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  • CFML walks the line, but it exists to make HTML in a programmatic way, and be very approachable to non-programmers. It’s not really a markup language, it’s a programming language disguised as markup.

  • Why don't the whole planet just use UTC+00:00 / Universal Time without time zones?
  • Base 10/100 is inferior to 12/60 when it comes to splitting.

    10 can only be divided by 10,5,2, and 1. 100 only adds 4, 25, and 50 to that.

    12 is divisible by 12,6,4,3,2, and 1. 60 adds 5,10,15,20, and 30.

    What is time other than measuring the movements of circles and spheres? The rotation of the earth, the revolution around the sun. It makes sense for us to use the same basic 12/60/360 tools we use for circles, degrees. The “metric” measurement of circles is radians, which would require factoring pi into our measurement of time, and that would be way more complicated.

  • What hills are you dying on?
  • To even have Greedo shoot reflexively as he dies fundamentally changes Han from cold blooded to standing his ground. To have Greedo miss a 3ft shot so Han can justify a response is just laughably bad. Han’s redemption (returning any the end to save the day) is cheapened by the fact that he’s not the cold blooded, do anything to survive, scum of Moss Eisley as he was in the original theatrical release.

  • They would have alarm clocks on the phones too
  • Never seen it, but after watching the preview it’s one of the few movies from that era that recognize the ubiquity of cell phones. There was a period of time where Hollywood ignored their existence with rare exceptions. Then a period of time where they had to come up with some excuse why cell phones don’t work. Then they finally started working them into the plot. My 2010 date was more about all movies after around that time acknowledged cell phones and don’t try to “break” them as a tool for characters to use. Disaster movies obviously the exception as it makes sense cell phone towers would be destroyed or circuits overloaded.

  • They would have alarm clocks on the phones too
  • Most movies from prior to 2010 would be drastically different if you included cell phones. It’s like saying Robin Hood would be different if you gave him a gun. Technology changes the ways we resolve conflicts.

  • 'A Huge Scandal': Internal Doc Exposes Trump-Musk Hunt for Social Security Fraud as a Sham | Common Dreams
  • Yeah the context needs to be given of how much was spent finding that fraud vs how much that fraud cost the system. Then ask the question, is a minuscule amount of fraud tolerable if it costs more to find and eliminate it? When they inevitably say the fraud should be snuffed out at all costs then ask why we don’t work to eliminate millionaire level tax fraud. Then they will just start ignoring you because accepting and genuinely contemplating those questions and answers will alter the hate filled world view too much.

  • Are you banned from somewhere fun (casino, theme park, resort, cruise, etc)?
  • So Six Flags is apparently pretty ban happy. I’m not welcome in Magic Mountain anymore.

    In my early twenties circa 2004 we borrowed my mom’s mini van, loaded up 8 of us and drove over night to get to Magic Mountain as they were opening. So it starts with the fact that before we started running around, I’d already been awake for 24 hours.

    For whatever reason that day there was a large group that just kept cutting lines. “Excuse me, I’m trying to get up there to get my cousin off the ride.” But then they would group up and stay in line.

    So big guy in front of me has some kids with him. My girlfriend and I had split away from our main group. Medium dude with wife and 2 kids behind me all loudly complaining to each other about it, I finally had enough and figured I’d have back up, so I grip the hand rail on each side and will not let go when the next few try to pull it again.

    Cutter comes up with his wife or girlfriend and asks the same excuse, I refuse, he makes threats, anyone I thought was going to back me up suddenly examining their shoes. Dude swings at me and I easily duck it, but had to let go and he goes running ahead. My perceived back up offer excuses about not starting shit with their kids there, now with kids of my own I understand but back then I was really let down.

    We get to where there’s finally a ride operator, the guy that threw at me is getting on the coaster, I point him out for cutting and swinging. Eventually I get on the coaster and as it’s going up I see him getting escorted away by security. When the ride ends security is waiting for me too.

    “You’re out of here”

    “Why, all I did was attempt to block a cutter?”

    “He says you threw the first punch”

    “Check the cameras“

    “Doesn’t matter, policy says you’re both out and can’t come back”

    So I get a tour behind the scenes to the parking lot. Girlfriend has to use the chicken exit to collect the group since this is prior to the time when everyone has a phone in their pocket. I get told they’ll let me wait in the car for my group but after that, don’t come back.

    So yeah, I can’t go to Magic mountain anymore because cutters are also liars.

  • "Im a real truck"
  • In either case, how impressive is this really? If you balance the load properly to keep the tongue weight within spec, all you’re then doing is overcoming inertia and the friction of the wheels. What is the force to overcome those in either picture?

  • Trump reacts to Joe Rogan's warning about becoming 'monsters' over deportations, no due process
  • Learning their lesson late is better than never learning it at all. You question it like it’s a bad thing, but it’s good that he’s realizing that those actions are terrible and getting mad about it. Especially when he has influence and can get others mad about it too. Yes, in an ideal world everyone would always be on the client side, but I’d rather people jump sides than to double down on being wrong.

  • Can-Am Releases Two New Electric Motorcycles
  • What one needs is usually a lot less than what one wants. I honestly could get by with a pedal assist bicycle. And yes 100 miles is passable because isn’t far off what my Valkyrie (same engine as a Goldwing ) gets on a full tank.

    Is it suitable for an all day ride? No, but it still wouldn’t be if it had a 200 mile range. But it would suit all my regular needs and look like what I want it to look like.

  • Can-Am Releases Two New Electric Motorcycles
  • Why do all electric motorcycles look like an ‘80s idea of the future or a dirt bike? Why can’t we get a touring / cruiser style bike? I can deal with a 100 mile range, but I won’t be riding one till they look like a normal bike.

  • Waymo testing Zeekr in Phoenix

    I don’t think it’s news that warm is starting to use Zeekr, but this is the first one I’ve seen on the road.

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    Germans and pizza

    I don’t speak German and even if I did I wouldn’t know what is going on as to why there is so many posts in German referencing pizza. Anyone in Germany care to clue me in?

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