bran_buckler

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[–] bran_buckler@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

I’d also be interesting in knowing if people have in-unit laundry. Being in an apartment complex where there’s 3 washers for around 50 people, it’s not feasible to wash towels after every use. That also sounds very wasteful!

I shower every other day, and change the towels after a couple of weeks. The schedule is based on when they can get washed (laundry gets done every two weeks for clothes, and so it’s based on the availability of doing extra loads), or at the first sign of a smell or stain.

Bedding gets changed on a monthly basis for the same reasons, again, unless there’s a smell or stain.

[–] bran_buckler@lemmy.world 30 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Give it a couple years… and then a few more.

[–] bran_buckler@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

In that case, does it become a weed box? Is a bread box still a “bread box” if it doesn’t contain bread?

[–] bran_buckler@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Noting a correction is part of a larger scope of annotating something. From Wikipedia:

There is also a two-thousand-year-old character used by Aristarchus of Samothrace called the asteriskos, ※, which he used when proofreading Homeric poetry to mark lines that were duplicated. Origen is known to have also used the asteriskos to mark missing Hebrew lines from his Hexapla. The asterisk evolved in shape over time, but its meaning as a symbol used to correct defects remained.

In the Middle Ages, the asterisk was used to emphasize a particular part of text, often linking those parts of the text to a marginal comment. However, an asterisk was not always used.

Aristarchus of Samothrace was from c. 220 – c. 143 BC, so it’s been used for notation since at least then!

[–] bran_buckler@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

Vomiting and having diarrhea at the same time as 196 other people in a place with limited facilities sounds really awful. I can’t even imagine the chaos that would have ensued. What a logistical nightmare… those poor people!

[–] bran_buckler@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

"Yes, the planet got destroyed. But for a beautiful moment in time we created a lot of value for shareholders."

My favorite version of this type of comic is this one

[–] bran_buckler@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Do you think this cat is leading a double life? They’re raking in twice the treats and food!

[–] bran_buckler@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Is this X-Men’s Cyclops’ origin story? Maybe they’re worried you’ll have laser eyes and will need to wear protective eye wear for the safety of everyone around you.

Really, though, lots of eye flashes can be an issue with your retina. For me, I suddenly had a ton of flashes, like shooting stars, followed by a dimness that lasted for several minutes. It turned out to be an ocular migraine, which was kind of scary not knowing what was going on at the time.

[–] bran_buckler@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Close! Mrs Robinson is the name of the song and the older woman in the movie. While the younger man is being seduced by the older woman (who happened to be a married family friend), her daughter who is around his age catches his eye.

Tap for spoiler

The movie is about the fallout of the affair and Dustin Hoffman attempting to date the daughter.

[–] bran_buckler@lemmy.world 32 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Boiling water is extremely dangerous! Water at 140°F (60°C) will cause a serious burn in 3 seconds. Even water at 120°F (49°C) will cause a serious burn within 10 minutes. Source

 
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