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computer scientist, bicyclist, whitewater canoeist, active transportation advocate

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The way to streamline operations would be hiring enough prosecutors and immigration judges to handle the case load quickly enough to achieve due process. Firing a bunch of the agents sweeping up people into detention would help, too

14.02.2026 00:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Where had caller put the snow they just cleaned off the car? Surely not onto the neighbor's sidewalk?

27.01.2026 03:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So, zone 5 complains about not being plowed. But zone 4 complains about being plowed, because the snowplow plowed them in. You can't win

26.01.2026 17:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

City EMS does bill city residents. The major insurance carriers treat them as out-of-network (highter co-pay)

26.01.2026 17:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

yes. Not only that, they are out-of-network to the major insurance plans.

26.01.2026 13:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah, they were on Schenley Drive and Circuit Rd this afternoon, too. Looked like fun. Plus, they are not putting anyone else at risk, so if priority isn't zero, it should be low.

26.01.2026 01:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I haven't seen this one, but I get a lot of invitations for meetings, conferences, and journals that are formatted like the ones I know and respect -- but when I look a little deeper they're marginal at best.

25.01.2026 14:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Who actually gets the "dues" for the "Board of Peace"? Is it another slush fund to be spent at will of its head? If it were in escrow to fund, say, construction of basic housing and utility infrastructure in Palestine, it might make sense. But probably it isn't.

21.01.2026 01:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wear thick socks. Two pairs, even three pairs. You know that more socks will keep you warmer. Wear as many socks as you can possibly cram into your boots.

Circulation? Who needs circulation? Blood circulation to the toes is overrated

20.01.2026 04:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Doesn't ActBlue vet the organizations it collects for?

20.01.2026 04:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

... only the gold ones

17.01.2026 18:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I have a vintage Presidential Sports Award patch, which seems like it would be especially appealing to him. What do you suppose he'd give me for it?

17.01.2026 18:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's not like this is a surprise. We've known for almost 18 years that the number of US kids turning 18 this year will be down from previous years. Ditto for next year. etc

17.01.2026 17:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What's sauce for the goose ... Time for impose additional 25% (30%?) tariffs on US for as long as US threatens Greenland. Alternatively, refuse to export anything to the US. When the people who exercise real power lose access to LVMH, Gucci, and Rolex, they'll take action

17.01.2026 17:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Good for the bystanders!

17.01.2026 17:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What the heck do we do now?

12.01.2026 14:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Caller does not like this. But I'm with the neighbor. Loud is loud, nevermind the genre

06.01.2026 18:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Actually, per Wikipedia today ...
88% Republican (2024)
98.7% white (2010)
Median household income $15,805, third lowest in nation
Govt benefits account for 53% of personal income (2009)

03.03.2025 13:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Rolling Stone is reporting that someone has released into the wild the email address that's supposed to be receiving all these messages, and that non-governmental workers are spamming it with vulgar and obscene responses. Just sayin'

25.02.2025 18:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Failure to modernize may be the salvation of us all, because so many of the systems are still in COBOL, which the young cowboys probably can't handle

25.02.2025 18:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

But it's better than LaTeX, in which you write a program to produce your document.

09.02.2025 21:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

At the beginning of Trump's first term, he shut down a bunch of public databases with valuable historical data, like climate data. I'm hoping that people are now downloading all available such data in order to preserve it. Much of what's being reported here may be this sort of data preservation.

02.02.2025 20:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0