JIS is more common on Japanese machines, ie Japanese cars and motorcycles. When I was a bike mechanic you used JIS for Shimano derailleur adjustment screws. Even tho a Phillips “fit” it would destroy the screw.

I actually can’t tell them apart from sight truth be told, but I’m also not wrenching anymore (not to mention the cycling industry largely moved on to hex and torx)

No mention of JIS which is yet another “fuck Phillips” argument

I travel through Boring Oregon (just outside of Portland) who’s sister city is Dull, so I guess that’s me

These… weren’t Brian’s books

Messiah is good

Children is decent but spotty

God Emperor is essentially a fever dream. I was like WTF while reading it but I love how off the rails it went.

The last couple are kind of meandering and forgettable.

The immediate prequels (house books) are a fun read and plotted well, but his kid isn’t as good of a writer as poppa Herbert

The legends books are garbage

The last 2 books that tie up the original series (hunters and sandworms) are not good and are infuriating in that elements from the legends books are reintroduced as deus ex machina bullshit. I saw the twist coming halfway through the last book.

I never read any of the other gap filler books that have been written in that universe. It got tiresome

Everything up until God Emperor is worthwhile with the prequels being a fun appetizer. Read the synopses of the others if you need to know what happens

Hook one of these up to a Sybian and let the machines fuck one another. Metaphors abound

You know what’s up.

I usually throw a bit of miso in before cooking and add avocado if I have it

An egg

I don’t really follow or care about basketball, but I grew up during the showtime era and had a relative in LA. Bird was feared. Every so often I’ll disappear down a YouTube rabbit hole about him. Dude ruled

Probably still is

He’s just asking questions, amirite?

My favorite is that a a celiac, all the gluten free stuff is 20% more expensive. Because you know, rice and tapioca are such expensive, exotic ingredients

I don’t want rubbery, sweet shit in my Mac and cheese.

On their own this m they’re fine.

Do you like pickles in your ice cream?

I will go on record as saying I don’t give a shit if there’s pineapple on my pizza. I wouldn’t order it that way, but I’ll enjoy a pineapple, jalapeño, ham pizza if a slice is put in front of me.

Raisins in Mac and cheese… I can imagine it’s probably tasty enough, but the rubbery consistency of raisins in tandem with sticky pasta is what I find revolting

Still a classic

If the guy was Finnish I’d high five the shit out of him

(Actually, even that gets dicey. WW2 was kind of a mess)

Actually a current Nazi in WW2. It’s arguable if he’s an ex Nazi now

Racist? I’m not trying to make a bad faith argument, but… what?

Dude. No one’s forcing you to eat out. Don’t if you don’t want to pay into that system (or just stiff if tipping as an institution is satanic to you)

Hah. No.

I guarantee I think (and thought) about tipping a fuck of a lot less than you do. I’d get stiffed on occasion, but in general my job was to allow customers to relax and facilitate they have a good time. It always shook out by the end of the night and I barely kept track of who tipped what unless it was really outside of standard deviation one direction or the other. It’s gauche as fuck to hint at a tip or even look at the slip while in view of guests.

Know who tips the best? Other servers. I and others who knew each other in those circles tipped one another 50+% when we’d patronize one another. We probably passed the same batch of money around. Of course we were usually comped rounds of drinks and appetizers, so… surprise surprise, the night out cost the same anyway, but we didn’t get shitty and cheap trying to game the system.

Also, these are the social contract seas we swim in, smoothbrain. You think someone at an upscale establishment is going to stick it to the man by walking out? I have problems with capitalism as a whole, but you and yours seem to think servers (and I’d be willing to bet other “unskilled” workers by your definition) don’t deserve adequate compensation? I didn’t come up with this system, but it’s what we’ve got and there’s an elegance to it if you don’t get all butthurt. You’d pay what you’re paying plus tip one way or another. Grow a pair and stiff your server if you’re that annoyed. I’d respect that more than you being a keyboard warrior after folding and having a clenched asshole for feeling obligated to give a server 15%

There is a really easy way for you to get what you want and not play into this system: stay home. No one wants to socialize with you out getting drinks anyway

Yeah, there was a ton of awareness leading up and code was brought up to spec. I’m not saying nothing was done and we skirted through. Luckily there were only a couple of blips that didn’t really wreck anything