tunetardis

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Yeah, I usually buy cheap drug store readers and break them regularly. Even the ones with spring hinges can't seem to cope with my head size. I should probably go get proper fitted glasses, but I also misplace them all the time and would worry about spending the big bucks on something I'd lose in a week.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Indeed, I do look for the tall sizes when I'm buying dress shirts. I generally have no problem there. It's more with casual wear where there is not enough choice.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I'm 6’2" and have a fairly long torso compared to leg length. So I'm ok on pants but shirts can be a problem. I have noticed that with T-shirts, the difference between XL and XXL is all in the width and not length. This is not helpful.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I have a big head and have trouble with hats. Particularly ball caps. They are supposed to be one-size-fits-all, but apparently, I am an exception to this. Even at the widest possible setting, they are too tight.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Oh wow thank you so much!

I got super busy today and only just got back on now to see the idea seems to have some traction. I will try to post/comment there to get ball rolling.

I was thinking actually, you could have posts that, like I suggested, describe a strange situation and invite people to speculate on how it came about. But you could also give some sort of narrative that describes the circumstances instead and leads up to a point where you go "…and you'll never guess what happened next!" or something to that effect.

 

Posts would describe bizarre situations people have found themselves in, and commenters would take a stab at what put them there.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago

I had a mini sitting there for about a year before someone pointed out it was upside down on my desk. I thought the side that says "Mac mini" was supposed to be facing up? But no, apparently it's the Apple logo side. With the power button on the model name side, I think that could fuel a nice, juicy OCD argument with my coworker?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Yeah, I was never a fan of the Whopper for that reason, but the IW is pretty good!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Yeah I always get that bun! If you go often, I strongly recommend the app. It remembers previous orders and what sort of toppings you like on your burger. It takes around 10 minutes to prepare it, so if you order before you head out, it will usually be ready by the time you get there. Also, you can get Scene points towards your next movie.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I like the Harvey's veggie burger. It's kind of old school, predating all the new plant-based ones, but it hits the spot for me and often goes on sale in the app.

I wish we had an Odd Burger where I live. My daughter and her vegan boyfriend are always saying great things about it.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

Awesome. I will add it to my list of places I want to visit just based on name alone. A few others include Batman, Turkey, Shitterton, England, and Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!, Québec.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

I've been playing around with the disabled GIL build and though I use threads fairly extensively in my projects, it's been smooth sailing so far. I feel like my GUI scripts might be a bit more responsive now? (I tend to farm out user events to dedicated threads, so this is entirely possible.)

But overall, everything is stable and awesome! I'm so excited! This has been a long time coming for Python.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Yeah it's kind of an arm's race with people feeling they need to be the biggest thing on the road to feel safe. I've driven a few larger vehicles as airport rentals when they had nothing else in stock, and I've noticed they also tend to have a lot more blind spots than what I'm used to.

I remember when I was taking lessons, my instructor said I should think of the airbag as being a spring-loaded spike that will impale you if you screw up. I guess he was trying to impress on me that it's not good to feel safe and smug when you're driving? And actually, I've read since that air bags can be pretty violent when they go off, so he may not have been as far from the truth as I thought?

 

I have no idea how true this is? It is just a random shower thought.

It may be more true where I am in Canada than in the US? Here, senators are essentially appointed for life. I understand US senators are elected but have longer terms and generally more stable careers than their counterparts? In either case, there seems to be a lot of prestige that comes with the position.

 

The thrust of it is that the federal government would withhold funding to municipalities unless they meet certain home-building targets.

Critics worry that this will accelerate suburban sprawl in order to meet quotas. There are some provisions regarding rental housing and transit infrastructure, but with unrealistic time/budgeting constraints.

 

Birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, insects? Sure. But no mammals.

So I had to google it. Apparently, there is a sloth that moves around so slowly moss grows all over it and it doesn't care. So it may appear green, but only in the sense that it wears it.

 

I finally got done yesterday. The best part is when there are like 6 people standing in a swamp, and finally someone climbs into a bush and you hear the telltale sound, followed by a mad rush and a muttered you are appreciated.

 

I am going to try and post this from lemmy.ca

If it works, I guess I've answered my own question.

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