That’s his on and off again wife.

Russia has a lot of anti-air defensive counters they can place on the ground, which would make SEAD extremely challenging for the US, but as far as air vs air, they have nothing that could match the sheer number of combat capable F-22 that we have in service.

Spanish isn’t really spoken in the Philippines. There are Spanish surnames and loan words, but it’s all from a very distant past. It’s now either Tagalog or English. English is taught as a secondary language and is prevalent in larger metros. The Philippines is actually an academic destination for foreigners who want…

Small talk with random cashiers and what have you really helps. I had a lot of social anxiety as a kid and repeatedly doing these little things reduced the stress as time went on. Formally, I think the technique is called “Cognitive Behavior Therapy”.

Sous-vide machines are wonderful. *infomercial voice* Just set it and forget it! Perfect meat, every time!

Exactly this. To be fair, this isn’t just a problem with Final Fantasy, but with a lot of newer Japanese media— there’s a focus on cramming as much style into a product or scene as possible, even if the pomp and flash doesn’t fit cohesively with other elements, nor serve any kind of narrative purpose beyond posturing…

A Square Enix checklist of random cool things to include and mix together. Because reasons indeed.

I agree and suspect this was due to some kind of buffer overflow, so there will probably need to be a lot of specific conditions— way more than jump here and hit certain buttons at the same time. I remember watching a really fascinating Super Mario World glitch run where someone was actively reprogramming placement of…

I wouldn’t further enable alcoholics and those suffering from depression who turn to alcohol by frequently participating in drinking with them. No one wants to be an enabler to someone who is ill. I’m close to several alcoholics and positively reinforcing sobriety by doing activities with them that don’t involve…

Agreed. Like asparagus with a hint of pine. It’s a real treat whenever they are available, which is not too often.

This is kind like a Cognitive Behavior Therapy technique. I remember being filled with fear and anxiety during my first sales job. Forcing myself to make calls and facing failure/not landing a sale acclimated me to it and reduced the anxiety, to the point that I started enjoying the process and moving towards being…

Limit socializing with people whose goto for fun almost always involves being significantly impaired by alcohol. Most people enjoy a few drinks every now and then, without getting to the point of being drunk, but it seems like it is the immature that actively seek drunkenness.

Can’t help you with that, but tahini is fairly easy to make with a strong blender or food processor— just buy a bunch of sesame seeds in bulk, add a touch of oil, and the cost of making it yourself will be significantly less than buying premade at the store. Use raw sesame seeds for a more subtle flavor, toasted…

The sesame taste of tahini is fairly strong; I think it would really augment the flavor of a lot of dishes and sauces, but hopefully for the better.

This is true. If someone has sound financial sense, the risk can be mitigated and leveraged to use the HELOC to improve how their capital is invested and the resulting gains, putting them in a better position in the future, compared with if they had never borrowed at all. Unfortunately, financial educations are…

Glad to hear you were able to hold fast and ride it out; a lot of people who rode it out, didn’t “strategically foreclose”, or allow a foreclosure to happen, have recovered most of their home’s value, or have equity now. The way HELOCs were offered, it was so easy for many people to overborrow, with the idea that home…

Hello, 2007! HELOCs are fairly risky, especially in home markets that are overdue for a correction. Variable interest rates, interest only payments, long term repayment... the costs of borrowing can get pretty steep if someone isn’t careful with a HELOC.

Garlic- works as an insect repellant and you can eat the chives that grow out. I usually buy a big bag of garlic from Costco for $5 and there is more garlic than I can normally use, so I plant the cloves from 3-4 garlic bulbs. You can grow garlic by planting individual cloves. I usually get them to sprout first before…

I saw a silver FD yesterday with altezza/clear tail lights.

Yep. This is exactly how many Japanese companies work. If you have a failure with your primary job, you are to take a menial job and are humiliated to the point that they hope you quit or prove your toughness. Those who tolerate the humiliation and stay with the menial job and work hard at the menial job *may* have an…