I tell people "You can watch me work if you want, but it won't make me work any faster," and then if they still don't take the hint I aggressively ignore them.
I can listen to podcasts at 1.1x speed, and it basically just sounds like they tightened up their delivery a little bit. More than that and it sounds artificial.
I might go as high as 1.25x for some review videos, but I get the distinct impression that those guys are slowing down their delivery so as to pad out the runtime.
If it ain't broke...
Things that lasted longer than the Confederacy:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003)
The Nickelodeon run of You Can't Do That On Television (1981-1990)
Tom Baker's portrayal of The Doctor on Doctor Who (1974-1981)
The AMC Gremlin (1970-1978)
The Ford Pinto (1971-1980)
The reign of the Petronas Towers as the tallest buildings in the world (1998-2004)
The partnership of the Cookie Crisp Crook and his dog, Chip (1990-1997)
Streaming services, and seemingly all computing technology lately...
Deep fried pecan pie. On a stick.
It's not even that hard to do at home. Go buy a frozen pie. Cut it into slices (let it thaw a little bit first if necessary, then re-freeze it). Batter the slices, jam some popsicle sticks in the ends, and deep fry them; deep frying can be a little intimidating at first, but it's easier (IMHO) than making peanut brittle. Dust with powdered sugar. Serve while still warm.
Fucking incredible. Probably take a few weeks off your lifespan, but worth it.
America only ever has one healthcare bill. It is the total amount spent on healthcare, including harm done to people who don't seek healthcare because it is too expensive, plus all the costs of people going to the emergency room when they have no other option, plus all the people who go into bankruptcy from medical debt. It's all one total bill, no matter how you spread the math around, and the only question is how much of that money is being wasted on inefficiency and lost to corporate profits. We might as well all keep paying that bill, but figure out ways to reclaim those corporate profits for the people.
What's weird is that I work at a used book store and we are busier than we've ever been in our fifty years of operation. From my perspective, print media is a very hot commodity... so long as the selection is carefully curated and the prices are carefully tuned to respond to the market on a day-to-day basis. If retail sellers can't manage that, maybe they need to look at their own business practices and figure out what they're doing wrong.
A still from the movie Demolition Man in which some police officers prepare to confront a character played by Wesley Snipes.
Top Text: Demolition Man: A movie which depicts a horrifying dystopia...
Bottom Text:...in which food is too healthy, bidets are common, and cops literally don't know how to assault a black man.
I'm seeing a lot of variance in the ratios. Some flails have longer handles, some have short. Some have chains as long or longer than the handle, some have almost non-existent chains. What are the advantages and disadvantages of various handle and chain lengths, and is there an "optimal" ratio?
From The Progressive Farmer, November 1958
Excuse you...