[-] waz@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

This feels like a relevant situation to bring up one of my favorite Terry Pratchett quotes:

The Sam Vimes "Boots" theory of socioeconomic unfairness.

The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money.

Take boots, for example. He earned thirty-eight dollars a month plus allowances. A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. Those were the kind of boots Vimes always bought, and wore until the soles were so thin that he could tell where he was in Ankh-Morpork on a foggy night by the feel of the cobbles.

But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that'd still be keeping his feet dry in ten years' time, while the poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet.

[-] waz@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

You are right, doing something and teaching something are different. If you watched the video, you would also know you were wrong.

[-] waz@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago

Make friends with the guy. He's got some some stories. True or not, he's got some stories.

[-] waz@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

The only reason it is expanding is to keep up with inflation.

[-] waz@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

Same with Caribbean. Royal Caribbean and Pirates of the Caribbean both sound wrong if you use the alternate pronunciation.

[-] waz@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Hmm, onions used to bother me a lot but I haven't really thought about it in years. Apparently using a sharp knife makes a difference. At some point I got a nice knife set that I have been keeping sharp, and my onion issue disappeared but I didn't realize until you reminded me.

[-] waz@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

How much do you really think they care about what the constitution says?

[-] waz@lemmy.world 75 points 3 months ago

Maybe killing people is the wrong solution.

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submitted 6 months ago by waz@lemmy.world to c/foodporn@lemmy.world

I was never big on photographing my food but I found this one particularly pretty. It was over a decade ago, and I don't remember what restaurant it was. Somewhere in NYC.

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Wash before using (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 months ago by waz@lemmy.world to c/aiop@lemmy.world

I just noticed the cucumbers I bought say "wash before using" not "wash before eating" and I want to believe it is a subtle joke deliberately made by the person who designed the packaging.

I found it amusing and I wanted to share it.

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submitted 7 months ago by waz@lemmy.world to c/cooking@lemmy.world

I find most foods are best as soon as they are made, but some things seem to get better when the flavors have more time to meld. The only two I can think of right now are chili and hummus. What other dishes am I forgetting, or haven't tried that you think get better with a little time?

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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by waz@lemmy.world to c/askelectronics@discuss.tchncs.de

I want to replace one half of this with longer wire, but I am not confident about the name of the connector used.

Image of JST-XH included to convey size. Ruler is metric.

[-] waz@lemmy.world 69 points 10 months ago

I call this "pizza phone" because it looks like they are eating their phone like a slice of pizza.

[-] waz@lemmy.world 75 points 11 months ago

Not sure if you are suggesting op gets a dog free of cost or that they should set the dog free, but I think both options are acceptable.

[-] waz@lemmy.world 155 points 1 year ago

Harris Wolobah's cause of death is not yet determined; it's not certain if the chip is to blame.

Maybe, just maybe we should put our pitchforks away until we know if the chip mentioned is responsible?

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