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(I'd say the same thing about Gillum: he's going to lose Florida by half a point and that's going to be positive and impressive). Florida isn't Texas. Losing by a half a point to a shitty Red in Florida is like losing to a shitty Red by ten points in Texas. Close second against incredible odds is o...

It's not really accurate to call Beto's run a failure. Sure, he lost , but he didn't fail . He did better in Texas than any Democrat has done in decades, and he helped lead a massive shift in favor of Democrats in smaller and more local races. A close loss in a red state is a good credential, not a...

It's not really accurate to call Beto's run a failure. Sure, he lost , but he didn't fail . He did better in Texas than any Democrat has done in decades, and he helped lead a massive shift in favor of Democrats in smaller and more local races. A close loss in a red state is a good credential, not a ...

I heard a satisfying explanation once, but I don't recall it.

Also, I believe at least some of the counters are pretty obscure even to native speakers. You can use them, but in practice people use something more generic.

And as an engineer, he's a brilliant publicist.

Huh. I don't think I've ever interacted with a monitor that didn't just plug directly into the wall. It's just a design decision whether to put the AC-DC adapter inside the housing of the monitor, or to keep it outside. Every flat-panel monitor is going to have one anyway, and there are pros and co...

The Senate complaints in their best form make one very accurate and good point: performing well in the Senate does not represent any sort of popular mandate. Trump keeps saying things like an overwhelming majority of voters supported him. This is false. He is going to say that the Republican Senate ...

Huh. I don't think I've ever interacted with a monitor that didn't just plug directly into the wall.

Most people are talking about the tv. Cooking while game is on etc. Wait, what? No! I'm entertaining while I'm cooking. The point is that I want to be able to cook while still having a conversation with my guests. So you need the kitchen to be accessible to your entertaining space. --- On the issue...

OK, I'm convinced our election system is sufficiently secure to not worry about an existential crisis. Really, I think all the detectable shenanigans are the strongest evidence against a comfortable ability to fix the election. It's evidence for a whole bunch of appalling election practices, but ag...

Luckily, I live in an era where I can afford to be choosy -- heck, I don't even like the white-meat parts of the chicken. (I mean, I don't dislike white meat, but IMO it's dry and less flavorful than the thighs and drumsticks.) This is objective fact. (This isn't me being goofy. Those things are me...

Yeah, I converge to going to bed at lie 6 or 7 am, getting up at like 2 PM. Which is earlier than it used to be. When I was in Cambridge, I tried to cycle over and got stuck around 10 AM.

Luckily, I live in an era where I can afford to be choosy -- heck, I don't even like the white-meat parts of the chicken. (I mean, I don't dislike white meat, but IMO it's dry and less flavorful than the thighs and drumsticks.) This is objective fact. (This isn't me being goofy. Those things are me...

If I don't set alarms, I tend to drift towards going to bed at like seven or 8 AM, and getting up at like 4 PM. Which makes it hard to actually get to places that close at five, although obviously if I get up at 4 and then immediately put on clothes and leave the house I can make it. But it's easier...

If you go to bed when you're sleepy and get out of bed whenever you feel like it, DST isn't a particularly significant issue. That actually depends on how off-normal you schedule is. Some things close at 5 PM. Tomorrow's another day regardless of when it starts. And things will close at five tomorr...

D.A. Ridgely wrote: ↑

04 Nov 2018, 22:34

If you go to bed when you're sleepy and get out of bed whenever you feel like it, DST isn't a particularly significant issue.

That actually depends on how off-normal you schedule is.

Some things close at 5 PM.

Come tomorrow it will be physically impossible to walk the dog in daylight after work. To walk the dog in daylight I'll have to get up early and go out at the coldest part of the day. Yay you guys you beat the dread dst now we're all liberated to live in more-or-less perpetual darkness unless we ge...

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30 Oct 2018, 11:29

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30 Oct 2018, 01:05

I hear they have this "news feed" feature. Should I check it out at some point?

"For the love of God, Montresor Jadagul!"

Have I told y'all my story about the day they introduced the News Feed, and how it traumatized one of my friends?

Facebook is great. I can see when my friends are throwing parties, and I can instant message them.

I hear they have this "news feed" feature. Should I check it out at some point?

It is certainly the case that the playing field is currently rigged in the Republicans' favor, insofar as the House is supposed to be the most representative body, and the Republicans have a six-point advantage there. The GOP has done more gerrymandering, but the fact that even the smallest state g...

It is certainly the case that the playing field is currently rigged in the Republicans' favor, insofar as the House is supposed to be the most representative body, and the Republicans have a six-point advantage there.

Sabrina: first couple of episodes..... eh. It's good but not really spooky. 5.5 of 10. Its watchable. But its dangerously close to campy teenage love HOLY SHIT THIS GOT REALLY REALLY GREAT REALLY REALLY FAST. Seriously. Was there a different director the first few episodes? There were definitely di...

Making the whole house smell like my cooking would be a huge plus. Until you made fish or lamb. The other thing I don't like about open kitchens, which is more of an issue for those with kids, is that you have to keep them clean and picked up all the time. Having random pots, plates, etc. out just ...

One of my friends was an avid cyclist. She'd biked out to a gym in the rain, but after she was done and changing back into street clothes it wasn't raining any more, so she left some of her rain gear there. The staff was very confused when she showed up the next day and asked if they'd found her wat...

Oh man! I’m constantly ranting about vent hoods and open shelving in the kitchen when watching remodeling shows. Like “Jesus Christ,why don’t you just put your family in a pig sty where they can wallow in their own shit and then you can throw dinner in there and let them root around for it. The int...