I enjoy long walks through nuance and strong opinions politely debated. I like people who argue to understand, not just to win. Bring your curiosity and I’ll bring mine.
Saying “supply and demand” as if that settles the issue is reductive. It tells us prices moved, not why the market is structured this way. The real questions are what’s driving demand, who controls supply, and how concentrated power has become. When three suppliers and a handful of effectively unlimited buyers dominate the entire market, with weak or absent regulatory intervention, Econ 101 stops being analysis and starts becoming a thought-terminating cliché.
Upgrade to Linux to extend the life another ten years.
Looks like my Spakle! She is even on the same cat tree!
Trump probably thinks he’s above the rules, so of course he’d want to keep the solid gold microphone Xi gave him with the plaque that says “The Greatest Speeches Ever.”
He probably thinks it would look great on his desk.
Yeah but who has time to read. I’m just gonna jump in and comment. /s
Honestly, I love DiMarchi’s approach.
I know it’s so hard to lose her. Even though their time with us is never long enough, 14 years full of fun, cuddles, and love is a beautiful, full life. She had her favorite people every day, and that meant everything. You were the best part of her life from start to finish.
To be fair, saying you don’t like tofu is often more about how you’ve had it than tofu itself.
It’s basically a neutral base, so it takes on whatever flavors and textures you give it. If it’s under-seasoned or cooked wrong, it’s bland and kind of unpleasant. But the same is true for a lot of foods. A badly cooked egg can be rubbery or sulfur-heavy, but that doesn’t mean eggs are bad overall.
Tofu just has a higher “skill floor.” You usually need to press it, season it well, and match the type to the dish. Done right, it can be crispy, creamy, chewy, or even meaty depending on how it’s prepared.
I would encourage you to venture out and give it a try. You probably haven’t had tofu prepared in a way you enjoy it yet.”
Oil determines the price of shipping. Shipping determines the price of everything. They want to jack up everything.
They loved the prices they found gouge after the pandemic and want to see how far they can push society.
Death by Snu Snu.
I have a clear plastic shower curtain that my cat likes to crawl behind to watch me shower without getting wet.
I felt like a literal god playing a wizard in 3.5. The summon table was silly.
By that logic, nothing exists beyond what I can see.
Cats can associate negative experiences with events, but they do not learn rules or specific behaviors from punishment the way people hope they will. Their learning window is only a couple of seconds, so anything aversive that happens after that just feels random to them. What they actually learn is that the person or place involved is unsafe, not that the behavior was wrong.
That is why punishment often leads to fear, hiding, aggression, or avoidance instead of fixing the problem. It damages trust faster than it changes behavior.
Positive reinforcement, environmental management, and redirection work far better because they match how cats naturally learn. Reward the behavior you want, set up the environment so the unwanted behavior is less appealing, and guide them toward better choices.
In practical terms, aversive training with cats is almost always counterproductive. Positive methods are both more effective and more humane.
Technology Connections just dropped the most thorough argument for renewables.
Watch till the end.
In my line of work, anything more than 24 hours feels like a vacation.
I’m currently browsing with a kitten asleep across my neck. Nothing better in the world.