JackiesFridge

JackiesFridge, 16 days ago

*didn’t. They seem to have found a handy way to legislate from the bench. All they need is an excuse to hear a fake case and some imaginative takes on obscure rings that aren’t remotely precedent.

JackiesFridge, 1 month ago

That’s…definitionally not quitting, quiet or otherwise. That’s literally doing the work you agreed to do when hired.

JackiesFridge, 1 month ago

Okay wait seriously? 7+ years of PB&J for lunch and y’all are telling me that’s not normal?

JackiesFridge, 2 months ago

Well of course. No human being would actually use her personal struggle to call attention to the need for systemic change. Let’s just complain the government is corrupt so we can dismiss it all and justify our own complacency.

JackiesFridge, 2 months ago

Found a brand new (still with original tags) Duluth Trading Co. “flannel jacket” for $7. It’s an oversized, fleece-lined flannel shirt. Nice quality, very warm & soft. The retail tags read $59.99, discontinued/clearance $29.95 with a date of 2013. Discontinued over a decade ago and it finally has a home (and I love it).

They do still sell these, with a few design improvements (side pockets), but they’re around $80 now I believe.

JackiesFridge, 2 months ago

Millions of people not voting because it would take millions of people voting to elicit positive change and nobody is doing that is one of the most frustrating things.

JackiesFridge, 2 months ago

No that’s funny. Android autocorrect has been garbage WAY longer than iOS.

JackiesFridge, 3 months ago

I’m frustrated too, but this is the rhetoric of the people you’re railing against. Please take a moment and regroup.

JackiesFridge, 3 months ago

Local/regional chains seem to stay more reasonable, but honestly, local restaurants in my area are almost cheaper than fast food. A typical combo meal seems to run around $10-15, and you can find lunch specials and weekly specials for $8-12.

The food is way better as well.

I could go to Arby’s for a combo (roast beef sandwich, soda, and fries) and spend around $14. Or I can go to the sushi place half a mile away and pay $11 for their made-to-order bento box: teriyaki salmon filet, small salad, 3 gyoza, 4-piece Cali roll, and tasty rice. I haven’t been to Arby’s in years.

JackiesFridge, 3 months ago

Honestly yeah. Finally got a Steam Deck. Found out it plays PSP games buttery smooth on a great screen and have yet to log any hours on actual triple-A games because nostalgia is happening

JackiesFridge, 4 months ago

Patrick Tomlinson was swatted over 40 times in 2023 alone. It took WAY too many times before the police would simply knock on his door and ask him if everything was okay. You’d think after the 4th or 5th time they might figure it out.

www.wisn.com/article/…/40912738

insideedition.com/milwaukee-sci-fi-author-patrick…

JackiesFridge, 4 months ago

I use flatware when eating everything, including finger food. My friends only made fun of me when I ate crisps with a fork.

I will remove the top bun from hamburgers and use a knife & fork to cut little wedges out of them. Fewer carbs & no sloppiness!

JackiesFridge, 4 months ago

My dad drives a base model Kia - no automatic locks, so no keyfob. Kia’s “fix” was to send him “The Club” with instructions to use it to lock the driving wheel every time he parks.

When he told me the story it was structured like a joke, with the punchline being “guess what their solution is?” before pulling The Club from behind his back and handing it to me. He couldn’t stop laughing.

JackiesFridge, 4 months ago

I’ll repair last chance socks and stockpile (clean) last chance underwear for long trips. Throw them out as the trip goes instead of stashing dirty laundry in your bag.

JackiesFridge, 5 months ago

I can be pessimistic AND loud & angry.

JackiesFridge, 5 months ago

Why should we come up with a new idea? They don’t.

JackiesFridge, 6 months ago

Upvoting because I also have a black cat named Cheese. No other reason.

JackiesFridge, 6 months ago

Electronic parts. There used to be several local shops and a Radio Shack where you could go in and just buy basic electronic components (capacitors, resistors, photocells, transistors, breadboards, potentiometers, you name it). They phased all of that out in favour of toys and trinkets before just folding.

Now I have to order on Mouser or Digikey and wait. Sure there’s WAY more variety, but I miss being able to just run & grab something I might have forgotten (or, let’s be honest, fried somehow).

JackiesFridge, 7 months ago

That thing is literally a 30 minute drive from my house. It’s actually a really cool sculpture

JackiesFridge, 8 months ago

Not sure how such an outlandish tale captivated so many people for so long, but: Trickle-down economics.

JackiesFridge, 9 months ago

One of my tasks at work is creating content - blogs, social media posts, internal communication emails, etc. We are instructed to write everything at a 5th-grade level because that’s where the average American reads. Not the lowest-level American, the average.

I also get to do customer support for people who would not have to contact me if they had actually read the information I wrote for them.

JackiesFridge, 9 months ago

I will say, I frame based on the subject & purpose of the video. Leaving aside platform requirements (TikTok’s vertical-only format), I don’t mind shooting vertical if it’s a 1-person eye-level video, especially if I need to get their whole figure in the shot. More than 1 person and it’s horizontal.

What I seethe with rage at are the idiots who shoot historical events (tsunamis, daring rescues, sporting events or any fast action) vertically and then firehouse the camera back & forth trying to capture the action. Those people should be smacked and their phones taken away.

JackiesFridge, 10 months ago

A “celebration of community” would have lyrics about helping each other, attending local events and supporting local businesses. It would reference knowing people’s names, watching families grow up together, pitching in to help neighbours and being able to relax & feel content.

It shouldn’t contain combative themes, othering, divisive language and threats of violence.

JackiesFridge, 10 months ago

Did everyone leave to start their own Futurama community with blackjack & hookers?