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[Solved] Anyone know what this is? They are embedded in the sidewalks around the city
  • once you start to notice them, you'll never stop seeing them everywhere.

    this one is a magnetic nail, so it can be found more easily with a metal detector, which is pretty handy when there's a foot or two of snow on the ground.

    you'll also see crosses, squares, and triangles carved out in stone, as well as the super common drill holes in concrete, which are typically only for temporary points.

    I've found 100+ year old control points drilled into old stone walls, and they can still check within like ¼" of the new maps.

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    I guess we doin'
  • I bought a different brand of massager, for massaging, and it works really well for loosening tight muscles and easing pain. Highly recommend getting one.

    It did come with some attachments that seem tailored to groin muscles, but those can live in the junk drawer.

    And yes, everyone who sees it in my house makes a joke about using it to whack-off, but I have no problem with that.

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    we're all Squidward
  • need to still be able to get in and cancel the service before the trial ends.

    there's probably a lot of better ways to do it, but I only need a free trial for small stuff a few times a year, so I've never looked too far into it

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    we're all Squidward
  • moving the period around in an email address allows some sites to see it as a new user, but ignored by the email client.

    so new.user@email.com and n.ewuser@email.com can both make accounts, and not even need to make a mask.

    this probably works better for some domains than others, but I've had great success with it.

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    What I'm playing next (07/29/2024)
  • those bridges flipping upside down and the shapeshifting staircases were some next level platforming action back in the day! and that is also the song I go to most when going for sonic soundtracks. I jammed with a band for a while that played it, and also mystic cave zone.

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    High Strangeness [Discussion]
  • and the lasting feeling that you'll never understand it, and any serious effort to learn more will inevitably drive you to insanity. to me, staring into the uncaring abyss and feeling hopelessly lost and powerless, is a key feature of cosmic horror.

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    Amazing advertisement for Threads by Instagram!
  • if 5 people are sitting together, and 4 of them proudly proclaim to be nazis, and the 5th person doesn't leave - there are 5 nazis sitting together

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    It feels like my skin is expanding 🫠
  • I want to like hot showers, but it dries out my skin so badly, and it makes me feel like a pierogi that's been left out too long; without any butter or sour cream

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    Did any coal-in-your-stocking type of things happen to you on Christmas Day?
  • same! went to my spouse's work party last week, and proceeded to develop a gnarly cold by the time xmas rolled in.

    I'm better now, of course; just in time to get back to work.

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  • owls prey on mice, which makes them a humorous analogue for politicians, but also making them specifically a parliament of owls is comedic gold.

    well played, robot

    totally makes up for the detached tail and messed up eyes on every third bird

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