I drive a 2010 Acura MDX. When I bought it, it was one the largest SUVs in the market. When I bought it people thought it was ridiculous. Jump to today. It’s midsize. I can’t even find it parking lots as it’s dwarfed by every truck and SUV around. Including what used to be economy and entry level vehicles. I have crossbars on it for my kayak to boot.

133 communities and just 45 users. An old alt of mine is among them for a reason I can’t recall. Logun trouble or something?

I’d be interested in this too. I’m a bit away from the next vehicle but I was already considering going vintage for physical controls, an honest to god non-electronic mirror, and no surveillance.

I am struggling with “fair” here. I’m pretty well paid for the public sector, but the private sector would offer a 50%+ increase with a noticable loss of stability. So I don’t know. I do think they should have promoted me years ago though .

It’s voter suppression. By limiting the number of voting locations and understanding them you make long lines where people will wait for hours to vote. By not allowing food or water to be handed out they hope people will get discouraged and leave the line. The official reason is that it could be construed as a bribe to vote a certain way.

Just bewilderment. Because snubbing Harris will get you Trump. Who’s a great friend to Gaza /s. So cui bono?

Yes. I remember seeing them advertised on a trip to Japan and not fully understanding how they even worked. It really seemed like the future. It was a few years before they were available here and prices came down enough to use it. My first trip was navigating home from Fry’s

I have always identified with Lawrence “Crash” Davis in Bull Durham.

Sheets weekly. Towels twice a week, but I shower twice a day.

Well it does …but the side effects are killer.

Eyes aspirin suspiciously…pain reduction, anti-inflammatory, blood thinner, fever reduction. All-in-one package?

I was entranced by the Aubrey/Maturin series by Patrick O’Brien. Sailing ships, adventure, and a little romance.

Neither sex nor drugs were ever discussed…at least not by my parents.

I think the larger issue is that the blood supply is for profit in the US. Everyone is getting exploited, including the people that require the transfusion.

I donate regularly in Canada and give it away for free as does everyone else. I don’t donate plasma because it’s not especially useful with my blood type (AB+ is universal for plasma, O- for other products).

Dude. Seriously?

Are they any better off with it? I don’t the current rates but it used to be around a few pounds of rice. It’s desperation rates for desperate people.

Lol. Welcome to the underbelly of comparative anatomy.

Most places to do it with insects. Sometimes they just leave them out but any organization with volume will use beetles.

I used to teach anatomy 20+ years ago. Sadly many of the skulls are sourced from the poorest people in impoverished countries. Companies pay a death benefit to the families or to the individual and then “harvest” the skull after death. They used to be priced based on the number of teeth and the presence of mandibular/maxillary degeneration. The highest priced skulls would come from donors and would have all their teeth.

Here’s a link to the UCLA scandal if you want to get a feeling for how scummy the entire industry is

U2 at Massey Hall in 1983. It was the “War” tour. They weren’t well known at that point - we bought tickets the day of the show. They were also still professing Christianity and there was a big “John 3:16” banner across the balconies. But Holy shit the energy!

They began to blow up on “The Unforgettable Fire” tour the next year. They played Massey again at the beginning but by the end they were playing much larger venues.