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Topic | Pretty much every hamburger would be better if it was chicken |
tankboy 05/30/24 1:33:37 PM #14 | I agree for chicken breast. I prefer the texture, and you know that you are getting a solid piece of actual meat, rather than potentially low-grade stuff padded with fillers. On the other hand, a chicken patty is the worst of both worlds. |
Topic | How will the Israel/Palestine conflict affect Biden's legacy? |
tankboy 05/30/24 1:25:36 PM #8 | As much as Rwanda affected Clinton's. |
Topic | I mean has anyone ever wanted to work? |
tankboy 05/30/24 1:23:03 PM #19 | If I couldn't do my job professionally, I would do it on my own time, as a hobby. |
Topic | What's it like having a significant other nowadays? |
tankboy 05/29/24 7:20:18 PM #8 | I assume you just send naked tiktoks to each other and then eventually say it's not yizzy it's mizzy. |
Topic | Costco puts all "recycling" and trash in the same bag |
tankboy 05/29/24 1:19:11 PM #15 | It would necessarily depend on the recycling practices in the area where a given Costco is located. Possibly also the capabilities of the contracted waste management company. |
Topic | Two best pizza toppings besides Pepperoni and Extra Cheese? |
tankboy 05/29/24 1:16:48 PM #18 | Spinach and onions |
Topic | What percentage of your paycheck goes into taxes etc? |
tankboy 05/29/24 11:50:09 AM #8 | Paid semi-monthly. 46% goes to taxes and deductions (401k, med/dental/vision). |
Topic | Costco puts all "recycling" and trash in the same bag |
tankboy 05/29/24 10:02:32 AM #8 | There's such a thing as single-stream recycling, where everything is mixed in the truck, and sorted at the recycling facility. That's how my city handles it. |
Topic | Is Windows 11 worth upgrading to yet? |
tankboy 05/29/24 6:46:35 AM #95 | LtZim posted... Just throw in a separate SSD (SATA or NVMe, doesn't matter) and install Linux to it and try it for every non-gaming task. To be simple, grab the latest Ubuntu LTS which should be 24.04 at this point I think. Get a decent drive like a 1TB Crucial mx500 or similar. For good measure make sure your Windows drive is unplugged when you install Linux to your new drive. How fast is the switch? Is each OS hibernating in between or rebooting? In my particular situation, even if it was fast, I wouldn't want to lose certain network connections for quick gaming break. |
Topic | Blueberries don't taste as good as they look |
tankboy 05/29/24 6:13:31 AM #24 | When you buy blueberries (or any berries, or any fresh food, actually) at the supermarket, read the clamshell to see where they came from. If it's far away, you know that they are going to be a variant selected for ability to survive shipping over taste. |
Topic | Is Windows 11 worth upgrading to yet? |
tankboy 05/29/24 6:08:05 AM #90 | If you use Win 11, please explain the point of File Explorer tabs. I don't get the hype. It seems less useful than WordPad. Isn't it better to see the contents of multiple folders at the same time? Can you drag files between tabs? Can you drag the tabs out into their own windows (like web browser tabs?). |
Topic | Does your neighborhood have little birdhouse sized libraries on sidewalks? |
tankboy 05/28/24 10:27:43 PM #11 | Very common by me. |
Topic | "When your kids are born, open a wine storage account for them" |
tankboy 05/28/24 5:13:25 PM #23 | You generally can't liquidate a large collection (of anything) in a reasonable amount of time and effort for what it's "worth". |
Topic | wait is this real guys? High school related |
tankboy 05/28/24 5:10:34 PM #14 | While driving my daughter to lower school, I have observed public high school kids wearing pajama pants. I went to a private school without uniforms (and only a mild dress code). |
Topic | Porsche just revealed its new 911 like 30 minutes ago. |
tankboy 05/28/24 11:42:33 AM #10 | Robot2600 posted... 911s are awesome but i would want a 1980s one But an '80s 911 is slow by today's standards (in fairness, all 80s cars are slow). |
Topic | Have any of you ever gone to any of your high school reunions? |
tankboy 05/27/24 2:34:33 PM #4 | I've gone to all of them (they are held at five-year increments), some of my siblings', and all of my wife's (different school; also at at five-year increments). They are usually held at nice places (or with good catering, if held at the school), and everybody has chilled out and become friendly (or stays away). |
Topic | Do you wear hats? |
tankboy 05/27/24 11:25:09 AM #9 | "A hat should be removed in the presence of a lady, and kept off for the rest of your life" -- PJ O'Rourke |
Topic | Kids today don't know that oranges and watermelon used to have seeds. |
tankboy 05/27/24 7:47:18 AM #24 | I've been waiting for a seedless mango. |
Topic | The Last of Us... Good game or nah? |
tankboy 05/26/24 8:32:04 PM #24 | An excellent game, but the way backtracking was forbidden is a flaw. |
Topic | What are you doing today ? |
tankboy 05/26/24 9:45:23 AM #12 | Wife and kid going to high tea while I clean out a car that we are donating (towed) tomorrow. |
Topic | One form of transportation must got away forever. |
tankboy 05/25/24 6:53:10 PM #6 | We can get rid of planes and still have air travel: Lighter-than-air, helicopters, autogyros, gyrodynes, rockets, etc. |
Topic | Singles band |
tankboy 05/24/24 6:24:25 PM #14 | Steve Miller Band |
Topic | Which slice of pizza is superior? |
tankboy 05/24/24 12:57:26 PM #24 | ProjectSiolence posted... Isn't that just a mix of ny and neo style? No, they also make no attempt to make it round. |
Topic | Average US vehicle age hits record |
tankboy 05/24/24 4:26:33 AM #26 | I've found that once a car hits 10+ years, the plastic parts start to deteriorate, regardless of mileage. At that point, things stop being fun. |
Topic | Sausage or Bacon or ham |
tankboy 05/23/24 7:17:32 PM #8 | If assuming high quality meats, then sausage. If assuming low quality meats, then ham. Bacon is safe either way, but not an optimal choice. |
Topic | Take me home |
tankboy 05/23/24 3:26:07 PM #3 | Cause you don't remember! |
Topic | If you could have any car what car would you get? |
tankboy 05/23/24 2:44:50 PM #26 | Lancia Stratos resto-mod (i.e., updated performance and safety features). |
Topic | Which of these fictional organizations would you join? |
tankboy 05/23/24 9:43:29 AM #9 | At Umbrella, I could continue to do my current IT desk job. It's not like I'd be joining as a test subject or an operative, or even have to work in a biohazard lab. |
Topic | Old video games are not necessarily "retro", retro means imitative |
tankboy 05/23/24 6:26:03 AM #15 | andri_g posted... You shouldn't call clothing vintage, anyway; that term refers to wine made from a vineyard's grapes of a specific harvest year. I believe that outside of wine, "vintage" is a term of art that means "old but not old enough to be antique". |
Topic | If God created the universe. |
tankboy 05/22/24 7:37:27 AM #8 | Shadowblade posted... What created God???Probably the Ancient Greek gods. |
Topic | Why are you still up at 4:00am? |
tankboy 05/22/24 5:58:26 AM #13 | I wake up and start working at 4am. |
Topic | Old video games are not necessarily "retro", retro means imitative |
tankboy 05/22/24 5:57:05 AM #6 | You wouldn't call vintage clothing "retro" (only new clothing inspired by old fashions is properly called retro). A classic car is never "retro", but a new car can have retro styling. But software is ephemeral. You have to "create" it in RAM to run it. This is why "retro" can be used to describe old games: You are recreating an old thing. Retrocomputing also refers to using very old hardware, but even then, there's the connotation of "bringing it back to life", rather than simply just turning on a slightly dusty PC. |
Topic | Favorite Kind of Hot Dog? |
tankboy 05/21/24 3:06:47 PM #15 | No half-smoke option indicates a lack of culture. |
Topic | Favorite Beatles song? |
tankboy 05/21/24 10:56:50 AM #11 | Tomorrow Never Knows |
Topic | Do you pronounce the L in folks? |
tankboy 05/21/24 2:53:59 AM #16 | Of course not. Not in yolk, either. |
Topic | Who likes midis or actually had one of those old soundboards? |
tankboy 05/21/24 2:50:37 AM #6 | I had a Pro Audio Spectrum 16, which was like an improved SoundBlaster. My brother had a Roland MT-32, which was a real MIDI interface. |
Topic | I really wanna post Tinashe's latest music video on here |
tankboy 05/20/24 7:58:23 PM #11 | She's smart to avoid loose clothing around machinery. |
Topic | Do you put a line in the middle of your 7? |
tankboy 05/20/24 4:13:40 PM #16 | 7 and Z. |
Topic | Is the year 2000 part of the 20th or 21st century? |
tankboy 05/20/24 3:59:29 PM #7 | PMarth2002 posted... There's no year 0, so centuries go from 1-100That's not a super strong argument because dates and times already have discontinuities and exceptions. Having two centuries that are not 100 years is no worse than leap years/seconds or daylight savings transitions. |
Topic | Doing some part-time gig as a DD and GH driver |
tankboy 05/20/24 3:30:18 PM #22 | Did you add coverage to your car insurance or are you risking it? Or do these companies cover you? |
Topic | Look at this juicy, succulent roast beef sandwich |
tankboy 05/19/24 6:45:43 PM #17 | Too small. Needs to be on a sub roll or a large rye. |
Topic | Do you drink coffee? |
tankboy 05/19/24 1:49:10 PM #11 | I make half-caff french-press almost every day by mixing regular and decaf grounds. I make it black, except I add ground chili pepper to make it taste worse, so that I drink it slower. |
Topic | ITT: Common sayings or expressions that don't make sense to you. |
tankboy 05/19/24 9:51:47 AM #2 | It's a false modesty, to avoid agreeing that you did something special. |
Topic | Are pre-diced fresh veggies worth it? |
tankboy 05/18/24 8:27:55 PM #15 | Pre-sliced fruit and veggies are needlessly expensive, oxidized, and a food poisoning risk. |
Topic | We're in the 2020s, have you purchased Ice Cream from an Ice Cream Truck. |
tankboy 05/18/24 5:08:57 PM #8 | Twice last Saturday. |
Topic | Justice Department takes 'major step' toward rescheduling marijuana |
tankboy 05/18/24 5:32:06 AM #25 | ssb_yunglink2 posted... Youre saying that the president who was able to get weed rescheduled and pardoned weed possession crimes.secretly wants weed to stay illegal for longer????Excessive use can cause paranoia. |
Topic | Starship Troopers: Carmen or Diz? |
tankboy 05/17/24 8:23:37 PM #13 | I thought this was going to be about Roughnecks. |
Topic | Coworker got cited for not having a license plate in front of his Tesla |
tankboy 05/17/24 5:45:47 PM #39 | Wasn't the car dealer-inspected when he bought it? Unless it was bought out of state, the dealer should be liable for not properly inspecting it. |
Topic | Would you be offended if someone called you a colonizer? |
tankboy 05/17/24 5:01:30 PM #40 | It just means they they making false assumptions about my ancestry based on my skin color. |
Topic | Fun fact: donating to charity for the tax break is a terrible strategy. |
tankboy 05/17/24 10:02:07 AM #14 | The amount we donate (money and items), along with retirement saving and mortgage interest, makes itemizing a better choice for us. It's not a way to "come out ahead"; it's a way to not have to pay taxes on money that isn't "yours" (because you gave it away). |
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