That's pretty much why I got a semiauto machine. Is it the best espresso ever? Probably not. But I can make lattes in my underwear on Saturday morning that are still better and cheaper than what I'd get at Starbucks. Scratches the itch without being as demanding as a hobby.

To pick some nits, the GE who does US defense sold off all their consumer products decades ago.

It's all been downhill since snow leopard IMO. Maybe I've just become cynical and jaded over the years, but I don't remember the last time I was excited for a new OS feature. Meanwhile the UX gets worse and worse with every new release. e.g. Tahoes janky corners, the dumbed down System Preferences app, random bugs that apple hasn't fixed for years, etc

To lie about it, Sure. Not sure if they realize that in some cases it's very transparent

It looks like this come from the White House, not NASA's defunded communication budget

So is this collecting signups for new GS-12s? Or is this program able to offer more competitive compensation?

Who is she referring to as "that horrible man"?

The grandfather who's house they were in.

Gotcha, I couldn't tell if it was Grandpa or one of the bros who locked her in the closet

Presumably Cornelius Roosevelt.

I'm a big fan of the Harbor Freight Pareto Principle

If you're a hobbyist or doing something at home, a lot of the times you're gonna buy some random tool and only use it a few times. 80% of the time, the Harbor Freight knockoff is going to be good enough. If you use a tool so much that it breaks, then it's time to spring for the expensive and high quality version.

However you may want to go straight to the nice version for things that have safety implications (skip the infamous Harbor Freight jack stands)

If you care about self defense, you practice using a gun semi-regularly.

The trick is to just tax murder so people can't afford it anymore.

California already has background checks for bullets, you typically can't buy ammo if you haven't bought a gun at your current address.

Thankfully that was recently overturned.