What did Zimbabwe do to deserve this?

My view is This Too Shall Pass, and just scroll on by. I came to this thread just to see what it was about, and I support the cause even if it is annoying.

Ok. This one made me chuckle.

Is all this stuff about corn because of Hank Green’s recent video about a.i. data centres and water usage? At around 17:45 he starts going into how much water the production of corn requires. It’s wild.

At least one person didn’t miss him.

My last partner used to just cheerfully say ‘Get out of my house.’ which worked well enough.

I had to scroll way too far to see this comment.

Eric and The Half Bees.

Or get a face mask?

Red ring of death.

Fair enough. It’s just that when I hear people talking about ‘right wing ideas’ getting censured, it’s rarely about actual conservative policy, and more just wanting to spout bigotry. I hope you understand that’s why you might be getting downvoted, and it’s why I asked the question. I’ll also say that none of the downvotes were from me.

Lol, ‘edgy consensual fun’. If by that you mean being a loud-mouthed, opinionated dickhead trying to rile people up for the lulz, knock yourself out, no-one’s going to stop you - just don’t expect a lot of upvotes or positive feedback. Weird way to spend your time, though; I mostly just roll my eyes at ‘edgy’ teenage nonsense like that. Good luck, friend.

What ‘right wing ideas’ are you talking about specifically?

No, it only feels that way.

You’re funny.

Merely providing Bible quotes is probably the better decision though.

Many years ago I was working on a large engineering project as a lowly draftsman, and the C.E.O. (or some other high muck-a-muck, can’t exactly remember his title) would call an all hands meeting at the nearby Marriott hotel with a free buffet breakfast every 6 months or so, so it was a pretty nice paid alternative to working. We’re talking a couple of hundred people at these things.

Except this dude loved the sound of his own voice and could waffle on endlessly about anything and nothing, and would do so at these meetings with a captive audience. Annoying, but a reasonable price to pay for a rather nice breakfast.

At the end he’d ask if anyone had any questions, and anyone that knew the guy knew to not fucking do that because we’d be standing there for another 5 minutes listening to the answer, except for the new guy, a very nice and earnest Dutch guy that was standing next to me. I tried to stop him with a subtle shake of the head, but he wasn’t playing attention. Cue another 5 minutes of waffling. I so wanted to give him a swift kick in the shins.

Happy to help. Driving a manual properly is kind of my thing.

No, I would not like some cream in my tea!

Because you’re not in full control of the car, which makes the comment I replied to rather ironic.

You get a bit of engine braking when you keep it in gear, which reduces wear on the brakes. Modern engines use basically zero fuel when they’re under compression, whereas an idling engine uses some fuel. On loose or wet surfaces especially, you’re also less likely to lock up the brakes and get into a skid. To name a few reasons.