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Some well-targeted advertising at the Ma-le'l Dunes
December 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Some well-targeted advertising at the Ma-le'l Dunes
It's important to teach your children about the dangers of the hrududu!
November 12, 2025 at 10:53 PM
It's important to teach your children about the dangers of the hrududu!
A very American message for children at the dentist's office.
November 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
A very American message for children at the dentist's office.
Didn't really catch a lot of election results tonight, because I was sitting through a city council meeting waiting to make my three minute comment on my town's trans sanctuary city resolution. Worth it.
November 5, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Didn't really catch a lot of election results tonight, because I was sitting through a city council meeting waiting to make my three minute comment on my town's trans sanctuary city resolution. Worth it.
Watched The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie last night. Brilliant movie, but my fundamental takeaway was that I should really get myself some round, tortoiseshell glasses.
October 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Watched The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie last night. Brilliant movie, but my fundamental takeaway was that I should really get myself some round, tortoiseshell glasses.
Sexy east wing of the White House
October 25, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Sexy east wing of the White House
I could cheat and use, like, hiking selfies but that feels unfair to my past self, who usually shaved and had access to a shower.
October 12, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I could cheat and use, like, hiking selfies but that feels unfair to my past self, who usually shaved and had access to a shower.
The problem with this genre of comparison photos for me is that I had adopted the dykey haircut far in advance of the realization of why I liked it. It mutes the distinction quite a bit.
October 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The problem with this genre of comparison photos for me is that I had adopted the dykey haircut far in advance of the realization of why I liked it. It mutes the distinction quite a bit.
Also I have tits now, but that's really just the simplest, most straightforward part.
October 11, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Also I have tits now, but that's really just the simplest, most straightforward part.
Attention New Hampshire: this does not count as a trail! Stop calling this bouldering problem "the twinway" like you're actually going to travel along it on two legs.
October 2, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Attention New Hampshire: this does not count as a trail! Stop calling this bouldering problem "the twinway" like you're actually going to travel along it on two legs.
Oh come on, this has such clunky narration and dialogue because at every possible point she is using jargon from abolitionist literature. It's obviously intended to argue for something.
September 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Oh come on, this has such clunky narration and dialogue because at every possible point she is using jargon from abolitionist literature. It's obviously intended to argue for something.
And, most importantly, it's already lasted one lifetime and shows no signs of stopping! They don't make 'em like this anymore, for real.
August 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
And, most importantly, it's already lasted one lifetime and shows no signs of stopping! They don't make 'em like this anymore, for real.
Part of that is its squat shape, better surface area to volume ratio, but the most important thing is that the heating elements are exposed. Most kettles have flat bottoms so that they're easy to clean, but this means less efficient heat conduction.
August 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Part of that is its squat shape, better surface area to volume ratio, but the most important thing is that the heating elements are exposed. Most kettles have flat bottoms so that they're easy to clean, but this means less efficient heat conduction.
It's also faster to boil than any other kettle I've used. Yes, all kettles on our wimpy 110V power are slow, but this one makes the best use of it.
August 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
It's also faster to boil than any other kettle I've used. Yes, all kettles on our wimpy 110V power are slow, but this one makes the best use of it.
One thing that it doesn't have is a baseplate that it sits on to get power. It just takes a standard IEC cable. This is a little less convenient but on the upside it doesn't wobble on its baseplate as it boils like many kettles!
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August 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
One thing that it doesn't have is a baseplate that it sits on to get power. It just takes a standard IEC cable. This is a little less convenient but on the upside it doesn't wobble on its baseplate as it boils like many kettles!
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This is just an ordinary, teakettle-shaped kettle that you plug in instead of putting on the stove. Why aren't more kettles like this?
August 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
This is just an ordinary, teakettle-shaped kettle that you plug in instead of putting on the stove. Why aren't more kettles like this?
Recently, there has been a trend of fancy goose-neck kettles, which pour much better but limit the flow rate. Good for pour-over coffee, frustrating to fill a teapot with.
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August 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Recently, there has been a trend of fancy goose-neck kettles, which pour much better but limit the flow rate. Good for pour-over coffee, frustrating to fill a teapot with.
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The best feature: It's shaped like a kettle. Kettles were shaped like that for a reason! The spout helps them pour fast and cleanly with minimal change in rotation angle. Most electric kettles are these carafe shaped things that pour terribly.
August 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The best feature: It's shaped like a kettle. Kettles were shaped like that for a reason! The spout helps them pour fast and cleanly with minimal change in rotation angle. Most electric kettles are these carafe shaped things that pour terribly.
Appliance appreciation thread: my grandmother's old Russell Hobbs electric kettle.
August 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Appliance appreciation thread: my grandmother's old Russell Hobbs electric kettle.
I'm so close to having reliable Internet: the fiber installers came today but not the tech with the ONT and router. No idea when I'll see him. Tantalus has got nothing on me.
May 30, 2025 at 7:14 AM
I'm so close to having reliable Internet: the fiber installers came today but not the tech with the ONT and router. No idea when I'll see him. Tantalus has got nothing on me.
Discovering that all the babytran selfie technique cliches exist for very good reasons.
May 23, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Discovering that all the babytran selfie technique cliches exist for very good reasons.
So I went back and watched this again and it turns out I'm absolutely the space elf princess struggling to uphold familial traditions of excellence and honor, I don't know how I missed it before.
May 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
So I went back and watched this again and it turns out I'm absolutely the space elf princess struggling to uphold familial traditions of excellence and honor, I don't know how I missed it before.
You gotta get the Magic Cop out there
March 30, 2025 at 7:36 PM
You gotta get the Magic Cop out there
"Oh, what is the bane of the lightkeeper's life?
that causes him worry, struggles and strife,
that makes him use cuss words and beat on his wife?
It's BRASSWORK!"
that causes him worry, struggles and strife,
that makes him use cuss words and beat on his wife?
It's BRASSWORK!"
January 4, 2025 at 5:10 AM
"Oh, what is the bane of the lightkeeper's life?
that causes him worry, struggles and strife,
that makes him use cuss words and beat on his wife?
It's BRASSWORK!"
that causes him worry, struggles and strife,
that makes him use cuss words and beat on his wife?
It's BRASSWORK!"
we all have an emotional support dead famous guy and who he is says a lot about you.
December 25, 2024 at 3:03 AM
we all have an emotional support dead famous guy and who he is says a lot about you.