Almost like they know the answer is “no he really can’t” but want to save the shitstorm for after the midterms.

That’s genius. Works in our capitalist hellscape and gives people ownership to a degree even while renting.

Appreciate the restraint and fully agree with you on what should be. My struggle is just to thread the needle between what should be and what’s possible with the systems we have in place.

Imo they’re actually right. Landlords who charge above costs are leeches. But if the rent is costs (mortgage and HOA in this case), then it’s as fair a deal as possible. Owner gets the property and its risks (damage, depreciation, default) in exchange for their initial capital outlay. Renter gets a place to stay in exchange for (what I’d assume to be) a relatively stable reasonable rent.

Nah. Power is just the potential to do work. Clever electrical engineering just takes advantage of the teensy pushes and pulls to do that work. Like pushing a swing, I don’t move but my kid sure can go high when I apply those pushes and pulls at the right time.

Ah you’re a slipper bitch like me!

And some basic image editing! At last

Hell yeah. That’s more like it.

Far too few pawns on the left side

About the worst thing you can hear if you’re anywhere within a mile of a chip is “he’s got a gun”. True or not it’s cop code for “shoot them”.

Also not a doctor but glucometers can be cheap, not that scary, and answer exactly this question.

Oh buddy if only my setup was simpler. Between Ubuntu and Snap and external NTFS hard drives, I’ve got work to do to get this working.

With the exception of Jellyfin for me for some reason.

And the new Toxic Avenger

You don’t have to take the SATs unless you’re trying for college. You’re not necessarily seeing reading and math skills drop. You’re seeing more kids who wouldn’t have taken the SATs doing so. You’re sampling from a more complete population, not just the top 75%.

(And yeah I’m fully ignoring the postCOVID brain drain. That’s going to be a shadow in test scores for years.)

This looks expected and not a bad thing at all. Higher pressure to graduate and higher expectation that a college degree is necessary means more kids attempt the test - including those kids who might’ve dropped out in previous years. I think it’s fair to assume that on average the kids who dropped out probably wouldn’t’ve scored as highly on their standardized tests.

Will and Grace. Late 90s but still counts

Looks like dickbutt’s lil cousin 🫡.

ADAB

Everybody loves buttons. Cheap to make, super creative outlet, and if you become part of any group they’re great for building the community.