spongebue

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[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

It's a fair point that some people would need a straw to drink, but I don't think it's entirely unfair to expect them to have a reusable straw or something in preparation. Certainly it seems more reasonable than having the remaining 99% of the population default to having a straw, especially when they probably don't use one at home anyway.

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Hard bread with hard ingredients (like meat chunks or salami), soft bread with soft ingredients (like egg salad). I'd call a burger medium soft, and ciabatta is too hard for that

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

His sentencing is in a couple months. Jail is still on the table. Depending on the jurisdiction and type of crime, it's not uncommon for sentencing to occur later on while the two sides organize their pitch for what's appropriate. Plus probation offices and such can give their own assessments.

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

When did I say anything about a private room? You get a few feet of separation from your parents and a different adult to talk to for a moment. That may be enough of an opportunity.

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Uh, that's not exactly what happens when the metal detector goes off but it gives you an opportunity to talk with someone without your parents around. TSA isn't police, but hopefully they can contact police.

That said, parents do get a pretty strong say in where they take their minor children.

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

The Bolt is ok. It has a screen and Android Auto and stuff, but I only use it for Android Auto navigation and energy stats when I'm curious. For pretty much everything else, there are good ol' fashioned buttons.

Oh, it does have OnStar and some stuff associated with that, but GM discontinued the worst of it after a class action lawsuit.

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I was just about to say something about how judges should never ever say something like "my prosecutors" until I realized: that guy is not the judge. He's a district attorney (prosecutor). He's generally supposed to advocate for guilt, tougher sentences, etc... Basically the opposite of the defense.

It's up to the judge to decide what's actually reasonable. This is not the judge speaking here.

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

I do the same coming from Denver. It's a very pretty area, with some cool stuff to see.

They also demolished some of their amazing downtown districts to build up parking ramps and other lackluster things, and sometimes the whole city feels like one big strip mall.

Mix it all together, and it's ok...ish. I have to admit I had an easier time conjuring negative thoughts about it though.

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

I would imagine so. Most 25-29 year olds' parents aren't that old, plus you'd need a combination of "able to afford a house" and "parents need/want to move in with kid (and vice versa)".

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

In the mid-60s on the graph, there's a blurb that it's 25-29 year olds living with their parents. Not super noticable at first glance.

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 18 points 5 days ago

The company's founder, Harvey Karp, said the pricing change was necessary to "bring in revenue," noting that the company was not underwritten by a university or the government, and must survive on its sales alone.

Um, yeah? Many companies do that just fine.

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

"she's had 3 and a half years to do the things she's campaigning on!" swings both ways

 

My, how the tables have returned!

 

So many instructions to cut an onion are essentially

  1. Cut off the top
  2. Peel
  3. Cut in half
  4. Cut horizontally (in parallel to the cut you just made)
  5. Cut vertically into strips from just shy of the bottom to top, with the bottom holding things together
  6. Cut vertically perpendicular to your last cuts to get little squares

On something like a potato, I'd understand it. You'll be cutting a 3-dimensional object along all 3 axes to get cubes. But as Shrek taught me, onions have layers. Why make that first set of horizontal cuts when the onion's natural layers do the same thing already, albeit a little bit curved?

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