Dagwood222

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago (2 children)

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I like to read old science fiction and check out the things the authors got wrong.

Maybe my favorite is the 'mini VHS recorders' from Neuromancer.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Imagine the drama of Black Widow spiders who are Lesbians...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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Some believe that beer was the trigger to the change from hunter/gatherer to agricultural society.

https://allthatsinteresting.com/history-of-beer

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This is why you should apply for Civil Service jobs. Many have a written test and no interviews.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

Have you thought about using words like "unions" or "The New Deal?"

[–] [email protected] 30 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

GOP has been doing this for years; first they vote against a program, then when it passes they sing its praises.

How many GOPs love the ACA but hate Obamacare?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

That's 550 [apx] stops a day in a force of about 12,000 [apx.]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Even Fredo Corleone would have figured out that he could extort billions from the Saudis and Putin with no blowback. Trump is such a lickspittle that he's too intimidated to try and get money from anyone but complete losers.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Getting the prescription is important.

Also, they sell 'glasses kits' at most drug stores. Extra screws and a tiny screwdriver, nose pads, etc.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I don't think I've ever seen that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I never noticed that, but I don't drive often.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (11 children)

If you can afford it, get another pair with 'transition' lenses that get darker in direct sunlight. Regular glasses are going to make sunlight more powerful; I used to get headaches every summer unless I wore a hat all the time. It's easier to just have the one set that get darker than to fool around with prescription sunglasses and noraml ones.

There are swimming goggles with prescription lenses available. They cost about the same as normal goggles, and make sports much more enjoyable.

If your prescription is mild, you may be able to get away with using reading glasses from the drug store. Most of the bigger places have a rack where you can try them on.

Pets often enjoy chewing on the glasses, so be sure you put them in a safe place every night.

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