@shibao@sun Seriously though... Back in the 1920s, then-soke of our collection of schools, Takamatsu, was known for training by ripping bark off the trees with his hands. So, by 1950s his hands became into something like hardened claws. He told his successor, Hatsumi, not to do that. Instead, his will was to focus on the improvised weapons and the universal approach. "There is no need to turn your body into a weapon when you're surrounded by weapons."
@sun@shibao One time I whacked someone in the head with my left foot and broke my big toe. Due to the excitement and lack of training I didn't have the foot position correct for the strike. Either way, it fused back as it healed and now it does not bend. I probably could have saved it if I wasn't too lazy to visit a doctor. Don't do what I did.
@sun@shibao I'd go to a local sports injury place. In a major market like Miami you ought to be able to find a decent doctor. He'll examine the thing and send you to MRI to see if you have significant mechanical issues.
@sun@feld@7666 From consumer's perspective, Walmart is trying to undercut on price. But everything else about them is a significantly worse. Their product search is the worst thing ever. Not like Amazon is super great, but it certainly is the case that I have to spend significantly more time filtering through the garbage at Walmart. In the end, the only thing that I found in WalMart is 250 packs of Kraft 6x9 envelopes. The only thing! And I try every time!
One other thing, I favor heavily products sold my Amazon. If that is not available, I get those shipped by Amazon. And I take a significant price penalty, or go without, for products that are listed at Amazon, but sold and shipped by 3rd party sellers. But at Walmart, it's essentially impossible to find or favor anything sold by Walmart. It's basically eBay at this point. But unlike eBay, there's no trust system.
I don't want to go full Pauline Kael on this. My use pattern may be abnormal. Perhaps hundreds of millions of shoppers just go to Google, then order the lowest price product. In which case Walmart will drive a higher volume. But I'm not at all certain that it's the case.
@shibao I was doing something in the garden, when it ran away into a gap between a shed and a compost bin, which had no exit. I just reached from the top and grabbed it as pictured.
@shibao@Viking I moved to Austin in 2017, a bit more than 6 years ago. When someone asked online how the city changed, the answer was: "Everything you loved is still there, only the line is now 3 hours long.".
@shibao@Viking Often pass, but haven't visited the museum yet.
Embed this noticeAccount: Stuff (stuff@mu.zaitcev.nu)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Jan-2024 11:58:43 JST
Account: StuffThe disappeared product that hurts the most is the Trader Joe's "Lattemiele" or Milk and Honey cookies. There's no replacement and there will never be a replacement. At least modern bananas are somewhat like bananas. And although nobody in the world will ever taste a Cavendish banana again, it's not a total loss. But the shift from fine flour to gross, unrefined flour precluded any product to substitute for Lattemiele.
@Viking Being in Austin, I can get very passable hard ciders from World Market (e.g. in Round Rock). In fact, I cannot even tell if they are any different from those Traitor Joe used to sell.
@feld Why would anyone in their right mind call a steel item "Titanium"? Sounds like false advertising. Also! 1810 is just fine. I have a n1810 set that is more than 30 years old.