You're paying way too much for antimatter, man. Who's your antimatter guy?
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Slang term for ejaculating, usually with some projectile distance implied. Very popular term in the mid-2000's, see Get Low by Lil Jon.
Depends on how you want to use Lemmy. When using it as a link aggregator, you'd probably want to hide the stuff you've already clicked on. But as a discussion forum, it doesn't hurt to go back to threads you've already seen to see what new comments have been made since.
Yup. If, for example, you're designing a deep space mission, where every gram counts, there's a conversation to be had about whether it's cost effective (and appropriate risk) to send nuclear reactors and fuel aboard those spacecraft.
Or using modern engineering, whether an aircraft carrier should be powered by nuclear fission or internal combustion of hydrocarbons.
I haven't seen a new bank branch open with a drive through in a long, long time. Most banks just have multiple ATMs in the drive through, as there's very little you'd need a teller to do compared to what the ATMs can do now.
It was the fastest way to get original physical documents from one side/floor of the building to another.
When I was a kid that was the standard way that banking drive throughs worked, too. You'd drive up to the multi-lane drive through, each station would have a pneumatic tube for handing off cash or checks or receipts between the car and the teller in the window. It pretty much ended when ATMs could start handling cash and checks.
I do.
I know some who work in defense/military/foreign policy who had assumed that there would still be guardrails in place to prevent the nomination and appointment of totally unqualified conspiracy theorists to the highest positions in the defense and intelligence world, the haphazard effects of DOGE cuts on the military and intelligence and veteran agencies, or the vindictive pettiness of some of the senior military firings (or even the termination of security details for officials from the first Trump admin).
I know some who work in healthcare who are terrified about the cuts to healthcare and science research, and a lot of the informational/data infrastructure that they depend on: tracking diseases, etc.
I know some who work in finance and banking who thought that the tariff talk was just a negotiating plot rather than a true belief, and sees real danger that Trump permanently ends the post-war global economic systems that elevated American prosperity.
I even know some in oil and gas who are now convinced that even though Trump says he cares about their industry, he's not even competent enough to protect them from the harm he's causing everyone.
And sadly, the worst examples are the immigrants I know who didn't actually believe us when we told them that Trump 2.0 was going to be a disaster for immigrant human rights and livelihoods, even permanent residents and legitimate visa holders with high incomes and educational backgrounds. Now they're sharing stories of good law abiding people they know getting rounded up and questioned, and just otherwise fearing for their safety.
And this isn't exactly the same as people only caring when things affect them. It's slightly different. It's people only realizing that he's full of shit when they come to mess around with areas of their own expertise and experience.
So yeah, I know a bunch. I try to tell them they've been duped and that we can move forward by lobbying the Republicans they voted for, but the underlying unspoken theme does often carry a bit of an "I fucking told you so" foundation.
I'm with you.
For meat, I generally prefer dry heat. If we're doing low and slow, I like slow roasted in the oven, or smoked in an outdoor smoker. If it's fast heat, like steaks, I prefer it over charcoal. Or burgers on a griddle.
For things where wet cooking works better (steam, poach, braise), a pressure cooker can be a good substitute, but even then I generally prefer the control that comes from being able to add ingredients at different times, open the lid to check on things, adjust temperature or seasonings as necessary, etc.
Basically I very rarely use my pressure cooker. It's fine for making stocks, and is fine for making beans quickly from dried, but it's almost never my first choice for any main.
Glad they're happy but I would be pissed off beyond measure.
Isn't that the whole point of relationships? For us to understand what we like, what we want, and what we don't, and find partners who fit those things (while simultaneously fitting their preferences)? And then let people with different preferences and different characteristics find their own matches?
I certainly wouldn't be this person's soul mate because like you, I'd be annoyed at the lack of planning and not at all charmed by this particular style of quirkiness. But let other people enjoy the things they enjoy.
Plus they live very short lives, giving less opportunity for the accumulation of a lot of knowledge.
Their reproduction strategy and life cycles also basically don't allow for generational interaction: most octopuses reproduce only once, produce tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of offspring, and die shortly after reproduction. Then the young paralarvae drift as plankton until they grow large enough to settle wherever on the sea floor they happen to be.
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I do agree that most rich white neighborhoods have better roads, better bike infrastructure (not just lanes, but bike racks and Divvy stations). But Chicago is still a city with two great rail systems (the local L and then the commuter Metra) and a great bus network that makes it a lot easier to get around without a car.
And geographically, Chicago is flat enough that biking is less physically demanding, and allows for more direct routes. On the other hand, Chicago weather probably has significant stretches where biking isn't feasible.
And I don't have a breakdown of neighborhood, but nearly 30% of the households in Chicago don't own a car. And anecdotally, from my admittedly limited experience of living in Chicago for a summer without a car, it did seem that Pilsen and some of the near West Side and near South Side have options for getting around without cars, and had some decent grocery options.
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Most places by land area, sure.
But many, many people live within a metro area that has at least some pockets where being car-free is feasible. For cities like New York, Chicago, DC, or San Francisco, those pockets are pretty large and cover a large population.
Growing those neighborhoods by population and size is part of the overall strategy for reducing car dependence. Even in heavily car dependent Houston or LA, there are mixed use developments where people can live and grocery shop and dine and maybe even work without needing a car. Obviously that's not going to work for meeting up with other people from the same city, but living in a neighborhood like that can reduce the typical number of weekly car trips for a typical household: whether the young kids need to be driven to a playground/park or to school, whether a visit to the grocery store or gym or bar or library need a car, etc.
Code switching is a thing.
I have my professional voice for work emails and meetings and stuff like that. I still joke, but usually it's the kind of mild humor that can be broadcast on TV no problem. I also avoid self deprecating humor on anything actually related to the job (I can still joke about being a bad dancer or singer or athlete or whatever).
I have my parent voice when dealing with my kids' schools, doctors, friends' parents, etc. Most of my jokes here are relatable parent humor.
I have my casual voice when dealing with strangers outside of work: friends of friends, neighbors, etc. I joke but don't really do anything with politics, religion, sex, profanity, etc.
And as I get to know friends, I have several distinct voices that I use, depending on our connection and their own style. I know whether they're on my wavelength for political humor, crass/sexual humor, etc. And perhaps most importantly, the style of humor: I'll make references to specific TV shows I know the other person loved (Simpsons, The Office, Tim Robinson, etc.), other specific interests (sports, programming, food), which style of online meme is popular with the other person, etc.
My wife has seen all of these parts of me. We still exchange funny stuff we find on the internet on our shared interests and style of humor, even if it's only a subset of all the things we find funny.
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, do these sound like the actions of a man who had all he could eat?
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I wonder how much of it is horny old dudes and how much is actually lonely old dudes. These types of arrangements, somewhere in the gray area between transactional paid sex work and companionship between equal partners might not satisfy the loneliness part of the equation.
Use context clues. It's about sounds, so it's obviously sax.
Gravity ain't shit. It's not the falling that kills you, it's the impact at the bottom. Which are electromagnetic forces.