Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

[ZF Lee]

Florida and Texas afaik I know are open and back to normal... anyone wanna adopt me? I'm a good rice cook.

Never underestimate the almighty rice cooker.


You can cook almost anything in it besides rice...soup, noodles, stews, pasta, and even cake.
My rice cooker in college had an extra compartment to cook extra food with the steam from the rice. Another death blow to kids' excuses that 'cooking takes too much time!'

On another side note, I was rather shocked at this news:

Basecamp implodes as employees flee company, including senior staff

Up to a third of the company’s workers may be leaving

www.theverge.com

Basecamp sees mass employee exodus after CEO bans political discussions | TechCrunch

Following a controversial ban on political discussions earlier this week, Basecamp employees are heading for the exits. The company employs around 60

techcrunch.com

Seems that BaseCamp wanted to put a no-politics rule at work discussions, which I thought was OK.
We come to work to work after all...not stir the pot. For some reasons though, around one-third of the staff are leaving.

Given that the BaseCamp founders wrote some pretty books on online work and management...I'll just wonder how this employee-divide will factor into their next books lol.

 

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[Primeperiwinkle]

I recently considered how bizarre that it is that all eggs that you buy in grocery stores are the same size - you'd think that there would be more variability in sizes.

There is probably some dark store at the bottom of this.

Wait till you find out that eggs in America are all washed which DESTROYS the protective natural outside membrane and that the ENTIRE REST OF THE WORLD doesn’t refrigerate their eggs because they don’t wash the natural part off.

 

[WillHurtDontCare]

Wait till you find out that eggs in America are all washed which DESTROYS the protective natural outside membrane and that the ENTIRE REST OF THE WORLD doesn’t refrigerate their eggs because they don’t wash the natural part off.

Health is my version of politics, and food is a key part of this. Whenever I learn something new about how America goes out of its way to make food worse (which it never stops doing0, I see red.

 

[Kid]

So what's the reason for central bank digital currency (CBDC)?
When you read bullsh*t like -"the need of poor people to get banking service"
you might go hmm, gov doing something for the country!

Now lets read it in a correct way with dialog below.

People: We can create our own digital currency, free of banks, fed and gov!
Fed, gov and banks: But you will get one from us and oh look, a bird!

Federal Reserve's Digital Dollar initiative has Wall Street panicking

A CBDC, a government digital currency, could cut the banking middle men, and that's freaking some of them out.

www.fanaticalfuturist.com

Nothing will change.

 

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[becks22]

Anyone ever experience Reiki? I would be curious to hear your thoughts

 

[sparechange]

Watching a YT car guy and he's out shopping for a new exotic, 36% tax on a car over 150k here in BC and 20k+ a year for car insurance....



The real cost of exotic cars is pretty crazy

 

[Axe]

Australia bans, criminalises arrivals from COVID-hit India

From May 3, Australian residents and citizens may face fines and jail if they choose to fly home from COVID-hit India.

www.aljazeera.com

Absolutely gross. Jail time for returning to your own country. So much for all that patriotism thing.

Pay attention folks, this shows very bluntly what your civil rights and piece of paper called passport are worth to the government.

 

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[Kak]

Watching a YT car guy and he's out shopping for a new exotic, 36% tax on a car over 150k here in BC and 20k+ a year for car insurance....



The real cost of exotic cars is pretty crazy

And that’s Canadian dollars. We have some pickup trucks pushing that these days.

 

[Timmy C]

Australia bans, criminalises arrivals from COVID-hit India

From May 3, Australian residents and citizens may face fines and jail if they choose to fly home from COVID-hit India.

www.aljazeera.com

Absolutely gross. Jail time for returning to your own country. So much for all that patriotism thing.

Pay attention folks; this shows very bluntly what your civil rights and piece of paper called passport are worth to the government.

I'm ashamed and disgusted that my countries tyrants have put this in place.

Although not surprised.

 

[sparechange]

Sitting in prison besides murderer's..... I'd imagine the conversation being something like this..

What are you in for? Killing someone, what are you in for? Going home!

 

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[sparechange]

And that’s Canadian dollars. We have some pickup trucks pushing that these days.

I do like those raptors, or the long horn dodge rams, drove one of those at work years ago, think it retailed for 80k or something crazy. Beautiful car though....

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

Food for thought:

You'll never get exactly what you want out of any friendship or romantic relationship. The best you can do is find people who are naturally inclined to become what you're looking for, and to show them the way.

"Companions did the creating one once seek, and children of his hope: and lo, it turned out that he could not find them, except he himself should first create them."

-Thus Spoke Zarathustra

Companionship is difficult. Not sure if I am just really selfish, too picky, or just easily bored, but I tend to give up on other people and move on. Friends, relationships, etc. are a lot of work!

What makes you decide “alright this is it. I’m going all in on this relationship and I’m never stopping” - or is that just unrealistic?

 

[sparechange]

Watched an old film with Jason Statham (parker)

Man what a difference a movie can make with the right or wrong actors, Jason is definitely one of the best around but the other crew really sucked.

Not a film I'd really recommend, humming bird or transporter on the other hand are awesome. Film making itself is actually quite a skill, and the business behind it is interesting, having to hire the right actors, filming, editing, screenwriting. A MASSIVE process goes on behind the scenes, not exactly as simple as hey you guys say these lines, let's film it and sell it to theaters.

One of my favorite movies in my top 5 would have to be shutter island, such a mind twister, LOVE stuff like that!

 

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[Guest-5ty5s4]

Anyone ever experience Reiki? I would be curious to hear your thoughts

Yeah that one Yugioh card? F*ckn overpowered, man.

 

[Raoul Duke]

I had an egg farm as a client once, and they gave me a tour. There are egg sorting machines that divide eggs into sizes based on weight. They use uniform-sized eggs for grocery stores and sell the odd sizes to restaurants.

That being said, there's not that much variation between the size of eggs that chickens lay, especially if all your hens are a single breed. My parents keep a few hens. When the hens are very young and first start to lay, their eggs are a bit smaller. After that, the egg size pretty much evens out and stays the same for the rest of the hen's life.

You're in on the chicken conspiracy. TFLF has been compromised.

How CRISPR can create more ethical eggs - Alliance for Science

Over the past couple of decades, Western consumers have shown an increasing appetite for more ethical eggs. The European Union and a number of American states have banned the use of battery cages for egg-laying hens and the cage-free egg market segment has been growing for years. In some...

allianceforscience.cornell.edu

 

[Madame Peccato]

Sitting in prison besides murderer's..... I'd imagine the conversation being something like this..

What are you in for? Killing someone, what are you in for? Going home!

 

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[sparechange]

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I'm horrified!

No one is wearing a mask in this picture!

 

[Raja]

Australia bans, criminalises arrivals from COVID-hit India

From May 3, Australian residents and citizens may face fines and jail if they choose to fly home from COVID-hit India.

www.aljazeera.com

Absolutely gross. Jail time for returning to your own country. So much for all that patriotism thing.

Pay attention folks, this shows very bluntly what your civil rights and piece of paper called passport are worth to the government.

it's pretty sad, though I think they did the right thing protecting you guys.

confused? let me explain.

after serge in covid cases in India(from last month), there is a new strain of covid19(at least news says so, I think their claims are reasonable) which is undetectable by RT-PCR test and much more deadly(more deadly? yes, that is 100% correct. some far relative and people I know have died). I can't comment on the undetectable part.

so considering RT-PCR cannot filter the infected people how can your government keep you safe.

It's better safe than sorry.

EDIT: for those of you who don't know RT-PCR is considered the gold standard for testing covid 19.

 

[Fox]

Watching a YT car guy and he's out shopping for a new exotic, 36% tax on a car over 150k here in BC and 20k+ a year for car insurance....



The real cost of exotic cars is pretty crazy

That is one reason I love living in Poland.

I have a G wagon here and pay zero road tax and the insurance is 600$ a year.
I also got it 3 months into Corona when fear was peak and it was like 15-20k euros under price.

In Ireland the road tax would be 2000 euros a year and probably close to 7-10k for insurance.
Also twice as much to buy in the first place since in Ireland the price of these is also stupidly high...




(Mine isn't this new, just to show the Ireland prices)

It has me quite tempted to buy an Audi R8 at some point since the running costs would be so low and if it was the right buy would lose very little / maybe gain when reselling.

 

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[Axe]

it's pretty sad, though I think they did the right thing protecting you guys.

Disagree. We're not talking about tourists. The idea of banning citizens from returning home is outrageous. It creates a dangerous precedent. Who will be next on the no-go list? unvaxinated? Also, this decision would make them basically stateless. If you overstay your visa in India you may face criminal charges, and returning home will land you in prison. Catch 22 type of sh*t.

so considering RT-PCR cannot filter the infected people how can your government keep you safe.

Send a plane to get them home, then quarantine them for 2-3 weeks in a government facility.
Not a perfect solution, but considering they have no problem stealing 45% of your income, it's the least they can do.

 

[MA81]

it's pretty sad, though I think they did the right thing protecting you guys.

confused? let me explain.

after serge in covid cases in India(from last month), there is a new strain of covid19(at least news says so, I think their claims are reasonable) which is undetectable by RT-PCR test and much more deadly(more deadly? yes, that is 100% correct. some far relative and people I know have died). I can't comment on the undetectable part.

so considering RT-PCR cannot filter the infected people how can your government keep you safe.

It's better safe than sorry.

EDIT: for those of you who don't know RT-PCR is considered the gold standard for testing covid 19.

The inventor of the PCR test says himself that it's not to be used for diagnostic purposes.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ljxah4NrYKU

 

[Kak]

 

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[Kak]

So… The USVI have a similarly awesome tax arrangement for Americans. Just saying.

That’s honestly more my speed than PR. Looking at the real estate and… WOW!

 

[Kak]

They all wear these at the pediatrician’s office.

You can’t just assume it’s a face shield… No… It needs to tell you with big bold letters.

 

[becks22]

They all wear these at the pediatrician’s office.

You can’t just assume it’s a face shield… No… It needs to tell you with big bold letters.View attachment 37861

If you have glasses, those things mess up your depth perception. I wore one and it didn't last. I kept walking into walls like an idiot.

 

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[Daniel A]

Bill and Melinda Gates Announce Divorce: 'We No Longer Believe We Can Grow Together as a Couple'

 

[sparechange]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrGGWVU27Aw


Comeon man, hey maybe he isn't to bad!

 

[Deleted78083]

Conforming to current trends, I just had a business idea: bakery as a service.

Create a giant bakery that people can rent to come and make their own bread. If they want to start a bakery at low cost, all they will need is a shop or a website to sell the bread. No need to buy any equipment, we'll provide it. They can buy their own ingredients to make the bread, but i can also sell them to them.

That, and we'll organize bread and pastries workshops too. And then a restaurant. A jazz band will come play on Sunday night. So for that, we'll need our own beer, and an obvious micro-brewery. Then on top of the beer, we'll make beer workshops. Hippies will come, so we'll also create an art gallery. And a painting workshop.

 

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[WillHurtDontCare]

I bought a metal water bottle around this time last year to fill with caffeine and pre-workout for when I go to the gym.

A week ago my friend was complaining about his water bottle smelling funny, so I figured that I should clean my water bottle out since I use it every day and I've never washed it.

Lots of mold. Lots. I'm surprised that I've never been sick because of this. (Is mold actually good for you? Maybe I'll eat it with raw eggs)

I washed it earlier. It took a lot of soap and vodka (no rubbing alcohol around) to clean that thing out.

 

[Xeon]

WTF. This came as a surprise. Hopefully, Bill's mistress is far more prettier than Bezos' one LOL Come on, you've billions and billions, there's no excuse not to find a really gorgeous one.....

Bill and Melinda Gates are ending their marriage