Yes, but you also don't live in a country that you think was directly blessed by Jesus.
Welcome to America. First time?
So they're saying nothing's gonna stop them now?
SWITCHER!
I was explaining this to my daughter in quite simplified terms the other day- we evolved to taste sugar and enjoy it because finding a sweet edible plant meant we had a source of energy to help us hunt that day. Pretty useful if you're a hunter-gatherer.
So we seek out sugar. Now we can get it whenever we want it, in much more massive quantities than we are supposed to be processing. Most of us are addicted. I'm not an exception.
Same agent as used in anti-nail biting treatment coats Nintendo Switch game cartridges to help prevent children swallowing them
Take them down now, because if you wait and a big storm comes...
We started with 12. All of them much older than the house. Several came down before that happened in June after our roof got holes punched in it from falling branches during previous storms. It wasn't the only one that came down either.
Now we're down to 4.
Oh Indiana is awful and no one should come here.
But I'm still allowed to shit on Ohio due to my being a Hoosier.
Someone here on Lemmy told me that if I didn't rake my leaves, my lawn would just turn into dead grass and slime and yet our lawn is covered in green grass despite our happily assisting our oak trees with their annual attempted murder plan.
I'd say "enjoy no longer showering" but we all know they don't anyway.
Nah. Just your basic Nazi.
Then, on Nov. 2, 2024, he participated in a Nordic ritual, which included reciting a Nordic prayer and discussing the Norse god Odin.
Don't threaten me with a good time.
I don't know. Not according to that guy in the show.
No, but he did kill, or drive into exile or poverty and political irrelevance anyone who didn’t share his views.
Those people were also Spanish. The ones you condemn for what they did to your ancestors. So shouldn't you be in favor of that?
You know what there's no one really doing, or not anyone that young men are following?
Someone telling them they'll have more prospects if they just make female friends. Not friends that they expect to one day fuck, just friends that are women. So they know how to talk to women and treat them like human beings.
He's not even saying he should have left because he thinks the election was a fraud. He's saying he shouldn't have left because he did a good job.
Agreed, but I'll take that huge silver lining.
Hear me out: we have and she refuses to use it. Because that's how teenagers work.
Late for what exactly?
She's in online school.
I'm the one who is legally responsible for making sure she gets to class and doesn't get kicked out for truancy.
The above post has nothing to do with "objective facts" or the early history of Space Force. I thought that was your lane. Why have you stepped out of your lane?
Even if AI turns out to be a hype cycle, getting a lot of clean energy could make it worth the hassle.
> Meta has faced a setback in its plan to build data centers run on nuclear power. The FT reports that CEO Mark Zuckerberg told staff last week that the land it was planning to build a new data center on was discovered to be the home of a rare bee species, which would have complicated the building process.
With institutions shuttered around the world during the pandemic, a new cultural phenomenon has emerged: pet museums.
Something tells me they don't enjoy them, but...
Before I start, yes I know this is my fault for being cheap and I'm an idiot for using Apple products.
Now...
Some time ago, I realized that the only way I could make sure my kid would get up in the morning since she refuses to use an alarm clock was to shine a bright light on her. Since she has apparently become a nudist while in her room, this means I need a way to turn that light on without opening her door. In comes the smart bulb. I also decide to get a second for my office light because what the hell, but I'm not really interested in any other home automation.
iOS’ Homekit does not play well with many smart bulbs, so you have to be careful about what you buy- as I found out.
The first ones we got were Sylvania and it did say Homekit on the box, and they worked fine, except they were Bluetooth and I sometimes wasn’t able to get close enough for it to work. I kept at it for a few weeks, but I finally decided to spend a little extra on the WiFi bulbs.
So the first ones I bought at Menards, where I saved big money. It said there was an iOS app, but it did not say Homekit on the side. I assumed. Stupid me. No, if you want to do things like have it work with Siri, you have to do a bunch of individual commands and they are slow. No way. You also can't put it in Control Center to turn it on and off without using Siri. That only works with Homekit.
Next, I decided to order some online, but since I’m poor and cheap, I decided to save some money.
This is why you become at least marginally computer-savvy, kids. Although it will involve a great deal of swearing:
I got a decent deal on a couple of bulbs from what was obviously a Chinese company on Amazon. It said they were Homekit compatible and the reviews said they worked fine.
So, I order them. They come in a couple of days later. “AIYATO” brand smart bulbs. Maybe? I don’t remember the name. The instructions are two lines and suggest you just need Homekit, which you didn’t from the Sylvania bulb, you also need an installation app. But what the hell. Tried a few times. Didn’t work.
Clearly I need an app. So I go to the app store. No AIYATO app listed. Okay, I’ll go back to the order and see if anyone talks about how to get it to work in the reviews. Wait a second… it says the bulb is DoHome brand. I wonder if THEY have an app?
Yes. Yes they do.
I download the app, do the stupid registration thing so that China now has access to everything I own, and it tells me to look for the name of the bulb brand as a Wifi access point. There are only two access points available. My router, and another one which starts with CozyLife. That’s the only thing it could possibly be. So I join it and tell the app.
It doesn’t work. That’s not the right Wifi name. ARGH. I try a couple of times. I do a hard reset of the light like the horrible Engrish troubleshooting says to. Still no. Finally I think: maybe there is a CozyLife app? Oh. There is. Download and install that? I create a new login for the Chinese to have access to everything I own and...
It installs the light? Yes! Homekit installs the light after I annoyingly have to unscrew the bulb, take a picture of the QR code on the side and then screw it back in? Yes!
Does it work with Siri? Yes!
Does it work with Siri on my watch? Well… nothing’s perfect. But it works with the home app on my watch. Close enough.
But yes. Clearly the same Chinese smart bulb company has at least three different names and I had to figure out the right name to use but that was never made clear anywhere, along with instructions on the box that did not work.
Now the really scary part: they also, according to their app, make a smart space heater.
Here is his instrumental track The Edge, the one Dre sampled. You'll probably recognize what he sampled almost immediately even if you're only barely aware of his work (like me).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y05mMRJrUnE
We visited my 83-year-old mom yesterday and let her know that we were going to use my dual citizenship to get to the UK to protect my queer daughter if Trump wins. She didn't like the idea but didn't say much. Then a short time ago I got this email.
> Dear [MY NAME] > >I know you are very worried about [DAUGHTER]'s safety if Trump wins. Here is what I want to say: > >You have lived in a very privileged, unusual time with more stability than usual. People in the US and elsewhere have been able to say publicly who and what they are. > >That was not true for much of history and for at least half of my life. > >What did people do before? > >They hid who they were, with few exceptions. > >We are in a time of transition, and there may be no safe place in the world. > >Certainly not England or Europe (both are becoming more fascist). > >The best way to protect [DAUGHTER] is to teach her she may have to choose how public or private she is in the near future. > >Up until now, you have helped her be public about who she is. > >That privilege may be over. > >And it may have given her a false impression. > >If Trump wins, all of us are going to have to decide between resistance and safety. > >To be safe, just obey the (new) rules. > >Being hysterical just draws attention--the worst thing in a dictatorship. > >Hiding can be literal (like building a false wall in your house) or political (like staying quiet and unobtrusive.) > >Let's wait and see what happens in this election before deciding how to protect [DAUGHTER].. > >Love, >Mom
Not only is my mother apparently blissfully unaware that queer people who were closeted got thrown in jail for it all the time anyway. She also seems to be unaware that my daughter has no problem telling people she's queer. She has no problem with me doing it and sharing things like pictures of her girlfriend with friends and family online.
Which means that Trump's administration could very easily figure out who she is.
But yeah, my mother thinks the solution to protecting my daughter from Trump is for her to go into the closet and hope no one finds out.
For fuck's sake. I know she's an old lady, but it's 2024.
What would she say if my daughter's mother was Latina? Wear pancake makeup and color contacts? Change her name to something not-Spanish?
I'm not even going to bother replying.
