PumpkinSkink

joined 2 years ago
[–] PumpkinSkink 15 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I mean they added a translate button in the last day or two, so I infer that at least the people running the site are OK with encouraging the sudden American popularity.

[–] PumpkinSkink 1 points 5 days ago

I mean, this is good, but isn't it the case that they basically pay for this by selling Oil and Gas? That's not replicable for most nations, and is kinda... like, damaging. I'm glad they did it, but unless their next goal is like, paying India to phase out their fossil fuel industry it kinda feels like pulling the ladder up in a way to me.

[–] PumpkinSkink 3 points 5 days ago

I really would hope it wouldn't need to be said, but uhh everybody deserves disaster relief... California, Alabama, whatever state, or country it happens to be. I really don't think it's constructive to engage in angry shit flinging on this topic.

[–] PumpkinSkink 22 points 6 days ago (5 children)

I'm not really one for Tik Tok, but I went on REDNote to see what it was about and it was incredibly wholesome seeing American and Chinese people getting to interact as normal human beings and understand each other without it being filtered through our governments. Even if they don't shut down Tik Tok, they're gonna have to shut that shit down. Can't have future soldiers seeing their "enemies" as humans.

[–] PumpkinSkink 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I always like when people talk about potentially habitable exoplanets. It's like "this planet is not literally on fire or frozen solid, and it's atmosphere is 80% carbon dioxide with a measly 20% hydrochloric acid". Like we've got a planet here that we're struggling to not kill ourselves on from doubling the Co2 from 250 ppm to 500 ppm. We're never getting to that other planet, bro. If we were gonna, solving climate change would be trivial by comparison.

[–] PumpkinSkink 8 points 4 weeks ago

I got to the local Moroccan and Viet markets near me because they're cheaper and I can walk to them. Having Lemongrass pork chops and Arayas is just a side benefit.

[–] PumpkinSkink 15 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

As long as you don't leave it sitting in water you'll be fine.

[–] PumpkinSkink 7 points 1 month ago

Shit not only does ever house have this drawer, every restaurant I've ever worked in has a utensil pan like this.

[–] PumpkinSkink 7 points 1 month ago

My theory on this is that some of the hate for a lot of vegetables comes from either eating canned ones or poorly cooked ones. My girlfriend didn't know she liked green beans until she started living with my family and my father made her some. My dad sautéed the in butter with garlic, and she only had ever had those extremely mushy canned ones and had concluded on that basis she hated green beans.

[–] PumpkinSkink 3 points 1 month ago

Is Texas about get rug pulled?

[–] PumpkinSkink 8 points 1 month ago

Take up smoking. You'll get to know all your neighbors and your local USPS, FedEx, UPS and Amazon workers.

[–] PumpkinSkink 18 points 1 month ago

Even she's trying to get her medical procedures done abroad now!

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