Seriously, what’s the point of this whole water sub-meter nonsense?! Once again, a textbook example of how water service providers squeeze every last penny out of people at every possible opportunity. I mean really—you’re REQUIRED to replace it every few years, and of course not for free, but for a nice chunk of money. And […]
Month: July 2025
Have you ever wondered what makes effective storytelling tick? The architecture of dread in this style often relies on a clear yet twisting plot, designed to keep the reader disoriented and on edge. The Immediate Hook and Inciting Incident starts with the Unsettling: Many stories begin by introducing an immediate mystery or an unsettling observation […]
These days, many people tend to look down on all kinds of “school” or factual knowledge, as if it were meaningless in real life. But that is a misconception. Factual knowledge — like knowing things such as “Jupiter’s moons” — isn’t valuable on its own, but because it forms the foundation on which thinking, reasoning, […]
Today I took our “new” car — well, new to us — to the service station for an oil change and a general check-up. After looking through the service book, I realized the oil had already been changed just 4,000 kilometers ago, so the extra oil change wasn’t really necessary. If only I had checked […]
I think they help us to remember things because there are so many apps and tools that we can uise. Earlier, we used diaries and real calendars but now we can use digital ones, which can be more convenient for many people. Mobile phones are even more convenient because you just pull it out from […]
Today we had a building community meeting. We talked about some administrative issues and ongoing repair work, but the most surprising news was that our downstairs neighbors are moving out. They’re getting a bigger family house. But that’s not really the point. The real issue is that they never told us — they just announced […]
After the crushing of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution by Soviet troops, János Kádár was installed as the new leader of Hungary. Although he had once been associated with the revolutionaries, Kádár quickly aligned himself with the Soviet Union and began a harsh retaliation campaign to eliminate opposition and restore communist control. Between 1956 and 1961, […]