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Lemon Lane: a 7-day lemonade stand game for kids, playable in the browser
I distinctly remember playing a game, probably identical to this, in the early days (90s) of the internet. And now we're reinventing the wheel with Ai. Sigh.
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Lemon Lane: a 7-day lemonade stand game for kids, playable in the browser
I distinctly remember playing a game, probably identical to this, in the early days (90s) of the internet. And now we're reinventing the wheel with Ai. Sigh.
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Elon Musk stepping down from DOGE in May
Lackluster reporting. The article misses the fact that he has to step down as he's a special government employee and so can only work for 130 days.
Strange that that's the one law that he decided to follow.
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Found money. What do?
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From your use of the £ I'm going to assume you are not American. America has legalized theft if it's the police doing the taking. Look up civil forfeiture. You turn over money to cops, they'll just say they "think" it was involved in crime and pocket it.
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SNAP benefits don't pay for rotisserie chicken. A bipartisan bill might change that
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You're thinking of WIC, not SNAP. It's only for pregnant women and kids under a certain age to make sure they have the bare minimum of nutritional needs met. And yeah, it comes with a ton of rules and limits. They've slightly modernized it, but you used to have to use checks that had the items listed and you had to buy it all at once or miss out for the month. There's a booklet that lists the item, with brands and sizes, that can be used. No substitutions or exceptions. And if something is miscoded, oh well. The items are 2% milk or soy milk, peanut butter, whole wheat bread/tortillas, canned fish, low sugar cereal, fruit juice and like $10 worth of fresh fruits and veggies. It can be life saving, but I remember the entire program being really demeaning and too difficult to utilize.
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I can't imagine that could go wrong, sovcit.
Optimistic of them to think there's going to be any IRS employees come April.
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Birthday Gift for a smart 6 year old girl
My 6 year old son absolutely loves the Snap Circuits kits. We've also started teaching him collectable card games (Pokémon, Yu Gi Oh , etc) which challenge his reading and strategy skills. Plus great quality time activity. There are tons of Stem kits out there for less than $40.
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State Department reveals plan to buy $400m in ‘armored’ Teslas in biggest contract of 2025
Woah, hold up. I thought the government said All EVs are bad and we should stick to gas. Now Tesla EVs are okay? Oh, the hypocrisy! /s
I hate this timeline.
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Steam points?
I like the steam deck startup movies. But no, points aren't for anything, really. Been around at least...5 years.
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The CEO who fired 900 people on Zoom just before Christmas wants his job back
I was in the process of buying a house when he did the firings. About the sign the final paperwork and suddenly my agent is just gone with zero answers from Better. Deal almost fell apart. My dude was about to have his first kid. I was so pissed and wished I could switch to a different company. I will never use Better again.
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Review Written by UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooting Suspect about Ted Kaczynski's "Industrial Society and it's future"
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I'm guessing he kept it all intentionally. He had the manifesto on him, probably expecting "accidental" suicide by cop in hopes that his message would continue and not be painted over by the media. Yeah, he could have ditched the gun, but again, perhaps he didn't want there to be any shadow of a doubt that he is guilty. This was an intentional sacrifice in hopes of making a change.
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Advise: I broke my collarbone
If your cat is laying there and purring he might actually know exactly what he's doing. The frequencies that cats purr at actually encourages bones to heal. He's trying to help you. That said, cats hate citrus scents. You can also move him where you want him and give him treats there to make positive association. Training and repetition take time. Locking him out might be easier.
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Kash Patel files $250M defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic over ‘hit piece’ on his FBI leadership
A lawsuit like this allows for discovery, right? So any and all fbi documents within scope? That will be interesting reading. I can't see how that will go well for Kash. Does he really expect a payout?
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‘Drop Israel’: How military escalation with Iran divides Trump’s base
Mass genocide of an impoverished people is fine, but oh no, don't go after a country that can fight back. That's a step too far!
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What in the world
The IRS might be very interested in what your ex employer has to say. If he hasn't been properly withholding taxes, you'll ultimately be responsible. And obv don't pay a dime. You might actually be looking at some windfall for whatever fines BOLI ends up charging him.
In my experience, most employers, and landlords, count on you not knowing your rights and their status as authority to get away with shit like this.
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PSA: Don't take 4 packets of paracetamol in one day
Everyone's discussing ODing on OTC pain meds but the bigger part of this story is why he's in so much pain for so long without being able to see a Dr and receive treatment for chronic pain.
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I hate being pregnant
Pregnancy sucks. It can have good parts but there are so very many bad parts that far outweigh it. And the fear, and guilt, and lack of support and validation. Guh. I'm sorry. Feel free to message me if you need to late night vent. I'm sure you've tried every trick. I took so much b12. The only thing that helped my nausea with my last pregnancy was acupressure. I couldn't afford acupuncture so I got one of those $20 metal pressure tools off of Amazon and a book out of the library. It worked, amazingly. And later on for other complaints.
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Is Trump Using His Shock Tariffs for Insider Trading?
Is it even a question.
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Witness told FBI Trump threatened to ‘disappear’ girl and have her ‘whole family killed’
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The GOP is committing genocide against trans people. My sweet, caring son doesn’t deserve this.
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He was no friend to the middle class
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Yeah, isn't there some law about social security and brain death...