BadEngineering

I really enjoyed this little tidbit "Pelham paced outside, holding a gun and yelling at police. He eventually went back inside and fired the gun several times. For their own safety, police left the property that night, and let Pelham sleep off his drinking." He shoots at police and they "let him sleep it off", any POC would be dead as a doornail if they so much as thought of the word gun in the presence of cops. But a white male insurrectionist can just sleep it off. This country is truly fucked.

How is is that after all these years, after seeing countless examples of religious lunacy, that I can still be surprised at the petty inanity of the religious. Apparently it's less a well of stupidity, and more like a never ending guyser of idiocy.

If you like punk rock, pretty much the entirety of Bad Religion's music is atheist.

It's nice to see someone else that remembers the old Respawn: Inbox show from Machinima. Sark and APL are the best.

If you're in the US most auto parts stores will take it for free, I know for sure that Autozone and Advance Auto do.

In terms of performance, a K&N is the way to go, but if you're looking for reliability, the regular old paper filters are better for your engine. They're a much finer filter medium and catch a lot more dirt than a K&N will. Also the price difference is negligible, a paper filter is usually around 15-20, while a K&N is closer to $50 or $60 plus the future $30 or so for a recharge kit to clean and re-oil it.

When it comes to oil changes however you've definitely got the right idea, cheaper with better oil and better filters. Also I do know that K&N uses a finer mesh in their oil filters than most compettitiors, so its worth it there.

It's the percentage of trans people who have attempted suicide.

I know this bill was passed because of right wing hate and not any actual basis in science or medicine, but it's kind of a moot point anyways. Generally speaking social transition, puberty blockers, and at most HRT are the dysphoria treatments available to minors. Under the majority of medical guidelines, surgery isn't prescribed or promoted till after the patient is over 18.

NASAs budget in 2021 was $25b, but their economic output was $71.2b. NASA actually puts more into the economy than it takes to run. Between providing nearly 340,000 jobs and leasing patents on materials and technology developed in house, NASA more than pays their own way. Not to mention all the advancements in material science, medical technology, and engineering that they provide. NASA is well worth the investment we put into it, and IMO deserves much more.

I love to tell my trans gf that her children are bastards in the best possible way.

And the distinction between those two is???? A religion is merely a cult that has gathered enough followers to go mainstream.

That's the cool part about chemistry, when used in this synthesis the dichloromethane becomes a whole new (presumably safe, but we'll see what further testing turns up) molecule. Sodium is explosive and Chlorine is highly corrosive, but combine them and you get regular old table salt. Just because a reagent is dangerous doesn't mean the products it creates will be.

Edit: I just did a little research and it looks like 3,3′-Diindolylmethane (DIM) is safe for human consumption. It's already sold as a dietary supplement. It's marketed to help with metabolism of estrogens but we all know how "trustworthy" the dietary supplement market is.