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Police in New York shoot and kill 13-year-old holding a pellet gun, authorities say
  • Right with ya, until...

    if it were harder for the general public to get guns

    Is there anywhere harder to get a gun? Even pellet guns are illegal in NYC. You can be legal in one state, passing through to another state where you're legal, and NY can take your ass to jail for a gun in the trunk.

    So. More laws might help?

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  • I'd love fact checking, but I can't see that working in real-time. Maybe with a backstage team running a banner across the screen?

    In any case, all I wanted was the moderators to force them to stay on topic. No, once your rebuttal is up, shut up and answer the current question. Can't stay on topic? Muted.

  • I wish this wasn't a real thing
  • Worked tech support for an ISP. The tech side was well managed and smart. (Left when that changed.)

    The customer service side fielded TV and account related calls. They were driven by average calls times. What a cluster. Guess who straight hung up on customers when the call went too long? Some people would call be 4-5 times.

    Meanwhile, we could take all the time it took to resolve. A 1-hour call is way cheaper than rolling a truck. Yet some assholes would roll trucks for nothing, then bitch there were no trucks left.

  • I will not be taking questions.
  • LOL my god, I was gonna say. OP apparently lacks a rudimentary immune system as well. Or, is shoving that tp way, way too deep. And leaving it there.

    My wife got me to install a bidet. Can't remember to try it. Been 8-months, still forget.

  • micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility @lemmy.world shalafi @lemmy.world
    Looking to buy, but I'm clueless.

    I'm wanting something to run around the hood and offroad, mostly in deep sand. An electric version of this: https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/coleman-mini-bike-bt200x-g

    What else do I need to be concerned about?

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    Presenting the firearms trifecta. Mossberg 500, AR-15, Colt .45.
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    Anyone know what these are? Found in NW Florida, December
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    How do I find owls arounds here? I hear Barred Owls all the time, never seen one.

    Got a couple of acres in a NW Florida swamp. Been hearing Barred Owls for years.

    How do I spot one? And tricks other than sitting still and being quiet? They seem to come pretty close. Can I "bait" them somehow with a box or something they would like to visit?

    Funny story: First night I camped, three were doing their call/response thing. Every time they called, closer, and closer. Freaky sounding, one of the calls sounds almost like a child crying out.

    For some reason, my idiot self thought coyotes were closing in. (Yes, I know well what coyotes sound like.)

    Got a little freaked, grabbed my .410 (tiny shotgun) and decided to take the fight to them, scare 'em off (didn't want them rooting around my site). Again, I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, promptly got lost.

    Got home, "Hey Google! What do coyotes sound like?" Oh FFS. I am not a clever man.

    Saw a Pileated Woodpecker the other day though! Super cool and way bigger than I thought.

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    [OC ]Window prism and wedding bouquet
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    Saw this on the table. Been waiting all year for the prism to start working well!

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    So Kissinger must have had use to someone? What did he do right and for who?

    It stands to reason he must have been doing something right to have stayed so close to the halls of power.

    I was a toddler when he was carpet bombing Cambodia, never knew him as anything but "an important person" that was sometimes on the TV. Only learned of his crimes in the past decade.

    How did an in-your-face war criminal retain such influence for so long?

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    Can I play here if I'm only an ally?
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    I'm an old (GenX), straight, white, American guy, but I'm right with you all.

    I might say things that are offensive, because I can't pretend to be in your shoes and might get something wrong. I'm often just trying to understand. Hell, I didn't figure out that gay rights are civil rights, my rights, our rights, until 10+ years ago.

    It's 100% OK if you want to keep this a non-cis space. I get that and won't be butthurt.

    (If shotguns are your jam, I got many more to post! Weirdly, of all the antique and vintage shotguns I have, this cheap-ass Turkish thing runs like a dream.)

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    Black hole from Interstellar in the style of van Gogh
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    Just what it says on the tin.

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    I've got two sewing machines. Where do I even begin to learn?

    Nothing fancy, neither is terribly new or old. Not being able to sew is really holding me back on DIY projects.

    Is there an "Operating a Sewing Machine for Dummies" video or tutorial you like?

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    I've got two sewing machines. Where do I even begin to learn?

    Nothing fancy, neither is terribly new or old. Not being able to sew is really holding me back on DIY projects.

    Is there an "Operating a Sewing Machine for Dummies" video or tutorial you like?

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