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Why do ICE/fake cops need silencers? (Los Angeles)

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  • Ah, yes, technically it's not a brand name like Kleenex, but it is a product name like aspirin.

    The Maxim silencer, invented by Hiram Maxim.

    • Why do ICE/fake cops need silencers? (Los Angeles)

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  • Yeah, looks like I was mostly right. It was invented by Hiram Maxim, and called the Maxim silencer.

    • Why do ICE/fake cops need silencers? (Los Angeles)

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  • Huh, I thought silencer was a brand name like Kleenex or aspirin.

    • Trump reportedly freezes out his defense secretary in Iran planning: ‘Nobody is talking to Hegseth’

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  • There's only one qualification required to be a DUI hire

    • Trump reportedly freezes out his defense secretary in Iran planning: ‘Nobody is talking to Hegseth’

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  • Hegseth is out of the team is advising him (which currently includes): Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Dan Caine.

    Parenthetical added for clarity, but not grammatically necessary.

    Either remove the 'is' or add which in front of it.

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  • One thing to note is that Apple will only replace the battery if the phone turns on. If the battery stops taking a charge and won't turn on, they'll tell you to get a new phone.

    • For me it's $20

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  • 2.5 royale with cheese meals

    • Florida attorney general calls for deportation of U.S. congresswoman

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  • Once the water levels start rising the alligators will have easier access

    • Shower thought: Rather than traffic speed signs telling drivers how fast they are going, they should post what the consequence is for their current speed.

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  • Raised pedestrian crossings are great at intersections and mid-block crosswalks.

    I think they're a little more difficult for car suspensions to dampen since they're wider/longer, so even American-sized SUVs and trucks have to slow down.

    • Steam Beta finally enables Proton on Linux fully, making Linux gaming simpler

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  • I haven't had any issues with my 3070, and HDR works fine on kde-arch

    • Doug Ford calls Netflix documentary on his brother Rob Ford ‘just disgusting’

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  • Rob was the Mayor of Toronto. Doug is the premier of Ontario, after losing the 2014 Toronto Mayor election.

    Rob (in)famously smoked crack cocaine, on video.

    • What do you even do at a gym?

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  • Also YMCA has income based pricing. Iirc it was like $50/year when I was working for minimum wage.

    • Jimothy

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  • Any Australians out there able to comment to tell us if Jim-o is a valid nickname?

    • Another productive meeting

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  • Oh America, what will you think up next?

    • Senator Josh Becker, who represents Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Mountain View, says he opposes California bill allowing multistory apartment buildings near transit stations

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  • Well that's the thing, this bill actually removes the minimum parking requirements. The opposition is just NIMBY

    • In old movies, it's only creepy rich people who have cameras in their house watching everything. Now everybody's creepy.

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  • Only time my dad ever had to check them was when the cleaning service repeatedly 'forgot' to clean the 2 bedrooms at the end of the hall. Only weirdos constantly monitor them.

    • Part 2 of car Raspberry pi 4 GPS project

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  • Fwiw, pi zeros have USB host & device/gadget modes, but I doubt a zero would have enough power to do what you need

    • Minnesota Shooting Suspect Allegedly Used Data Broker Sites to Find Targets’ Addresses

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  • Seems like there was more reporting on their clothing choice than on the person themselves.

    • Minnesota Shooting Suspect Allegedly Used Data Broker Sites to Find Targets’ Addresses

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  • It's where the term borked comes from

    • TIL the highest paid athlete of all time was Roman charioteer Gaius Appuleius Diocles, earning total ~$15 billion over his career

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  • I'd bet the resale value on the rolls Royce is better than the Nissan