This is brilliant. Please send them an email with this idea.
I propose a GOP all-you-can-eat McD's eating competition, headlined by Trump and Vance.
Cheers, used to live there but moved when Gianforte made an example out of that sweet trans public servant from Missoula. I'd pick a blue state to live in if you can. I'm an optimist and think things will recover (with permanent damage) but it's going to get a lot worse before it gets better :/
Ahh, thank you.
It is extremely complex, requires half a dozen countries just to do, and requires incredible education and extremely long work hours.
Does anyone know if the m.2 SSD is replaceable with something like a 2230 1tb SSD from a non-apple source?
You and me both. Imagine where we'd be without Trump.
Oh, the Republicans will give them a reason to vote, just wait a bit and see, lol. If Republicans deregulating banks caused a "great recession", I'm very curious what voters just bought for us by voting for a platform of deregulating everything.
No, I think people will enjoy the taste of curb and a swift kick to the head for the next 4-8 years. It really puts things in perspective.
That, and your state and city elections matter and might be direct votes, which matter a ton now that the government is going to largely become permanently scarred and damaged for decades or longer.
Four years to fix a global pandemic and undo some of the trump admin damage.
That was the bipartisan infrastructure act to shore up stuff like roads, bridges and more, the IRA to address inflation, climate goals (freed up a ton of money for green infrastructure, replacing outdated equipment at factories like gas smelters and furnaces) and more, the CHIPS and science act to counter china and restart manufacturing here in the US, as well as smaller stuff like debt relief for students, consumer protections against banks and airlines, and repealing DOMA via respect of marriage act for interracial and queer families.
In addition to conquering covid and rescuing a crashing economy in 2020. He realistically did most of this in two years because Republicans blocked them at the midterms.
Not to mention a lot of anti-competitve and merger blocks that would have fucked our country, like having one grocery store brand across the entire US. (These will probably go through in a trump admin)
He wasn't able to get it all done, but he had one arm tied behind his back and still got a decent amount done before they got hamstrung.
Paramilitary is stretching it a bit, stuff like shooting guns is optional and with guidelines from the sane past. It plays an anemic role in the BSA, tbh.
The vast majority of boy scouts is learning constructive things like how to cook, how to perform first aid on someone who got injured in a car accident or hike, how to use a map and compass if you get lost, and basic financial planning so you aren't an idiot with money.
In short, it prepares you for life and situations where someone might freeze up if they don't know what to do in an emergency. It also makes people fluent with the outdoors and feel comfortable spending time outside of the big city.
Tldr; it's a group that prevents incel or gang behavior and helps people make friends.
When I saw the convoys in Canada, I knew you guys were in a similar situation. Europe is wavering too.
Long term? Democracy will persist. Short term? It will be tested worldwide.
My biggest fear is that climate change is pushing people to the extremes, and we get distracted in petty wars over nothing while we don't treat the underlying problem at its core. Humans in desperate situations do idiotic things.
The west coast stuck to its guns almost completely. Mark Robinson and Kari Lake lost their races incredibly enough.
Biden got some big stuff done with chips, infrastructure investment, and more. Unless Trump starts tearing down bridges and forcing people to remove heat pumps, some of Biden's stuff will be very difficult to reverse, physically or politically.
Keep NATO alive and we'll catch up with you guys further down the path, hopefully.
Or like the movie Red Dawn. At least in that movie there was a defined enemy.
JD doesn't have a spine. Due to childhood trauma, he adapted to whatever POS stepdad needed him to be, and still exhibits similar qualities as an adult. Not a good leadership quality in stressful situations, lol.
Good luck, Europe. You guys are gonna need it. It will take us a very long time for us to fix this mess. If we are able to fix it. If not, please get the Brits to invade us again and throw us a bone.
Hell of an uphill battle against MQ-9s, hellfire, and LRAS.
Too many people stayed home when they should have voted. It was their civic duty and moral goddamn obligation to the rest of the world. Fuck....
They've already done it to gay and trans people. Last time the Muslim ban was foiled by the courts. Now that the Republicans control the presidency, the SC, the house and Senate, little stands in their way. Project 2025's Schedule F will see to that.
Some states did an amazing self-own tonight, and unfortunately both teams are going to endure some severe beatings. I feel absolutely sick right now. Poor us. Poor Ukraine. Poor middle east. Taiwan is so fucking boned.
Perhaps a small meteor will just take DC out in January. 1,600 feet across would do it. Horrible thing, but it would spare us the trouble.
Signs point to e-bike maker Juiced Bikes going out of business
An early pioneer in the North American electric bicycle market, Juiced Bikes appears to be in collapse. According to many...
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Clear coolant suggestions for a watercooled PC?
Hello! I've had a watercooled PC for a number of years, but more recently it's been difficult to find EKWB Cryofluid Clear at reasonable prices. I'm thinking of switching to something like Mayhem's x1 coolant, or Alphacool's eiswater.
Any suggestions? Will it matter that some old fluid might still be trapped in a rad even after a flush? I'm hoping to not do a full teardown.
I'm thinking about going with this:
https://www.performance-pcs.com/water-cooling/watercooling-fluids/watercooling-fluids-additives/mayhems-x1-coolant-1-liter-clear-mx1c1l.html
Michigan Reveals Winning ‘I Voted’ Sticker Design Following Competition (A werewolf sticker!)- The New York Times (free article)
A contest for the state’s next “I Voted” sticker yielded several winning designs, but a seventh grader’s stood out from the rest.
A 12 year old submitter her design and overwhelmingly won the competition. The stickers should be coming out this election, see if you can snag one if you live there!
Hand recount in primary race for commissioner of public lands ends. Upthegrove (D) wins primary bid by 54 votes
Please vote in the general election this fall! 54 people in the state determined the outcome of the primary!
This is the person who controls all five million acres of public lands and forest fire management.
Parisians Are Choosing Bikes Over Cars. Will New Yorkers Do That, Too? - The New York Times (free article)
The transformation of cycling access in Paris over the past few years may have lessons for New York and its car-clogged streets.
Salivating for mid-block crosswalks, more armored bike lanes, daylit intersections, and more on the west coast, too.
U.S. Plans to Accuse RealPage of Enabling Collusion on Rents - The New York Times (Free Article)
The Justice Department is set to file an antitrust suit against the real estate company RealPage alleging illegal price-fixing facilitated by algorithms.
RealPage, maker of YieldStar, is almost singlehandedly the ones causing rent to skyrocket across much of the United States.
>One of the algorithm’s developers told ProPublica that leasing agents had “too much empathy” compared to computer generated pricing.
You can learn more about them here and why this antitrust case is so important:
https://www.propublica.org/article/yieldstar-rent-increase-realpage-rent
How Did Mpox Become a Global Emergency? What’s Next? - The New York Times
The virus is evolving, and the newest version spreads more often through heterosexual populations. Sweden reported the first case outside Africa.
Perhaps not too surprising to us, but researchers are discovering just how great undersea grasses are at filtering out pollutants. Sounds like planted aquariums are the way to go!
Climate change has taken a devastating toll on eelgrass, a kind of seagrass, in some areas of the Salish Sea. Declines of 90% and more have been documented in the San Juan Islands because of a wasting disease.
Seattle adds speed humps to Alki in bid to stop speeding and street racing
The many thousands of drivers who love the view along the West Seattle roadway are likely noticing some bumps in the road. The humps and cushions are meant to encourage a calmer street.
A Disease That Makes Children Age Rapidly Gets Closer to a Cure - The New York Times (free article)
Progress in the quest to help progeria patients suggests that gene editing techniques may help treat other ultrarare conditions.
I love stories like these: scientists and the NIH working to create a cure for an unprofitable disease, just because it would make the world a better place. And in the interim, making new discoveries that might potentially benefit society at large.
The discovery that lumps of metal on the seafloor produce oxygen raises questions over plans to mine the deep ocean.
Perhaps we shouldn't start deep sea mining yet.
The discovery that lumps of metal on the seafloor produce oxygen raises questions over plans to mine the deep ocean.
How do you deal with hair algae?
I've been fighting it for awhile. Various nutrient levels, light levels, etc. Considering getting a nerite snail, but heard they can be a bit of an escape artist. Any tips?
Salmonella Sickened 171, the Biggest Outbreak From Raw Milk in Years - The New York Times (Free article)
Experts say the number of people affected in the outbreak, linked to Raw Farm milk, could be far higher.
Column: Good news for 100% clean energy. Deep Geothermal has finally arrived
Superhot underground rocks can supply 24/7 clean power, combating the climate crisis.
There are geothermal solutions for geothermal features near the surface already. This article is about advances in deep geothermal solutions: 15,000+ feet of pipe, deep into the earth. Utilizing the falling cost of horizontal drilling equipment from the fracking industry, there are now solutions to drill 10,000 feet down, and 5,000 feet sideways to improve the likelihood of running into superheated rock. Currently, drilling will be limited to geothermally gifted areas of America, but may be able to expand to less fortunate areas as the technology improves and gets even less expensive.
Miserable, Aggressive, Dull- How Heat Affects the Brain - The New York Times (Free article)
High temperatures can make us miserable. Research shows they also make us aggressive, impulsive and dumb.
Looks like critical thinking deteriorates above 72f/22c. Crime swings higher. Lowering your core temperature seems to help, even if you live in a climate with unavoidable heat.
San Diego helps Calgary get a critical piece of pipe for their ruptured water main ❤️
For context, a water main blew, and the city of Calgary has been under strict water rationing for the past handful of days. The new pipe should arrive later this week from California :)
https://www.calgary.ca/emergencies/critical-water-main-break-june-2024.html?redirect=/16avewatermain
The Magnet Fisherman’s Dilemma: What to Do With $70,000 Before It Disintegrates - The New York Times (Free article)
It's pretty cool that the government has a department that can delicately extract damaged money and return new bills to people. I wish this article went into the process of how they do it!