CaffeineIV
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The best day is a day on the beach with coffee and dogs.
After a massive panic attack this morning, I dragged myself out to the lake for some much needed cold therapy. I used to loathe the cold but lately I've found that the frigid air on my face - and wiggling my fingers in the water - seems to help my mind and body reset.
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
After a massive panic attack this morning, I dragged myself out to the lake for some much needed cold therapy. I used to loathe the cold but lately I've found that the frigid air on my face - and wiggling my fingers in the water - seems to help my mind and body reset.
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On #VeteransDay, all our ferries underway at 11:11 a.m. will sound their whistle in tribute to those who served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Each vessel in service tomorrow, Nov. 11, will fly a military branch flag (or a Merchant Marine flag) and the POW/MIA flag. wsdot.wa.gov/about/news/2...
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
On #VeteransDay, all our ferries underway at 11:11 a.m. will sound their whistle in tribute to those who served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Each vessel in service tomorrow, Nov. 11, will fly a military branch flag (or a Merchant Marine flag) and the POW/MIA flag. wsdot.wa.gov/about/news/2...
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Morning Bluesky.
November 11, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Morning Bluesky.
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The economy is apparently finding new and novel ways to expose people to lead.
“When I first saw the lead concentrations, they were so high I thought our instrument was broken,” Salazar said. “That sparked us into looking further into these disposables.”
“When I first saw the lead concentrations, they were so high I thought our instrument was broken,” Salazar said. “That sparked us into looking further into these disposables.”
Disposable E-Cigarettes More Toxic Than Traditional Cigarettes
They may look like travel shampoo bottles and smell like bubblegum, but after a few hundred puffs, some disposable, electronic cigarettes and vape pods release higher amounts of toxic metals than olde...
www.ucdavis.edu
November 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The economy is apparently finding new and novel ways to expose people to lead.
“When I first saw the lead concentrations, they were so high I thought our instrument was broken,” Salazar said. “That sparked us into looking further into these disposables.”
“When I first saw the lead concentrations, they were so high I thought our instrument was broken,” Salazar said. “That sparked us into looking further into these disposables.”
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A newly identified native bee species with distinctive horn-like features has been discovered in Western Australia's Goldfields, underscoring the diversity of Australia's native pollinators. doi.org/g99xcf
Devilishly distinctive new bee species discovered in Western Australia Goldfields
A new native bee species with tiny devil-like "horns" named Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer has been discovered in Western Australia's Goldfields, highlighting how much remains unknown about Australia's native pollinators.
phys.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
A newly identified native bee species with distinctive horn-like features has been discovered in Western Australia's Goldfields, underscoring the diversity of Australia's native pollinators. doi.org/g99xcf
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I’ve written about both of these here, and will be addressing the latter in more detail soon.
acasignups.net/25/10/31/slo...
acasignups.net/25/10/31/slo...
Slouching towards Enrollment: My 2026 ACA OEP Guide
Almost exactly a year ago I began my 2025 ACA Open Enrollment Period guide with the following words: This is the best OEP ever for the ACA for several reasons: The expanded/enhanced premium subsidies ...
acasignups.net
November 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I’ve written about both of these here, and will be addressing the latter in more detail soon.
acasignups.net/25/10/31/slo...
acasignups.net/25/10/31/slo...
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time to throw some bitter glitter
November 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
time to throw some bitter glitter
Cats: GTFO there's barely enough tuna for me as it is
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Cats: GTFO there's barely enough tuna for me as it is
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‘We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold.’
November 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
‘We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold.’
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Who has some favorite tv show recommendations? I have some mindless chores to do around the house. I’ve seen relatively zero in the last two years sooooo I’m pretty sure there has to be a lot I missed, but I don’t know what it is.
November 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Who has some favorite tv show recommendations? I have some mindless chores to do around the house. I’ve seen relatively zero in the last two years sooooo I’m pretty sure there has to be a lot I missed, but I don’t know what it is.
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Dog stick core
November 9, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Dog stick core
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A great thread from Emma, drivel-debunker extraordinaire
It blows my mind that there are real people who see a post like this and actually believe the whole “Christmas is being cancelled by Muslims” BS 🙄
Let’s have a quick look at what’s happening to Sheffield so you can put your Express reading uncle’s mind at ease!😆
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Let’s have a quick look at what’s happening to Sheffield so you can put your Express reading uncle’s mind at ease!😆
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November 9, 2025 at 11:50 AM
A great thread from Emma, drivel-debunker extraordinaire
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Today is National Pupusa Day
Popular worldwide, pupusas are made from corn masa filled with ingredients like cheese, beans & pork, and are often topped with pickled cabbage (curtido) and tomato sauce. They date back to the indigenous Pipil people (El Salvador), who ate them almost 3,000 years ago.
Popular worldwide, pupusas are made from corn masa filled with ingredients like cheese, beans & pork, and are often topped with pickled cabbage (curtido) and tomato sauce. They date back to the indigenous Pipil people (El Salvador), who ate them almost 3,000 years ago.
November 9, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Today is National Pupusa Day
Popular worldwide, pupusas are made from corn masa filled with ingredients like cheese, beans & pork, and are often topped with pickled cabbage (curtido) and tomato sauce. They date back to the indigenous Pipil people (El Salvador), who ate them almost 3,000 years ago.
Popular worldwide, pupusas are made from corn masa filled with ingredients like cheese, beans & pork, and are often topped with pickled cabbage (curtido) and tomato sauce. They date back to the indigenous Pipil people (El Salvador), who ate them almost 3,000 years ago.
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To remove ai results from Google searches, type “-ai” at the end of your query. We shouldn’t have to do this every time, but it works and is SO NICE to not get the “artificial ignorance” results.
There are 2 other tips in here, but I haven’t tried them yet.
www.tomsguide.com/computing/se...
There are 2 other tips in here, but I haven’t tried them yet.
www.tomsguide.com/computing/se...
Tired of Google's AI Overviews? Three easy workarounds to bring back traditional search
Disable those clunky AI summaries
www.tomsguide.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
To remove ai results from Google searches, type “-ai” at the end of your query. We shouldn’t have to do this every time, but it works and is SO NICE to not get the “artificial ignorance” results.
There are 2 other tips in here, but I haven’t tried them yet.
www.tomsguide.com/computing/se...
There are 2 other tips in here, but I haven’t tried them yet.
www.tomsguide.com/computing/se...
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This came up as a sidequest while we were discussing the whole "companies rounding cash prices UP because of pennies disappearing". No one in the discussion had ever thought about, or knew why, gas prices in the US end in 9/10s. auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-efficie...
Why Is 9/10 Added to Gas Prices?
The practice of tacking 9/10 of a cent on the end of a gas price goes back to a decades-old tax imposed by state and federal governments. It was supposed to expire but never did.
auto.howstuffworks.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This came up as a sidequest while we were discussing the whole "companies rounding cash prices UP because of pennies disappearing". No one in the discussion had ever thought about, or knew why, gas prices in the US end in 9/10s. auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-efficie...
I have enough pennies in the jar to finish out my life so you can stuff "rounding up", ya greedy bastards. (At least until they just stop taking cash payments...period.)
When Canada stopped making pennies, it offered guidance on the transition. Trump’s Treasury Department, however, has left the market to sort itself, the CEO of the Utah Bankers Association said.
“It’s kind of rippling through the entire economy.”
“It’s kind of rippling through the entire economy.”
Penny pinching: Here’s what Utah shoppers think of stores rounding change to the nearest nickel
Utah shoppers are being given rounded change from cash purchases, because of a shortage of pennies brought on by an order from President Donald Trump to stop making cents.
www.sltrib.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I have enough pennies in the jar to finish out my life so you can stuff "rounding up", ya greedy bastards. (At least until they just stop taking cash payments...period.)
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The death toll for Typhoon Kalmaegi has risen to more than 200 across the Philippines and Vietnam. 2000 homes damaged, 2.3 million people affected, 398,000 sheltering in evacuation centres. 260,000 soldiers on standby for rescue and recovery.
It’s moving west towards Thailand and Laos.
It’s moving west towards Thailand and Laos.
November 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The death toll for Typhoon Kalmaegi has risen to more than 200 across the Philippines and Vietnam. 2000 homes damaged, 2.3 million people affected, 398,000 sheltering in evacuation centres. 260,000 soldiers on standby for rescue and recovery.
It’s moving west towards Thailand and Laos.
It’s moving west towards Thailand and Laos.
It's a lovely day to open all of the curtains and blinds so I can see how filthy the windows are.
November 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
It's a lovely day to open all of the curtains and blinds so I can see how filthy the windows are.
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Weekend is so close!!!
November 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Weekend is so close!!!
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🚨Judge ORDERS Trump administration to deliver full SNAP benefits to states by TODAY! Please report if you received your benefits for SNAP. 4 out of 5 households of 42M with benefits have at least one child or someone with a disability. I’m still at $0 here in NYC!🚨
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Judge orders Trump administration to deliver full SNAP benefits to states by Friday
The administration had said it would distribute partial payments in November, but that the process could take weeks. The Justice Department said it intends to appeal Thursday's order.
www.nbcnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:53 AM
🚨Judge ORDERS Trump administration to deliver full SNAP benefits to states by TODAY! Please report if you received your benefits for SNAP. 4 out of 5 households of 42M with benefits have at least one child or someone with a disability. I’m still at $0 here in NYC!🚨
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...