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A Victorian device for trying on shoes.
If the sales person doesn't have a foot fetish before they start using that device, they absolutely will by the end of it
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A Victorian device for trying on shoes.
If the sales person doesn't have a foot fetish before they start using that device, they absolutely will by the end of it
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Is Trump Made of Teflon?
because there are other, hostile countries running complex, expensive, multi-pronged operations to keep him and his America-dividing rhetoric flowing:
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For most US drivers, electric vehicles offer emissions benefits and cost savings, according to a new study by MIT researchers
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My cajones definitely got larger once I got an EV. Trying to cut me off at an entrance ramp, Ford F-150? Let me show you what acceleration actually looks like.
...and that's in "eco" mode 😁
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I just opened an overpriced can of fancy soup and on the label, along with the expected stuff like 'gluten-free' and 'GMO-free,' was 'mustard free' and 'celery free.' Is that a thing now?
Stupid woke soup makers! Next they'll tell me I have to list all the tree nuts I put in my farmers market "Just for Babies" toothpaste!
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If a word can have as many meanings as we assign to it; can we assign every meaning to one word?
"Dude"
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WW1 soldier bidding farewell to his mortally wounded horse (Fortunino Matania, painted 1916)
Well now I'm extra sad....
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Amazon
While you could go as extreme as canceling Prime completely, it's not the only way to send a message.
Stop watching Prime Video.
They have as many metrics for what gets watched as they do what physical products get clicked on. Their Video division will see that their viewership has plunged. They will have to report reduced engagement to those who control the budgets. This will probably take a while, because they probably expected to ride out the initial subscriber backlash. Stick with it and show them that in the long-term, they'll make more money by not being greedy.
As to how you get your Amazon exclusive videos in the meantime… well, purchasing the same content on Amazon only shows them that they can make money in a different way through putting their "free with subscription" content behind a pay wall. You're not hurting them in that regard. So look for other ways to get the same content, in whatever way your conscience and technical ability permits.
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Do you often hear the ringing of switching power supplies and devices when you are in a quiet space?
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Same. As a kid my hearing was sharp enough to hear the high pitched sound my neighbor's tube TV made.
Now? 24/7 of this: https://youtu.be/lRxTBo7qxg8?si=32Vsxmux3p-y2Vow
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TIL British actor David McCallum recorded four albums for Capitol Records in the 1960s. Three of the albums were entirely instrumental. One of the instrumental tracks was sampled by Dr. Dre.
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Oh that's a smooth track! Cheers
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Work In Progress Gaslands cars
Love the roof-mounted machine gun. Nice work.
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City of Arches Kickstarter
I am more likely to pledge if I see support for non-Hasbro 5e-adjacent systems like Shadowdark, Tales of the Valiant, or DC20.
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A WWII Propaganda Campaign Popularized the Myth That Carrots Help You See in the Dark
I knew this to be true and still told my kid to eat their carrots for better night vision, because it made them eat their carrots. We do what we must in the trenches.
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Offices stock the bathrooms with that single ply, sandpaper toilet tissue to discourage employees from pooping on the company dime-- NOT to cut cost.
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Right?! My wife and daughters clog the toilet with their concrete-like 💩far more often than I do (even factoring in that there's more of them)
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Tips for falljng back to sleep
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I have an ADHD brain, sleep lightly because of raising kids, and my wife snores. I have found the best comfort success with Mack's Silicone earplugs. I can shape them just right, so they're not painful when I am sleeping on my side. Each plug, split in half, lasts about three nights before my body oil makes them difficult to adhere to my ears. They're don't block a lot of sound, but they both soften the sounds that happen and they make me hear my own breathing more, which is relaxing and focusing in it's own way.
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Splitgate 2 Hits Xbox In 2025, And This Time It's Much More Ambitious
As long as I can turn off cross-play, you've got a deal. The original was a great time until PC players, through m&k and/or aimbots, made it less fun for the console player.
(And if you're about to jump in and tell me you were a console player who dominated: that's great for you and neither of our experiences is everyone's experience)
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Ice rain can be a good time
I live in a southern part of the US where we occasionally have hurricanes roll through. That doesn't scare me nearly as much as when I hear the words "freezing rain" on the weather report
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What exotic science fiction technology would you finance research into, if you had billions of dollars?
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Good point. I'm going with "giant robot". Chicks dig giant robots.
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Other than AI, what technology are you excited about?
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Those really help the NERPS go down better. Yum!
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TIL Caroline Nordengrip was a politician in the Sweden's Parliament 🇸🇪 . In 2022, she enlisted in the Ukrainian military.
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All hail King Torg