True, and then there’s the other side of the coin. Federation exposes you to trolls, nazis, and doxxing.

No we don’t. We need small instances, each with their own specific topics and communities that DO NOT share your information far and wide, like the fediverse does. I don’t think the fediverse model is the way forward.

You too ha ha oh my god I don’t want to do anything.

It’s the original 1977 release. It doesn’t even say “Episode 4” on the opening crawl. Star Wars was originally a stand-alone film, and regardless of what George Lucas says, there were no prequels and sequels. I get so angry when I think about how badly he fucked everything up since then.

There are 2K scans of the original theatrical prints available online. Highly recommended.

I’m so sick of this discussion. Your opinions and feelings don’t matter. The reality is you have a binary choice. Do you want A or do you want B? That’s the reality.

Regarding Gaza, do you want A) the current genocide, or B) a much bigger one? If you vote for a third party, you’re tipping the result towards B, because you were never voting for B in the first place.

Instead of voting for A, perhaps you could think of it as voting against B? Because those are the only two possible outcomes. Pick one.

I honestly think people left of center have lost their minds with this stuff.

I’m an ex-filmmaker and would be interested in your private tracker if u wanted to DM it to me.

If I want to watch a version of the original star wars trilogy without a bunch of wibbly wobbly CGI bullshit, do you know how hard that is?

This. A thousand times.

They should give MLS to the Mozilla Foundation in that case.

This suck big time. Many users of custom mobile phone ROMs are concerned with privacy, and use Mozilla Location Services as an alternative to Google. Not sure what other options are available right now.

Me neither. It didn’t age the way my mind imagined it before I heard it again.

Developer contribution requirement?

The Dems making mistakes and Greens being spoilers are not mutually exclusive.

Does this help?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Party_of_the_United_States#Criticism_and_controversies

I was looking at that one. They recommend diluting one part Zep with four parts water. So, yeah I figure it’s not flammable.

It’s one of these:

https://www.amazon.com/JEGS-Portable-20-Gallon-Solvent-Capacity/dp/B09VJLSFWM/

I had this album when it came out. We used to make fun of this band a little, but secretly liked them. They were definitely as heavy as everything else at the time. Also, they couldn’t speak much English. There was an interview with the bass player where he just kept saying the same thing over and over again.

US labor can’t really compete with the low cost of Chinese labor. On the other hand, it’s not like US automakers are making small affordable EVs, even though there is a demand for them. Imported Chinese EVs fill that niche and also contain things like strategic metals, rare earth magnets, and lithium battery tech. All of that is recyclable, and they want to sell it to America for super cheap prices. If we were smart, when these cars are done being cars, we’ll reuse and recycle these materials right here in the USA. That could be a growth industry unto itself.

That was the original plan. I was going to just extend the existing roof outward, but it would shed rain directly where you have to walk to get to the cars. You’d basically have to walk through a waterfall.

A flitch beam sounds interesting. The problem with 2-by timbers, like 10x2 or 12x2, is their thickness. A 12x2 would drop down 12 inches, and the highest point of my carport is only 8-feet high. In its 16-foot run, it has to drop at least 4 inches in order for water to run off. I can’t be using material as thick as 12x2. That’s why I was considering doubling or tripling some engineered wood. But at that point it seems like steel would be the same cost and better performing. I dunno. Like you said, I may have to talk to an engineer.