I’ve seen a lot of rulers that actually don’t have a mark at 0 and instead go right to the edge as 0. Typically they are worn down, being made of wood, so the accuracy of the first inch is dubious. To ensure the distance is correct, sliding the ruler down one unit is a good idea. So, my ruler starts at 0 but my measurements start at 1.

“Order! Order in the Court!”

SquEAKy

I don’t think an inflatable wrench would work very well.

Oh, absolutely, but it’s better to escalate. Sometimes you can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube.

Being polite costs you nothing but may buy you much.

The suffix “gaming” implies bright colors, low quality, and a higher price tag. It’s right next to “premium” for identifying garbage products.

Also, I’ve had so many cheap chairs in my life that just failed. The “leather” peels, the gas lift breaks, or the seat cushion wears out and causes pain and discomfort.

That said, you can buy new gas lifts to fix a sinking chair very cheap and buy additional cushions to reduce pressure. If you can’t afford a good chair, don’t keep buying new bad ones!

They likely had Spectrum as an Internet provider, but left them for a better one. Spectrum sends lots of spam in an attempt to bring them back like an ex-lover trying to win them back.

Hey, that’s an improvement! That’s down from the typical “a majority of Americans”.

I was going to say “too much C4” but, no, that could solve that too.

Burning DVDs at work a long time ago. The software showed a little progress tracker that showed a word like “pending” followed by a percentage. Near the end of the disc, it got stuck at “Pending 100%” before crashing and failing to finish the disc.

100% pending became my go-to for no progress.

I feel like leaving would be an admission that things cannot change, that the fight is not worth fighting. I find that kind of mindset is not good, one must always be ready to stand for what they believe to be right or can they truly say they believe in it?

The first email was sent on 1/1 but I haven’t heard any update in a month.

Once worked for a municipality when the contracted garbage collectors complained that there was too much recycling in the trash and the other way around. They essentially have to trash everything in the recycling if it’s contaminated.

We had to do some public information campaigns to try reduce it or the company would raise their rates, which would affect tax payers. The message did seem to get across to people, as the company stopped complaining.

I feel like all of them support things like exact matches and negative matches.

Here is a help page for Duck Duck Go: https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/results/syntax/

Politely park you bike, walk over, gently pick it up, then toss it into the river park it behind the other.

GBoard is great for swipe typing and a must have on all my phones. I also like the one-handed mode which lets you shrink and move the keyboard for easier reaching. I usually have it small, slightly higher up, and on the right side so I can type without having to stretch my thumb and can keep a firm grip on my popsocket. Recently sent an entire text message without looking at my phone while walking down the street.

Ditto, but silver metallic sharpie. It gives a better, more opaque coating.

Nah, it rhymes now.