I imagine it’s because their use is evident (no need to advertise what they do, since they’ve been common in households for the past half century), and they’ve likely peaked in terms of function. You can’t really improve much beyond what we have now, the last great advancement in the microwave was probably the turntable for consumer units, and the moving fields that commercial units have. You’re limited in power output by the outlet you plug it into, so “faster cooking” is a no-go (unless you stuck a 240v plug on the end, and good luck getting that to fly with your average consumer in the US, we already find those annoyingly sparse for dryers and ovens and such) – what else can you innovate to differentiate your microwave from every other microwave on the market?

clown down.

legit you cannot convince me this wasn’t trolling, and the fact so many people haven’t been able to tell, for so long, is deeply funny but also somewhat depressing. I blocked them almost as soon as I encountered them. It reeks of bait turned up to 11, like an edgy 16 year old just heard about the concept of making your own pronouns and went “ok how can I make this as stupid as humanly possible to fuck with people?”.

mostly by giving myself an imprecise, distant deadline to check out if things don’t get better by then. Right now, that deadline is the death of my mother. After she’s gone I’ll have nobody to mourn me, no ability to keep the lights on, and no one else I’d care to stick around for.

I’d guess I have between 5 and 10 years. Either things get better and I stick around, or they don’t, and it won’t be my problem anymore.

That’s about it. Having a defined “I know this will be over, in time, whether it continues to suck or not” has made it easier to not outright end it now.

considering the meeting that just took place in Saudi Arabia, I fear that is entirely possible.

Surviving Life With Your Gigantic Penis by Chris Boden.

Yes, that’s the title of an actual book.

For this? I’d hit the custom button and put in $0.02, and then tell them exactly why they’re getting that tip. I only get “thank you!” if I double the cost of my order? fuck off. 30% is not a “so-so” tip, that’s the upper end of the best tips I give.

I’d switch if there was something like RVRB for Tidal or, better still, your own local music collection. Or if RVRB supported other platforms.

Seriously, that site has helped me find so much stuff I like, it’s hard to let that go.

Depends. Is this tar from the 60s?

I’ll have a large with extra salt, please.

Oh, hell, and some milk duds too, it’s gonna be a good show.

I reckon it’s the cleaning.

I’ve never used contacts because the idea of touching my eye squicks me out (even if it’s something meant to go there, just – no.), but having your eyelids do all the cleaning and never having to worry about them getting dirty or scratched while using them is probably something a lot of people appreciate. (obviously you do still have to be careful with them when they’re not in your eye, but they’re much less likely than glasses to get dirty or scratched)

Me, I’m happy just using a microfiber cloth and being careful.

Didn’t he later admit it was shopped?

listen, everything seems really really funny until there’s an FBI agent sitting you down at a table with a printout of it. Tends to suck the humor right out of your shitposting.

Surely it must mean the planes are the cause of the high cost of eggs! Thank goodness they’re doing something about them.

I used to joke, back in his first term, about going back in time about twenty years from 2018, and trying to convince someone you’re from the future.

If you’re from the future, who’s the next president, then?

Bush’s son.

Jeb?

No, George Jr. Twice.

JUNIOR?! That fucking moron got elected?! And what about after him?

Our first black president, Barack Hussein Obama from Illinois.

… The American voting public elected a black man called Barack Hussein Obama? You gotta be fucking with me.

Nope. Two terms, too.

Suuure. And who was after him? A woman?

No, Donald Trump.

Oh fuck off you’re not from the future, you’re just a loon.

I mean, Timeshift with BTRFS is pretty robust. I use it with Linux Mint, couldn’t be happier.

what the other guy said. Send it to the media if it was a national scandal, it’ll be extra spicy.

yeah, send that to his superiors and watch the fireworks.

press send on that post that you felt wasn’t of enough substance to be worth anyone’s time.

I feel like you vastly underestimate the amount of subpar shitposts I’m capable of composing (and then thinking better of) in a given day.

Ice cream, soup (add crackers and let them soften, if you want), possibly noodles.

One snack food you can eat without chewing, goldfish crackers. One or two at a time, just let them soak up saliva in your mouth and soften before swallowing.

Certain hard candy, as long as you don’t suck on them too hard. Think peppermints, something that’ll make you salivate (which will help it dissolve without having to suck on it too aggressively – you do not want dry socket). Also, any other soft candy that’ll dissolve, like York peppermint patties, might be okay.

“straight-arm gesture”

is there any reputable, major news outlet that knows how to call a spade a spade? Or is all journalism dickless, now?