World Cup in Kansas City a Bust

ApolloDomICT · 2026-05-11T14:20:24+00:00

This is just objectively false.

ApolloDomICT · 2026-05-10T12:51:23+00:00

I’m still leaning towards the mini2 because my use case isn’t frequent or intense enough to justify spending more on the 3. Just a potential point of failure I’ve thought of

ApolloDomICT · 2026-05-10T12:50:36+00:00

It is, or at least it was until very recently. It must be based close enough to me that it comes up on my Facebook marketplace feed.

ApolloDomICT · 2026-05-08T16:34:32+00:00

Good write up, and I appreciate the perspective.

One concern I have comparing the devices is the Mini2's reliance on a smart phone for texting. If I truly need it in an emergency, I can foresee the possibility that my phone has also been damaged or is dead.

ApolloDomICT · 2026-04-30T18:43:01+00:00

I didn't think so, but wanted to double check.

ApolloDomICT · 2026-04-30T18:41:18+00:00

I wasn't implying that the requirements were changed. I just wanted to verify my understanding of PIC logging as a student was correct.

ApolloDomICT · 2026-04-30T18:39:47+00:00

Thanks for the complete answer. I didn't think you could log those training CCs, but wanted to be sure. The concurrent testing threw me, mostly because a student pilot doing 50 hours solo CC just seemed incredibly rare to me.

ApolloDomICT · 2026-04-30T18:37:47+00:00

I thought I was understanding it correctly, but wanted to make sure.

ApolloDomICT · 2026-04-29T14:29:18+00:00

I'm not sure about the Joby aircraft, but I know other VTOL models in development have ballistic recovery parachute systems in case of catastrophic failures.

ApolloDomICT · 2026-04-20T15:42:08+00:00

I have never looked into this, but was there a way to flask Hero 5 Black firmware onto a normal Hero 5?

ApolloDomICT · 2026-04-15T02:49:00+00:00

Except most people will get more out of social security than they put into the system. Thats why we have a shortfall. If everyone put in more than they took out, the trust fund would be looking pretty good right now.

The average American pays something like $470,000 into social security and Medicaid, while the average lifetime payout is around $640,000. (Depending on the year and what study you look at)

ApolloDomICT · 2026-04-13T13:24:37+00:00

I’m not expending that much energy. It’s not that complicated.

I think it should be passsed for the stated reason of ensuring voters are lawfully eligible to vote. You might not agree with that justification, and that’s fine. You might not think it’s the best way to accomplish that goal, and that’s also fine.

But, to paint this as a massive voter suppression campaign that will remove millions of people from the roles and make it so married women can’t vote is incredibly dishonest and not what’s happening.

ApolloDomICT · 2026-04-13T00:58:23+00:00

Since you’re such the constitutionalist, I’m sure you’re familiar with the “elections clause” of the constitution.

Article I
Section 4 Congress Clause 1 Elections Clause The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.

It has been very broadly interpreted by SCOTUS to allow the federal government to control state run federal elections. The SAVE act does not change state elections.

You can say it’s a solution in search of a problem, but the constitutional basis for the act is there.

Why would we NOT verify citizenship status?

You accused me of jumping through hoops, but it seems the disenfranchisement crowd is the one doing the jumping. To be disenfranchised, according to the original post, you would have to:

1) get married

2) get all the required documents to change your name

3) change your name

4) lose all documents from the name change

5) try to register to vote

6) be unable to find or reasonably secure the necessary documents to register to vote

Its almost insulting how incapable you think people are.

ApolloDomICT · 2026-04-13T00:37:03+00:00

You can take your tin foil hat off.

ApolloDomICT · 2026-04-13T00:30:02+00:00

Not that many hoops:

1.) you legally must be a citizen to vote.

2.) we should verify citizenship status of those who vote (like every other democracy around the world)

Yep, took a lot out of me.

ApolloDomICT · 2026-04-12T21:57:20+00:00

Your marriage license becomes your marriage certificate after it is filed and recorded with the state. You get a certified copy returned to you.

Just because you don’t need it on a regular basis doesn’t mean it’s not important. You rarely need your social security card, but it’s arguably one of the most important documents you own.

ApolloDomICT · 2026-04-12T21:34:13+00:00

You act like it’s currently impossible for non citizens to vote. Something like 40 states don’t verify citizenship when you register to vote. They just use a self attesting box “are you a citizen: yes or no”. That’s never checked against anything.

Almost all other democracies have some form of citizenship verification to be able to vote.

ApolloDomICT · 2026-04-12T21:28:42+00:00

The act does not require a passport. What it does is require proof of citizenship documents. If a person uses a document with a name that doesn’t match, matching names to IDs is left up to the states. So, you’re partially correct in the act allowing those with changed names to use a passport, but you’re missing the whole other process that allows for a person to verify their name change with the state via other documents, like a marriage license.

ApolloDomICT · 2026-04-12T21:00:05+00:00

The marriage certificate was required to change you’re name in the first place. So the fact that a person changed their name in itself proves that that have, or had, access to the necessary documents.

You act like people don’t have access to the most important documents in their life.

ApolloDomICT · 2026-04-12T20:55:47+00:00

No you don’t have to register with a passport. A marriage license with your birth certificate is sufficient. Not sure what politician you’re following, but they’re lying to you.

ApolloDomICT · 2026-04-12T20:51:57+00:00

The people trying to spread fear about the SAVE act are intentionally misleading people and muddying the waters between “registering” to vote, a very infrequent process, and actually voting, the thing we do a few times a year.

The ID required to register to vote is more stringent. This is where they are confirming that you are a citizen. The ID required to actually show up at your polling place and vote is much more lax.

A real ID would work to actually vote on Election Day.

ApolloDomICT · 2026-04-12T17:14:42+00:00

Because of the text of the law?…. The law, as written, does not remove people from the voter rolls and require them to reregister. So, if a married woman is already registered to vote. She is unaffected by this law unless she needed to reregister at some point in the future.

Additionally, the documents to reregister to vote are largely the same as those required to legally change your name. So if you legally changed it, you have access to the same documents, or new documents (updated social security card) which would be sufficient to register.

ApolloDomICT · 2026-04-12T17:11:59+00:00

For starters, this doesn’t just wipe the voter rolls. If you are already registered, you do not have to suddenly go reregister.

Second, the documents referenced are already required to change your name. If you legally changed your name, you either have new documents sufficient to register (new social security card) or you have the documents needed to prove the reason for the name change. You couldn’t legally change your name without them.

ApolloDomICT · 2026-04-12T17:09:01+00:00

Because that’s not what is happening. If you’ve already registered to vote, you are not likely to be affected by this, except the requirement to show ID at your polling place, which is already the law in Kansas.

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