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Yup. CNN going way out of their way to give that fact as little attention as possible. I had to scroll down about 5 pages before they mentioned it in one sentence.

Just got an email from Hochul the Horrible stating that she's expanding free community college. So we can't afford her even more, now. Interestingly, I'm not necessarily opposed to free community college. I am opposed to how it is implemented, namely "free community college for some... the rest...

A lawsuit is the only way change will come about. They are violating the law, make them face that reality in the courts. (That said, they'd just change the law after someone won.)

Yeah, it seems everything is hybrid to some degree nowadays. My wife's 2024 V8 Ram qualifies as a "mild hybrid" due to the engine shutoff at stops. Which necessitates a 48V battery pack and belt-driven generator instead of an alternator. I'm scared to find out what it's going to cost to...

The thing is, gas goes up, people buy more electric, causing demand for gas to drop, and with it price... so people buy more ICE vehicles. Round and round we go. Electric still has a long way to go in terms of longevity and viability before I even consider it. I tend to drive vehicles until the...

lol... AI must be scared of Heelers.

Maybe not helpful, but it's pretty easy to change locks yourself. Maybe 10 min per door if you're new to it. 2-4 screws.

These are really nice. I'm tempted to get one even though I'd never use it. But I'll leave it for someone who will.

I loved watching Charlie Kirk debate people, and I think he was very good at presenting fact-based arguments in a calm manner, even when against rage-filled blue hairs. I agreed with a lot of what he said, but, like you, I was not a fan of his religious angle. In my opinion, organized religion...

Fraudulent plates in NY are easy to spot. They're the ones that aren't peeling :ROFL:

Eggs are still $5 a flat (30 eggs) at the farm around the corner. Even the double-yolkers.

Well, it certainly isn't Republican policies that are paying to house the homeless in motels in this state. A lot of people really have no idea as to the impact the debt is having, and will continue to have, on us. I have certainly heard people on both sides who are essentially clueless in...

Both ends of the political spectrum have a lot of common goals. Speaking generally, no one wants people getting murdered, no one wants homeless people camping on the streets, no one wants enormous debt, no one wants social security to fail, no one wants economic devastation, no one wants wars...

I suggest setting a calendar event on your phone, with recurrence every 3 years.

Waaaay late to the party here, but want to add something to this. Without a PA LTCF or other state's license that PA honors (and note that they distinguish between resident and non-resident licenses of states that they honor), you can carry outside of your vehicle, but you must carry openly...

Wow, that's bad. I've experienced some similar shenanigans in the past, but not that bad, thankfully. Story time: I was driving a group that was out drinking, and went to get my truck. Stopped across the street from the bar they were coming out of. As my gf (now wife) was crossing the street, a...

Puh-lease. Dumping a mag is fun no matter your age. Don't be a fudd.

Don't get me started. I was sitting on millions in gas rights, and was a member of the steering committee for our local area. Best offer was $6500/acre and 25% royalties. Would have made bank even if they never drilled, and would have retired if they did. But FUAC decided he wasn't getting...

I've converted many an anti by taking them shooting then explaining how they'd just broken several NYS laws by touching a pistol, then leapfrogging from that to the many other stupid laws. You can see a light go off in their head when they've just done something totally safe and reasonable that...

Well, that's a new flavor... :ROFL:

Roberts seems way more concerned with the public's perception of the court than he is with the validity or correctness of its rulings.

Last summer, we kept having power outages on Fridays in my area. I'd heard rumors that it might relate to the solar farms that were going up. Well, just yesterday a National Grid guy confirmed it. They were trying to bring the newest farm online and every time they flipped the switch to connect...

I originally considered them really dumb, but I came to like them once I realized that managers were basically copying and pasting what I said into their reviews. I paid attention to what got copied and really focused on those items, and it had the effect of essentially writing my own appraisal...

Yeah, the Amish do not respect land boundaries like most of the rest of us do.

Interesting. Where I'm at (a very rural area) has had a notable decrease in the deer population from 20-30 years ago. Back then, a "run around the horn" (a 2-3 mile circuit) while spotlighting would expose 200+ deer. Today, maybe 50. It's not sport hunting - it used to sound like WWIII on...

My work is constantly pushing for us to use more AI. I don't do much technical work anymore, but I've been using it a lot for the HR-related work... reviews of my team and my self-evaluation and whanot. Pretty handy for that bullshit. I just feed in a few talking points and tell it wordsmith it...

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Agreed. Bullets do weird things once they leave the barrel. I've personally witnessed some wild shit that I would have considered impossible, and there's countless videos of the same. JFK's assassination is a great example of bullets doing seemingly impossible shit. Or not, if you believe the...

Agree with his overall premise that neither Republicans nor Democrats will fix anything. That said, I think that statistically, Trump has delivered on more of his promises than most presidents. The biggest issues presidents have is that a lot of their work - good or bad - doesn't really kick...

Regarding Congressional salaries, I think he's really missing the mark. The people that represented us when Congress had no salary... did not represent the people. Why? Because only the rich could afford to take time away from work to go legislate. IMO, Congressional salaries seem about right...

I'd have to disagree, but from a pedantic perspective: ADs are incredibly rare, and very few people will ever experience one. NDs are not rare. AD (by my definition) is a situation along the lines of a gun in a properly fitting holster with appropriate trigger guard that fires due to a jostle...

Correct, but that's a logical and reasonable extension that I do not expect the court to take. My understanding - which could be flawed - is that the laws being challenged ban specific guns, as opposed to a blanket ban of assault weapons based on features. For example, one of the bans that will...

Only Flock camera within 75 miles of me: Lowes in Hornell NY. My personal expenditures at Lowes from Jan 2022 to today: $67,390.55 Keep it up, Lowes. See what happens.

It's the same thing I've been saying. They'll rule that banning ARs, or AKs, or anything specific, is no good, but they'll be absolutely silent on "evil features."

The vast, vast, VAST majority of people contributing to our society came from our public school systems. Your first statement really holds no water at all. Are there people coming out who are a drain? Sure. There are also people coming out of home schooling and private schooling who are as well...

I tend to disagree with this. I get the idea, but the net result is that people will be unable to afford to send their kids to school. An educated society benefits all... even those who don't participate in the school system. I think there's a very good argument surrounding separating the...

I do that just to avoid door dings. And nine out of ten times, when I come out of the store, some jackass has parked right next to me. Argh.

Yup, that's the real problem. Some counties break down how your property tax money is spent. It goes something like this: Police: $100 Fire: $100 Highway: $100 NYS and Fed mandated (a.k.a. welfare): the other thousands upon thousands of dollars I get the idea behind property taxes: you're...

Yup, pretty much what I was getting at. The laws they're looking at specifically target named weapons. They might declare that to be unconstitutional, but will almost certainly be completely silent about "evil features."

Fingers crossed, but I'm not holding my breath. It wouldn't surprise me in the least to see the following outcome: - Capacity bans legal - Can't ban rifles by type/name, but can ban them by "evil features"

I'd take it further. Any place that bans guns - whether public/government or private - should assume all civil and criminal responsibility for protecting the safety of its occupants.

The pattern over the years has been come down off a new ATH and drop to around the previous ATH. The previous ATH was $65k, which is where BTC has been hovering for a few months now. We'll see what happens next. I'm frankly a little surprised it was able to get this low again. With all of the...

I'll never forget the time I sent a full-size .45 back to Taurus for repair. They refused to send it back because it was subject to a class action lawsuit. Two years later, they sent me a sub-compact .40 in exchange. Which was a disappointment (though I do like the gun), but the blame for that...

Jesus, that sounds a lot more like work than vacation. Pick a few and take your time.

In 1835, Andrew Jackson briefly brought our debt down to $0, through land sales and budget cuts. But not since then.

Alcohol as well? We were, after all, taught in school that alcohol is a drug.

Hell, this law was much worse than that. It would be like saying a person who had a beer last week is a felon today for simply possessing a gun, never mind using it to defend themselves.

This has already been established in many states, such as PA.

I know your position on weed is probably influencing your opinion here, but this is a major step in the right direction. Constitutional rights should only be stripped in the most egregious of cases... and no, "felony" is not even the right line. "Murder," "rape," and "robbery" is where it should...

I've always been a bit torn on voter ID. Historically speaking, any requirements the government puts on us in relation to our rights has been abused, and voter ID is just another tool they could abuse (and have). On the flip side, look at the burdens they have placed on the exercise of our...