I can’t answer why, but for an April Fools joke it actually works. (Though I can’t hit https://1.1.1.1, https://1.0.0.1/ works fine, and so does DNS resolution. So it would’ve been an awfully strange joke to actually set it all up. There is one potential issue. Apparently lots of captive portals use 1.1.1.1, which was…

...or you may still be required to sign like I was yesterday. The merchant may still require a signature, even if the credit card company doesn’t.

Also, instead of stirring with a knife, use a kitchen beater, with just one beater instead of two. Start slow, and it will do a much better job, much faster. Also, mix in a couple of tablespoons of flax meal. It goes well with the PB.

1. Amazon is currently pro-sales tax (once they lost the first part of that fight years ago). 2. Amazon already collects sales tax on virtually every one of my orders. 3. The issue Amazon has, and has repeated said, is the issue boils down to the “rules”. Currently every municipality has their own rules. If the…

Depends on your source. I’ve had long periods where every bulb in every local grocery store was sprouting. I generally just use it anyway; if it is a bigger sprout, I’ll take that out, and use the rest of the clove. And yes, we use a lot of garlic, 4-5 bulbs a week for a family of 4.

1. Take lessons. Ask your instructor for suggestions.

Rosin wrote good responses, but I’ll add that guitars are very different. Getting some exposure will give you a chance to learn what you like/don’t like. With zero exposure going in, you don’t even know what to look for (and it is a personal decision). You might find you like playing fast, so you might end up with a…

Personally, I strongly disagree with playing acoustic first. Three things against it. 1. Acoustic necks are almost always HUGE compared to electric. 2. String height is usually much higher on Acoustics, making it difficult to press down. 3. Acoustic default string gauge is bigger. All of those make it much harder to…

I really liked this takedown on Bitcoin: http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2018/01/02/why-bitcoin-is-stupid/ With the essential point that if anyone can create a new currency, there is no scarcity, no value.

I think it would be tough to do without Xander (and given Brendon’s personal demons I doubt he’d be back). Xander was a key to the series. An “everyperson” willing to sacrifice himself for others. Saving Sunnydale once, which no one ever even learned out. Then literally saving the world by putting himself on the line…

Negotiate? The last time I did that, I wasted HOURS of my time (while holding our newborn baby) and the salesperson’s time. I presented my offer to him at the start, and it took a dozen “let me go talk to my manager” and wrong KBB printouts (different year, different options, etc. Something different with each…

I bet she made you drink every last drop! Either that, or the kid started early on coffee.

On SavageLove podcast, Dan says some men biologically don’t release (I think it was) prolactin. It’s the prolactin that causes the refactory period. If the guy doesn’t do that, no refactory period. You might be one of those guys.

Yep, I was referencing the “OAR” athletes from 2018, which fall under this category.

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“OAUS” ... Olympic Athletes of United States. 

Yes, carbonara has egg, raw not really cooked egg. Had some in Paris when I was a filthy meat eater. It tasted fabulous.

Also, just try to cancel right away. For some services, you still get it through the end date anyway. Like, don’t know why this comes to mind with the Olympics on now, but YoutubeTV. And I think Amazon Prime as well.

Anytime we go hiking, I always try to bring a bag or two. And they are inevitably full when I get back and I’m usually holding a couple things that didn’t fit.

My mother was beaten regularly by her first husband. When she would call the police, they would see him passed out drunk, and say “He won’t hurt you anymore tonight”, and then leave. When she was granted a divorce, the judge said her now ex-husband would still live in the same house. It was called a nesting divorce…