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I think Harris could have had a more nuanced answer than, "Fracking, fuck yeah!" But it's a damn shame that, to win the electoral college you have to be all drill, baby drill.
Although that's politics... "It's great to be here in Chicken Fark, Arkansas! I know, in the past, I have been accused by my opponent of being opposed to chicken farking. But I'm here today to tell you that, if elected, I promise to fark more chickens than any president in history!"
Still voting for Harris, obviously.
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I'm assuming open houses aren't a thing in Belgium? In the US, it's no big deal to walk in to an open house and just tell the agent that you live in the neighborhood, like the house and have always wanted to see the inside. They're usually pretty chill about that.
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On Mastodon, too. Some of my more niche interests are better represented there since Mastodon has more active users than Lemmy.
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Ubuntu 9.04, because of WUBI (anyone remember that?). Unstable as hell, but allowed you to run a near bare metal Linux install without the hassle of setting up dual-booting and a separate partition. Liked Ubuntu it so much that I soon replaced Windows completely. Currently running Debian, so I haven't strayed far from the family.
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For the record, the problem in Norway was that government programs to encourage electric vehicle ownership were too successful and incentivized people to drive instead of use transit. Also, the financial incentives for purchasing electric cars mostly went to people who were already wealthy.
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Better before. The brick gave the facade character. The "modernized" exterior is bland and weird.
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I have this one. It's hurricane force when turned up all the way. never had a problem pushing anything with it.
I also recently bought an electric hedge trimmer, which I love. Should have bought one years ago, it saves so much time compared to hand clippers.
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46 at present. Furry porn sites that weren't tagged NSFW, memes, shitposting, a number of communities from the h... server (you know the one), tankie communities.
I'm subscribed to a lot of communities, too, but I still use the all feed for discovery.
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It's not that bad, the macros are just front end apps. Our data is housed in a real, enterprise class database.
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We do have developers on our team. They write Excel macros :). I work in data integration, so it isn't as simple as building a more robust tool. We still need infrastructure support or our tool doesn't do anything.
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Another confirmation here. At my previous job, I was they guy who built Access databases and wrote VBA code. While not ideal, it was a very small business (less than 10 employees) and it was fit for purpose.
When I got a new job at a company with almost 3,000 employees, I was like, "Finally, I'll be working somewhere that has proper IT resources." Ha! I soon find out that my department runs critical business infrastructure with Excel macros. And we have a proper IT department.
As everyone has already said, if IT resources are in short supply (or the wait is too long, or building projects with IT support is a PITA), then people will build systems with the tools they have at hand. And that's often MS Office.
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I would say Mastodon already has. I've been spending a lot of time there over last few weeks and there's more content than I can consume. Breaking news stories are covered well, including live blogging, although a lot of that content is cross-posed from Xitter. Plenty of people to follow, including authors, photographers, journalists and scientists. An increasing number of media outlets have a presence there, as well.
Xitter still has an order of magnitude more users, but Mastodon is mostly Nazi-free (which is nice).
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Came here to say the same thing. The tone of the debate is not going to improve with the bomb-throwing toddler onstage with the rest of the clown show.
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It’s a cult. MAGAts need deprogramming, not negative ads.
And this particular group are not good guys, either.
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I have Mount Char on my to read list, but Time War was a dnf for me. Just could not get into it.
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What did you expect the fine people in his district to do, vote for the Democrat?
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The only strategic thinking that McCarthy seems capable of is, "How can I keep my job today?"
He could have been more bipartisan, he could have made deals across the aisle, he could have reigned in some of the clownshow investigations his side of the aisle have been promoting. He might have been able to put together a centrist coalition that would have neutered the Freedumb Caucus. But McCarthy, like most Congressional Republicans, is incapable of complex thought.
And now he's stuck. If he makes a deal with the Democrats to avert a shutdown he loses his job. If there's an extended government shutdown a lot of Republicans are going to lose their jobs next year. Not to mention the pain a shutdown will cause to ordinary Americans (as if any Republican cared about that).
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Yep, nothing but the best snake oil for the rubes. Republicans love their crooked businessmen.
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Not going to downvote you because your tastes are your tastes. But it's kind of sad that the artists you like can't come up with more than one or two good songs per album. Or maybe it's the industry itself since so few people buy albums. When I used to buy albums my favorite song was never the hit single.
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Linda Ronstadt - What’s New (that will throw a few folks off the trail)
Not really, your tastes are very similar to mine. Although "What's New" was just a gateway drug and now my music library is full of albums by Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Anita O'Day, Carmen McRae, Joao Gilberto, Frank Sinatra and more.
The [North American Aviation T-28 Trojan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_T-28_Trojan) is a radial-engine military trainer aircraft used by the United States Air Force and United States Navy from 1950 to 1984. Photographed at the Cascade Warbirds Air Show, Kelso Washington, August 2006
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/4693864 > [Southern Pacific #4449](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Pacific_4449) at Portland Union Station. The locomotive will depart with an excursion train the following morning. > > Photographed in Portland Oregon, September 2006.
[Southern Pacific #4449](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Pacific_4449) at Portland Union Station. The locomotive will depart with an excursion train the following morning. Photographed in Portland Oregon, September 2006.
plus.thebulwark.com
A good in-depth discussion of media bias in political reporting, or why is it that Biden voters are encouraged to understand an empathize with Trump voters but Trump voters are never asked to understand Biden voters?
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/4208955 > [Spokane, Portland and Seattle #700](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spokane,_Portland_and_Seattle_700) on the turntable at Union Pacific's Brooklyn Yard in Portland. When this photograph was taken in September 2006, both SP&S 700 and SP 4449 were housed in the Brooklyn roundhouse. Neither the roundhouse nor the turntable remain, but 700 and 4449 now reside in the publicly accessible [Oregon Rail Heritage Center](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Rail_Heritage_Center).
Photographed at Portland International Airport, Portland Oregon, June 2007
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/4061448 > Another locomotive from Portland & Western's collection of first generation diesels, this SD9 still shows its unmistakable Southern Pacific heritage. Built in April 1955, this loco was celebrating its 51st birthday when this photo was shot in April 2006 at the St. Helens yard.
Another locomotive from Portland & Western's collection of first generation diesels, this SD9 still shows its unmistakable Southern Pacific heritage. Built in April 1955, this loco was celebrating its 51st birthday when this photo was shot in April 2006 at the St. Helens yard.
A sibling of the famous Boeing 707 airliner, the [KC-135](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_KC-135_Stratotanker) was a regular sight at PDX until the Air National Guard tanker base was closed in 2006. This aircraft entered service in 1959. Photographed at Portland International Airport, Portland Oregon, September 2005
The [McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F/A-18_Hornet) is an all-weather supersonic, twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole combat aircraft, designed as both a fighter and attack aircraft (hence the F/A designation). This aircraft was in service with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 134 (VMFA-134). Registration #162433. Photographed at Portland International Airport (PDX) in June 2006.
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/3141578 > At the time of this photo, [Union Pacific 3985](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pacific_3985), a Challenger class 4-6-6-4, was the largest operating steam locomotive in existence. This locomotive was donated by Union Pacific to a museum and has been replaced in excursion service by an even larger 4-8-8-4 Big Boy locomotive. > > Photographed in September 2005 at the UP Albina Yard. Portland, Oregon.
At the time of this photo, [Union Pacific 3985](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pacific_3985), a Challenger class 4-6-6-4, was the largest operating steam locomotive in existence. This locomotive was donated by Union Pacific to a museum and has been replaced in excursion service by an even larger 4-8-8-4 Big Boy locomotive. Photographed in September 2005 at the UP Albina Yard. Portland, Oregon.
This aircraft is currently airworthy and on exhibit at the [Lyon Air Museum](https://lyonairmuseum.org/exhibits/airplanes/boeing-b-17-flying-fortress/) in Santa Ana, California. Photographed at Hillsboro Airport, Hillsboro Oregon, May 2005.
The [Grumman F7F Tigercat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_F7F_Tigercat) is a heavy fighter aircraft that served with the United States Navy (USN) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) from late in World War II until 1954. It was the first twin-engine fighter to be deployed by the USN. While the Tigercat was delivered too late to see combat in World War II, it saw action as a night fighter and attack aircraft during the Korean War. Photographed at the 2005 Chino Air Show, Chino California, May 2005
Willamette & Pacific 2308 assists the Lewis & Clark Explorer after one of the the RDCs suffered a mechanical failure. WPRR 2308 is an EMD GP39-2 built in 1974 for the Santa Fe Railroad. Photographed August 2005 in St. Helens, Oregon
The [Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress) is a four-engined heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). Fast and high-flying for a bomber of its era, the B-17 was used primarily in the European Theater of Operations and dropped more bombs than any other aircraft during World War II. Photographed at the 2005 Chino Air Show, Chino California, May 2005
Two McDonnell Douglas AV-8B+ Harriers (165398 and165385) on the taxiway at PDX. The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) [AV-8B Harrier II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_AV-8B_Harrier_II) is a single-engine ground-attack aircraft that constitutes the second generation of the Harrier family, capable of vertical or short takeoff and landing. Photographed at Portland International Airport (KPDX) in August 2010.
PPCX (SP) 6304 in fresh paint and unpowered in a freight train consist. The loco is moving south to head an excursion in Northern California. Later in the decade, 6304 operated for a few years on a short line in Idaho/Eastern Washington. To the best of my search engine skills, this loco fell off the face of the earth in 2011, although I recall reading that it may be stored in Canada under private ownership. Hope this beauty is still intact. Photographed at Lake Yard, Portland Oregon, July 2005
I occasionally come across content in my feed that I think would be of interest to one of the small communities that I participate in. Think photo or article, not something personal. Is it appropriate for me to crosspost the content? Without asking the OP? What about if I ask but the OP never responds? Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
No official announcement yet, but today's point release has gone live. I just updated 112 packages.
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