Basic geography could go a long ways, if people believe you. At this point people were exploring the world trying to find the spice Islands, but didn’t know WTF they were doing. Magellan navigating the strait that would be named after him was impressive at its time, but now we know the best way from Europe to Asia (and spices and stuff) by sea without any modern canals is by going around Africa. Like, it still sucks and it’s a long trip but it’s doable compared to going to damn near Antarctica.

This assumes I don’t die, can communicate, and am not in the then-unpopulated (and quite landlocked) current location of Denver, Colorado.

Edit: bonus fact: if a sailor managed to smuggle a knapsack full of cloves back, it was worth about as much a house

Totally with you there (probably a big selection bias on Lemmy, of course). Especially the draft. It’s… Announcements of people getting job offers. Yay?

That said, look up some of Jon Bois’s videos on YouTube if you have some time. I only learned about him because he’s a delight on Bluesky, and he has a kind of interesting/entertaining way to tell stories about sports. At least, the couple videos I just started watching have been!

That said, it may not be the best for current events.

The original is blocked in the US, but I found this and it seems to work: https://youtu.be/tDYjZ36IGfE

Definitely a pretty good representation! You know, as good as you can get when your instrument is grooved asphalt and rubber

It’s a different song that I don’t recognize, but it does sound correct for whatever it’s trying to be, if that makes sense

Congratulations. You did a great job ignoring the rest of what I had to say.

If he were capable of embarrassment that might do it, but apparently that’s not happening here

And tying it to the Bluesky system? Not sure the cost of that (I swear I saw it was a potential monetization they were looking into) but also the time to figure it out isn’t practical for everyone.

Because the headline is kinda shit: they’re no longer doing international shipments direct to consumer worth more than $1000, because US customs is making things so screwy.

Must be 4/20 somewhere…

That’s great for an organization like NPR which may have the resources to tie its own domain name into Bluesky. For some freelance reporter or otherwise verifiable person, I’m not sure it’s quite so practical.

If they are, and there isn’t anything to display it, how are we to know what’s been vetted and what’s slipped through the cracks? Especially on a new account?

In my broken mind, it has been for years!

Most of them are attempts to pat themselves on the back for being so funny

Then qualify it. But even then, while I’d definitely think twice about unnecessary border crossings, there are surely plenty of queer or people of color going through the border without getting that not-joking best-case-scenario held for days treatment.

Sorry, best case scenario is that you’re held for days? Where are they keeping these planes full of passengers and crew that are coming into international airports everywhere on a daily basis?

The US is embarrassing. So are “not joking” comments like this.

How much could it cost to have a handful of requested groceries for a few chefs, knowing some of whom won’t move further, compared to the entire cost of producing the show?

I have a good friend in Canada (Saskatchewan) who has visited us in the States a couple times now. Thinking of doing the drive up this summer to visit her and support the Canadian economy (even if just a little) for a change. If I do, I’ll probably tape a sign next to my Colorado license plate that at the very least says “sorry!”

Take a second to actually read this one. It’s pretty short and sweet. It’s also from 2007, and talks about nouns (maybe compound nouns) that we really don’t think and probably never knew were hyphenated. It’s not about the use we typically see today.

As an aside, I’ve noticed people start hyphenating in weird ways, like “I’ve been at this job for 7-years”

It’s more like pranking your granny in the nursing home. Still plenty easy to do, but sad and cruel.

Sounds like you’re looking for something that only exists in the used market, which may be your plan anyway.

The Mitsubishi imiev never took off, but it’s probably the least-frilly EV you can buy. But as Doug Demuro will tell you, it’s a bit quirky. Assuming you’re American, yes, is was released in the States but no, you probably wouldn’t have heard of it. I’m not sure I’d recommend it necessarily, but it’s an option

That said, I have a Chevy Bolt. Pretty easy to find on the used market (and with that, get service if you need it) no dumb features nobody asked for. It does have Android Auto/Apple Car Play, which is actually pretty awesome (I believe it’s the 2022+ models with wireless car play). Their base models are pretty barebones (some don’t even have DC fast charging, watch out for that) but higher trims do have some nice features to them. It’s kind of a car you’ve seen on the road but didn’t know you actually wanted.

By the way, backup cameras became mandated a while ago. I’m not sure the screen size requirements (I’ve seen some cars put it in the rear view mirror, which was kinda cool actually) but since most cars need a screen now to support that, and higher trim levels will use that screen for other things, and making multiple pieces of hardware for the same car is an annoyance for car makers, you’ll probably see a screen on most cars. Just FYI.