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My friend can follow 2-3 separate conversations while talking to me. Meanwhile I have a hard time following our conversation.

My parent's cat would do the same thing. They hated it because they had to get the messiah chipmunks out of the house.

We talk about lots of other things.

Even after a year he cannot remember I don't watch YT or TikTok a lot. It is difficult to immediately pull up the video due to work rules.

I like this one

I work with someone about my son's age. My coworker is constantly asking if I saw some video on TikTok or YouTube. The answer is always so he tells me about the video. IDGAF

I was at the dentist today. Second time they made me wait more than 30 minutes. Aside from that they asked for a much higher payment than I agreed to just one week earlier.

I got up and told them I'm leaving and they can keep the money. The apologized profusely and convinced me to stay. They did get me in and out very quickly after that.

I doubt I will go back for the second half of the work.

Also happened when I took my 5 year old son to the dentist. The doctor's policy was that no parents are allowed on the treatment room. I told my son to get out of the chair and left. Turned out that dentist was trying to put fillings in teeth that would fall out before fillings were even needed.

I believe it signed yesterday.

Who is keeping new cars at the library?

Already happening in Northern California. PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric), which is a FOR-PROFIT utility, reduced the price it pays individuals for selling extra power to the grid. The reason cited was there is too much power being sold at the wrong time of day.

Take a look at California ISO to see real-time graphs of electricity generation and usage.

Solar is currently generating about 50% of total electricity. A percentage of that is going to batteries.

Looks like my dog who does the same thing every night.

Channeling Yogi Bera?

I had a similar positive experience in Spain and Morocco. Tangier is very close to Spain so most of the locals know Spanish.

I would always start conversations in Spanish. Most of the time the person I was talking to would appreciate my attempt and switch to English. In Tangier I talked to a street peddler for over 15 minutes while friends were in a store. I attempted to speak in Spanish but he preferred English. He just wanted to chat.

I've met most of neighbors while walking my dogs. There is a nice backyard but they LOVE going on walks and car rides.

This story is being reported elsewhere. It had been in the news cycle for several days as more individuals and govt agencies commented.

AP from Wednesday - https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-vance-arlington-cemetery-1.7307539

EDIT - The story continues: Reuters from Thursday - https://lemm.ee/post/41014140

This is state law in California. Enforcement differs in each area. I don't believe Oakland checks.

SOURCES (complete list)

Traditional News Sites
https://oaklandside.org/
https://sfstandard.com/
https://sfist.com/
https://www.sfgate.com/
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/

These are all SJ Mercury News but some feature different stories.
https://www.mercurynews.com/
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/
https://www.siliconvalley.com/

Local TV News
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/
https://www.ktvu.com/
https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/

Independent News Sites
https://oakland-observer.ghost.io/
https://oaklandnorth.net/
https://oaklandvoices.us/
https://draketalkoakland.wordpress.com/

Misc. Sites
https://www.oaklandca.gov/news
https://calmatters.org/
https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/

Technical stuff:

• I use an RSS homepage which lets me see each site as a widget with each post as a headline. I hover over the headline and I can (usually) read the intro.
• The homepage I use can parse several websites that other RSS readers cannot but it chokes on some.

I usually bang the edge of the lid with some blunt flatware. Dull side of a butter knife is my preferred flatware.

Helped my manager open something a few weeks ago by using some random piece of office equipment. She was very happy to pickled jalapenos as a side.

My last two TVs were dumb ones.

It is getting harder find dumb TVs because the smart stuff included with most TVs subsidizes keeping the initial price low. Manufactures are betting millions of dollars purchasers will sign up for the monthly apps.

I have a filing cabinet with one drawer for hanging folders. Everything gets sorted and put in there. When a folder gets too fluffy I will pull it out and shred old stuff.

I could probably get rid of a lot but this method does come in handy occasionally. Most recently were my 2023 taxes which I filed in July (I had an extension). I yanked the 2023 file and immediately had 90% of my donations and medical expenses.

I do similar. Cross the name out with a Sharpie and write "MOVED".

After owning the place for two years now I just throw it out.

I drove through there two days ago hoping to catch a peak of the tires but just missed them.

Those are very nice numbers.

It's all about the area under the curve and you have definitely increased that area throughout the RPM range.

Those are great numbers. What vehicle?

I can't read any more comments. It is too dusty in here.

I hope this is OK here.

Agree. Grew up and live in the states but read international news, tech stories, science news, etc.

It is just easier for me to remember a little of the metric than stopping to do a conversion each time.

Are you saying JD Vance keeps Kanye's song "Gay Fish" on constant rotation?

I would gladly give my used denim to a non-profit that does this. Currently have a pair of jeans that are end-of-life for me and I don't sew.

I'm more familiar with ECU tuning of Hondas back in the 90s but I know it is still going on.

I had my B5 Turbo Passat chipped with no other changes. I noticed the difference during a full throttle run as the left and right front tires took turns losing grip.

Pretty sure the easy diesel remaps are over in the US but, as usual, if know someone they can set up.

The most obvious ECU tuning currently is people adding Snap. Crackle, and Pop to their cars as the engine RPMs drop.

What are you on about? Early schooling is a good thing for most children.

I'm tall enough to open the door so we both pee outside.

Can we all give a huge shout out to Always Sunny in Philadelphia for being great and being the one inspiration for so many memes?

Today is my day off. It is noon and I'm at number 2.

Damn it, you are right. Casinos only goal is to make profit from the bets. The current odds only indicate bets already made.

I only trust the casinos at this point. What are the current odds?

I didn't want to say anything bad when posting but...

That thing looks unsafe and it is powered by one outboard motor.

It’s not a web app (not certain why op requested that bit),

I'm looking for something I can use on my desktop and my phone. I currently use Windowz but slowly migrating to Linux.

I guess it doesn't necessarily need to be web enabled as long as there is a way to use it in Windows and Linux.

I feel the same. If I try to install a different ROM and it falls I could be without a phone for a bit.

I use Firefox on Windows with several different extensions so I didn't notice any issues with this website. Most websites work normally with my settings.

Are these current prices? Assuming this is from England the cost is USD $4.54.

I can't find chips, cheese, and gravy anywhere for that price.