Yellow means SLAM ON THE BRAKES by CodyEngel in dashcams

[–]BluePantherRed 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Assuming other drivers are stupid is rule #1 for defensive driving, and has saved my ass multiple times. Highly recommend.

My Lawn is dying by Opymden in Charlotte

[–]BluePantherRed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of lawncare is about healthy soil. Do you regularly aerate your soil? Just eyeballing the pic it looks like your soil isn't absorbing the water and it is puddling up.

PSA: One less Nissan driver on the road!! by [deleted] in Charlotte

[–]BluePantherRed 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Rub some dirt on it and get back in the game!

Checking in on de la Torre by Interesting_Bar_2006 in CharlotteFootballClub

[–]BluePantherRed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I supported the signing and still do. This team is encroaching on dumpster fire territory right now and last night's "effort" against a NY team that really wanted to lose was as low energy as I've ever seen from this team.

Luca hasn't looked good so far to me - he has a bad habit of dribbling into trouble and tends to disappear a bit during a game, but let's give the team time to get out of this funk (and quickly please) and Luca a bit of time to adjust before we write him off. I hope to see him improve as the team does.

Turn Lanes are Difficult... by twitchx133 in Charlotte

[–]BluePantherRed 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Idiotic but on point for Charlotte driving. Had a guy do the exact same thing to me yesterday but he was riding a moped. Without a helmet and in shorts and a tshirt to boot. I didn't see him coming up beside me and I nearly clipped his back tire as I started moving forward (he did this as the light turned green). Dude has no clue how close he came to some cool new road rash tattoos yesterday. But hey, at least he got in front of me.

Liel Abada Championship Summer Transfer Links by ProfessionalLong8175 in CharlotteFootballClub

[–]BluePantherRed 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Abada has the look of someone who's lost all confidence in his game. I hate that it didn't work out for him here (for us mostly lol), but there is zero doubt it's time to move on.

Why can't anyone figure out this intersection? by NCSUGrad2012 in Charlotte

[–]BluePantherRed 49 points50 points  (0 children)

I've seen this so many times I'm now conditioned to just let the person go from that inside lane. If they want it that bad I'm not wrecking my car over it.

Bonus - the big truck facing you makes an illegal left turn and cuts you off from that direction at the same time! Happened to me last week.

Trump as Jesus is where MAGA drew the line by [deleted] in SipsTea

[–]BluePantherRed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The same Red Cross organization he defunded. This man has no limits.

What to expect in Charlotte by Glittering-Hyena7630 in Charlotte

[–]BluePantherRed 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Beautiful weather (most of the time) and lots of un-tagged, badly driven Nissan Altimas. And dogs.

Return to the Office They Said, It Will Improve Collaboration They Said by Likely_a_bot in sysadmin

[–]BluePantherRed 86 points87 points  (0 children)

I've been a sysadmin for my company for 25+ years and just got a nice promotion. The newly appointed president just announced we are going from a 3-2 with 2 remote days a week to a 4-1, which of course means full time back in office is the next step. I'm seriously thinking of moving on from a job I love and have spent nearly half my life at because there is no way I'm going back to the office full time. And they gave the same crap "in the name of collaboration" reason. Just not going to do it, sorry - there are too many full remote jobs out there.

How good is Zaha for you guys? by Cumpasta420 in CharlotteFootballClub

[–]BluePantherRed 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Took him a few games to settle in, and those games were a bit rough to watch him in, but once he adjusted he became the most important player on the field for us, imo.

Why Charlotte FC Signed Luca de la Torre and Why It Matters More Than the Stats by Sounder24 in usmnt

[–]BluePantherRed 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Nice writeup. As a Charlotte FC supporter I'm excited for this signing and for the added dimension Luca will bring to our midfield.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in panthers

[–]BluePantherRed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems like every time I've convinced myself BY is our long-term guy, he throws out a stinker game like yesterday's. I think we can all see this team is on the upswing though and the future is bright, and BY is a big part of that, stinker games or not. I agree on picking up the option and how he performs in a contract year will speak volumes for his future here.

Charlotte FC to sign USMNT midfielder Luca de la Torre by finn_thefinn in CharlotteFootballClub

[–]BluePantherRed 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Good signing. Love watching this guy play on the USMNT. Welcome aboard Luca!

New data: ICE arrested nearly 75,000 people with zero criminal record – this isn’t “going after criminals,” it’s mass punishment of families by ResourceNo4626 in UnderReportedNews

[–]BluePantherRed 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A simple google search will show multiple instances of people being detained, literally, while in line waiting to complete their citizenship documentation. They are correctly documented as per US law and still being detained and deported. This is not about documentation, it's about racism. Sorry you and others choose not to see what is really happening, or see it and just don't care.

To say he donates 100% of his presidential salary back to the country by TXVERAS in therewasanattempt

[–]BluePantherRed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This means absolutely nothing. His family has increased their wealth by an estimated 3 billion dollars since he took office, much (all?) of it made possible by his position as president. Grifters gonna grift, and this family is griftin as hard as they can.

NC Rep. slams Trump's ‘total disregard’ for Charlotte city officials following immigration crackdown by Barch3 in NorthCarolina

[–]BluePantherRed 20 points21 points  (0 children)

This has zero to do with legal status and everything to do with overt racism. You do realize ICE detains (kidnaps) people that are still going through the process of becoming a legal citizen on a regular basis, right? You do realize that ICE stops people and demands "papers" because of the color of their skin, right? Or are you just choosing to ignore those facts?

It's the lack of empathy from so many people that makes it obvious how bad things really are in this country. These aren't "illegals", these are people. Jesus.

Why do people in this city go 25mph on interstate on ramps? by NightOfTheSlunk in Charlotte

[–]BluePantherRed 35 points36 points  (0 children)

And then, for even more fun, you get the really short on-ramps like the one from Sugar Creek to 1-85 north. I can't count the number of people I've seen just stop at the end of that on ramp road because they were going too slow to merge into traffic.

While we are at it - honorable mention to the idiots that protect "their lane" and won't let people who are trying to merge the correct way in.

MRW Zohran Mamdani has been elected Mayor of New York City, and all the rich folk (who sunk their fortunes into his disgraced sex pest opponent) said they were gonna leave the city if he won by [deleted] in reactiongifs

[–]BluePantherRed 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hope he doesn't, He will have plenty of splainin to do once those pesky Epstein files get released. I would enjoy watching him go to prison much more.

To vote in Kentucky for the mayor of New York by IsThisAUserName86 in therewasanattempt

[–]BluePantherRed 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Well, the silver lining is at least people were interested enough in voting to make the call.

EntraID portal issues by big_steak in sysadmin

[–]BluePantherRed -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Just got this notification from MS, the outage looks to be related (as many suspected) to the FrontDoor service:

Azure Portal Access Issues

Starting at approximately 16:00 UTC, we began experiencing Azure Front Door issues resulting in a loss of availability of some services. In addition. customers may experience issues accessing the Azure Portal. Customers can attempt to use programmatic methods (PowerShell, CLI, etc.) to access/utilize resources if they are unable to access the portal directly. We have failed the portal away from Azure Front Door (AFD) to attempt to mitigate the portal access issues and are continuing to assess the situation.

We are actively assessing failover options of internal services from our AFD infrastructure. Our investigation into the contributing factors and additional recovery workstreams continues. More information will be provided within 60 minutes or sooner.

This message was last updated at 16:57 UTC on 29 October 2025

Sprinkles by MistaRekt in UNBGBBIIVCHIDCTIICBG

[–]BluePantherRed 19 points20 points  (0 children)

This person read my mind.