My experience with Apple accessories is they break at least as often as the generic stuff, frequently more often. After a few years (sometimes months!) of heavy use, they tend to fray at the strain relief point which has been shrunk for aesthetics. There are better made cables out there that are more durable.

It’s amazing how many people haven’t figured this out. Including people who advocate for masks. The primary purpose of the mask is to protect other people from you, not to protect you from other people. That’s why it is so concerning that unvaccinated and unmasked tend to go hand in hand.

I’m curious how much of your life is impacted by wearing a mask. You can “move on” pretty easily while wearing an N95. Just actually wear it.

You realize that part of the reason we HAVE Omicron (and Delta and all the other variants before it) is because we allowed it to spread and mutate virtually unchecked? It’s easy to say “let the unvaccinated spread it to each other, the idiots” but when their spread causes it to mutate to a point where it’s MORE deadly…

Vaccinated people will most likely get Covid every year going forward, masked or not, and will feel just like they do with the yearly cold

Yeah, I’d love to fucking move on.  But I’ve got two kids under 5 that can’t be vaccinated yet.  I have to think about them.  And yes, it’s going to be endemic, but our hospitals are fucking full.  Right now.  So stop being a selfish asshole, and think about others for a minute.

This. Beards make masks pretty much useless. Just ask OSHA when it comes to masks for particulates and paint and the like.

either shave or realize that you’re prioritizing facial hair over the health of you and everyone around you. There are full head respirators, but doubtful many are going to use those. Its not just idle internet talk here, I shave a bit more than I would like in order to increase the efficacy of my masking. 

The thing…

The student CHOSE to take out those loans knowing full well they have to be repaid.

The problem is that the lenders have a guaranteed no-failure-possible way to make money. They can NOT fail to make money on making a loan. That is flat ass wrong. The lenders are taking ZERO risks AT ALL for making any loan to any student at any so-called college for any amount. ALL of the risks are dumped onto the…

As someone who rescues pigeons, I know that pigeons are puppies with wings, they have been bred by humans for thousands of years, as a result, they communicate with humans through their eyes, they are some of the most beautiful souls I’ve met, please don’t help perpetuate an ugly stereotype. Pigeons do not carry…

I’ve always found ugly sweater parties to be somewhat distasteful. It makes me feel like such a Grinch, but I just can’t help it.

I’ve gone a-caroling, but it was back when I was in treatment. Unsure how the hearers liked having a bunch of newly-clean-and-sober addicts and bank robbers on their front steps. To us, it was good times.

Has anyone actually had their kids ask about this?

Bring in some falcons. They’ll take care of the pigeons.

Or you could put up nesting boxes and start feeding them a proper seed diet. Pigeon poop is acidic and slippery only when they are malnourished. Healthy pigeon poop is small and inoffensive.

Agree 100%. They definitely aren’t food safe. The question is how fast the chemicals will harm you.

I would check to see if the organizer box it made of food grade plastic before using it for such a purpose. These boxes can be pretty cheap, so I assume the manufacturers use the cheapest plastic they can get away with, and that plastic would probably not be food safe.

I was able to reschedule my appt to today, yay!

I got my Moderna on Saturday and it basically knocked me out until Tuesday night. Chills, headache, slight fever, and body aches all over... Felt truly miserable. I had virtually no side effects from my first two Pfizer shots, so I wasn’t expecting it at all lol.