Omg

I’m sorry, wait a minute, back up.

There’s an animal called the mountain bongo?

And it is cute as a button?!

Best news of the day.

I was speaking to the general practice of filtering in response to the echo chamber generalization, not the original post calling out instances. Personally I filter out porn instances because that’s not what I’m here for. The nice thing about the app I use is that I don’t see any posts from those instances but I can choose to see comments because people interacting on the posts I see are generally there for random reasons and are reacting instead of posting their whatever.

oh yeah for sure. Dude they orchestrated a coup and took over Hawaii in the like 1800s.

Plus I think there was fuckery in Latin America even back then.

Yeah CIA likes to overthrow foreign governments, some democratically elected, and destabilize nations. They say they don’t do it anymore but who knows. It’s pretty public knowledge.

Edit: I live in America and it’s like that thing where you can talk shit about your own family.

Not sure how to on desktop but I use Connect and it’s in the menu options of posts. Super easy to block individuals, communities, and instances.

Bruh. It’s not an echo chamber to filter out literal Nazis and other stuff. Ain’t nobody changing their mind from “spirited” internet debate and I don’t need their garbage in my day.

I agree, the filters here are great. I don’t mind the real world stuff but I filter your instance because I don’t want to see furry porn.

(Not trying to be snarky, your kinks are not any of my business, hence the filter. My comment is meant to be genuine.)

Look man, all I know is it makes writing cover letters way faster.

Good points, I withdraw my DIY comment and reiterate that this is structural damage that needs to be looked at by professionals.

This comment does not constitute professional advice and whatever else I have to say that clearly indicates this is not my professional opinion.

These cracks appear structural in nature.

They do need to be repaired and probably by someone who can rule out other factors. Mostly I’m concerned about the large aperture crack between the blocks at the top as a source of water infiltration and maybe even pests but that’s not my purview.

You probably don’t need a structural engineer but a foundation repair company should take a look at it.

If you DIY it I would document the cracks really well and check on them regularly. I don’t really recommend DIY due to the large aperture crack up top. Were I there in person I would look at the penetration of it (how deep does the crack go?) to determine more. If it penetrates deeply, again, I would recommend having someone look at it.

That being said are you on a hill of any kind? Did these cracks appear the same day as the earthquake or after? The larger one looks older. Do you have other cracks in the foundation? Sticky doors or windows? If you’re on a hill at all I would reach out to a geotechnical firm as these cracks, if they’re not directly earthquake related, could be indicators of slope instability.

Also are you in a floodplain? Old filled in estuary? There could have been significant settlement during the earthquake that may need to be addressed.

Homeowner’s insurance, in my experience, will not fix earthquake damage. If you live in an earthquake prone area I recommend you purchase a separate earthquake policy. Ours is about $40/month.

Edit to add: this probably isn’t time sensitive. I’m not advocating you run and stay in a hotel. But the crack with missing mortar isn’t a good thing and you should have it checked out.

Yeah and in that movie those gals had a paid lunch hour WITHIN that 9-5 timeframe. Can you imagine? Damn that would be nice.

Every place I’ve ever worked most people who worked 8s worked 8-5 with a 1 hour unpaid lunch. In fact, 8-5 is what is considered business hours in my industry.

Hot damn!

Oh, sorry, I wasn’t trying to be rude and call you out. I appreciate your post because I learned a bunch and the painting is cool AF. Thanks for posting!

Okay I thought this was cool so I looked for more information which I will now share with the class.

This is not The truth at the bottom of a well. This is Truth coming from the well armed with her whip to chastise humanity) .

From Wikipedia:

Starting in the mid-1890s, during the final decade of his life, Gérôme made at least four paintings personifying Truth as a nude woman, either thrown into, at the bottom of, or emerging from a well. The imagery arises from a translation of an aphorism of the philosopher Democritus, “Of truth we know nothing, for truth is in a well”.

Also from Wikipedia: They think it’s about a political scandal (Dreyfus Affair) and also a protest against Impressionism.

Neat!

Bonus, the other paintings The nurturer Truth lies in a well, having been killed by liars and actors

Truth is at the Bottom of the Well (different from the other one previously mentioned above)

And should not be accommodated by dictionaries.

I actually really dig whatever is going on with that green wall.

Is there a term for this “live, laugh, love”-esque pop psych BS?

Trials are set to include only adult males at first, then children at later rounds. That’s not ideal.

I’m super pumped about the prospect of regrowing teeth though!

Deja vu! I legitimately looked at this listing (not in person). I think it’s neat but we don’t have the time or money for all of the problems of an unofficial unpermitted unfinished prepper pad of unknown quality.