misterjive

misterjive t1_j8lblc0 wrote

When people think of the asteroid belt, they think of that scene from The Empire Strikes Back. It isn't remotely like that at all. The truth of the matter is space is humongous and there's just not a lot in it. The only place where it's really a significant danger is places like Earth orbit where it's crap we've shot up there that represents the biggest risk.

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misterjive t1_j6kxj78 wrote

Steelcase chairs are fantastic and they make them for really big folks. I think their normal models are rated up to 400 pounds and they've got a larger version than that.

Keep in mind there's a ton of fraud in "big and tall" office furniture. More than once I've found a chair ostensibly rated for like 350-400 pounds that had a base and casters rated for 200.

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misterjive t1_j6k52wy wrote

I have a Sandisk that I use for walks, and I bought it because it's pretty much the only standalone mp3 player that'll play Audible audiobooks. I'm very happy with it.

(I even bought a single-ear earphone for spatial awareness cause I'm weird.)

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misterjive t1_iy6hyvj wrote

My first car was a POS Ford Taurus hand-me-down; a few months after I got it I noticed it was getting harder and harder to steer. I took it into a mechanic who a friend had recommended; I was mentally preparing myself for being told the repair would be way more than I could justify spending on that old car.

I got the call. "Uh, yeah, there was a screw loose in the power steering system."

"What? Uh, how much is that going to run me?"

"Like nine bucks, I guess?"

When I got divorced and moved back to my hometown, I was actually more broken up about losing that mechanic.

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