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Polling for those who care re Harris. https://www.latimes.com/projects/kamala-harris-approval-rating-polls-vs-biden-other-vps/
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Meanwhile in NZ, it's "how to destroy your career in seconds," https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/301040387/scotties-security-camera-footage-emerges-of-exgreen-golriz-ghahraman I give her a solid 1/10 on her technique, she couldn't have looked more guilty if she tried.
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Youtube is now attacking you with a denial of service of your own hardware if you use adblockers https://www.pcgamer.com/its-not-jus...on-ad-blockers/
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I checked on the uBlock Origin subreddit. The uBO maintainers say this was caused by a bug in AdBlock (the extension), and uBlock Origin wasn't affected. Victory?
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Whatever it is they did it made me switch to Edge and it's like Chrome but better. I thought it was just Chrome being slow.
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Mustang posted:Whatever it is they did it made me switch to Edge and it's like Chrome but better. I thought it was just Chrome being slow. Hate to be the bearer of bad news https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/microsoft-edge-chromium-1ce9507c-f09d-4de6-a706-eb52f46be90c
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I already knew that, and Microsoft has put it to better use. And Edge isn't as much of a resource hog as Chrome. Click of one button in Edge and it imported all my bookmarks and extensions from Chrome.
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Comrade Blyatlov posted:Meanwhile in NZ, it's "how to destroy your career in seconds," quote:Wellington-based store, Cre8iveworx, emailed other businesses in the city on Monday saying they believed Ghahraman was in the premises in October last year. 
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Mustang posted:I already knew that, and Microsoft has put it to better use. And Edge isn't as much of a resource hog as Chrome. Bing is also better than Google as a search engine now, which is not an endorsement of either product.
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Tythas posted:Youtube is now attacking you with a denial of service of your own hardware if you use adblockers quote:Yeah I've been deleting poo poo randomly thinking it was my storage space problem. lmao
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Edge also doesn't do nearly as much shady poo poo with your data as Chrome does. Of course, your data is getting scoped regardless of what you do, but Microsoft is slightly more trustworthy about it because they don't desperately need the money like Google does.
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Kith posted:Edge also doesn't do nearly as much shady poo poo with your data as Chrome does. Of course, your data is getting scoped regardless of what you do, but Microsoft is slightly more trustworthy about it because they don't desperately need the money like Google does. Also, let's be honest here, Microsoft probably has your data already because they're Microsoft. They don't need Edge to get it from you.
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Vincent Van Goatse posted:Also, let's be honest here, Microsoft probably has your data already because they're Microsoft. They don't need Edge to get it from you. Microsoft probably has less info on me than Google or Facebook. They tried with Windows Phone but that didn’t work. They tried with Bing Up Your rear end(tm) but that didn’t work. They tried with Internet Explorer 6…and okay that did work for a minute but it wasn’t actively harvesting data like Zuck.
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Internet Explorer 6 was discontinued almost sixteen years ago. Any information they gathered is desperately out of date.
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CBJSprague24 posted:https://twitter.com/MuellerSheWrote/status/1747077811838533842?t=qPNr1ETURRGhi_rlJa9xMQ&s=19 Iowa picks losers. They picked Huckabee for president previously.
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Platystemon posted:Internet Explorer 6 was discontinued almost sixteen years ago. My porn preference have not changed really.
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CommieGIR posted:Iowa picks losers. They picked Huckabee for president previously. And Ted Cruz. And Rick Santorum. I mean, Trump is going to win the Republican nomination, but yeah, Iowa has nothing to do with it.
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fknlo posted:Donald Trump's death, even if something 1000000% without question his fault and caught from 60 angles in 4k, will lead to conspiracies and actions from his supporters that we can't even dream of at this point in time. Looking forward to the thinkpieces discussing why we need to make Trump immortal to avoid the possibility of any reaction from his supporters
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Platystemon posted:Trump said last week, of his running mate, lol it's going to be Biden because he thinks if he names Biden as his VP then he wins by default
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Quackles posted:The uBO maintainers say this was caused by a bug in AdBlock (the extension), and uBlock Origin wasn't affected. If you want to go out of your way to give credence to Google's argument for blocking adblockers this is the way to do it
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I've not had any problems with ublock origin. I don't get youtube ads, and I'm pretty satisfied with it's performance elsewhere.
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Kesper North posted:The utility even has a good reason for it, PSE said it was because major NG storage facility in eastern WA had rats in their fiber closet or something and they had to revert to manual operations until it's fixed. That just makes their incompetency and failure to invest their lucrative public-private partnership money and tax incentives into maintaining critical infrastructure sound even worse.
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AreWeDrunkYet posted:Not discounting that she has her flaws, but the electorate sure does seem quick to jump on women politicians. Like Clinton was also obviously personally flawed, but the level of personal vitriol she got way surpassed any number of scumbags who happened to be men. Its 100% possible to elevate female candidates who represent their constituents who don't also have terrible politics and awful baggage. But both political parties seem to prefer cringe white dudes for some reason. Maybe not the best example, but AOC would be a much better 2024 VP pick, but I really doubt the Biden Campaign's and thus by extension the DNC's ability to choose and elevate likeable candidates let alone likable women.
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Didn't they used to decide VP by the loser? Let that happen again; Trump would implode from rage were he elected VP, and the resulting energy burst could power a Gundam
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Leave posted:Didn't they used to decide VP by the loser? Let that happen again; Trump would implode from rage were he elected VP, and the resulting energy burst could power a Gundam If they did that, idiots would have been taking shots at Biden his whole term.
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M_Gargantua posted:That just makes their incompetency and failure to invest their lucrative public-private partnership money and tax incentives into maintaining critical infrastructure sound even worse. US power utilities are incentivized to spend on big CAPEX upgrades instead of maintenance because they're allowed to embed the costs in rate increases. And most of the IRA's money was also aimed at expanding renewable capacity without providing much for maintenance for distribution or transmission companies. Other than tax deductions for certain maintenance costs (like replacing existing parts), there's no structural or programmatic incentive for utilities to spend a lot on it. Which is unfortunate. psydude fucked around with this message at 17:03 on Jan 16, 2024 |
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psydude posted:US power utilities are incentivized to spend on big CAPEX upgrades instead of maintenance because they're allowed to embed the costs in rate increases. And most of the IRA's money was also aimed at expanding renewable capacity without providing much for maintenance for distribution or transmission companies. Other than tax deductions for maintenance costs, there's no structural or programmatic incentive for utilities to spend a lot on it. Which is unfortunate. It's almost as if the government should run the utilities themselves.
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M_Gargantua posted:Its 100% possible to elevate female candidates who represent their constituents who don't also have terrible politics and awful baggage. But both political parties seem to prefer cringe white dudes for some reason. The centrist faction of the DNC would treat AOC or anyone to the left of Buttigieg as if Biden personally dug up the corpse of Fidel Castro and started doing a puppet show with his skull. I still wish Elizabeth Warren was a political force, or Tammy Duckworth had national aspirations. I want President AOC someday but I could easily vote for either of them.
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psydude posted:US power utilities are incentivized to spend on big CAPEX upgrades instead of maintenance because they're allowed to embed the costs in rate increases. And most of the IRA's money was also aimed at expanding renewable capacity without providing much for maintenance for distribution or transmission companies. Other than tax deductions for certain maintenance costs (like replacing existing parts), there's no structural or programmatic incentive for utilities to spend a lot on it. Which is unfortunate. Maybe I'm naive but it seems wild that "continued ability to deliver the product they exist sell" isn't incentive enough to pay for maintaining their infrastructure. What about levying punitive penalties when systemic lapses in maintenance lead to service outages or town ravaging wildfires?
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M_Gargantua posted:Its 100% possible to elevate female candidates who represent their constituents who don't also have terrible politics and awful baggage. But both political parties seem to prefer cringe white dudes for some reason. But that's the thing, there are plenty of male candidates who don't represent their constituents and have terrible politics and awful baggage. And they don't get the same level of pushback, especially the personal attacks. AOC, Omar, and Tlaib are a great example, they take it on the chin in a way that a whole bunch of white dudes saying the same thing don't. Harris and Clinton are/were bad candidates but it sure does seem like there's a bunch of misogyny involved too.
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Two SEALs are lost at sea doing nighttime interdiction missions. quote:Two US Navy SEALs were lost at sea on a mission targeting Iranian weapons deliveries to Houthis in Yemen, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/navy-seals-houthi-weapons-missing-b2479477.html
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Arrath posted:Maybe I'm naive but it seems wild that "continued ability to deliver the product they exist sell" isn't incentive enough to pay for maintaining their infrastructure. What about levying punitive penalties when systemic lapses in maintenance lead to service outages or town ravaging wildfires? NERC (or the regional reliability corporation) can impose sanctions and fines if they're found to have failed to properly implement or follow their standards, but that only applies to interstate transmission operators (BTW this is why Texas isn't connected to the north american power grid). Otherwise it's up to state power commissions to enforce compliance for local power distribution. And of course those entities are stretched thin and unable to cover everything, so operators make out in the end even if they occasionally get slapped with a fine.
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davecrazy posted:Two SEALs are lost at sea doing nighttime interdiction missions. Yeah this sucks. 
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if people would stop disrespecting the ghost of Milton Friedman and the Spirit of The Free Market then we wouldn't have these problems with utilities smdh
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Arrath posted:Maybe I'm naive but it seems wild that "continued ability to deliver the product they exist sell" isn't incentive enough to pay for maintaining their infrastructure. What about levying punitive penalties when systemic lapses in maintenance lead to service outages or town ravaging wildfires? PG&E is a good case study. Maintenance is a long ROI with a long feedback loop. Safety margins are large so the first, second and maybe even third round of cuts aren't really important but eventually the inevitable happens. M_Gargantua posted:Its 100% possible to elevate female candidates who represent their constituents who don't also have terrible politics and awful baggage. But both political parties seem to prefer cringe white dudes for some reason. How much of this are misogynistic attitudes that drive women to act a certain way as they are always compared to men and can't be soft or pretty, leading to one type of woman able to survive?
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Arrath posted:Maybe I'm naive but it seems wild that "continued ability to deliver the product they exist sell" isn't incentive enough to pay for maintaining their infrastructure. What about levying punitive penalties when systemic lapses in maintenance lead to service outages or town ravaging wildfires?
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https://twitter.com/MeidasTouch/status/1746967546065240507?t=3dN47FEwIgqZdFPyuRYjKQ&s=19 https://twitter.com/MuellerSheWrote/status/1747307789616398703?t=d143BN_tskavdpbOFe0DQA&s=19 https://twitter.com/lawofruby/status/1747260333176291639?t=-me6_GL13oL036pHE_jE5Q&s=19
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