Hobofarmer's recent activity
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Comment on Icelandic coast guards and special forces seized a ship operated by a group founded by anti-whaling activist Paul Watson and detained its crew in ~enviro
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Comment on Icelandic coast guards and special forces seized a ship operated by a group founded by anti-whaling activist Paul Watson and detained its crew in ~enviro
Hobofarmer LinkGenuinely, why are we still hunting whales? "Culture" isn't an excuse.Genuinely, why are we still hunting whales?
"Culture" isn't an excuse.
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Comment on Suggest Chicago food places in ~food
Hobofarmer Link ParentI hope you've not been too impacted by the recent power outages. I have friends who only just got it back last night.I hope you've not been too impacted by the recent power outages. I have friends who only just got it back last night.
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Comment on An update in ~health.mental
Hobofarmer Link ParentAgreeing with @DefinitelyNotAFae and adding that people don't need to be stupid to be swindled. Emotions and personal history and trauma and much more can get in the way. For me, there's a sort of...I’m so frequently shocked by the ability for people like your former partner to find a new person to swindle
Agreeing with @DefinitelyNotAFae and adding that people don't need to be stupid to be swindled. Emotions and personal history and trauma and much more can get in the way.
For me, there's a sort of unspoken compact that I feel between people, a general level of trust that we're two humans trying to be decent to each other. I prefer living this way because it means I've met many wonderful and amazing people. Have I been duped as well? Of course. However, I'd far rather live in a world where there's inherent trust than one of paranoia and confusion.
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Comment on The Oregon Trail’s hidden graves are being found by cadaver dogs in ~humanities.history
Hobofarmer Link ParentThat depends. If it's at the expense of other topics? Disciplinary action. If it's in addition to the other topics and I keep district pacing? Totally fine. My thought is I'll visit it at the end...That depends. If it's at the expense of other topics? Disciplinary action. If it's in addition to the other topics and I keep district pacing? Totally fine.
My thought is I'll visit it at the end of the year if I have enough time. Which I should.
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Comment on The Oregon Trail’s hidden graves are being found by cadaver dogs in ~humanities.history
Hobofarmer LinkThis is super cool. I loved learning about this era of American history as a kid, and of course playing the (in)famous games during computer class. Last year we had a unit on westward expansion...This is super cool. I loved learning about this era of American history as a kid, and of course playing the (in)famous games during computer class.
Last year we had a unit on westward expansion that I got to teach my students. I really enjoyed it, and my class lives playing the Oregon Trail card game with me. The unit featured excerpts from diaries and the perspectives of both settlers heading west and the indigenous people they were replacing. I felt it was a well done unit.
The district axed it for this coming year.
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Comment on Suggest Chicago food places in ~food
Hobofarmer Link ParentOn a teacher's salary, I'm quite limited! I've seen your name around a lot, I didn't realize you were so local to me.On a teacher's salary, I'm quite limited! I've seen your name around a lot, I didn't realize you were so local to me.
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Comment on Suggest Chicago food places in ~food
Hobofarmer Link ParentHey there fellow Lake County resident! I'm not sure what your tastes are but I can send some places I've come to really enjoy. I've lived all over the area and have wide ranging tastes. Waukegan:...Hey there fellow Lake County resident! I'm not sure what your tastes are but I can send some places I've come to really enjoy. I've lived all over the area and have wide ranging tastes.
Waukegan:
- Nightshade & Dark - It's a brewery/bar rather than food but is my colleagues and I's favorite gathering place in town. There's usually a food truck outside in the afternoon/evening for decent meals. The drinks are very reasonable.
- CYOC - Create your own cheesesteak. There used to be one in North Chicago too but I hear they shut down since I moved away from there. I can't speak to the quality of the Waukegan site but if it's anywhere near what the North Chicago store was like it was freaking delicious.
- Papa Marco's - Mediterranean/Lebanese food. Probably my favorite place in town. Delicious Shawarma and Falafel and more. Family owned, as I recall.
Gurnee:
- Steven's - Great steak. Worth the price, I make a great steak at home and this is one of the few places I think does it better than me.
- Momcorn - It's been a while since I've been here but when I lived locally it was my favorite Mexican place. A focus on vegetarian/vegan food but with meat options.
- Biryani Pointe - One of my favorite Indian places. There's a few others I like but they're all more expensive.
- Fogcutter - Dive bar with delicious food. It's such a whacky run down looking place from outside, you'd never expect it.
Grayslake/Third Lake:
- Baller's Bar & Grill - Newer place with a kind owner. They guy is Sikh and believes in providing quality ingredients and it shows. The fish fry on Friday is the best value for taste.
- Umai - All you can eat sushi that's pretty standard but a really good value.
- Dog n Sud's - Classic drive-in experience. There's ones in other towns but I'm partial to this one.
Libertyville:
- Timothy O'Toole's - Pub fare but it's always pretty good.
- Bottaio's - My favorite Italian spot. The Bolognese is to die for.
Lake Bluff:
- The Silo - Granted I haven't been there in decades but I always had fond memories of it. I should go back some day.
Vernon Hills:
- Lazy Dog - Again there's other locations but I like this one best. Everything I've ever ordered here has been delicious.
Mundelein:
- Pita Inn - More locations available but still my preferred spot. Papa Marco's is better in my opinion, but if you're not in Waukegan or don't want to go there, this is a good alternative.
There's plenty I'm forgetting but this is what I've got so far!
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Comment on Suggest Chicago food places in ~food
Hobofarmer LinkUnfortunately I'm not familiar with the area there but if you head northward I could help out a lot more! Until next time. Chicagoland is a fun place to be, as long as you have money.Unfortunately I'm not familiar with the area there but if you head northward I could help out a lot more!
Until next time. Chicagoland is a fun place to be, as long as you have money.
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Comment on What pre-NES games do you still recommend today? in ~games
Hobofarmer Link ParentI love IF games when I was younger. In the early 00s I found a website that had a bunch of them, but I think it's been lost to time now. Can you help point me in the direction of where to find them?I love IF games when I was younger. In the early 00s I found a website that had a bunch of them, but I think it's been lost to time now. Can you help point me in the direction of where to find them?
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Comment on Watch orcas ram a sunfish so hard it explodes in ~enviro
Hobofarmer Link ParentDon't apologize! I thought it was a wonderfully human thing to do.Don't apologize! I thought it was a wonderfully human thing to do.
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Comment on Watch orcas ram a sunfish so hard it explodes in ~enviro
Hobofarmer Link ParentI love that this entire comment is in parentheses. As someone with a lot of side thoughts and mental adventures, I understand completely.I love that this entire comment is in parentheses. As someone with a lot of side thoughts and mental adventures, I understand completely.
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Comment on Watch orcas ram a sunfish so hard it explodes in ~enviro
Hobofarmer Link ParentThe article attached says the sunfish were already dead by that point... The juvenile Orcas seem to also benefit most? Circle of life and all that? But no this does seem... Excessive.The article attached says the sunfish were already dead by that point... The juvenile Orcas seem to also benefit most? Circle of life and all that?
But no this does seem... Excessive.
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Comment on Watch orcas ram a sunfish so hard it explodes in ~enviro
Hobofarmer Link ParentUh. Seconded. WOW. Question: Orcas are crazy smart. It looks like one was setting the other up for the strike, like a "it's right here" type deal. Amazing to see such pack tactics and ideas play...Uh. Seconded. WOW.
Question: Orcas are crazy smart. It looks like one was setting the other up for the strike, like a "it's right here" type deal. Amazing to see such pack tactics and ideas play out in the animal world, shows that we're not so different after all.
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Comment on Tildos, let's be unserious for a while; show us your dankest memes and god-tier shitposts! in ~talk
Hobofarmer Link ParentCan someone explain this meme?Can someone explain this meme?
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Comment on Tildos, let's be unserious for a while; show us your dankest memes and god-tier shitposts! in ~talk
Hobofarmer Link ParentSeconding this... I would LOVE to rep the Unseen University!Seconding this... I would LOVE to rep the Unseen University!
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Comment on Tildos, let's be unserious for a while; show us your dankest memes and god-tier shitposts! in ~talk
Hobofarmer LinkNot really a meme or anything but it's from one of my second grader's readers and it feels exactly like a Terry Pratchett line: "For a while, King Alfred was very sad. King Henry, his friend, had...Not really a meme or anything but it's from one of my second grader's readers and it feels exactly like a Terry Pratchett line:
"For a while, King Alfred was very sad. King Henry, his friend, had betrayed him. How could he?
Then King Alfred got mad. King Henry, his friend, had betrayed him! How dare he?
When you are a king, you must show your enemies how brave and strong you are. Kings don't do this themselves, as that would be dangerous. They send an army to do it for them. And that is just what King Alfred decided to do."
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
Hobofarmer LinkHung out with friends and my partner and had a great time overall. I'm really enjoying my summer outside of the catastrophes, and I'm trying to ignore my dreams of returning to work in the fall.Hung out with friends and my partner and had a great time overall. I'm really enjoying my summer outside of the catastrophes, and I'm trying to ignore my dreams of returning to work in the fall.
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Comment on Union Pacific has started painting the sides of rails white to reduce heat in ~transport
Hobofarmer LinkMaybe this explains why I've been seeing a lot of work done on the tracks lately? I live in a dense rail area and have seen much more work being done on the tracks than usual. The ones running by...Maybe this explains why I've been seeing a lot of work done on the tracks lately? I live in a dense rail area and have seen much more work being done on the tracks than usual. The ones running by my home certainly aren't painted yet though, but I anticipate they will be soon.
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Comment on Wildfire smoke from Canada will soon spread across the Midwest and East United States in ~enviro
Hobofarmer LinkWalked to the store to get bacon this morning. The air is atrocious.Walked to the store to get bacon this morning.
The air is atrocious.
Per the article it had mostly been exported to Japan but then Japan resumed whaling and so demand slackened.