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agamemnonymous

@ agamemnonymous @sh.itjust.works

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  • So when you were a kid and didn't like to eat something, you'd give it to your parents. But what do you do with food you dislike as an adult?

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  • I'm generally pretty good at figuring out what I will and won't like when ordering from a restaurant. The only reason I wouldn't finish something I ordered is if I physically cannot force myself to swallow it. If it comes to that, and my wife doesn't like it either, into the compost it goes.

  • Start-up idea

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  • Yeah dawg, I think you're just not very good at researching your appliances. Put a little time in to learn to sniff out bots and find reviews that aren't advertisements. Look at 4 star reviews. I hate to say it, but look at reddit; it's a legitimately great research resource for that kind of thing if you can recognize ads.

    Don't get me wrong, there's a lot of touchscreen WiFi bullshit out there to spend stupid money on, but there are a few diamonds in the rough if you're willing to look.

    I can't speak to outside the US in terms of exact models, but the techniques transfer. Don't trust brand names, find reviews of specific models.The internet is full of dorks who go on forums to geek out on appliances, you just have to find them.

  • Locked

    the moon is hollow and rings like a bell

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  • I like the Doctor Who "The moon is a giant egg" take

  • Where can I get a set of furry train tracks to complete the scene?

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  • The horse

  • Start-up idea

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  • Sure it does, you just have to buy the stuff that's expensive because it's quality, not expensive because it has WiFi and touchscreens and stuff.

  • Start-up idea

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  • There are tons of models out there that cost half that much. Sure, there are fancy ones with wifi and touch screens you can spend $1000+ on, but a basic washer is like $4-600.

  • Its probably our only chance

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  • You're not wrong, but haven't we already been doing that for, like, a century?

  • The Lesser Evil

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  • But you still made the comment you did. As I said, criticism is and has always been allowed.

    Criticism by itself doesn't accomplish anything. Sure, mollifying centrists has not been ideal, but unless there's an actionable alternative, it's the best we've got at the moment. I'm all for alternatives, I just see a lot of social inertia and none of the alternatives I see are capable of offering a better outcome in the face of that inertia.

    If you have a suggestion to elevate progressives into office, I would sincerely love to hear it; that is my preferred outcome. But complaining about the dominant strategy without offering an actionable alternative is, as the top comment identified, splitting the left.

  • The Lesser Evil

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  • Criticism has always been allowed, you're doing it now. How do you actually secure a better alternative?

  • Hrmmm

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  • Pretty sure mine are passive with a little speaker that selectively transmits low decibel sounds. If the batteries die, it's still passive protection, I just don't get to hear people talking.

  • The Lesser Evil

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  • What is your actionable alternative?

  • My feelings on the Super Bowl

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  • Give it another 15,000 years, it'll get more interesting

  • Its probably our only chance

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  • It's always both. Obviously try and get the most progressive blue candidate you can every time, but corporate Democrats are still at least marginally better than full-throated fascists.

    It being "time" for a progressive takeover doesn't really mean much if progressives aren't running, or primary voters aren't supporting them. Do you have a plan to make either of those things happen?

  • Start-up idea

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  • I think I paid around $1200 for my Maytag commercial, not one single problem in the last 5ish years.

  • Start-up idea

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  • People have mentioned energy use and safety, but adjusting for inflation they were also way more expensive, a washing machine in the 50s was over $1000 in today's dollars. If you're willing to spend that much, you can find great reliable appliances with long lives.

  • How happy are you with your life?

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  • I'm doing pretty well, all things considered. I'm married to my best friend, we have a house, own two cars outright. We have enough land for a nice little garden, a nice garage I can work on projects in. We make over the median household income but my job isn't particularly stressful. We have decent savings, can afford to go on a couple trips every year, unexpected expenses don't totally ruin us. I have time and money to pursue my interests and treat myself to tools and books.

    Sure my life could be better, but I'm pretty happy overall.

  • Gimme an apple

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  • Bottom up is better, the stem becomes a useful handle for those last few bites

  • People don't really know their own motivation for their actions

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  • Do what thou wilt.

  • Who were some of your childhood heroes that turned out to be horrible people?

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  • I asked for Sandman two Christmases ago, before everything came out. Im still glad I read it, it's good, but I wish I would've gotten used copies so at least he didn't make money off it

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
    agamemnonymous @sh.itjust.works

    We need a tag like /s but for non-rhetorical questions

  • 3DPrinting @lemmy.world
    agamemnonymous @sh.itjust.works

    Decent 3d scanners under $1000

  • Ask Lemmy @sh.itjust.works
    agamemnonymous @sh.itjust.works

    Have you ever actually had an "and then everyone clapped" moment?

  • Unpopular Opinion @lemmy.world
    agamemnonymous @sh.itjust.works

    I actually kinda like when curse words are censored

  • Home Improvement @lemmy.world
    agamemnonymous @sh.itjust.works

    Making the most of a totally dead cabinet corner?

  • Buy it for Life @slrpnk.net
    agamemnonymous @sh.itjust.works
    Request

    Induction range in the $1,500 ballpark without a bunch of nonsense

  • Out of Context Comics @lemmy.world
    agamemnonymous @sh.itjust.works

    Not sure if this breaks rule #3

  • DIY @slrpnk.net
    agamemnonymous @sh.itjust.works

    Breezeway Greenhouse Help?

  • Mildly Infuriating @lemmy.world
    agamemnonymous @sh.itjust.works

    This moon decoration my wife got