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The US is collapsing
  • If it's not against their will. Sure.

    A guy I knew once that I definitely wouldn't call a friend, used to say, "the only way you can change a man is if he's in diapers."

    And in a lot of different aspects that has resonated with me, in this case, if you're forcing a person to do labor in order to make that a better functioning member of society... It's not going to work. They may just do the work they are forced to do without changing at all. Or they just cause trouble. OR, you hire prisoners to do the job that they need and then substitute labor that they can't hire within. But the logic or forcing someone into submission just will never work, that's definitely a reason why the recidivation is high.

  • Donald Trump quips he can't run in 2028 unless Republicans 'do something'
  • Well, with having control of literally every aspect of the government they actually could change this country for the worse. However, it's theoretically possible that some of them grow a spine.

  • Bitcoin hits record high as Trump vows to end crypto crackdown
  • That means, in Republican speak, that they will allow anyone to scam anyone without repercussion.

  • Trump taps Rep. Matt Gaetz as attorney general
  • Well when pedophiles and rapists are dealing out the rewards...

  • Bluesky Might End Up Defeating Twitter Once and for All
  • I'm totally fine with dealing with that issue when musk loses billions

  • Uuuhhhh ... based? Guys, help, I can't tell if it's based or not
  • I prefer this one because my state's in it

  • What food did you hate in the past, but enjoy now?
  • Olives. I still am not a fan of black olives, but I'd eat an entire jar of green.

  • Trump tariffs will make video game consoles up to 40% more expensive
  • You're still importing the base materials and have to pay tariffs on that. That's not getting around anything. The end consumer still foots the bill.

  • Project 2025 chief’s book urges ‘burning’ of FBI, New York Times and Boy Scouts
  • Laying the ground work for a really quiet coup ay

  • Putin congratulates Trump on election win and says Russia ready for dialogue
  • "If you write Russia a blank check there will be just a couple of days of slaughter then no one else needs to die"

  • Donald Trump projected to win 2024 election
  • Aside from plant of other things that have already been said, a lot of people look at it as a team sport. They don't see it as having real consequences.

  • Where is the best place to keep up with US election results?
  • Glad to see that other people are doing the same thing as me

  • Poll: Harris has massive lead among swing state college students
  • Historically, they are the largest group and have the lowest turn out.

  • Grrr
  • This is obviously fake because two people are playing and no one has 16,000 cards

  • Trump is furious that Harris remembers what he said about Obamacare
  • My sister used to put sour cream on them and I thought it was super fucking weird then. Now I just don't really like them

  • Purchasing a new truck bed options

    This weekend I was replacing the crossmembers in my 2007 f150 and I have determined that, while I've extended the life of it by a lot, I think that I'm in the market for getting a less rusty bed. I have been checking FB marketplace, and I had a good lead on one that was in much better condition than mine for $300. But it was a 5.5 and I need a 6.5.

    So I guess my question is aside from waiting for one to randomly crop up, how can I go about finding one for a reasonable price? I live in a pretty remote place and I'm willing to travel a bit, but I can't really just go check some stuff out on a whim.

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    2007 f150 Not Starting

    Truck gets power and attempts to turn over.

    Which made me think it wasn't the starter or battery.

    Looking things up online it pointed me to the fuel pump.

    I went through and did the whole diagnostics with checking that. Including checking the fuses and relay.

    I found a video saying the fuel pump control module could be messed up, and it looked pretty rusted out so I changed that. But it didn't fix the issue.

    So I going back to the fuel pump diagnostics of the fuel pump, it said to turn the accessory on with the key and you should hear the fuel pump kick on if you put your ear to the gas cap. I did but I honestly don't know what I'm supposed to be hearing.

    I'll probably go ahead and replace it, but is there anything else that I should be checking or what?

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    Welding @lemmy.world Cheems @lemmy.world

    Mig welding gas

    I'm just getting into welding, and I'm going to try and learn mig.

    Truthfully, I haven't even attempted it yet. I've just been gathering the necessary material and this weekend I thought I had everything I needed.

    Unfortunately, me being the ignorant person I am, I got an inert gas tank from a 3rd party and swapped it at my local airgas for a 100% argon tank.

    Most of you probably see the problem. I haven't used any of the gas yet, and I'm hoping to be able to swap it back for the blend and pay the difference. However, if I'm unable to I wanna try and come up with some alternative options.

    Option 1: I work at a brewery and was hoping our gas supplier would be willing to swap it, but I'm not sure on that.

    Option 2: I'm trying to see if a gas blender is feasible, as I already own a CO2 tank. And perhaps I could use the argon tank later for tig welding and get a CO2 tank that isn't beverage grade and be all dandy in that regard.

    Option 3: Just buy another tank, I like this option the least as they aren't cheap and that means the argon tank just sits there and collects dust.

    Option 4: Just learn how to tig welding first.

    What would you do in this scenario?

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    Welding @lemmy.world Cheems @lemmy.world

    If you were getting into welding today, what welder would you get?

    I have very little experience and I'm looking to get a welder of my own.

    What welder would you get and why? It can be any of the types, but try to back up why you'd pick that one.

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    My favorite old ladysitting on her couch

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    Could I ask you to critique this build?

    https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rqZNTY

    I haven't built a PC in quite a few years, but I kinda like how this one is turning out.

    I don't want any rgb.

    Use case is going to be gaming, model rendering, upscaling, and photo editing.

    I was thinking about going to an i9.

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    The Brewery @lemmy.world Cheems @lemmy.world

    Foamy beer after tap cleaning

    Our tap lines are quite long. I typically do a recirculating cycle of pbc and then an acid cycle.

    Is there anything I can do afterwards to fix this issue?

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    My work space for the day

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    Derek Chauvin Is Stabbed in Federal Prison, Minnesota Attorney General Says

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    The Brewery @lemmy.world Cheems @lemmy.world

    Let's talk wages.

    Whomever is comfortable with it, feel free to use a throwaway

    How long have you been in the industry?

    How long have you worked at the current facility you work at?

    What's your current position?

    What's your average yearly take away?

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    Osmc and Bluetooth Xbox controller

    I installed osmc in onto my raspberry pi 4 in order to easily have a portable movie player station.

    I know you can buy a remote that works with osmc but I was hoping to get my Xbox controller synced up with it via Bluetooth. At first I was having tons of issues getting it to even connect (my phone did easy enough.) I figured out that it didn't autoreconnect to the Wi-Fi network I had connected it to last time I used it, when I reconnected it the controller was able to sync with it no problem. Anywho I'm at the point where it's connected via Bluetooth, but the buttons do nothing.

    Is there something I'm missing?

    Edit: I installed Libreelec and it seems to work great.

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    The Brewery @lemmy.world Cheems @lemmy.world

    Do/have you worked at a brewery that archived production beers?

    So the brewery I work at, each time we can, we set aside a 6pk for just Incase someone has a complaint about something (carb is off, it was super foamy, I dunno whatever). So far it's only happened once, a Belgian beer that had been sitting on a shelf for way too long, that used diastatic yeast, got way way over carbed. We also use them to revisit seasonals to reassess if we want to change them at all.

    Other then that we have a large pile of beer that just doesn't stop accumulating.

    At what point in time would you deem it acceptable to throw out? 6 months? 8 months? A year? Longer?

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    Hole in the wall restaurants in Dublin recommendation

    I'm visiting Ireland in January, and for the first night I wanna book a hotel in Dublin and walk somewhere for dinner. All the recommendations I find on Google are for fancy restaurants that serve Italian, authentic Chinese or what have you. But I'd really like a hole in the wall local restaurant that serves local cuisine. And I'd like to base the hotel off where whatever I decide.

    So what's your favorite local restaurant in Dublin?

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    I got togo food from a dive bar and the paper pattern soaked into the bread

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    My newest family member

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    The newest family member.

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    This soon to be mama

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    This large spider hanging outside of my window

    What kind of spider is this?

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    What is one show you wish wouldn't have gotten cancelled when it did?

    Thank you all for the show recommendations

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    Does it seem as though the myrmidon hit box is obsurdly large?

    I took few screenshots but apparently you can't include your cursor in screenshots. Test it for yourself though, the hit box is gigantic

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