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Corkyskog Corkyskog @sh.itjust.works
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Liz Cheney urges conservatives to back Kamala Harris over abortion
  • If they can get enough Republicans to jump to democrat, the Republican party will die and then in a couple election cycles the Democrats would fracture into two parties, one more liberal and the other more conservative. This is probably the best outcome in a 2 party system.

  • MAGADonald’s? Trump campaign is selling t-shirts off fast-food visit
  • Depends how much mainstream traction it gets. If the narrative gets out of hand they will have to douse the fire before it destroys their entire brand. Between this and E.coli Big Macs MCD ticker is in for a rough couple months.

  • More Republicans are voting early, helping break records. Nearly 19 million ballots cast so far.
  • I feel like that's part of their strategy. "Clearly the election was rigged! All these people said they would vote for Trump and didn't!"

  • Windows Recall is secretly installed and enabled on non-Copilot+PCs (Privacy Nightmare)
  • Don't they already have a non copilot version of Windows 11? I believe the OPM is already using it.

  • First openly transgender lawyer to argue at US Supreme Court
  • Very good explanation, thank you! Out of curiosity why would a Wiccan be interested in reading it?

  • Inexplicably correct
  • I knew someone who fit that bill in college that was trying to get me to do molly with them. I wasn't super receptive, so he hit me with "Ah, hard drugs aren't that dangerous or even addictive as long as you follow this one simple trick... never spend your own money on hard drugs"

  • First openly transgender lawyer to argue at US Supreme Court
  • Why?

    I tried reading a few pages but it was super dense. Like some kind of odd phililosophy about witches and the devil? I put it down when they basically made a point that was something like "because we can never know the nature of the lodestone" and because I was done with my poop.

  • Elon Must is offering voters $100 to sign his pro-Trump petition
  • It's actually explicitly illegal to pay to get people to register to vote.

  • First openly transgender lawyer to argue at US Supreme Court
  • Is that book good? I literally found a copy of it in my basement the other month.

  • I'm going to the grocery store tomorrow. What food should I buy that has the lowest chance to be recalled for listeria contamination?
  • It's probably a safe bet though if only because the machines and training are much fresher.

  • Trump's latest appearances are unhinged, profane, and yes, dangerous.
  • Won't be so easy to write wild stories when he starts jailing anyone who prints something he dislikes.

  • Russian destruction of Ukrainian cultural heritage declared genocide
  • I wonder if Putin would ever relent, or if they would have to essentially siege Moscow and St. P to get an agreement?

  • Who's fucking carmelizing onions?
  • Haha, I can cook but I don't really know what I am doing. It usually starts with some oil and garlic or onions in a pan, then I figure out what to actually cook. But if someone walks in at just that step they think you're some culinary genious.

  • ‘You are next’: online posts show Islamic State interest in attacks on US ahead of election
  • Vote early instead! It only helps other people who aren't aware. It would be real funny to see them try to intimidate people, but ultimately fail because there is barely any line at the polling place when they go.

  • Alarms raised over Trump's secretive transition plans if he wins in November: report
  • I am actually surprised there aren't more assasination attempts on billionaires. It would likely have much more of an impact than killing a politician, and should theoretically be easier. At least until it becomes a trend.

  • Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro: Law enforcement should 'take a look at' Elon Musk voter payments
  • Making sure all of your friends and family have a voting plan and offering transportation to polls is probably a better way to help.

  • Indigenous Catholic priest gunned down in Mexico
  • The Vatican should send in a paramilitary to combat the cartels? What's the Mexican government going to do? Ask for a bribe?

  • McDonald's Donald Trump worked at failed last health inspection
  • Everyone in the drive through was a trump supporter cleared by secret service though.

  • Drug overdose deaths fall for 6 months straight as officials wonder what's working
  • I think it's as simple as education at all levels. More people carry narcan. Dealers are selling lower purity stuff. Imitation pills are becoming better measured with less dosage fluctuations. Less people are doing hard drugs in the first place.

  • If you could only have 1GB of entertainment data, what would it be?

    You are going away, to some place isolated... in space, of course. You will only be around one other person. You can take an allotment if 1GB of personal media with you (text, video, music, games, pics, etc.) that you will be able to access in your free time indefinitely at will.

    The other person will also take 1GB with them, but you won't be able to talk to them until you're on the journey.

    You will have access to any knowledge resources to perform your function and keep you alive. You will never return to a point where you can get new external media. Any additional media you ever access would have to be created by you and or your travel partner with what you have access to.

    You will also not know the sex of your partner, but they have willingly taken the same risks to embark on the journey as yourself, and will have a similar mission.

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    Do deaf people play media with sound on?

    I was wondering if deaf people commonly watch movies or TV with the sound on to feel the sound/music? Or is there not a sense of enjoyment if it can't be heard?

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    How is it possible that praline pecans have less calories than regular pecans?

    Google and various websites says 28g of pecans is between 185 and 195 calories, how in the world are praline pecans much less calories?

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    What happens if I never activate Windows?

    I am going to eventually use Linux (although need help with a good option for gaming and video library use), but I was curious how long I could use Windows unregistered for? What are the limitations of it not registered?

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    What do I need to trouble shoot second hand desktop computer? And how?

    [Resolved!]

    I traded my cousin some really expensive RAM that I happened accross for his old desktop, that he put his graphics card into that he swapped from his newer computer. If I plug the desktop into the wall and try to turn it on nothing happens. If I open it up I can see that the where the wire from the power supply plugs into the graphics card there Is a little light on. So clearly some power is getting somewhere...

    How do I go about trouble shooting this, and what tools do I need? I assume at minimum a multi meter? Not really sure what to do, it's been decades the last time I built a computer.

    Board says "Asrock H110M-HDS"

    Edit: Attached a Pic and noticed the light is actually on the graphics card, not motherboard. Added addtl info.

    Update: So now all of the sudden the fan spins. I am at a loss as to why it spins now, as I haven't actually really done anything. I ordered a speaker for the mobo, so waiting for that.

    Final update: It works! I apparently had either a bad monitor or bad display port cable. But using another monitor with DVI I was able to finally get it to fully boot!

    I am not sure what got the fans to eventually work, maybe just a cable was jostled.

    I really appreciate all the advice! I definitely know a lot more and feel better equipped to do things with it now.

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    Looking for friends to play with

    Looking for friends to add who use a mic. Sick of playing solo or getting teamed up with people who can't or won't talk.

    If this belongs elsewhere, let me know where to post.

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    www.bbc.com Vladimir Putin set to transfer Sergei Shoigu from Russian defence ministry

    Sergei Shoigu, a long-standing ally of the president, has played a key role in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

    Vladimir Putin set to transfer Sergei Shoigu from Russian defence ministry
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    Remember when the body washes contained literal micro plastics and were advertised as such?

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    www.dailykos.com LAPD fires riot munitions, makes mass arrests at USC pro-Palestine protest

    As Israel’s genocide against Palestine continues to escalate, students from universities across the United States are leading campus protests en masse and demanding their respective schools divest from corporations and institutions linked to Israel’s...

    LAPD fires riot munitions, makes mass arrests at USC pro-Palestine protest
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    emorywheel.com Emory community ‘ashamed’ after police detain students at pro-Palestine encampment | The Emory Wheel

    A young woman cried into a cell phone camera as a police officer dragged her off of Emory University’s Quadrangle around 10:15 a.m. this morning, stating her birthday and her mother’s phone number. Ten minutes later, a young man yelled as another officer walked him off the Quad in handcuffs, shoutin...

    Emory community ‘ashamed’ after police detain students at pro-Palestine encampment | The Emory Wheel
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    United States | News & Politics @lemmy.ml Corkyskog @sh.itjust.works
    sg.news.yahoo.com Texas deploys mounted police as pro-Palestinian student protests spread

    Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Texas were in a tense standoff with mounted state troopers Wednesday, the latest in a series of confrontations rocking campuses across the United States.More than 130 people were arrested at a pro-Palestinian protest at New York University ...

    Texas deploys mounted police as pro-Palestinian student protests spread
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    Who decides when the US goes to "war"

    I know Congress needs to be involved to actually declare war, but there have been a number of times where something was kicked off by presidential authority alone.

    If Biden wanted to, could he start a conflict against Russia without congressional approval. If not, what approval would he need? If so, what would be the theoretical limitations to his power and military authority?

    I am already assuming people would want some definition of what "conflict" would mean in this hypothetical scenario. So let's say it means Biden authorized US troops at the Ukrainian border and had them launching shells into Russia.

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    What's the vaporization temperature of mouse urine?

    Let's say I hypothetically had some mice pee in some plastic components that cannot be properly cleaned in any realistic way. Is it possible to heat it up to "cook off" the mouse pee nastiness without actually melting the plastic?

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    Everyone should be a cop

    It's simple math.

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    Does mucus have calories?

    There must be some caloric input required to produce mucus, however my question is what happens when you swallow your own mucus vs spitting. Do you retain calories by swallowing mucus?

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    Are we absolutely positive that Gerard Butler and Russell Crowe aren't the same person?

    Celebrity theories?

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    How fast can you theoretically run on the moon?

    How fast could the average person whose in peak physical shape run on the moon, without the limits of current technology? I mean suit, but like a wetsuit with only a small helmet, and athletic shoes.

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    Ancient Mysteries Explained: Coleslaw

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    how to find notes, Journals, spellbooks, Grimoires, etc. from those with mental issues

    I guess my title kind of puts it all out there. I am looking to collect spellbooks, Journals and the likes from those who are insane, or have mental health issues. What's the easiest way to purchase them, and how do you even find them?

    Fame or notoriety do not matter to me. I am just looking for scripts/texts written by neural atypical people that are related to the occult..

    At first I thought estate sales would be a good way to find this... but heirs tend to destroy/hide or sell that stuff on the secondary market as to not taint the value of the other property.

    Edit: I wondering if some internet archiving could help find threads to look for.

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    Why does juicy juice not have sediment, and exactly how do they do it?

    Juicy Juice among other brands touts "100% juice" however if you leave it undisturbed for months on the shelf it never seems to develop any sediment. How can they be 100% juice and not have any solids? What exact process are they using to remove all the sediment and or perfectly homogenize the liquid? You will notice other shelf stable 100% juice brands tend to have a sediment, how do the large brands get around that, while still being pure juice? Is there an FDA definition of "Juice"?

    Sorry, this seemed to turn into many questions.

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