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Tag: housemate

  • Annotated composite photograph showing two toilet rolls on their holster. One hangs in front of the roll, as is correct and proper, and it labelled "right". The other hangs behind the roll, in the terrible forbidden way acceptable only to imbeciles, and is labelled "wrong".

    [Bloganuary] Toilet Paper

    There is a correct orientation in which to hang a roll of toilet paper, and it's the one that leaves the loose end hanging away from the wall. Fight me.

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    • posted 30 January, 2024
  • Photograph of the Statue of Lenin in Independence Square, Minsk: Government House #1 stands behind a large metal statue of Vladimir Lenin, looking to his right/

    Household Finances Revisited

    A year or two ago, my polyfamily and I switched from an "income-assessed" to a "same-residual" model for managing our household expenditures. If the former could be described as "socialism at home", the latter is more like "household Universal Basic Income".

    Read more - about 5 minutes (1132 words)

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    • posted 15 November, 2023
  • Ruth and JTA with a huge amount of shopping.

    Means-Assessed Household Finances (Socialism Begins At Home!)

    For the last four years, Ruth, Dan, JTA, and those who've lived with them have used a system of means-assessment to fairly share the burden of their household finances. Now, Dan makes their model available to you to copy, use, and expand upon. Socialism begins at home.

    Read more - about 6 minutes (1222 words)

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    • 14 comments
    • posted 12 October, 2014
  • Checking the timetable while I wait for inspiration to strike me about what to say about the "engagement" responsibilities of a Three Rings Administrator.

    Conference Preparations

    Dan is swamped with Three Rings work: even though he's finished working on Milestone: Jethrik, he's being kept busy with preparing for this weekend's Three Rings Conference.

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    • 2 comments
    • posted 15 November, 2012
  • Image representing post: Who's Your Daddy?

    Who's Your Daddy?

    Days before he and the other Earthlings move out of Old Earth forever, Dan finally gets to have a conversation with his neighbour. And his poor mind is damaged forever by the experience. JTA's probably will be, too, when he reads this...

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    • 3 comments
    • posted 16 May, 2011
  • Roommate

    Apparantly I'm acquiring a roommate.

    My friend Kit already spends more of his life at my house than at his own. Today I found his electric shaver plugged in in my bathroom. I questioned him about it, and apparently I have a suitable electrical outlet whereas he doesn't, and this is the only reason, but I'm โ€ฆ

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    • posted 21 June, 2003

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