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  • Border Patrol agent's texts after he shot a Chicago woman five times will be released, judge rules

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  • I'm very glad to hear that! Thank you for correcting me on this.

  • China bankrolling Putin’s war to gain advantage over West, MPs told

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  • China is successfully preparing Russia as a vassal state of China. Putin and Kim Jong-Un will be sitting next to each other as equals at the kids table at a meeting in China in the years ahead.

  • Is the Raspberry Pi Still an Affordable SBC? I Don't Think So

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  • For instance analogue IO would be very welcome for many purposes.

    I have a handful of the original Raspberry Pi A and B models that have analog audio built in (with 3.5mm jack) and they're still in use today because of that built in analog audio out. Also honorable mention to the original Pi Zero which had the logic (but not the header pins) for NTSC out. I have a couple of those in use too because of their NTSC out capabilities.

  • Penisgate erupts at Olympics; scandal exposes risks of bulking your bulge

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  • The byline at the bottom of the article jumped out at me:

    This is a professional journalist and doctor of microbiology. She has spent many many years in education and practice to reach her level of knowledge and ability. Then some editor says "hey I need 1500 words in a story we want you to write covering dudes injecting their junk for cosmetics and athletic performance enhancement. Can you have it done by Tuesday?". I can just imagine her eyerolling as she accepted the task. Dr. Beth Mole, don't worry. We still respect your credentials and achievements and understand you just have to pay the bills too.

  • Border Patrol agent's texts after he shot a Chicago woman five times will be released, judge rules

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  • If the text messages of Agent Exum show deep remorse for the killing or immense anger with the system that put him in the position he needed to kill then I think that would reflect well on Agent Exum.

    If instead it shows him making jokes about the victim or boasting about the killing then, yes, Agent Exum's reputation will be further sullied.

    The government is telegraphing what the tone of his text messages are even before they are being released.

  • Nebraska lawmakers vote to reduce minimum wage for workers under 20

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  • pass the asvab.

    Oh man, I made a mistake taking the ASVAB. I had no plans of joining the military, but was encouraged to take the test anyway. I got 99s or 97s in all the general categories and a 99 in Electronics (my program of study at the time). I had Air Force and Navy recruiters chasing me for months. Navy recruiter said he wanted me for a nuclear technician. It took close to a year for the last attempt to contact me ended.

  • Nebraska lawmakers vote to reduce minimum wage for workers under 20

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  • In Nebraska you're old enough to vote or die for your country at age 18 or 19, but don't you dare think you're worthy of earning the regular adult minimum wage.

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    At National Prayer Breakfast, Hegseth Says US Soldiers Gain Salvation by Dying for ‘Christian Nation’

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  • Just a heads’ up — I get these messages, not Hegseth.

    You understand that in that context (because of how the headline is worded) the response is to Hegseth and not you, right?

    When I'm replying to a headline a person posted, I'll specifically address the person in the article by name, but I wanted to let you know that most people aren't going to think you're a Nazi because you're posting a new article about a Nazi's behavior.

  • Trump Reportedly Demanded His Name on Penn Station in Exchange for Unfreezing Tunnel Project Funds

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  • I'm not understanding why he would want the station to be renamed "Orange Turd Station"?

  • A rant about feelings

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  • I recognize the stigma that professional help can carry (especially with older generations). We were not raised with the idea that we didn't have every tool, knowledge, and ability to address every mental or emotional challenge that we might get faced with. This realization is what helped me.

    That being said, recently the topic of counseling came up in conversation on an unrelated situation, and she made it clear that she is not fond of the idea. If we find ourselves in a situation where we can’t communicate healthily, I will propose couples counseling.

    Perhaps use this line of thinking when talking to her: If there is a water leak occurring somewhere in your house and large puddles are randomly appearing on the floor, would you or your wife just start tearing into the wall or instead would you call a professional plumber that has the tools and experience to know how to address this situation? Why would we think with zero training each of use would be equal to a plumbing professional? We simply aren't. Its the same thing with mental health. While there are some issues we are capable of addressing on our own, there are simply some jobs that we're not equipped for and not calling a professional can lead to no fix, but amateur efforts to address it make the problem worse than it was to begin with.

  • Family sues Nebraska police over fatal shooting of depressed teenager: The family says officers shot their son dead within 30 seconds of unlawfully entering their home.

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  • There has to be enough motivation for them to get rid of bad cops before they become a problem, not after.

    I'm understand where you're going with this statement in spirit, but not in execution. An officer is only a problem after they have done harm to the public for which they serve. How then could a department get rid of a bad officer before this bad behavior presents itself?

  • A rant about feelings

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  • I spiraled in my attempt to find the “right” answer, to the point that I did not stop to consider that there is no right answer.

    An extension on the idea here is that we frequently are searching for the "best" answer, when in fact what we're looking for is the "least worse" answer. As in, there are no good choices and from those you have to choose from and you're left with the choice that has the fewest negatives. I think this is an important distinction because if choosing "the best answer" still negatively affects some groups they will be resentful that others saw their loss as "the best answer". Instead if this is reframed as the "least worse" answer, its acknowledging that this choice causes some level of harm to them, but works to communicate it is the least amount of harm collectively to all groups and the apology that comes along with it.

    I need to take a step back and figure out how I can communicate with her in a way that does not burden her and let her know that I am here for her.

    I agree with you on this. Also consider she is feeling equally anxious about this situation (or others you have no idea about!) and that she too is holding back talking to you because she's trying to spare your feelings or protect you emotionally. I would recommend seeking a professional counselor for guidance as a path for both of you to have a way to communicate important ideas with one another yet still being able to be gentle in the delivery.

  • Several fall ‘deathly ill’ from suspected Las Vegas bio lab

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  • "Are you going to get vaccinated against the Vegas Virus or are you going to roll the dice?"

    "Blakloclovier vaccine against the Vegas Virus shows strong protection. Always bet on Blak"

    "Don't cash out early on life. Get vaccinated"

  • Family sues Nebraska police over fatal shooting of depressed teenager: The family says officers shot their son dead within 30 seconds of unlawfully entering their home.

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  • My suggestion (though I’m open to any idea that works) is fines/penalties/settlements for shit like this comes out of their retirement funds.

    My favorite reform approach is for law enforcement officers being required to carry professional insurance. Police are often referring to themselves as professionals. Let them carry insurance like doctors do for malpractice or professional engineers do.

    To ease the transition, I propose that the department cover the base insurance premiums for each officer. If an officer has a judgment against them that raises their insurance premiums, the officer is now responsible for paying for the overage out of their own pocket. If the officer continues to exhibit behavior that results in judgments against them, their premiums will continue to rise eventually to the point where the bad officer cannot afford the overage premiums and will then have to stop working as police because they are not carrying the required insurance. So bad officers will self select out.

    There's also another angle where the base premiums will likely be calculated based upon the entire department. If there is a badly behaved officer, this will raise the base rate of all officers too, so the department has a financial incentive to get rid of bad officers because they are too expensive.

  • A rant about feelings

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  • I have nothing to offer you except my attention and my sympathy. I can clearly see you're struggling with immense challenges physically, emotionally, financially, and socially.

    The one thing I might be able to offer is: there is no objectively right choice that you just have to search for, and therefore not finding it is not a failure on your part.

    As much as we want to make "the right choices" in life, that exercise comes with the added complication of answering the question "the right choice for whom?". That itself is a very difficult question, because as you've pointed out, some of those are zero sum. For one person to win another might have to lose. What is fair? What is "right"? There are no absolute answers to these questions.

    However, be proud of what you and your wife have gone through so far. That took immense effort and sacrifice!

  • CEO of Palantir Says AI Means You’ll Have to Work With Your Hands Like a Peasant

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  • after decimating the indigenous americans that have been here more than 10k years.

    No argument on the truthfulness of your statement, but I'm not sure what that has to do with the premise of society enforcing the thought that the rich are rich because of god.

  • Chess player challenges you like a Pokemon trainer meme

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  • "Trainer uses the Sicilian Defense! Its very effective!"

  • CEO of Palantir Says AI Means You’ll Have to Work With Your Hands Like a Peasant

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  • CEO of Palantir Says AI Means You’ll Have to Work With Your Hands Like a Peasant

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  • I have never intentionally put words in your mouth. The best I can figure after rereading our entire thread is that you're jumping around on different points but giving no clues in the conversation you're doing that. As in, I'm responding to one of your points, but you're providing a rebuttal for a completely different point of your own.

    In this conversation I've been trying to restate what I'm seeing as your interpretation in an attempt to confirm we're communicating, but then I get another response indicating we're not communicating.

    There's two possibilities I see as to whats happening here:

    • your thesis and points are not logically consistent

    OR

    • we are simply not able to communicate effectively with one another today

    For the purposes of civility, I'm not going to make a judgment one which one these it is. I'll let you give your downvote button a rest and simply bow out talking more with you today. Maybe in the future we'll have better luck with one another.

  • Superbowl @lemmy.world
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    Video: When A Barn Owl And Great Horned Owl Meet

  • RetroGaming @lemmy.world
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    How Many Phones Sport a 5 and 1/4 Diskette Drive? This One.

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  • Commodore 64 @lemmy.world
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    C64 spotted at Universal Studios Orlando

  • TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name @lemmy.world
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    Chief O'Brien has the most wholesome Holosuite programs