Microwave designers were the original assholes

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-26T00:53:08+00:00

I can turn that off in mine, although I usually leave it on because I have forgotten food in there otherwise.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-26T00:40:39+00:00

It's a dutch oven.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-25T23:19:22+00:00

This wouldn't surprise me but I'd want to see proof other than screen shots.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-25T23:10:39+00:00

Polyamory is older than marriage since the latter is a constructed institution that didn't always exist. If it hadn't been a serious threat to marriage before, I don't see why it would be now.

One of the things I've noticed is that women who are away from their partners for significant amounts of time, like in the military, oil rig workers, long distance relationships, workaholics, etc, generally don't stay faithful. Perhaps you've heard of the much maligned Jody who takes care of neglected military wives.

So what are your options here

she cheats, doesn't tell you, and you live blissfully unaware
she cheats, doesn't tell you, and you find out anyways
she cheats, tells you, and you always have to live with a betrayal
she cheats, tells you, and you divorce her ass
she doesn't cheat, but you are never certain because this is probably more rare than people want to think about

Monogamy is hardly perfect.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-25T04:03:18+00:00

Dude, no porn please.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-25T00:58:24+00:00

Well said.

ultimately the alpha stud muffins get the attention of the women

Don't hate me cause I'm beautiful.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-24T21:39:30+00:00

There are very real consequences to putting your dick into someone and vice-versa.

Absolutely, kids and STDs.

But since your mind is too limited, you don't realize this, and in your indigent degeneracy, you think it's all fine.

It's not always about hedonism.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-24T21:28:26+00:00

assuming the wife has been maintaining her career)

Who's raising the kids if both parents are working? We doubled our labor force, halved our value, and work twice as hard for the same thing while neglecting our children. I don't see that as a good thing. And then to just abandon someone you love for the sake of an already non-traditional modern family?

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-24T21:09:17+00:00

mad ramblings that ELO was the most under-rated band of all time

Don't bring me down.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-24T13:08:49+00:00

High Elf.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-24T13:05:25+00:00

I know I need to do something about getting these fixed

Your strays are adorable. Here we have a low cost vet for spaying and neutering called CAP (Citizens for Animal Protection) that will fix strays for free and personal pets for cheap. I'd look to see if y'all have something like that.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-24T12:57:50+00:00

Hell yeah, TV-face woman has nice tits.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-24T12:51:28+00:00

Similarly: If a baby is born underwater, it can breathe water for its entire life.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-24T12:45:59+00:00

If that's what you want or have I'm not knocking it. It seems unnecessarily limiting to me.

If you do have kids, the parents should stay committed to, supportive of, and focused on their children and each other (and that includes sexual satisfaction).

And when the kids are grown and raising their own families, the woman's sex drive is gone after menopause (sometimes it goes up, people are different) but the man still wants physical affection, the men divorce their wives and get a younger model. Instead of just increasing the scope of your union, you dissolve and replace it. Or cheat. Or live unhappily.

I don't see that as better. I think the most important thing about a committed relationship, not only marriage, is it's forming a union, you and that person against the world, a team not only to raise kids but to build a life together. Some people are okay with bigger teams than others.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-24T12:17:23+00:00

I find it fascinating and I don't see what the big deal is. Why would it be immoral?

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-24T11:49:58+00:00

I can't think of another Japanese athlete, so picking Naomi makes sense for international appeal.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-24T02:43:11+00:00

and it generally shifts your baseline from slightly positive to slightly negative

Testosterone generally makes you feel awesome, you may just be depressed.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-24T01:57:03+00:00

I wish I knew about it first, it would have made things a lot easier. For me it was just like "oh that's what you call it," and it's nice there's other people out there like that.

I first realized it was a thing after watching the Oliver Stone movie Savages, although my very first take was that the dudes were tremendous cucks. It took a sec to sink in.

I don't know what you think, but I'm not so sure anyone should ever decide to become poly any more than they should decide to be gay. Most people just aren't. It's not a kink, not hot wifing, not cuckholding. It's not about fucking a bunch of people. It's about loving more than one person, and I'm just a loving guy.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-24T00:36:52+00:00

There's a few possible reasons I can think of, and it probably involves a combination of factors rather than just one simple cause.

Medicine isn't a perfect science. A number of studies conflict with each other about the effectiveness of HCQ.
Trump recommended it and so it was rejected for political reasons
There's not much money to be made on HCQ
The new vaccines prove RNA vaccines can work, something that had been in development since 1989 but never tried
Some people are really hung up on the dangers of SARs, this is not the first scare.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-23T21:33:40+00:00

I'd love to be able to grow food in any meaningful way. I'm trying potatoes, see how that works, but my patio just doesn't get enough sunlight to grow anything but peppers and herbs so far.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-23T21:08:32+00:00

I'm still trying to sort out the ultimate motivation and goals of those who clearly want a society 100% comprised of compliant brainless worker bees producing goods for them

They already have that.

Why work so hard to kill precisely the people you (as a divinely superior being) want to have working to provide your comforts for you?

Obviously they wouldn't. Depopulation was never a valid concern about the vaccine. More peasants is beneficial for everyone except the peasants.

My personal theory is after an accidental release of the covid bioweapon the powers that be scrambled to save their peasant stock, as a farmer would do for his livestock. There's a few side benefits, making money on the vaccines, an opportunity to experiment with a large population, and squashing free speech, keeping us noisy peasants from being as bothersome.

So business as usual. I don't think there's anything malicious behind the vaccine. I do have a concern for the long term effects, which are currently unknowable, as well as the push to ridicule people for having valid concerns.

Overall the vaccines are less likely to fuck you over than say... Wellbutrin, or any antidepressant, except almost nobody is up in arms about that one.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-23T20:09:08+00:00

You could grow bud or shrooms, neither costs a lot to get into.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-23T19:35:16+00:00

Polyamory is a really tricky lifestyle, there's a number of pitfalls that are easy to fall into. I personally think of this one as the Shiny New Toy problem. Pretty much the plot of Toy Story 2, the person is experiencing what polyamorists call New Relationship Energy with the new partner, the heady feeling of falling in love and getting to know someone new, and they can sometimes end up neglecting their old partner.

Frankly, that's not Polyamory done well, but it happens. Related are "Cowboys," guys who enter into poly relationships with the intention of stealing the woman away. This might be a cowboy situation.

Men get the short end of the stick usually in poly, it's really easy for women to find partners, not so much for men. So it's not uncommon for women to have or have had several partners while the guy has nobody and receives less attention overall.

So it's just the wife fucking other dudes, which is obviously not ideal. But if this dude had a girlfriend he'd probably feel a lot better about the situation.

It doesn't have to be bad though, my ex and I had a de facto poly relationship after we broke up, all 3 of us just got along really well and nobody was particularly jealous. That was pretty awesome.

And now although my wife isn't down with me fucking anyone else, she is okay with me forming close emotional relationships with other women, something that is sometimes viewed as "emotional cheating."

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-23T19:06:46+00:00

Sorry this isn't on topic but you reminded me of a great Romeo & Juliet quote:

Romeo. I dream'd a dream to-night.
Mercutio. And so did I.
Romeo. Well, what was yours?
Mercutio. That dreamers often lie.
Romeo. In bed asleep, while they do dream things true.

And also the Velvet Underground's Pale Blue Eyes:

She said, Money is like us in time,
It lies, but can't stand up.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-23T18:28:38+00:00

To add to that, testosterone blocks oxytocin, we don't even experience love as strongly as women do. Which serves a practical purpose but it kinda sucks.

Although on the plus side, men look better as they age to a point, and we aren't as susceptible to being overwhelmed by emotions.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-23T15:16:14+00:00

It's a joke, Eric Clapton famously stole his close friend George Harrison's wife.

I see reality is completely lost on you, no surprise there

Lol.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-23T13:54:53+00:00

I remember when they both wouldn't allow money to be transferred to online poker companies, and Visa blocked weed transactions. Which, neither subject might concern you but it's the same general idea, blocking transactions they do not approve of.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-23T04:11:06+00:00

The terms alt left and "intolerant woke" go back to at least 2017, that's the earliest mention of it I've seen but it wasn't from Trump. The group is easily observable on Reddit in numerous subs, r/AgainstHateSubreddits is the most infamous example but they do control some rather large mainstream subs.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-23T03:39:53+00:00

I'd rather a moderate Republican, send a message that the alt left will not be allowed to dominate the Democratic Party if they want the support of more moderate liberals.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-23T03:06:51+00:00

CNN is really a steaming pile these days and nobody likes Creepy Joe, but a turnip would have gotten 81 million votes. Trump has a huge fan base, but even more people dislike him.

Personally I think the GOP is going to beg Trump not to run again, almost anyone can defeat Biden except Trump because of his numerous detractors.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-23T03:02:43+00:00

For gaming?

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-23T02:28:16+00:00

Paypal has been doing that shit for a while, this is the first time I've heard about them doing it for political reasons, but freezing someone's account with no explanation and not handing over the money has been a problem for years.

I try to avoid paypal these days.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-23T02:08:27+00:00

Not especially, it just happened. I didn't seek them out because they were black.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-22T23:32:11+00:00

Oh cool, it's got Jason Momoa from Stargate Atlantis.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-22T22:37:35+00:00

Birds do make bad pets, I like this guy.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-22T21:23:19+00:00

Pretty cool if true, although Overstock used their own crypto which makes more sense to me as a dividend than using NFTs.

Anything would be welcome though, retail interest is waning. I know I don't really follow it closely anymore and was considering limiting my exposure, I could buy it back cheaper as more bored investors check out.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-22T04:36:22+00:00

My grandfather's in his mid 60's, white, and bathed in the creek as a child.

My father is older than that, grew up poor in a mining town without a mine, but had indoor plumbing and refrigeration. I don't want to argue, but that guy may have a point about your grandfather growing up in squalor.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-22T04:17:43+00:00

Blacks are also the only race that get two choices of women to mate with. The media encourages them to date either Black Women to preserve their race, but the media also tells them they can have White Women too and many commercials show Black Men having White Wives given to them.

Almost half the women I've slept with were black, which admittedly isn't a high number. You can do it, but yeah, there is hostility towards it.

Black people are also shielded by criticism for every type of wrong doing imaginable. If a police officer stops them, or if they rob a bank in New York, the government will say they are just "victims" of White supremacy and let them go

That point I totally disagree with though. In college I used to wander around smoking joints and thought nothing of it. Two black guys I knew were totally fucked over it. When I did it, it was a harmless youthful indiscretion. They were treated like criminals.

You should see what they did to my former drug dealer. Dude's been fucked on bs legal charges for years now. Yeah, he used to sell some pot but they threw the damned kitchen sink at him.

I've known a few white guys who were literally walking pharmacies and they got sweetheart deals for "personal use" rather than distribution.

I don't fuck with that shit anymore but I've known a fair bit of criminals and it's definitely better to be white if you're going to break the law.

Although it's hard not to notice how very much "diversity" there is in violent crime. It didn't happen in a vacuum.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-22T00:01:13+00:00

The idea sounds like a children's book

What's wrong with children's books?

You drunk?

Not yet but it's a fantastic idea.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-21T23:52:43+00:00

The LD50 in the rat and the mouse is about 1600 mg/kg (oral administration) and 75 mg/kg (rat) and 50 mg/kg (mouse) on intravenous administration. Subchronic oral studies over 13 weeks in doses of 5, 15 and 45 mg/kg/day in the dog and 50, 100 and 200 mg/kg/day in the rat have demonstrated minimal toxicity for midazolam, as for other benzodiazepines.

A 100kg male would take FIVE GRAMS intravenously to hit the LD50, assuming it's as low as rats which isn't a given. Orally it would be ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY GRAMS not that it's usually given in pill form. It's IV form comes in a max 5mg/ml strength. You'd need to pump IV bag after bag of midazolam into someone to hit those crazy amounts.

Your lack of common sense and critical thinking skills is amazing

It would have cost you nothing not to act like a bitch here.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-21T15:04:30+00:00

I wish that were true for WhiteBeards

Have you tried finding a hookup on Tinder, you might be surprised. There is likely someone out there who prefers what you got. Just use your cock like a divining rod (ohh that's gold, using that in the book). Go get some viagra if you dick don't work, it will compel you to find a friendly hole.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-21T14:48:25+00:00

A Russian dog? I thought you were a cat person

Regis is an American mutt. Be honest, is that not just the most perfect idea for a book ever? On the surface it's light and fun but there's deeper issues represented. Like Star Trek TOS but with less sex with aliens.

I love animals in general, except birds, I just only own a cat. Plus if it was Gizmo he'd spend the entire book murdering things for fun. Hmmm, maybe he can have a cameo. See, it practically writes itself. It's genius.

Your 9/11 project is important but it's not a fun subject. People like fun and people like dogs and people like space pirates. In fact, maybe there's a 9/11 parallel in The Loneliest Dog. Damn, this book is going to finish itself in no time at this rate.

Good to know! What does it sound like?

I don't know how to describe it, but it's certainly verbose ;)

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-21T13:16:31+00:00

This is the crux of the article:

For some of these patients, these devices become such an integrated part of themselves that they refuse to have them removed at the end of the clinical trial,” said Rylie Green, one of the authors. “It has become increasingly evident that neurotechnologies have the potential to profoundly shape our own human experience and sense of self.”

Aside from these potentially bleak mental and physiological side effects, intellectual property concerns are also an issue and may allow private companies that develop eBCI technologies to own users’ neural data.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-21T13:14:52+00:00

😮

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-21T13:08:37+00:00

What could be said that hasn't be said before?

I'm glad you asked. Prepare to have your mind blown.

It's called The Loneliest Puppy in Outer Space. It's about a dog named Regis Philbin who's abducted by space pirates. Regis has adventures, makes friends, and cuts a bloody swath from one corner of the galaxy to the other trying to get back to his beloved master.

I will have my own unique voice

You already got that in spades.

Books are good but less people read them

I feel compelled to write. Mostly though this is comments online, which while generally well received, aren't exactly a magnum opus. Plus being a published author is a real panty dropper.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-21T10:54:20+00:00

The treadmill was at the mother's house. But yeah, that's got to fuck up a person bad.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-21T10:47:59+00:00

I upvoted your post for visibility, but that's a major undertaking. If I can get motivated what I'd like to work on is a book.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-21T09:08:01+00:00

So these will be the people this virus hits the hardest.

If they're on ACE inhibitors it competes with covid, they'd be less likely to get it.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-21T07:51:12+00:00

He hasn't experienced the upside yet. Once he has a ps5, a new gaming computer, and his ho mom's ho friends give him inappropriate attention he'll be the envy of everyone in his school.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-21T06:14:01+00:00

Ah, well then I guess I haven't noticed anything. It's only 93 and it's July, that's better than triple digits we sometimes get.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-21T04:20:13+00:00

I used to take Midazolam, brand name Versed, to sleep. And I've been sedated with it several times (the so called Versed Cocktail). Like all benzodiazepines, it's not particularly lethal on its own. Midazolam's use in end of life care to is calm people the fuck down while they're dying. It's merciful.

Didn't watch the video yet but I wanted to point out this seems misleading.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-21T04:14:27+00:00

It's hard having a ho for a mom but that puts food on the table. Kid just needs to get used to the pimp lifestyle.

Not sure how this is political though.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-21T02:54:56+00:00

You aren't supposed to stare at the sun.

It feels like you are being cooked.

I live in Texas so this is how it has always seemed to me.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-21T02:05:58+00:00

I get there's a huge difference with sex drives, it causes serious problems in relationships. But even a low sex drive does not mean a non existent one. Even asexual people are not always celibate.

My grandfather was in seminary, they're definitely not all asexual people at that. Maybe some are and it would make more sense for them, but plenty of priests I assume have normal sex drives.

Due to the nature of male and female sexuality there will be a LOT of men that just don't get to breed for various reasons

Incels? That's a problem with the incel, any guy that wants to get laid can.

non sexually reproducing men useful for the community

There's a lot of contributions people can make besides having offspring. I'm specifically talking about fucking though, even if it's just fucking for fun. That's a normal drive for most people, although it isn't universal.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-20T22:20:21+00:00

I'm curious if it helps you, I hope you keep us updated. Honestly I'm not sure we can affect cholesterol too much. Our bodies make about 4g of it a day, dietary sources are a minimal part of that.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-20T22:02:34+00:00

What kind of normal person doesn't want to fuck though?

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-20T21:56:43+00:00

Bring up the police and a lot of the right falls into the same trap, overlooking abuses in the name of safety and protection.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-20T21:48:55+00:00

opioid crisis.

It was only an opioid crisis when you add the illegal Chinese fentanyl deaths. Now that doctors aren't prescribing pain medication any more the deaths keep going up.

Just they're not going to have anyone to sue for round 2.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-20T21:21:25+00:00

I found this on imgur. I do try to hot link and skip Imgur's bloat when I can. This one only had the option to be downloaded as a mp4 and then would need a video host afaik if I moved it.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-20T20:57:16+00:00

I'm for Medicaid for all. Surveys still suck.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-20T05:43:42+00:00

Fuck, I still use Win7. I mean so much as my computer just sits there doing nothing since my phone works for 99% of things I need a computer for.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-20T03:33:16+00:00

In The Boondocks, the main protagonist Huey Freeman "is the family's moral compass and voice of reason. He is an intelligent, wise-beyond-his-years avid reader who is knowledgeable about a variety of subjects."

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-20T03:26:48+00:00

I'm partial to really old cheddar personally.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-19T22:51:52+00:00

The officer shot Bouler on November 17, 2019 while responding to a report of an intoxicated man with a weapon at an apartment on Roosevelt Street in Gary.

Investigators said they found that the 82-year-old was drunk and armed with a handgun that he'd threatened to use to harm himself and others.

The officer said Bouler was sitting in a car outside the complex when he pulled out a silver revolver from his right pocket and pointed it at the officer.

"[He] responded to the fire arm being pointed at him and commanded Bouler to drop the gun, fired his service weapon through the front window shield of the vehicle striking Bouler and causing him to drop the weapon," said Commander Michael Stewart, Lake County Sheriff's Office.

Bouler was struck several times and critically wounded. Authorities said they recovered a loaded weapon from inside his red Nissan Altima. He died two months later.

https://abc7chicago.com/melvin-bouler-gary-police-shooting-grand-jury-news/10890453/

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-19T22:30:56+00:00

The unseasoned chicken meme is an Oprah thing but the idea white people like bland under-seasoned food is much older. https://qz.com/quartzy/1261050/white-peoples-unseasoned-food-isnt-just-an-internet-meme-its-centuries-long-obsession/

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-19T20:26:47+00:00

I'm pretty sure I've also repeated Admiral Morrison was responsible for the Gulf of Tonkin, and I guess in a way, although he wasn't an admiral yet, as overall commander he does have ultimate responsibility for everyone under his command.

The Gulf of Tonkin was like Iraq's WMDs, just an excuse for war. The incident itself was minor. It didn't have to start a war. There's an excellent documentary called Fog of War about Robert McNamara that's an interesting watch. It gives an insight into what they were thinking at the time.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-19T19:41:43+00:00

Dude is about to get Frito-Laid off.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-19T15:36:54+00:00

Captain George Stephen Morrison was in charge of local forces but he wasn't captain of the Maddox, the ship involved in the incident, rather Captain Morrison's flagship was the USS Bon Homme Richard. And I think the start of the war falls mostly on Lyndon B. Johnson. Jim used to say his parents were dead and didn't mention his siblings.

I was thinking more of Jim Morrison's alcoholism, drug use, and womanizing. Most of his recordings he is performing drunk. His occasional guttural chanting in the middle of songs is him forgetting the lyrics.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-19T05:54:39+00:00

There aren't as many fun hijinx in that one.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-19T05:20:00+00:00

That's a 7 day old account.

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