OfCourseNot

I recognise their username. It’s half sane takes, half absolute wankery with them.

I posted this comment just yesterday and it fits perfectly here, so I’m copy pasting it.

How is that an insult? In fact the only thing I would say is incorrect is the word ‘failures’, since I think they (the liberals, be it the Democrats or the equivalent in other countries) haven’t failed at all, quite the opposite, they’ve played their part masterfully to bring us here. And before the liberals around feel attacked, this is not a ‘both sides are the same’ comment. That’s not how controlled opposition works. It’s more ‘both sides work together, even when they do very different things, to achieve the same goals’. Just an example. While Trump’s DoJ is prosecuting people only because they are political opponents, Biden’s didn’t prosecute actual criminals (specially an orange one) because ‘they were political opponents, and it’s a bad look’. They disguise their inaction as civility, when it’s clear as water they’re doing it to further the plans of the people paying them, which is the same privileged class that’s paying the other side. Even this side of the pond, without a ‘first pass the post’ system, with lots of parties, coalitions, and what not, it’s still exactly the same play.

First, punk is where it’s always been: in the streets, the boroughs, in the young people that are discovering how trashy this world and society are… I’ve been out of the scene for quite a while, but from time to time I do still go to some concert or other events.

Second, Edelweiss is not anti authoritarian, or anti right wing at all, even if it’s meant as a ‘fuck you’ to the nazis. It’s a nationalist song sung by a member of the Austrian military. For context, the Austrian right was divided on this matter, with the Austrian fascist party being staunchly against the Anschluss. Julie Andrews rocks, though.

Biden took a hands off approach

They always do, which was the point of my comment. When the ‘good ones’ are in power everything is impossible to do, ‘civility’ and ‘decorum’ being the usual excuses. But when it’s the turn for the ‘bad ones’ to rule, magically, everything is very straight forward and promptly done, without any impediment from the ‘good’ opposition or even with their blessing in the name of ‘bipartisanship’.

I, still, can’t see how that use of the word ‘liberal’ was an insult.

How is that an insult?

In fact the only thing I would say is incorrect is the word ‘failures’, since I think they (the liberals, be it the Democrats or the equivalent in other countries) haven’t failed at all, quite the opposite, they’ve played their part masterfully to bring us here.

And before the liberals around feel attacked, this is not a ‘both sides are the same’ comment. That’s not how controlled opposition works. It’s more ‘both sides work together, even when they do very different things, to achieve the same goals’.

Just an example. While Trump’s DoJ is prosecuting people only because they are political opponents, Biden’s didn’t prosecute actual criminals (specially an orange one) because ‘they were political opponents, and it’s a bad look’. They disguise their inaction as civility, when it’s clear as water they’re doing it to further the plans of the people paying them, which is the same privileged class that’s paying the other side.

Even this side of the pond, without a ‘first pass the post’ system, with lots of parties, coalitions, and what not, it’s still exactly the same play.

Where does it uses liberal as an insult?

It has many variations: ‘hijoputa’, ‘hijo de puta’, ‘hijo de la gran puta’, ‘hijo de la gran putísima’, ‘hijo de mil putas’…

I think I see the problem, if I understand correctly the building of your desk. The dimensions are alright, I’m guessing the table itself is not very massive/heavy and, by what you said about the apron set back on the front, the front legs are, also, set back those 5 inches which already put the centre of mass quite high and to the front. Adding the monitors and stand worsens it, moving it higher and forward, barely to the edge of the rectangle formed by the legs. Also, you’ve mentioned the legs move slightly, again moving the centre of mass further to the front. This flexibility in the joints, and probably also the monitor stand, means that if it tips past a certain point it will tend to tip even more.

So the solution imo—given that moving the weight back is not an option—is to move and/or angle the front legs to the front, reinforce them in the shape of a triangle and maybe brace them better to make the whole structure sturdier, any giving in the joints will make it tipsier. The last detail that could help, but very slightly probably so not a solution by itself, is how well your chair rolls, and how fast you want to get closer to your desk.

Don’t the rest of the countries in the region use similar maps? South Korea, Australia, Japan…? I would expect that to be the case, it seems more natural.

It does. I’m posting this comment on the Mbin pwa on my iPhone, works pretty well.

fortune cookies, crab rangoon, and General Tso’s chicken

The other commenter specified ‘European’,as to remind that Europe is included in the term ‘western’, and I haven’t seen any of these here.

Also I think that calling a style developed by Chinese people, that had learned to cook from other Chinese people (and so on for many generations) ‘100% American’ is debatable at least.

I think you’re right with the kebab, I literally don’t know a single person that calls them ‘doner’, it’s always just kebab, and many kebab places where I live have dropped the doner as well.

G’day curd nerd! The cheese and desist thing was definitely a dick move by this Italian consortium, but iirc they later admitted that they had overstepped and ended in good terms with the Aussie youtuber.

they can’t force you to make food a specific way, right?

I see you’re not very familiar with the eu. They can and they do, if you want to call it some specific name they force you to do it in some specific way, or to source the ingredients or even make it in a specific place. It does make sense, in a way, but it also can get to ridiculous points some times.

The only think I’m taking away from all this shit is that we need more trans roommates with the conservative kids.

Nta, and not shaming you at all op—I was twenty once too—this go for everyone that needs to read it: when someone tells you they’re ‘toxic’, believe it (and fucking run).

Let’s settle it in at least once per day.

What are you supposed to do with the grease in the pan after frying the bacon and sausages if not frying the toasts? Also, I don’t have a toaster.

I call them ‘…a brick, a power brick… a charger, no, the part you plug…’. Lmao, I carry one of these, whatever its cursed name is, with me literally everywhere I go so I don’t have to ask for the thing. I feel you sib.

See also: portable USB memory.

Edit: unless you need another thing! A power bank? ‘This?’ Taking out a brick. A usb-c cable? ‘What?’ Phone charger? ‘This?’ No, the cable… thanks… sorry this is usb-a I’m gonna need the brick as well… ‘the what?’ Smh.

[Not a doctor, take with a grain of salt] This is the only reaction I would consider appropriate in that situation. Bees kill lots of people, you don’t know if you’re allergic until one has stung you, and anaphylaxis acts extremely fast, specially in the neck so close to the airways.