Ummm…. American weapons can be found in every nation on Earth. Pretty sure Russia is using some in Ukraine.

I was just about to post this.

I’m 37 and have long believed I will never actually be able to retire, and yet a large chunk of what I earn goes to so called retirement!

I’ll be honest, I had forgotten MySpace was a thing back then. Every single page I went to was gaudy as hell and took forever to load on my dial up connection at the time. I’m a little surprised they’re still around. And damn, it looks a lot different!

RHEL is dead easy to pirate. https://developers.redhat.com/products/rhel/overview A developer account is needed (it’s free) but after that you’re golden.

For about the last 15 years, I would agree with the school board’s lawyers. At this point is is kinda an occupational hazard, kinda like vehicle accidents are for me as a truck driver.

Should it be normalized? I would say too late. Should teachers be payed more as a result? I’m a little surprised anyone is will to take the job as is even if the wages were doubled.

School board can’t do much except try to minimize the current threat and teachers aren’t allowed to do anything to minimize the threat going forward, lest they be accused of indoctrinating children. So, ya, it’s an occupational hazard.

There are a whole slew of ways to look at this depending on what “glasses” you like to wear, and also the type of work involved. I work in grocery logistics, moving groceries from where they are produced to the store where you buy them. Here’s a few from my “lens”:

• They are looking at the long term office space leases they are stuck with.
• In person training tends to be more effective ( I remember reading a study on this, but can’t currently find it.)
• Most people suck at communicating effectively. Proximity seems to improve this. (Personal observation)
• Community (It is far easier to “other” someone that you rarely or never meet in person. Not so easy if they are showing you pictures of their kids every day. “Sally just got a new particle accelerator! Isn’t she so lovely! This is her sinking Manhattan!”)
• Leadership (I have to come into work to do my job. My boss’s job though is mostly paperwork. He could do his job from home but why should I care what he has to say if he isn’t in the same mud as me?)

My thought on this is if you want the flexibility of working from home, that’s fine. But don’t expect me to give a damn about what you think. The job is rough enough without an uninformed opinion trying to mess things up worse.

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Whoops, sorry! I keep forgetting The NY Times has two share buttons.

Try this link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/opinion/child-labor-laws.html?unlocked_article_code=A2x6Sd7gac3JXDsMRmWPk-nESPjtUMa839ytmhdPCylfzNqBVNCcXlDJrhCDCzloH5pq6TQ04Dg8iEblUN8e5PGwyuh6mdTgszlvBx3iC9KmZSF_N_Wb3eR4hFXmyU-27Nzlp4pDltujzJpLkKbYn3slmM58Guse6tuedLNZCdlhBZmOr7QLS4YktNuQS0sjQS_JYQHpxRM8Y_V0l2ehjlMYwA1XZ6p3FEsEbfA087ipLzhe4Hm7B5yiW6mRxlm7aRDPcTPlcws92DUTzRSAE--CSmblq4Z74_fHC2pLCkvLK49a9ds1dHhc23CCGN7HdhT9H9uEHCd5jFw&smid=url-share

It’s a nationwide company, mostly doing less then truckload hauls. Mostly saw them around bigger cities. Teamsters outfit, like most of the LTL companies. When I first started in the trucking industry it was called YRC, I think.

https://youtu.be/rY0WxgSXdEE

Was wondering how long it would take.

Does anyone actually use LXD? I never could figure out the deal with this.

My biggest problem has always been the available range. The charging infrastructure in the South is largely nonexistent and I work 60 miles from my house. The only way I could go electric would be to gut and rewire my house to add a charger (The 120v one wouldn’t cut it) and have a way to top up the charge at work during the winter. The cost of the car itself is only half the problem for me.

I was looking real hard at the Lightning when it came out and was about to pull the trigger on the truck and everything associated with it when the towing range came out. Yikes! I haven’t been that disappointed in a long while.

So I figured. I’m all for the 2nd Amendment, but the fear-mongering on both sides of the aisle really needs to stop.

Here’s an idea! Don’t trust Google or rely on their products.

Damn, that meme is cursed. I feel like I need to wash my eyes with bleach now.

One of my senators (Senator Tubberville) is attempting to force his religious beliefs onto the military. Specifically he seems to have a problem with the military supporting family planning. To do that he has been holding up confirmations of military officers. As a result of his actions, we have lost out on a new military base, our nation’s national security has been put at risk and he has made Alabama an even bigger laughingstock than it already was.

As you may have guessed, I am not a fan of his.

So…. Are the Republicans in Colorado trying to ensure a Democratic Party victory?

Ain’t that the damned truth!

Good bot!

In other, unrelated news, VPN’s are experiencing an unexpected spike in traffic. More at 5.