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Virtual show of hands:
How many here have read something true on a social media site like twitter, and thought, "That can't be true" -- then went to independent news media site only to have it confirmed?
If all the shit that is going on were in a movie, I would have turned it off as not being believable.
We have "leaders" calling a pandemic a hoax while rule of law is being shredded in front of political hacks looking to Nov.
We are way past the tipping point to real this all back in.
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If we are a democracy
- Why do we never vote for VP?
- Why do we allow party leaders to determine who candidates are? Seriously, in a democracy, why isn't the candidate pool all eligible citizens? Democracy needs no gate keepers.
- Why are special interest groups (parties) invested in government structure and elections?
- Why can't people see that vote blue no matter who is just more party before country?
- Why are there superstates?
- Why did good candidates drop out before voters had a say?
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Hey, I heard from a Bird that we don't care about wimmins here. Hopefully whoever it was that didn't like it here will not let the door hit 'em where the good lord split 'em.
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@Konj probably me. Even though I don't know you... good night!
@Tb12 Getting on all the state ballots would be a big job, tho.
I have good news, at least for me. The "lost for 20 days plz file a claim" Martin D-28 my dad sent me (Fedex) arrived today with no warning or fanfare. They sent it back to AZ, probably thinking that I was the shipper, because we used my account to pay for the shipping. But now I will be able to sleep without worrying about my dad having an aneurysm or beating the shit out of the next FedEx guy he sees... (the label had been damaged...)
@th3j35t3r All you learn from success is you don't have to work or pay attention to the details. Arguably this is "learning" but it's the wrong lesson.
@RandomUsr Failure rates are way down, but I guess it depends on your budget and data requirements. I'm a dinosaur still not keeping much in "The Cloud" since I don't trust those melonfarmers.
@RandomUsr My company runs databases on standard RAIDs, spinny platters and all. You can RAID SSD too, sort of - to protect against loosing a drive, though SSD is more reliable than magnetic. But if your stuff is already in a VM, just make sure you back up that VM regularly.
@evistre I'd call them my son/daughter's in-laws.
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#OffTopicWednesday - Watch at least the first 2 minutes >>
Scrubbed. Dangit. I didn't realize those launch windows were so very short! 5 minutes!
https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1mnxeQqjRqrxX
NASA live at Wallops for launch to ISS
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