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Alpha Rule in c/[email protected]
Is there an easier way forward for rust in linux? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (8 children)

Fork.

Russia says it sees no positive steps from US on disarmament, RIA reports in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Sucks the USA will be goaded once more into mass producing methods of deploying nuclear weapons.

You win this round Russia. 2026 will see a massive increase in American military. Just as you request.

Content warnings as defense mechanism against the feeling of being overwhelmed by the right wing tactic "flooding the zone with shit" in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

Great article.

Maybe also "tags" so the onslaught of bullshit can be organized?

Don't sneak up on your father in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago (4 children)

What is the context?

Does the blond dude always look like that, or did he change partway?

What we all want deep down in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Fun fact. There a lots of discussion in financial spaces that the money doesn't stop the worry.

It does remove many actual issues though.

How Could the Weather Service Change Under Trump? President Trump tangled with its forecasters during his first term. As he slashes government spending, many wonder what that means for weather data. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 days ago

Fantastic! I thought I was paraphrasing something!

Few think to check in weather indoors!

How do you handle hospital bills that are sent six months plus later then to collections? Do you pay the hospital or deal with collections? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago

The hospital is now out of the loop and no longer has any power in this situation.

"gone to collections" means an external company has paid the hospital for the debt. (The hospital likely make cents on the dollar.)

How do you handle hospital bills that are sent six months plus later then to collections? Do you pay the hospital or deal with collections? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

If one changes medical debt to non-medical debt, it will impact your credit.

Do not put it on a credit card (less you can pay it off immediately).

I do not know if a creditor based payment plan keeps it as medical debt or not.

How Could the Weather Service Change Under Trump? President Trump tangled with its forecasters during his first term. As he slashes government spending, many wonder what that means for weather data. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Look outside. Is it raining? Then it is raining. It is snowing, then it is snowing. Is it dark? Likely night, wait for light.

Doordash deserves it's fate in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago

I stop ordering from restaurants that shuffle orders to Door Dash.

I wouldn't mind a local co-op food delivery company.

Linus Torvalds to Hector Martin: 'Maybe the problem is you' in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 99 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Amazingly restrained on Linus' part. He has really grown.

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Xcel Energy proposes time-of-use rates as the default option for Minnesota customers - Minnesota Reformer (minnesotareformer.com)
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Xcel Energy proposes time-of-use rates as the default option for Minnesota customers - Minnesota Reformer (minnesotareformer.com)
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You might be a lobbyist now - Minnesota Reformer (minnesotareformer.com)
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Non-computer standing furniture (midwest.social)
 

There is evidence that standing is better for the human body than sitting. For work we have standing desks for computer work and such. Some aim to stand 8+ hours a day.

What about for other activities? How do the unemployed, retired, and homemarkers get in enough standing? Are there good ways to stand while reading a book, or sipping a coffee and enjoying the dawn?

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What happened to the Batteriser? (midwest.social)
 

While looking for uses for old disposable AA batteries, I ran across the Batteriser from 2015. Clearly, it was a flop of some sort, as I am posting in 2024. What happened? Are there any iterations that do work?

https://money.cnn.com/2015/06/02/technology/make-battery-last-longer-batteriser/index.html

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batteroo_Boost

Also, are there any uses for old batteries?

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Berkeley can't enforce natural gas ban, federal court rules again (www.berkeleyside.org)
 

On Tuesday, Jan. 2, a federal appeals court declined to rehear the case of Berkeley’s ban on new natural gas hookups, which was struck down by a panel of judges in April 2023.

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Pluralistic: The real AI fight (27 Nov 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow (pluralistic.net)
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Last week's spectacular OpenAI soap-opera hijacked the attention of millions of normal, productive people and nonsensually crammed them full of the fine details of the debate between "Effective Altruism" (doomers) and "Effective Accelerationism" (AKA e/acc), a genuinely absurd debate that was allegedly at the center of the drama.

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Blaine City Council rocked by allegations the mayor has a conflict of interest in sports project - Minnesota Reformer (minnesotareformer.com)
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Chex Mix Pack Date? (midwest.social)
 

Does anyone know when Costco will be getting the boxes of Chex for making Chex mix? (Has the three varieties needed in one box.)

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How would you spend $20 million a year? (midwest.social)
 

Pretend the $20 million is guaranteed, and if anything will increase slightly over time.

What problems could be significantly improved for $20 million?

(I am dreaming of winning the $1.55 billion Powerball drawling. Then taking the lumpsum, posting taxes, investing, and spending 4% each and every year. I understand that the actual may be more, or less than the started amount.)

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Car registration scam? (midwest.social)
 

I have started to receive junk mail (actual junk mail) for a car I do not own.

I do not know what state it is registered in, but do know the make, model, and year of the car.

How do I check if there really is an unknown car registered to me? I assume it could be in any of the 50 states.

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What would get you "back to the office"? (midwest.social)
 

There are a lot of news articles about "back to the office", but they recirculate the same bad ideas. Let's provide some new ideas for the media to circulate. It may also have the effect of making the office less terrible.

I would like my work computer to do Windows updates lightning quick in the office. It currently takes weeks, in or out of the office. Stopping in for a day makes no difference, so there is no point. Now, if there was a point, I would go in.

What would get you in the office?

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