stolid_agnostic @ stolid_agnostic @lemmy.ml

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LOL nobody said that tomorrow they would be outlawed. People are saying that we can undo the damage that was caused by 70 years of Boomers and their parents who destroyed the world in the name of the open road and "freedom". It was an aberration and we'll be returning back to how things were prior.

Change "cars" to "personal vehicle" and you've got a winner. We still want delivery drivers and taxis and such. What we want to do is avoid the use of a car when it's unnecessary, and that really leaves those who practice a trade/service and need to transport their tools. Heck, most could probably use a cargo bike.

You had me up till "please don't kill all the humans".

In fairness, it's not like you see it at the store all year round to remind you. Maybe get a couple boxes to have throughout the year? It's certainly on sale right now, or at least will be at the end of December.

I ONE TIME bought a Camembert with the plan to bake it. I very seriously thought that something was rotting in my kitchen and actually cleaned out the fridge. When I discovered that it was the cheese, I put the whole thing into a sealed container and the kitchen STILL smelled rotten.

Don't get me wrong, that baked Camembert was amazing. But not worth the smell lol.

I have actually heard about the wax getting shoved in, so I know what you are referring to there. I have considered it but still think I'm better of continuing to use them. Everyone is different, though.

Apparently most Asian people don't actually produce noticeable ear wax, it's more of a caucasian thing.

It's certainly to do with the fact that nobody wants to pay for new machinery when the old ones still work. As things break, I should think that we'll see more items use pull tabs. FWIW Europe is way ahead of North America on this.

Having to use a can opener is really a North American thing. The rest of the world moved past that long ago.

They most certainly learned to use one of those top-cutting types rather then the vertical cutters. Completely different tool and I can see how that would be confusing.

Would you believe that there is some browser malware that breaks this and makes you actually have to go to a Google search to get to a website?

I was shocked once when my roommate decided that the best way to get the freshly chopped garlic into her pot was to knock the blade side of the knife several times until the garlic fell off.

Classic. Also ew.

Did you know that his family was watching TV in the other room while he did that?

Don't buy brands that use plastic. Paper or loose leaf all the way.

Just get a small teapot and don't worry about it. Loose leaf tea isn't any more expensive and allows you to control how strong you are making things.

I'm confused, are you suggesting. an adventurous finger tip to keep things really clean or shoving a bunch up there?

Now that's some serious incompetence there, and it's sad that it took so many cases to figure it out.

Doctor Mike says not to do it, but I have been for years. This started when I got a wax ball that impacted against my eardrum and made me functionally deaf on one side until I could get into an urgent doctor's appointment. The very next day, the same thing happened on the other side. I knew what was up for the second time and was able to get something from the pharmacy to handle it myself.

As best I can tell, there are two dangers:

1. Mechanical damage, perhaps caused by accidental means
2. Leaving bits of cotton behind that can then become infected

For me, I am fine taking this risk and plan to continue doing so daily.

I'm glad it wasn't just me--I kept staring at it trying to figure out what they were going on about.

Those are...Russians...crossing into Finland.

The irony here is that the USSR actually took in refugees that Europe and the US wouldn't and otherwise allowed for a lot of immigration. If you were from Africa and you wanted to become a doctor before 2000 or so, you went to Russia.