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PBS removes drag & trans content after GOP complains about it turning kids queer
  • PBS is being threatened as a whole, and not just because they're inclusive, but because they are an entity for the public benefit, and the current assholes at large hate that sort of thing. I sincerely doubt they want to do this, but if there's any hope of them continuing their mission, how do you propose they handle it? I'm really not trying to be a dick here, and it's horseshit that we're at this point as a society, but I can see where they're at.

  • What is the oldest thing you own that you still use daily?
  • Ah gotcha. It's possible that they were a pain to get to without destroying the plaster/drywall and the previous owner was tapped for money, it happens. But yeah, make sure no heavy loads, especially space heaters, and you're probably fine.

  • Have you ever cared how much tax you pay?
  • They probably have a really good tax guy, especially if they're making that much. Average is typically 15-30%, and it usually depends on how you go about your taxes. Depending on deductions, especially if you own a business, and the more you can pay a (high level) tax guy, the less you pay in taxes. It really do be like that.

  • Have you ever cared how much tax you pay?
  • Personal income, and even business income, absolutely agreed (my personal for the year was $10k or just shy of 10%, my corp tax was about $900, not bad at all). It's the other nickel and dimeing CA is famous for. Fuel taxes, property taxes because home values are now sky high, DMV fees, and then all your municipal taxes, and then all your varied county/municipal sales taxes, and plenty of others I'm not thinking of right now, and of which added together are exorbitant compared to other states. Now, don't get me wrong, you certainly get what you pay for in terms of great weather and good quality of life compared to other states, as well as many other benefits, but let's not pretend for a second that California isn't a fucking expensive place to live. I was born and raised here, I've lived elsewhere, and I am not leaving, but absolutely California is pricey.

  • Is America headed for an age of dumb phones?
  • No worries! It may be exposure bias, and I'll be honest that the only BI articles I read come from here and there certainly is a certain slant. But from where I'm sitting, it really does seem like there's a coordinated effort among so called 'culture journalism' articles such as this to push a certain normalcy of nothing I'm that I can't help but wonder if there's something funny about it. Perhaps it's a sort of tin foil hat theory, but prescient in a really stupid way. This article in particular isn't exactly a defining example, but more of a contribution to that nature. I dunno, I probably need to go to bed lol.

  • Is America headed for an age of dumb phones?
  • It just seems like a good chunk of the articles I see from them are stories promoting going without, dealing with less, and downgrading lifestyles in response to cost of living, but doing so in a "feel good" sort of way, kind of like a life hack in a sense. They just seem to keep pumping out stories that portray families and people in their 30s to 40s that are downgrading into small homes or even trailers, eating next to nothing, or forgoing basic necessities as a way to somewhat normalize not having shit but still working your ass off, or at least that's what I've perceived from it.

    Like with this article, they promote it as some kind of performance-enhancing life hack to not have an internet-centric phone, yet the person on the article is carrying three of them for different purposes. It just seems ridiculous. If you want to spend less time on your phone, uninstall the time wasting apps, set do not disturb on a per app basis for the ones you keep, and make a conscious effort to put your phone away. It just seems like a clumsy solution for not having self control.

    But hey, that's just my opinion.

  • nypost.com US citizens will need to pay for a visa to travel to Europe starting in 2024

    Beginning in 2024, Europe will require ETIAS travel authorization for visitors — including summer jet-setters from the US.

    US citizens will need to pay for a visa to travel to Europe starting in 2024
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    Simple Pool/Spa Control

    Used existing pool panel on left, added contactor box on right. Left two contactors control pool and spa circ pumps and always on (no variable speed or hi/low legs on motor), coil controlled by emergency shutoff. Right contactor controls spa jet pump, activated by twist timer and same emergency shutoff. Spa jets are run through the right time clock to allow usage from 7am to 10pm. Left time clock is for lighting.

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    Joint Sandwich Acquisition

    Our morning safety meeting definitely didn't involve us watching the apprentice look for the wire stretcher.

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    2000a 4160v Main Breaker

    Electronic racking system; story goes that the previous guys didn't seem to like how it seated, so this was their 'solution.' Yes, those are 4x4s and a bottle jack.

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