Surely there’s some sort of “you can’t just jump out in the middle of traffic” law though? That’s basically what our jaywalking laws “do” (in the limited cases where they’re enforced).

There are of course the exceptions where someone gets a bit power trippy.

I just don’t have carpeted areas ;)

Yeah, I went to Germany … we need to fix this. It could be so much better, we should copy the German’s and use full doors.

I found it weird that alcohol seemed to be sold only in liquor stores. But you can buy a machine gun in Walmart.

That might be a Florida thing(?) Definitely not an Ohio thing.

The food. Don’t get me wrong it’s nice and all but the quantity. Take sizzlers, you go in order your main meal then get an endless buffet for free. Like I couldn’t eat my steak when it arrived as I was full from the buffet.

Yeah buffets aren’t all that common… But they’re probably more common here (especially in touristy spots) than other countries.

• syrup all over breakfast items and people bigger than id ever seen were gorging and then taking a box home too.
• enthusiasm: grown ass adults whooping and hollering as we were queuing for rides. I’m a man child myself but it was startling.

Fair.

• Jaywalking. Wtf

Yeah… Especially in touristy spots and very urban spots some people don’t care. I’m assuming you’ve witnessed Florida man that cuts across 6 lanes of busy traffic.

I think the average American normally only jaywalks if the street is pretty much empty and they don’t feel like waiting 3 minutes for the light to change.

That is divisive even within the country.

I was raised in small town Ohio and taking your shoes off, especially in a strangers home (occasionally not in your own because of practicalities like going back and forth to unload the car), was considered part of common etiquette along with not wearing hats indoors.

Both of those things really depend on your family though as I’ve definitely met people that just don’t care.

You don’t need an epoxy of any sort for this … just a grinder, some more mortar, and a joiner.

This is just something that happens with masonry after decades.

One thing I’ve learned since becoming a home owner ~5 years ago… There’s a lot of stuff on the Internet that tries to get you to a point of hysteria.

https://www.premiumwaterproofing.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/stairstep-cracks.jpg

https://www.du-west.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/bulog1-1920w.jpg

This is the kind of stair step crack you need to worry about. It’s a big gap, many blocks, etc. It’s a sign part of your foundation is sinking.

What you have is a block missing some mortar and a crack below (which can happen if water gets into the block … which happens when you’re missing mortar). You can have someone look at it, but I think an honest contractor would tell you “get it repointed or do it yourself, keep an eye on it.”

That just looks like weathering. I have some similar cracks (… that I really do need to get to sooner or later…), it just needs repointed to prevent further water intrusion (take out the old mortar and put new mortar in).

I would not bother your insurance company with this.

This headline seems way weaker than necessary BBC.

Sudan civil war: Women raped by paramilitary fighters

Actually, I guess that’s not the headline, it’s just the post title.

Yes. I donate to various open source projects (e.g., KDE, Sunshine, Dark Reader), the conservation fund, the ACLU, and the EFF.

As for how, I try to do it via their preferred platform on an annual basis instead of monthly (if possible) to minimize fees.

Why? I believe charity is a path towards shaping the world for the better (and I can afford to). Rule #1: take care of yourself before taking care of others.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rjTVmv8p7vo

This song. My freshman year roommate is probably responsible for a million of those plays and he ALWAYS played it at max volume on his laptop.

Either his mom filled out his roommate survey or the university didn’t read them. That was a rough semester.

I echo the suggestion to support local shops, but I do occasionally go with a larger chain… It’s not better pizza than the local shops it’s just a different pizza.

I tend to prefer Domino’s over Pizza Hut and especially over Papa John’s (something about their formulation tends to upset my stomach way more than any other pizza… Plus the former CEO is very active in politics and not in a way I approve of).

To my Domino’s tastes significantly better … Pizza Hut used to be great, but I’ve been thoroughly unimpressed every time I’ve tried it in recent memory.

There’s also local variance in these chains; some towns have a better Pizza Hut than Domino’s 🤷‍♂️

Indeed

For me it’s a mix of what you said and how they treat their employees/where they’re making the product.

I spend extra time trying to find higher priced, higher quality, more fairly manufactured products.

I agree honestly. I’ve gone through the exact process op has described several times now and flew even more before the process started.

I think the lines are worse than they used to be. I have not seen the scan improve anything. The only time I’ve seen things move slower for me is recently the agent hadn’t done an opt out in a while and had to remember how to do it. The TSA precheck line I was in did not have opt out signs posted. I just politely asked anyways (and they did comply).

I had a similar situation happen with customs where the guy was confused by my request and hadn’t done one it the old way in a while but honored it without argument.

ClamAV is mostly for filtering things on mail servers or uploads to a shared resource like a wiki.

You can also use it as a system virus scanner, but most viruses it detects are Windows viruses.

🙄

What companies use Kaspersky?

Isn’t this mostly a consumer level issue?

Yeah, IDK about that. Nobody in Ohio cares about NYC’s layout anyways.

I’d settle for first party repair and a repair window of up to 20 years.

Modification is great and should always be legal… But I’d take the win to get away from so much throwaway technology.