[-] frickineh@lemmy.world 14 points 16 hours ago

Something similar happened where I live but the dentistry was actually a cover for human trafficking because it gave a (bad, weird) reason for a lot of random people to be coming and going. Not sure if any teeth were ever really worked on. Fun!

[-] frickineh@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Entomologists in shambles

[-] frickineh@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago

I was about to be offended and then I remembered how I got out of breath walking up the stairs this morning. (To be fair, I'm anemic af and almost certainly have a touch of long covid, but still.)

[-] frickineh@lemmy.world 28 points 3 days ago

I used to write intros like that as placeholders because I always wrote the real intro once I was sure where I was going with a paper. I learned to make placeholder text red and all caps after almost making that mistake.

[-] frickineh@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Has she burned her taste buds off? I know some people are like that but I don't get it. There are so many hot sauces that you can make pretty much anything spicy AND flavorful.

[-] frickineh@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

I love vinegar, so I'm not mad at Tabasco, but if I want something vinegary and only kind of spicy, I'm going for Cholula. But anyone who thinks there's a universal hot sauce is crazy. Different flavor profiles compliment different things. I have a couple of green sauces, a mango habanero, a chipotle, some Frank's, regular and garlic cholula, sriracha (made by the original farm), and if we add spicy stuff that isn't technically hot sauce, the list gets even longer.

...I'm temporarily banned from buying any more hot sauce.

[-] frickineh@lemmy.world 232 points 4 months ago

I feel like if you go to Death Valley, in July, when we're having record-breaking temps all over the world, and you wear flip flops...look, I'm not saying anyone deserves to lose a foot just because they're making stupid choices, but maybe like, a toe. Because man, that is wildly stupid.

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submitted 5 months ago by frickineh@lemmy.world to c/vegan@lemmy.world

I'm going to a conference next week and while they asked everyone for dietary preferences, I don't have high hopes based on experience (sure, I'd love another "salad" that's just iceberg with no dressing!), so I'm trying to plan ahead and bring some things with me so I don't starve. Unfortunately, the hotel room doesn't have a microwave, just a mini-mini-fridge and I'm bringing my small kettle, so I mostly have to stick to things that can be stored/eaten at room temp, or prepared with just hot water. So far, I have some soy curl jerky to take to long sessions, a couple of ramen bowls, and some bread and packets of almond butter, but I'm kind of out of ideas. There is a Trader Joe's within walking distance, so I can at least grab some fruit or salad when I get a chance, but is there anything else I'm not thinking of that I should pack and/or plan to buy? The conference is a full week, so I'd prefer not to eat crap (like the ramen) the whole time if I can help it.

[-] frickineh@lemmy.world 305 points 5 months ago

Huh. Have any of them considered a job? If the mom was capable of driving her child to another state to murder some people, I bet she could drive for uber or something. Or be a getaway driver for other criminals, idk.

[-] frickineh@lemmy.world 215 points 7 months ago

Be strong and gay. Got it.

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Finally sprung for the 12lb bag because we love these things. I usually make buffalo soy curls and throw them on a salad or mac and cheese, or make lemon "chicken" orzo with them, but I'm open to other suggestions from anyone else who likes them since I have enough for about the next decade.

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[-] frickineh@lemmy.world 201 points 9 months ago

One of the most common complaints I read about dating apps is how many bots there are, so yeah, for sure add AI into the mix. That's definitely what people want. Also, if you have to use AI to start a conversation, what are you gonna do when you meet someone in person? Match has really done the most to ruin online dating over the last several years, though, so this just seems like another step on the same path.

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I looked up the ones he shows in the video and basically all of them are the equivalent of 30 year old participation trophies. He's posted the video on every city fb post for days, and he calls volunteering slavery every chance he gets. There's a reason his own political party disavowed him a couple of years ago.

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This guy has been running for local office and losing every election cycle for years. His latest thing is that he is a victim the same way George Floyd was because DEI has made it hard to be a white man, I guess?

For the record, his "wife" literally left the country over a decade ago and I think his son has also moved to her country. The last picture he has with them is easily 15 years ago, so I don't think they really give a shit if anyone votes for him. Oh, also, they're Asian so he regularly refers to himself as a "person/father of color."

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submitted 11 months ago by frickineh@lemmy.world to c/steamdeck@lemmy.ml

I don't do much handheld gaming, but I'm going to have some overseas flights and long-ish train rides later this year, and may also be having surgery that will keep me fairly bedbound for about a month. I'm just not sure how much money it's worth spending on a deck that I likely won't use much outside of those specific cases - I bought a switch when I got covid in 2020 and used it a ton at the time but I've only used it a few times since, though I miiight use a deck a bit more just because I already have a pretty extensive steam library.

Is it better to stick to the cheapest model or is there enough of a difference that it might be worth spending a little more for a nicer one?

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Getting wild on NYE (lemmy.world)

This is one of the first kits I got really excited about and I finally grabbed it on Black Friday. I've never done buttonhole stitch and it's a lot of fun now that I have the hang of it. It's a party at my house, as you can see.

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Yeah, definitely don't put any of those profits toward a living wage though. Make your employees trauma dump for the chance at a few extra bucks! Probably comes as an Amazon gift card, too.

[-] frickineh@lemmy.world 200 points 1 year ago

Nothing says, "we're definitely not planning to do some war crimes, and for sure no genocide" like banning people from telling the truth.

[-] frickineh@lemmy.world 218 points 1 year ago

Wow, I can't believe Democrats would say something like that. Gym Jordan is not an insurrectionist.

He's an insurrectionist and a pedophile enabler. Get it right.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by frickineh@lemmy.world to c/lemmy_stitch@sh.itjust.works

I don't know how to cross stitch (and did absolutely zero research before starting this kit), but this is a mood, especially after I realized I miscounted and put the s one space off and now have to pull it back out.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by frickineh@lemmy.world to c/lemmy_stitch@sh.itjust.works

Well...mostly. I need to fill in a couple of gaps on the bear, but I lost my mind and decided to try to finish a whole new pattern by 10/1 so I'll have to worry about that later. I'm overall really happy with how both came out. I can see mistakes up close, but I think from a distance, they're both nice. Also, this was before ironing both, please disregard any wonky satin stitch - the thread moves when I wash off the pattern.

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