I just want to ride a bike without constant fear of death. LA is statistically one of the most dangerous cities to ride a bike. I don’t care if it’s far—10 miles of sunshine and exercise and not dealing with bumper to bumper traffic sounds great to me, if I’m likely to arrive with my skull still in tact.

That’s the dumbest comment section I’ve ever read.

The Russian trolls are working overtime to justify military action against American people at the objection of the governor and mayor.

Also the Tesla charging infrastructure!

Harvard should spin up a campus in an actual free country and start migrating staff and students there. Any country in the world would be thrilled to have Harvard.

Seemingly every video still includes sponsor segments. I use ublock origin with sponsorblock and actually see zero ads.

I feel seen.

This doesn’t even make the top-10 list of evil shit Chiquita has done. Some examples:

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_Massacre
• https://partnersinjustice.org/resources/stories/crimes-against-humanity-and-chiquita-bananas/

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If WW2 has taught me anything, it’s that fighting on two fronts is a great plan.

My daily strategy for keys and wallet are:

1. Keys go in the key bowl the moment I step inside. They are always there. Always. It’s muscle memory at this point.
2. Wallet is in the pant pocket from the day before. It moves from one pair of pants to the other without any steps in between.

Baseball is called the “national pasttime,” but I don’t think it’s the most popular sport.

Holding members of the administration in contempt and tossing increasingly more of their asses in jail until they do comply.

I must have a different kind of ADHD because I need to be an hour or two early for my appointments, or I’m constantly stressed I’ll forget them.

Another good expression, “forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.”

It also aligns with Stoicism. You can’t control what others do, you can only control your reaction to it.

I prefer carbon steel. You get the same seasoning of cast iron and easy care, but it’s lighter so it heats more quickly and evenly. It’s a bit more expensive than cast iron but much cheaper than an All-Clad stainless pan.

I only use stainless for acidic foods, like tomato sauces.

Thank you so much for posting this. I had never seen it, and 3:40 brought me to tears.

Ya, they absolutely could/should. A good example today is how a judge is present in a trial to explain the process, law, what’s required for jurors. You could have a similar advisory body which provides recommendations based on their expertise.

Athens had sortition, which was interesting. Everyone participated in the government via a lottery and the average person’s issues would be likely (statistically speaking) to be focused on and addressed.

We still use it today to select jurors. But it was originally for everything. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortition

It’s been tried a few other times much later in history, but they always limited who could be chosen in the lottery (generally, only rich people). The original system which worked well selected among everyone.

Be aware that receipts (or any thermal paper) are toxic and leech through your skin. I’m not sure how they affect cats, but I certainly wouldn’t recommend holding them longer than you need to.