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Xaris posted:that said for sentimentality nostalgia, i do like the idea of them having a big Summer Fun Break but it's just not viable for material conditions these days, so yeah, get rid of it What if we improved material conditions somewhat.
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Aug 12, 2023 21:30
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ScrubLeague posted:Instant coffee is fine as long as you use filtered water and none of the flavor stuff filtered water? I use tap water like the lord intended flavour stuff is haram
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Aug 12, 2023 21:30
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JAY ZERO SUM GAME posted:the gently caress are you doing using a percolater for coffee in 2023 Like, not to be that coffee poster, but an aeropress is not exactly that expensive to operate and elevates every coffee put in a whole tier.
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Aug 12, 2023 21:31
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You all are right, I meant drip machine, I do not know why I said percolator. I don't even know what a percolator is. Maybe I thought they were two words for the same thing?   Edit; Salt Fish posted:What if we improved material conditions somewhat. 
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Aug 12, 2023 21:31
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StratGoatCom posted:I'm sorry, I'm not giving up good coffee a second before I have to. Cavendish Bananas will be gone first, but coffee and chocolate are likely not permanent fixtures in the world. We can still save avocados if we just take a chunk of so-cal and dedicate it to that purpose.
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Aug 12, 2023 21:36
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Xaris posted:what pushback? there's really been no pushback and every single american, particularly computer touchers and redditors, was all on-board the AI hype train. even dumb "normies" were all onboard the chatgpt hype train choo choo invest in NVDA. I was able to convince everyone at my job not to use it. It wasn't even hard -- I said "lol maybe don't feed the all-consuming machine learning algorithm our intellectual property" and that was that 
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Aug 12, 2023 21:37
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wynott dunn posted:I drink instant coffee because I hate myself During the lockdown I bought a bunch of "Nescafé Clasico Instant Coffee, Dark Roast, 10.5 oz, 2-pack" from costco for emergencies, and now I just keep buying it and haven't gone back. Each 2-pack lasts me about 3 weeks. I add a little plant-milk and I'm not sure if I could tell the difference in a blind taste test. They come in glass jars, so it makes me feel a little better than plastic.
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Aug 12, 2023 21:43
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wynott dunn posted:I drink instant coffee because I hate myself at least it doesn’t last long
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Aug 12, 2023 21:44
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biceps crimes posted:Soy protein and Whey protein powders have also surged in price with the rest of inflation, which is really loving my budget up. The truth is somewhere in the middle I checked my last order on Amazon from 2017 for natural vanilla: $55 then, $89 now Insanity Xaris posted:It's honestly probably better for the material conditions of the masses to move to a Year-Round-School schedule so... yeah they should just do it. rip it off. no more than 2-week summer break COVID reset on school was absolutely the right time to move to year round school (starting summer of '21) and it sucks the opportunity was blown. Too many vested interests - would need the fed to pay for HVAC installation and bus drivers, would need every union contract renegotiated (especially since so many teachers work other jobs over the summer), and Big Summer Camp would be in the ear of every local politician screaming about how their summer revenue kept the church/private school/park district afloat. trevorreznik has issued a correction as of 21:49 on Aug 12, 2023 |
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Aug 12, 2023 21:46
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Thinking of switching to a percolator since I heard it tastes better than drip filters
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Aug 12, 2023 21:47
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I'm a Moka Pot evangelist, it just takes forever to make like two cups.
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Aug 12, 2023 21:50
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Salt Fish posted:What if we improved material conditions somewhat. well no that's not happening so in lieu of that it's better for parents to have year-round school for their kids also tbh not even really sure a 3-month break is good. i think studies have shown it is infact not good for learning which is partly why they dont do it anymore
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Aug 12, 2023 22:03
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wynott dunn posted:I drink instant coffee because I hate myself U can maks greek frappe w that poo poo
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Aug 12, 2023 22:09
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AvesPKS posted:Couldn't like even the doctors themselves collectively subsidize primary care (like tipping out to a bar back) to ensure the system doesn't collapse? Not with med school loans.
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Aug 12, 2023 22:09
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super sweet best pal posted:Thinking of switching to a percolator since I heard it tastes better than drip filters https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iSxNP-1VpjE&pp=ygUWZmlzaCBpbiB0aGUgcGVyY29sYXRvcg%3D%3D
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Aug 12, 2023 22:10
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Summer break should be 4 months long and summer jobs should be illegal. Once you graduate you're never going to get to take another break like that for the rest of your life. You got 1 shot for summer breaks, gently caress being smart.
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Aug 12, 2023 22:13
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Azuth0667 posted:Not with med school loans. So then you'd have to go higher than that to make it work, which will never happen. Got it.
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Aug 12, 2023 22:23
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ProperGanderPusher posted:Most schools are slowly creeping toward year round school and I wish they’d just rip the bandaid off already. Americans tend to have a knee jerk response to the idea of going to school in summer (mostly because of tradition and sentimentality) and they don’t even want to hear about all the extra breaks throughout the year that make up for it, so the schools are going for a frog boil approach to slowly get everyone on board. In order to have summer school you need to have air-conditioning and no schools where I went had a/c. We'd start in mid August and spent the entire first month just trying to not have a heat stroke.
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Aug 12, 2023 22:28
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trevorreznik posted:I checked my last order on Amazon from 2017 for natural vanilla: $55 then, $89 now 2011 Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey Gold Standard Natural Whey, Natural Chocolate, 5 Pound $35.03 2017 $56.97 now $83.94 I used to live on this stuff + frozen bags of cheap veggies and big bulk bags of rice when I had little money and my only hobby was bodybuilding. It was a great deal for almost 2000 grams of protein. poo poo's hosed
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Aug 12, 2023 22:33
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how do you expect parents to work year round if their kids have summer off huh
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Aug 12, 2023 22:36
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So it seems like every country on earth has national debt ranging from "large" to "there isn't actually that much money in existence," right? Okay, like... how? Who are these countries in debt? How can EVERY country be in massive debt? Is it aliens? Or is there like one secret country in the hollow earth with a ninety quadrillion dollar surplus??
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Aug 12, 2023 22:37
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Vox Nihili posted:
this is pretty crazy. america is in full blown collapse.
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Aug 12, 2023 22:45
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super sweet best pal posted:Thinking of switching to a percolator since I heard it tastes better than drip filters if you like the taste of burnt coffee then yeah go ahead and make the switch. Drip was a huge improvement over percolators at the time because it’s just dumping hot water over the grounds, more or less an automated pour over. Percolators otoh just heat in a loop, which means you’re boiling the water that has already absorbed coffee again and that makes it taste like bitter rear end. Same can happen with drip makers if you leave em on the “keep warm” plate too long. The reason a French press or pour over can work better than a drip is because you can get the water to a very specific temp prior to brewing it whereas the Mr. Coffee design (or similar ones) uses the boiling action to move the water from the carafe to the drip dispenser and while they have some features designed to cool it a bit before it spurts out onto the grounds it’s usually still too hot. That said a lot of people I know that swear by presses or pourovers just use an electric kettle and dump boiling water right on the grounds regardless so any benefit they think they’re getting is just a placebo.
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Aug 12, 2023 22:46
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https://twitter.com/GaryWinslett/status/1689770681691455488?t=ENgy9cXQ2oQDhd1qcxYNww&s=19
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Aug 12, 2023 22:49
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SlimGoodbody posted:So it seems like every country on earth has national debt ranging from "large" to "there isn't actually that much money in existence," right? Okay, like... how? Who are these countries in debt? How can EVERY country be in massive debt? Is it aliens? Or is there like one secret country in the hollow earth with a ninety quadrillion dollar surplus?? money isn't real
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Aug 12, 2023 22:52
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SlimGoodbody posted:So it seems like every country on earth has national debt ranging from "large" to "there isn't actually that much money in existence," right? Okay, like... how? Who are these countries in debt? How can EVERY country be in massive debt? Is it aliens? Or is there like one secret country in the hollow earth with a ninety quadrillion dollar surplus?? most countries are indebted to the american hegemonic system through various IMF and other types of exploitation to create an imperial periphery to exploit and immiserate america is itself indebted to the capitalist shareholder system of exploitation but in a different way; its indebted to keep profits flowing to the 0.01%
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Aug 12, 2023 22:53
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biceps crimes posted:from my receipts, one type of 5lb tub
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Aug 12, 2023 22:56
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Xaris posted:well no that's not happening so in lieu of that it's better for parents to have year-round school for their kids summer break (in the context of a student growing and learning) is beneficial if you have a home/parent life that allows for your summer to include enriching activities. these don’t have to be related to your material means, but like anything else in this world your relative proximity to wealth will greatly impact the kinds of enrichment you can experience and the number of summers in which it occurs. so, since the obvious implication of this is “some students are not able to enjoy an enriching summer (possibly at all)” the next move is “well what if school was year long with smaller breaks?” this is of course favored by capital who see this as state-enforced daycare, thus freeing up more hours for parents to work. it also homogenizes the relationship labor has with time: there is no longer a “mandated” vacation time, or time specifically meant to be relaxing. in the past this might also have been how winter holidays are viewed but I don’t know if I could name anyone who isn’t stressed by Christmas, thanksgiving, or both. if people no longer think of times of the year as being for anything but more and continued work, so much the better! anecdotally, I’ve really enjoyed my trip through college as an older student much more because I’ve kept up with summer courses, and the continued “being in learning mode” has been beneficial overall, but just because it works for me doesn’t mean that’s going to be the case for anyone else. but I’m on my own and have made sure to build a structure for myself that lets me achieve my goals. to wrap back around: I don’t know if it’s reasonable to expect that each summer we expect all working class people to just suddenly account for an unattended minor that is otherwise the ward of the state from 7-3 or 9-5 or whatever your state has for public school hours. many people can maybe adjust or account for this, but if you still have to work all day this just becomes time your kid is left to their own devices. anyway, vastly fund public schools and pay teachers 10x what they make now at a minimum and we can go from there.
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Aug 12, 2023 22:58
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loquacius posted:https://twitter.com/GaryWinslett/status/1689770681691455488?t=ENgy9cXQ2oQDhd1qcxYNww&s=19 98.7% certain the quoted wage includes the assumed very generous tips.
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Aug 12, 2023 23:04
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nomad2020 posted:98.7% certain the quoted wage includes the assumed very generous tips. What tips? LC is carry out only, there's no dine in or delivery.
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Aug 12, 2023 23:07
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i'm guessing the vast vast majority of shrinkflation is for ultraprocessed foods, which is garbage anyway. so maybe there's a silver lining
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Aug 12, 2023 23:11
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https://twitter.com/BusinessInsider/status/1690420570158948353?s=20
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Aug 12, 2023 23:12
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Gwyneth Palpate posted:money isn't real Well, yes, of course, but it's a fiction we have to play along with at gunpoint Xaris posted:most countries are indebted to the american hegemonic system through various IMF and other types of exploitation to create an imperial periphery to exploit and immiserate This is too stupid and insane to be real. Like if every single country decided to say "nope, done, our debt is clear," then what? Who is coming to collect? The gently caress is anyone gonna do about it?
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Aug 12, 2023 23:13
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SlimGoodbody posted:So it seems like every country on earth has national debt ranging from "large" to "there isn't actually that much money in existence," right? Okay, like... how? Who are these countries in debt? How can EVERY country be in massive debt? Is it aliens? Or is there like one secret country in the hollow earth with a ninety quadrillion dollar surplus?? okay so you start trading something back and forth and make it a currency but then you need more of the currency than can realistically exist so you create debt that lets people borrow currency therefore we have infinite growth forever, amen
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Aug 12, 2023 23:17
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ScrubLeague posted:Moka pots make way better coffee than drip machines, but not nearly as much I really like my moka pot because I dont want like a whole carafe of coffee anyway and it comes out real nice and strong.
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Aug 12, 2023 23:17
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SlimGoodbody posted:Well, yes, of course, but it's a fiction we have to play along with at gunpoint presumably the US military will come and liberate you
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Aug 12, 2023 23:19
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Salt Fish posted:Summer break should be 4 months long and summer jobs should be illegal. Once you graduate you're never going to get to take another break like that for the rest of your life. You got 1 shot for summer breaks, gently caress being smart. Adults manage to hike long-trails like the Appalachian and Pacific Crest. Sounds like you need to make better life choices.
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Aug 12, 2023 23:19
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nomad2020 posted:98.7% certain the quoted wage includes the assumed very generous tips. It's also "up to" and the tweeter is making a lot of assumptions about that and about the hours you can get at little Caesars
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Aug 12, 2023 23:21
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lol people take sabbaticals all the time
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Aug 12, 2023 23:21
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Comatoast posted:Adults manage to hike long-trails like the Appalachian and Pacific Crest. Sounds like you need to make better life choices. I know a guy who hiked the Appalachian trial until he got insanely ill and had to quit. he had to use all of his PTO and still had to officially go “on sabbatical” (which at this company meant he could reapply for his job with preferential treatment because he had otherwise been a good employee) and while he was gone the company was bought out anyway.
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Aug 12, 2023 23:22
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