good, I'll be happy enough. But, I have serious reservations about the thought process that went into the approval of this design. I'm not usually so opinionated, so it has to the pretty awful for me to call it as much.

  • A Sexually Transmitted Fungus Is Making Itself Cozy in the US

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  • I didn't even know I had a cat, so I'm excited for the possibilities!

  • A Sexually Transmitted Fungus Is Making Itself Cozy in the US

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  • Believe it or not, wormed to death.

  • It's a breeze

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  • The blame game

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  • Oh I get it! I lost my job due to bullet item #2. I worked for a federal contractor. Had there been sufficient warning and a gradual shift in funding, I'm 99% confident that the company I worked for could have shifted gears and successfully pursued alternative funding, sparing thousands of good jobs. In fact, before Trump took office, we were already heading in that direction.

    However, the Trump administration immediately and without precedent rescinded payments and cancelled signed contracts, which was disastrous and completely unrecoverable. Not only for my place of employment, but for thousands of others across the country.

    Regardless of whether you agree or disagree with the monetary and policy changes, it's important that these changes take place at a cadence and with enough planning that allows business to adapt. That didn't happen. It's wrong and immoral how things went down. It's absolutely criminal that contracts are simply cancelled and payments pried back.

  • What desktop operating system would you recommend to the average user?

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  • They all suck in their own unique ways, and I use them all, so I feel uniquely qualified to say that.

    To be honest, I'm ready for the hate, but about 90% of the people I know looking for a recommendation are not the type of people for whom any flavor of Linux is well-suited. Apple is too much of a closed system and likes to do things its own way in contrary to everybody else, forcing users down their one and only path of truth regardless of whether it makes sense to do so even though it's completely different/opposite of nearly all best practices, which makes them a hard sell. Plus, they lost me with the "it just works" when they in fact do not "just work". So, just to make my life easier, I usually find myself suggesting people stick with Windows. I hate it, but it saves me time and sanity in the end.

  • Lots of love

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  • Gives a new meaning to hand me downs.

  • Got bad news for ya bud

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  • Does it really matter either way? The Dow hit 50,000.

  • You want some belly scritches?

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  • Whowork. Whowork.

  • Conservative lawmakers plan to investigate Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show

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  • Sir, I need a close up on that crotchital region. Enhance. Enhance. Enhance. Enhance. Okay now let's use some AI to digitally remove the clothing, we need to determine if there are any weapons of mass destruction. Yes, enhance. Enhance. Enhance. Oh. OH GOD. OH, I'm going to need a minute to inspect the evidence. Clear the room. Enhance. Enhan Aye Papi! Si, Papi. Si.

  • Experienced glizzeurs only

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  • I just reported you to ICE for this terroristical anti-mustard comment.

  • Experienced glizzeurs only

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  • People eat donuts every day, even the hole in the middle.

  • Precious

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  • I mean, of course you call me, any time day or night. My phone won't ring and I definitely won't answer, but you do you and call call call all you want, sweetie! How's your mama doing?

  • Does anyone know?

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  • My best friends Brandon and Jonathan discovered they were pretty good at this while they were in the restroom at the Handy Down Bar and they're celebrating their 3 week anniversary next Friday! So, it DOES happen more often than you think.