johnbburg
johnbburg t1_j9a6dz0 wrote
Reply to Do you all have stories of people who quit the typical DC corporate/political career and pursued something else? by [deleted]
The guys who started Pork Barrel BBQ were former hill staffers.
johnbburg t1_j9a6967 wrote
Reply to Do you all have stories of people who quit the typical DC corporate/political career and pursued something else? by [deleted]
I met a guy once where he and his wife went off to join the 12 tribes cult. They are kind of like the Amish, and live out by Purcellville.
johnbburg t1_j8doqm2 wrote
Reply to Would an arcology be conceivably possible? by peregrinkm
Yes, but the world is too full of dictators and corrupt oligarchs who just build dumb vanity projects, so we will never see a real, functional one.
johnbburg t1_j65ispo wrote
Reply to comment by tsfliss16 in Extra cash by Aggravating-Name-914
I'm pretty sure it was plasma, since I've done regular blood before as well, and the procedures are very different. Yeah, I couldn't keep up taking three hours out of every other weekend to donate after I had kids.
johnbburg t1_j65i6hm wrote
Reply to comment by app_priori in Extra cash by Aggravating-Name-914
I’m pretty sure I’ve donated plasma, it’s a much longer process, takes a couple of hours, and the let you watch a movie during it. It’s been a few years since I did it, but I was never paid.
johnbburg t1_j658em3 wrote
Reply to comment by tsfliss16 in Extra cash by Aggravating-Name-914
Wait, people get paid for that? I was donating to the Red Cross free for years.
johnbburg t1_j65885p wrote
Reply to Extra cash by Aggravating-Name-914
Sell old junk on Facebook/Nextdoor/Craigslist. Ask your friends/family if they are trying to get rid of anything, and try to sell it for them for a cut.
johnbburg t1_j4vnfky wrote
Reply to comment by truce_m3 in Local farm to buy a cow? by truce_m3
And leave that poor middleman without a means to make their living?
The butcher at the Dupont farmers market is great. He may know where to go.
johnbburg t1_j24dmvt wrote
Reply to comment by Mikinl in Saudi Arabia in talks over plans for next-generation space stations. Saudi space official lays out ambitions for commercial ventures among the stars. by jivatman
I guess they got bored pushing dirt around off their coast.
johnbburg t1_j20c4ip wrote
Reply to Saudi Arabia in talks over plans for next-generation space stations. Saudi space official lays out ambitions for commercial ventures among the stars. by jivatman
Is it just me, or has Saudi Arabia announced a lot of very lofty plans lately, that don't seem likely to actually happen?
johnbburg t1_j12aayw wrote
Reply to comment by economizt in liquor stores by frankie_fudgepop
Yeah, the interesting stuff starts at $300. If they have a friend in Virginia, they can be on the lookout for one of their limited product drop notifications, and book it as soon as the email goes out. Seriously, people show up at ABC within 30 minutes of those.
johnbburg t1_je39dmf wrote
Reply to ChatGPT browsing mode plugin now available to certain users. by Savings-Juice-9517
GPT-4 already chokes on me like 50% of the time. Now we get to wait on everyone’s back-end requests. Lovely…