[-] NABDad@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

He needs to say it's going to be the largest public bathroom in the U.S.

Put his face in the toilet bowls, and I'd be happy to shit there.

[-] NABDad@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

If Trump is building it, it will disintegrate and collapse in just a few years.

[-] NABDad@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

I remember an interview with Lisa Kudrow in which she described her French boyfriend's failure to remember the English word for toes, and said they were foot fingers.

English: if the people you're talking to understand what you're saying, you're ok. Even if the people you're talking to don't understand what you're saying, you're still ok. Just be fancy with your words, and everyone will like it.

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

What you don't realize is the holy spirit was spying on them, recorded the conversation, and sold it to the local tabloid.

[-] NABDad@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Capitalism rewards the lucky and the sociopathic.

[-] NABDad@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Could you swing by the pharmacy and pick up my wife's meds for me?

Thanks.

Edit: there shouldn't be a co-pay, but if there is let me know and I'll send you the cash.

[-] NABDad@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

I did that, but the luxuries were things like food, clothing, healthcare, and shelter.

[-] NABDad@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

However, you raise an important point.

How big was Eisenhower's johnson?

[-] NABDad@lemmy.world 42 points 3 days ago

I've heard about these things happening before.

The cops have surveillance video of a suspect, and they feed it into a face recognition AI. The AI then searches for people who look like the suspect.

It's not finding the suspect. It's finding pictures of people who look like the suspect. The cops are supposed to use that to determine if anyone the AI identified possibly could be the suspect.

However, any stupid, lazy cop will pretend that is sufficient and away they go.

From what I've read, the face matching applications even state clearly that the match doesn't constitute any kind of proof that the person identified is actually guilty of anything. Anyone with any brains would understand that you need to have independent verification before even considering arresting someone. Unfortunately, the government doesn't want people with brains working as cops.

[-] NABDad@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago

I'm going to be a pedantic asshole. Please ignore me. I can't help it.

  1. in the story, Jesus was more concerned with the corruption of the temple. If the merchants and money changers were set up in the commercial district, they would have been fine, but they were set up in the temple.

  2. Capitalism hadn't been invented yet. You've got to go forward to the Dutch East India Company or the British East India Company.

However, if he existed today, all signs seem to indicate to me that he'd be a RATM fan and a socialist.

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I use shampoo from a large bottle with a pump. The pump can't get the last bit out of the bottle.

I cut apart the pumps from two shampoo bottles and epoxied the caps together to make an adapter. I'm going to use it to attach the old bottle to the new bottle and drain the remainder out.

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I'm going out with my daughter to look at a car for her. She's an adult, she's buying it, I'm just along mostly for moral support. Doing the dad thing. However, it's out of my wheelhouse, and I want to make sure we don't miss anything.

What sort of things to you look for or check when shopping for a used car?

Do you have any suggestions?

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submitted 2 months ago by NABDad@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

"A serious sentence is necessary to reaffirm a foundational principle of our criminal justice system: no one is above the law, particularly those entrusted with administering it," the DOJ says in its sentencing memo.

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submitted 4 months ago by NABDad@lemmy.world to c/guineapigs@lemmy.world

Etch, my daughter's guinea pig, crossed the rainbow bridge today.

He was her emotional support animal and went through college with her. He was a very good boy.

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I wonder if they'll ticket the school buses that speed through the school zones.

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I realized a while ago that in my whole career I've never worked for a for-profit corporation.

Recently I've been wondering if non-profit corporations could succeed in areas typically dominated by for-profit corporations. I'm in the U.S.

There are certainly plenty of non-profits functioning, employing people, and providing services to the public. Schools, Hospitals, public radio & TV, etc. But what areas are there where non-profits could exist and survive where they don't currently?

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submitted 8 months ago by NABDad@lemmy.world to c/askandroid@lemdro.id

When I'm using Android Auto, my phone will intermittently lose cell signal. It doesn't happen all the time. Sometimes I'll go weeks or months without it happening, then other times it will happen several times in a single trip.

There have been a couple times when the phone seemed to be acting up before it completely lost the signal. The only way to recover is to restart the phone.

It has never happened when not using Android Auto.

It happens in my current car, a 2022 Honda Ridgeline with wired android auto support. I recently bought a wireless adapter for the car, and it happens with that as well. It also happens when my phone is plugged into our 2020 Honda Civic.

It happened with my previous phones when I was using Android Auto in my 2011 Honda Ridgeline which only had an aftermarket Bluetooth adapter.

Current phone is a Samsung Galaxy S10. Previous phone was an LG Nexus 5x.

It seems that the only common issue is Android Auto.

Has anyone else experienced this?

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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by NABDad@lemmy.world to c/casualconversation@piefed.social

What's your favorite production of A Christmas Carol?

Include as much detail as you can to explain why it's your favorite and what you like about it. Feel free to include your least favorite as well.

I'll start.

My favorite is the 1999 TNT version.

What I like about it:

It has an incredible cast including Patrick Stewart as Ebenezer Scrooge and Richard Grant as Bob Cratchit (also Joel Grey, Dominic West, Saskia Reeves, Ian McNeice, etc.). The story is well realized. It stays true to source material and fills in where necessary for the television production. I particularly enjoy seeing the travels of the Ghost of Christmas Present as he visits various people to spread his blessing. I also like how Richard Grant's Cratchit reacts when first encountering Scrooge in his redeemed state.

If I had to give a runner-up, I'd say the 1951 version with Alistair Sim as Scrooge. I really love his Christmas Day performance after he's repented. The playful, manic, childlike joy he expresses really touches me.

After that, it would be the Muppet Christmas Carol, with Statler and Waldorf playing Scrooge's business partners, Jacob and Bob Marley.

My least favorite is the 2009 version with Jim Carrey. I can't get past the uncanny valley effect. It seems more gimmick than art to me.

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What is your favorite "epic" movie?

By "epic", I'm referring to the old-school style of movie. Expansive story, massive production kind of movie.

I'm currently rewatching Lawrence of Arabia.

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I had ordered a couple things for my wife from the Disney Store recently. PJ's as a Christmas present. However, I already received everything I had ordered.

Today another box showed up with my name and address, but it's nothing I ordered.

I just tried chatting with a cast member via their online chat, but I don't think the person I'm chatting with can wrap their head around the concept.

I know I don't actually have to do anything about an unsolicited package, but I'm trying to be nice.

They keep asking me about the things I had ordered.

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Title covers it.

Is Tora! Tora! Tora! a Christmas movie?

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