I’ve got a bug out zone extremely close to a bordering country that’s self sufficient. Staying put unless things get wildly out of hand. We could probably house another 2 families if needed.

The reason there aren’t anymore crank windows isn’t because it’s a mandatory upsell, it’s because motorized is probably as cheap or even cheaper thanks to modern manufacturing and the preference of 99% of other people.

We need more people well off to do things like this. Well done!

Ya GOT THAT!?

Army of Darkness. I mean it’s freaking Bruce Campbell. Kiss the king baby.

Samsonite! I was way off.

I’m actually inspired. We need more of this!

Great answer getting to the point of the question.

Tom’s hardware is still good.

Technically that’s a Drain tech. A plumber will almost certainly tell you they don’t unclog drains (even though there is GREAT money in it, since no one wants to do it themselves, but will complain about the price anyway).

There’s a lot of different pay plans out there. No idea what roto rooter is paying their techs these days.

Pay is great in my opinion for apprentices but the hours are tough. You will definitely learn a shit load quickly if you pay attention, ask questions, and find a company/lead that doesn’t treat you like shit.

Galveston Island, TX for a family get together later this year. We just got back from Alaska and it was a pretty great trip.

Yeah, best just to ignore pedantry, it’s a mental illness.

I do think the government agencies need 3rd party auditing. Anyone who has worked for them or with them (private contractors) knows how much unchecked spending there is. “It’s not my money” attitude.

HOWEVER, how DOGE is going about it should be absolutely illegal. There needs to be checks and balances on both sides.

Doesn’t answer your questions but I also don’t think we just not look into the ridiculous amounts of money we spend on running the government either. Yeah, it takes a lot to run it but I know how much waste there is just in private companies too.

If he can convince Apple C-Suite that LLMs are not going to solve their Siri problem then I’ve confidence he’ll succeed. But, so far, they haven’t shown that sort of Apple intelligence.

I wish I did. If you find one let me know.

Lemmy loves to play to the negatives in everything. At this point I think it’s propaganda.

Good survey. Very relevant to what I’ve experienced so I hope my answers help you in your thesis. Good luck! 🍀

Right, it’s the intent and context of the word that could be offensive, not the word itself. Using substitutes doesn’t change how you’re conveying your emotions.

Besides, OP, do you think Jesus wasn’t swearing when he was overturning the money changers tables in the tabernacle? He was clearly PISSED. He was definitely rebuking them, same difference.

Swearing isn’t sinful, it’s what you’re cursing/being hateful about that could be.

Now, if you’re intentionally not swearing due to a personal choice or by virtue of being intentionally different to not be like the culture you’re in then that’s different.