I think it’s time we blow this scene, get everybody and the stuff together…

Okay, three, two, one, let’s jam! 🎵

Fuck me, that’s somehow creepier than it has any right to be.

I mean, if you are enterprising enough you can strip the car down, sell the stainless steel to a scrap yard; sell the interior, wheels and windshield to a salvage yard; and repurpose the batteries for an overkill off-grid home system!

You might be right; only looking at losing the windshield, soft-top and driver… all easily replaceable parts, IMO!

Miata is always the answer.

In this case, the question would have been - which one of these cars would not survive an accident with the other?

You’re likely right, but one can still dream!

A world without Putin and Russian aggression, a peaceful and prosperous Ukraine…

I’m more curious as to what his middle initial J. stands for… d’oh!

I find it helps to avoid the hype trains surrounding new media releases, as well as anything after the teaser trailer.

Getting one’s expectations up usually results in the said media failing to live up.

Best to go in blind and make your own mind up afterwards!

Not quite, unfortunately… these cruise missiles don’t have the range to cover the distance to Moscow. Perhaps another exploratory excursion into the Kursk region might be necessary?

Take a photo; check back 30 days later. Rinse and repeat.

Progress can seem slow, that if you look at yourself day-to-day you’ll not notice it.

Scale isn’t the best judge either, because even if you weigh at the same time every day (first thing post BM is good) - your weight can fluctuate due to hydration and quality of sleep.

Consider measuring your waist as an alternative, seeing as that’s what was your initial motivation.

If you aren’t already, add walking to your daily routine - or even consider programs like Couch to 5K or ZombieRun if you want some motivation and a tougher goal. It’s great for your heart health, and will help contribute a small amount of additional burned calories.

Lastly, diet is the most important facet of weight loss. I highly recommend logging everything you eat (at least for the first week or two to get your bearings) using an app like Cronometer.

Are there any region-free 4K blu-ray drives available? I’m asking for a friend.

That definitely may have been the case post-‘70s oil crisis, but it does feel as though the current Bibi administration has gone feral.

The US is not going to ever admit that it has lost control of the leash, as doing so would probably hurt them more than tacitly endorsing the genocide - but I still would argue that fear is one of the primary driving factors.

I honestly think that the primary reason more Western Governments refrained from speaking out against Israel isn’t tacit support, but rather fear.

Israel is a nuclear armed nation with a notoriously efficient spy network (Mossad), finances, and next to no scruples.

I legitimately wouldn’t put it past them hold blackmail material against a large number of world leaders, or at the very least have credible plans to stage a false-flag dirty bomb explosion anywhere they see fit.

It’s the only cope I have as to why so much of the world remains paralysed while the Palestinian people of Gaza are systematically eradicated.

You had me in the first half, not gonna lie!

Total stab in the dark, but I assume you’re somewhere in continental Europe?

Seems like your businesses have a lot more scruples, morals and ethics than ours do!

You’d be surprised just how common ‘breaches of contract’ like this are, especially among SMEs.

If the supplier knows that the customer has a tendency to pay invoices EOM +35 rather than EOM+30, it’s not worth the cost to pursue legally - especially as doing so would risk them losing a client.

The first secret of business is to collect money as quickly as possible, and avoid paying out as long as possible, to profit off the arbitrage.

Counter-point: it actually robs those employees from learning the ability to save, and denies them (albeit small, incremental) opportunities to earn interest.

You just made me recall one of my gripes with the finance department at my previous job; they would withhold posting an invoice until the week after it was due, and considered it good business. Why? Because that 100K would sit in their bank account for 5-7 more business days accumulating interest at ~5%.

It’s no different to only paying employees monthly; the company profits from withholding payment for as long as possible.

How does being paid less frequently benefit workers?

I guess it depends on what is seen as the norm in a particular country. In Australia, it’s most common for hourly wages to be paid either weekly or fortnightly - and I believe it’s a similar case in North America also.

Given they only the companies stand to benefit from paying employees less frequently, it makes it harder for those companies to compete for quality labour (without then offering a higher hourly rate, negating any benefit for them to do so).