LordOfTheChia

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[–] LordOfTheChia@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yup, it's interesting how so many of these universal ID for voting laws don't also include an easy, convenient, and free means for all citizens to get IDs.

[–] LordOfTheChia@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not just money, there's a risk that if Wagner is successful there, they could start recruiting from there more soldiers to send to Ukraine.

[–] LordOfTheChia@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (10 children)

Also there are fast food alternatives to McDonalds as well.

IMO, Wendy's has much better burgers. Haven't had Carl's Jr's in a long while but I remember their "$6 Burgers" were pretty good.

Burger King, the meat quality seems to have gone downhill. Like an unchewable but in each meat patty. They used to be my favorite.

Edit: the "$6 burger" is now called the thick burger since it now costs more than $6

[–] LordOfTheChia@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Do you have an issue with roofers protecting themselves? /s

[–] LordOfTheChia@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Indeed, folks need to get involved at the local level and primaries.

For those that complain about the first past the post voting, Alaska managed to pass ranked choice voting:

https://apnews.com/article/alaska-ranked-choice-voting-5ae6c163af2f8a70a8f90928267c4086

If you hate FPTP and the choices it gives you, don't just sit out the election, that's an inherent vote for the person you like the least. You can try to back a similar ranked choice measure in your state:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Alaska_Measure_2

[–] LordOfTheChia@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

They also included in the ruling that:

"Chief Justice Roberts determines that “official conduct,” which garners presumptive immunity under the Court’s framework, may not be used as evidence of other crimes when prosecuting former presidents."

https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-supreme-court-s-presidential-immunity-decision

My understanding, a president having an "official" meeting with his staff regarding commiting a crime that falls outside of his normal presidential duties is no longer admissible as evidence for the criminal act.

[–] LordOfTheChia@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

"Punch a dick in the head"

[LT]

"Punch a dickhead"

[RT]

[–] LordOfTheChia@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Primitive technology guy is making strides!

[–] LordOfTheChia@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

There's a thing called organizational death spiral. You don't have to down 100% of aircraft to cripple the Russian Air Force.

The less planes they have, the more they have to use the same aircraft, the more airframe stress that accumulates on those airframes, the fewer aircraft they have to rotate in during repairs and maintenance.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/02/29/shooting-down-11-russian-jets-in-11-days-ukraine-nudges-the-russian-air-force-closer-to-an-organizational-death-spiral/

Also:

https://breakingdefense.com/2023/10/russias-air-force-eating-into-aircraft-lifespans-with-no-easy-solution/

Modern Russian aircraft are designed for a 3,500 and 4,500 flight hour service life, and some for as many as 6,000. But the Soviet-era platforms were designed for 2,000 to 3,500 hours. Some models, such as the MiG-31, have been upgraded to extend service life, but most of the older models are nearing the end of their service lives with only 500 to 1,000 hours remaining.

[–] LordOfTheChia@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Reminds me of Coffee Stain Studio's trailer for the release of Goat MMO Simulator:

https://youtu.be/WAm5yxQA_HY

[–] LordOfTheChia@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

They should use AI to help the folks in medical billing.

An AI chatbot that will continually call the insurance company until your procedure gets reimbursed.

 

Intuit (Turbo Tax) and H&R Block are the main lobby against easy tax prep (spent millions per year), then the other 12 members of the ACTR are:

Tax Act

OnLine Taxes

Wolters Kluwer

Tax Hawk

Liberty Tax

Drake Software

Jackson Hewitt

also the following financial institutions:

Netspend

Republic Bank

TPG Santa Barbara

pathward

So who do you use that is not one of the 14 companies above (or owned/operated by them)?

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by LordOfTheChia@lemmy.world to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz
 
  • ‘This is the big test’: U.S. officials describe a new Ukrainian effort to sever Russia’s hold on the south.
  • U.S. officials describe a 3-point rationale for Ukraine’s new push.

Archive.is mirror:

https://archive.is/2023.07.26-224456/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/07/26/world/russia-ukraine-news

 

In late 2014, publisher Read-Only Memory released Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works, a history book covering the hardware, games and legacy of Sega's 16-Bit system. Featuring console diagrams and translated design documents, it serves as part art book, part history lesson and part interview collection. And you can read one of those interviews below. Read-Only Memory has provided Polygon with an excerpt — an interview with product designer Masami Ishikawa on how the hardware came about.

 

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