That study was done in 1996 and afaik the only way to actually read it is to pay $35. But, judging by the short tldr that’s not always the case. About 1/3 of the time that’s not the case, and without having the details IDK if this info is useful? Like did 2/3 of the times where the filters just not cleaned properly or at all? Who knows?

“The microbiological quality of filtered water in a commercial water filter system (Brita) was tested in households and in two laboratories. In 24 of 34 filters used in households, bacterial counts increased in the filtered water up to 6,000 cfu/ml. In 4 of 6 filters tested in the laboratory, bacterial counts in the fresh filtrate were higher than in tap water after approximately one week of use both at room temperature and at 4 degrees C, suggesting growth or biofilm formation in the filter material. In some cases colony counts in the filtered water were 10,000 times those in tap water. The filter material of 5 of 13 new commercial filters was contaminated with bacteria or moulds. National or international regulatory agencies should ensure that water filters marketed for domestic use do not allow deterioration in the microbiological quality of drinking water.”

Sith Lord Kelvin

This is while he was Vice President, who are not allowed to drive while serving plus six months after their service as vice president has ended per video linked.

Honestly, no. There’s no easy way to find these brand. It takes a lot of time and effort to find the right brand or product to buy. It has to be basically a lifestyle choice\hobby to buy quality goods. Every time I buy something I’m not familiar with will take hours of research to find one company that makes a decent version, or sometimes not finding a single one.

Over time you can find trusted sources for honest reviews and comparisons in specific fields you can go back to for recommendations. There are some short hand that can help. Like where a product is made tends to make a difference, no company has ever moved production to China to improve quality lol. If a company is privately owned is also a good sign but neither is a guarantee.

Is it possible, yes. There are almost always options for BIFL in whatever product you’re looking for (sans tech etc.). It’s mostly from small niche brands that you’ve never heard of and can’t find in stores that specialize in quality but isn’t cheap. How you treat you’re stuff also plays a huge role on if it will last a lifetime or not, a lot of stuff requires maintenance that people don’t think about. The Iron Snail is a great YouTube channel that covers that type of clothing. And if you’re ever looking for something specific, make a post here lol.

Real question.

What exactly was the Pentagon doing to celebrate these holidays? Like did someone being in cupcakes, where there decorations, a moment of silence? Didn’t they get the day off and don’t they still get the day off anyways?

1. He will if he can get a gold bar out of it.

2. If Menendez does him a favor or kisses his ass on TV.

3. Menendezs son, who is in Congress does him a favor.

Look what happened to Snoop Dogg after Trump pardoned his friend.

That sounds like a terrible idea honestly.

No, the initial comment is just confusing. Why is Jay-Z being mentioned in the first place? He’s not mentioned in the article that was posted and he wasn’t present at the event the article was written about, so what relevance does Jay-Z play in this?

I’m confused, Snoop or Jay-Z where? The comment says Jay-Z but the article is about Snoop, are they really close? Did Jay-Z also play at this event?

What does one have to do with the other?

Isn’t that the point though? Why would anyone rather be the CEO of a company over just retiring and surfing or traveling or writing poetry etc… Being a CEO is a type of mental illness at some point.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ federal corruption trial will begin next April.

Looks neat but, very little to know information seems to be available right now so I’m not holding my breath. And FYI there are some other options out now. But those options aren’t very polished though and geared more towards computer nerds.

Something tells me we’re going to be seeing this headline a lot this year.

$499.99 SteamOS version with 16GB / 512GB, a $599.99 Windows version with 16GB / 1TB

Looks like you get an extra 500gb with the base windows version for some reason. IDK what the deal is with that?

That can’t be the case, can it? $100 for windows, which realistically might actually run many games worse is wild lol.

FYI, userbenchmark not exactly the most unbiased or honest website to reference.

And failed casino. Another cash grab for sure.

Is this from that same Atari with the shady cryptocurrency and overpriced console?