And I thought I was the only one who hates the smell of the purple Fabuloso

Well, I guess you could technically call a toddler a preteen.

I’m more annoyed with the shrinkflation of increasing the aeration and how almost every brand shrunk their standard size from 1.75qt to 1.5qt (1656mL to 1420mL)

Umpqua was the last holdout in my area before they caved.

How about those stale tar-like hard candies.

He definitely got that garbage truck all gussied up quick…

I’m assuming it was a box truck with a roller door (like a garage door), and by locked, they might have meant latched. Forgetting to latch the door is a really easy mistake when in a rush or otherwise preoccupied and when the truck hits a bump, the door could easily roll up.

Just him talking about why he doesn’t use a phone case, you can just feel the arrogant better than you additude.

https://youtu.be/vvFeqL86JBk

Honestly, Neil D. Tyson comes off as an arrogant douchebag, same with Bill Nye.

• riding your delivery bike down the footpath at high speed weaving between pedestrians

Gotta include the ones riding at night in black/dark clothes with no reflectors or lights; be it using the crosswalk, against a ‘do not cross’ or in the middle of the [car] lane, ignoring the bike lane.

Not yet, at least.

The current tech doesn’t really factor in road conditions AFAIK. Which is a pretty big factor that dictates how brakes should be applied to stop safely.

One example is, if you’re driving along an area with a soft or no shoulder during rain or snow, stopping suddenly could easily make the car slide off the road and end up upside-down or down a cliff. There unfortunately are times where hitting someone/something is unavoidable, along with being the safest option and the decision making capability isn’t fully there yet.

Here’s a good video on it.

https://youtu.be/_TYuTid9a6k

You can try taking a look through the different forms of torture or execution humans have used…

I definitely agree. There really should be some sort of vetting processes in place. (An in depth psych eval would do wonders)

The biggest issue is that constitution would need to be amended to add the investigation process to the other three requirements, which could take years upon years to ever get approved. Also, going by the current trend of our political system, being denied could be seen as (or may even be) political subterfuge or gatekeeping by whichever side.

Our system, while it is working for the moment, it really does need improvements. This past eight years being the glowing proof of it.

I’ve heard it was more closer to 10 years for a TS/SCI, though it could possibly be more if the investigation finds a blip or for a high level position like a DA.

The presidency however is exempt from needing to go through the process as they were elected into it. As bad as it sounds, with the way the democracy was built and is run, everything would come to a screeching halt if all of the presidents/elected officials needed to go through a lengthy (1yr +) investigation just to have the possibility of starting their job. Instead, they are actively judged of their in/actions during their tenure and impeached (or worse) if needed.

But as you said, the investigators do not release any info and only provide an approval/denial to whomever sponsored (paid) the clearance check. Their only job is to create a profile so they can determine if the person can be trusted with privileged information and not be coerced to release it.

The best explanation I’ve come up with after discussing politics at length with them is that they are gaslit. Pure and simple. They just have enough gullibility to see one tiny thing that coincides with something they were taught or otherwise believe. It also explains why they are being scammed so easily on truthsocial.

Trump just has that dirty salesman skill of creating a story with just enough validity or truth and twisting everything to his favor.

Trump: You think that’ll work?

Trump’s lawyer: Hypothetical excuses are bad. They can ruin the credibility of your defense. M’kay?

Trump: (to the media) If I did do it, it would have made it a smart concept, and therefore it would make me a genius.

Trump’s lawyer: …

Some special peanut butter cups in that McFlurry.

The career you chose out of high school doesn’t have to be the one you do until you retire and you can also very easily go back to school if you are ever unsatisfied with your path.

Sometimes it just takes a bit of time and experience for you to find your passion and with it your skills to really blossom.

I, for instance started with veterinary nursing, but ended up in mech/elec. engineering and will be taking classes on the side for it.