Mechanic Rex

Shared publicly - Jun 7, 20

I knew that getting a first floor apartment in a dangerous city was a hazard, but I didn't know that it was also an ANNOYANCE in that people walking perpendicular to your window (or anyone walking parallel who sees the light or hears sound) will instinctively stare at you in your room.
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Curtains are your friend, I know from experience. Also, on a somewhat related note tomorrow is The Dirtiest Day of the Year: 6-9! Please kindly spread the word as much as possible; I desire to see 6-9 forever marked on every calendar in the internet world as PORN DAY!!! MUAHAHAHAAAA!!!
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I will honor it
Mechanic Rex

Shared publicly - Jun 1, 20

My advice of the week is please don't try to move while your city is rioting!
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thats a big oof
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From personal experience, I presume? Also, has that random weight loss and vomiting stopped?
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yup. moved to Santa Monica this week (had to delay a day) right when downtown was getting completely destroyed. friend couldnt help out on the day originally planned cuz her embassy said she'd be in trouble if she left the house

so sad that some of the best businesses in town got trashed :(

but i'm safe!

my health is pretty good, thx
So it cleared up? Glad to hear... Dysentery or similar from a bad backflow preventer, perhaps?
Shit goes everywhere
April 2020
Sara

Shared publicly - Apr 2, 20

tell me some random facts
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Adultery is against the law in MA
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maxromax12

Shared publicly - Apr 2, 20

What's good with the Mechanic? hahaha
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You remember me? In a good way haha.
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omg its u!
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Mechanic Rex

Shared publicly - Apr 1, 20

For some reason I feel nauseous after every time I eat. I can't think of a better diet plan.

I've lost 30 pounds since January.
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Get checked for cancer ASAP. Regardless of what it may be, this is a VERY serious symptom.
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Well non-emergency health Care is closed and I also don't wanna get the Rona so I don't see that happening. Thx tho
The King of Maladies counts as an emergency, methinks, and I'd be shocked (and to equal measure, horrified) to find a medical professional who thought otherwise. Especially if you're losing weight and having symptoms like that. At the ABSOLUTE minimum, get a telehealth consultation with whatever your normal care provider is, at least discuss the symptoms with them.
I was ok btw
March 2020
Dovis

Shared publicly - Mar 16, 20

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Mechanic Rex

Shared publicly - Mar 16, 20

We all think we're more opaque than we are
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I dunno... We all become quite transparent if we visit the radiologist!
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:O
Mechanic Rex

Shared publicly - Mar 14, 20

I suddenly have to move out tomorrow. And I'm pretty sure I'm not gonna be able to take my job as an Enumerator for the Census Bureau. My whole life is upended.
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Mechanic Rex

Shared publicly - Mar 12, 20

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/12/us-and-european-markets-plunge-further-after-trump-travel-ban

Socialism's bad until it's for the rich. Is anyone gonna ask how you're gonna pay for it?
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Corporate socialism is part of what got us into this mess. Andy form of socialism has a nasty habit of failing, if not suddenly, slowly over time.
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These are not bailouts, they are security-backed loans to prevent the financial system from collapsing. Now is not the time for ignorant class warfare bullshit. Please stop spreading misinformation.
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February 2020
Mechanic Rex

Shared publicly - Feb 15, 20

I was on the shitter, and the toilet paper roll was sitting on a ledge next to me, and while I was handling it I dropped it. And THIS happens. Fuck cylinders, honestly.
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*Ledge*. There's yer problem!
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thats a big rip

i just imagined trying to pull it back and realized that was impossible :,(
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ikrrrr
the lucky thing was
there was another roll
Mechanic Rex

Shared publicly - Feb 15, 20

I bought a pen from a deaf person yesterday and today I'm realizing it leaks all over the table and shit.
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dumb idea but u could write mirrorized stuff on a cylindrical surface and roll it as a sort of printer

i remember taking the actual pen part of a pen out of its housing and writing a mirrored "hello" on the pen housing then rolling it on paper to make a normally appearing "hello"
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thats a good idea

yeah i did that with a marker on the window so the light would make it reflect to say the thing not in reverse on the window sill, but i wrote "please help" and idk why, and i left for the day and my roommates found it and thought i went to kill myself so they called the police and they were looking for me and i was on the beach going on a long bike ride and while i was on the bike i received a call from the police asking if i was ok and where i was and they asked me why i wrote that shit and i was like "idk, i just wanted to write something backwards on the window so it would appear the right way on the window sill". they had to investigate it as a hate crime too. weird shit. careful what you say
well dam
rly sounded like it turned into a bigger situation than it needed to xd
Mechanic Rex

Shared publicly - Feb 14, 20

I use the same scissors that I stole from my middle school 9 years ago to open oranges, scrape soap residue off a zipper, and cut my own pubes (latter not shown).

Nothing bad had ever happened to me.
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why is the latter not shown
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Fuck you
jw ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
why is the latter not shown
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Fuck you
Mechanic Rex

Shared publicly - Feb 13, 20

i always find it funny when an author cites themselves, like in this article by duranti where he says something like "duranti 1997 posits that there is .... "blahblah blah
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"The most reliable source: ME!"
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Mechanic Rex

Shared publicly - Feb 11, 20

I'm gonna be honest, I'm quite curious how they get those big-ass construction cranes there.
Cruiser_Katori , You knew so much about that Alaskan CATerpillar machine. Any ideas here?
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The answer is obvious you know? They spin the crane part around so quickly it lifts itself off and lands perfectly in the spot they need to be in, and then take off when jobs finish.

(I wish. I think they wre built by smaller Cranes piece by piece. That's my guess)
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Sorta what R1-S9 says, though IIRC some of the big tower cranes are actually self-assembling (-ish, you still need to feed them tower modules). I'm afraid cranes are *not* my big thing... I'm not big on heights.
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January 2020
Mechanic Rex

Shared publicly - Jan 30, 20

I do not believe the state should have the power to kill its own citizens, even if they have committed crimes. The death penalty should be abolished. So should life w/o parole (LWOP).

Eighth amendment, bitches.(also sixth needs to be heeded more... When voir dire weeds out people who hold a certain opinion, i.e. people who don't believe in capital punishment, it is not representing a crosssection of the community)
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I agree that death penalty should be abolished, but for completely different reasons. I think that, in theory, some people deserve to die (murderers, rapists, child molesters). But in practice, my concern is that we may wrongfully execute an innocent person. You can always release someone from prison if they turn out to be innocent, but you can't bring them back to life.

Also, from just a purely legal perspective, your point about 8A is silly. 8A does not prohibit the death penalty. The death penalty was not considered "cruel and unusual" when the Constitution was written.
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