To paraphrase Omar from The Wire, “Oil ain’t got no owners, only vendors.”

Secondary to Epstein deflection IMO

What the fuck is up with the beer laws there? I had to stop overnight due to car troubles and I had to walk for like 2 miles to find a gas station to get a six pack. I saw a walk in soda cooler at Sheetz.

I was able to get gas for near $1 after the 2008 financial collapse at a Rutter’s somewhere in eastern PA. It was amazing.

Who else would they be able to trust outside of the western world? China? I don’t disagree that the US should have honored their original agreement for nuclear disarmament, but Ukraine is between a rock and a hard place right now.

I could eat Italian food, as in actual Italian or Americanized Italian food (not Olive Garden), for my entire life. S-tier cuisine.

The more factors, the less secure. Each one you add is another potential exploitable authentication method. It’s only as secure as the least secure MFA method you add.

Yes, carcinogenic. Not “just as” carcinogenic.

I am a biochemist. These are not big words to me. I actually read the findings section, not only the abstract.

“Just as carcinogenic” is not demonstrated by that study.

Lithium and lead are drastically different elements.

Same as it ever was.

Ever wonder how many wars got started because of an embarrassed little man of a tyrant? Unfortunately we’re doomed to repeat the same mistakes, I suppose we’re only human. All this fancy high tech bullshit changed everything but also didn’t change a thing.

No new wars!

Every infectious disease has a cure, and now I’m reminded of the XKCD Petri dish comic.

This is what I do. I allow it to go to 100% for traveling. I don’t need 100% charge when I’m around the house or at work with access to a charger.

Easily one of my favorite appliances, up there with dishwasher and washing machine. My floors are always insanely clean because that thing drives around every day.

The gamification of killing is nothing new, the highest honors a country can bestow are usually for killing other people. Even without handing out little achievement trinkets, the concept of gaining honor for slaughtering your enemies goes way back.

Which global government enforces international law? Ah that’s right, there is none. Might as well say it violates galactic or universal law.

Then there’s programs ran by the bases to offer financial relief even in no shutdowns, not sure how’d they ration their funds during a shutdown.

I haven’t seen programs run by the base themselves, but AER is Army Emergency Relief. They have a lot of money and will either give you a no or very low interest loan or often just give you a grant that you don’t have to pay back.

Ah, yeah you’re right. My bad. I believe there were threats of shutdowns but they never happened. Still got some emails from USAA about what to do in a potential shutdown AFAIK.

This happened during the Obama administration, I was active duty in those days. I think USAA and AER had some programs if you needed a check during the shutdown, not sure if that’s happening these days.