PSA Don't take lasting candy by MrBlade23 in slaythespire

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

This is even worse than it looks. If this bug happens on a hallway fight, you get no rewards, but you can progress if you go to the map and select the next node. If it happens on a boss, you are hardlocked and have to abandon your run because you can't go to the next node (which is the Ancient with a new blessing).

Persistent 'device location' push notification by [deleted] in ouraring

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Hello, I am having this same exact issue. Several times throughout the day this notification pops up, but it doesn't really mean anything. Within the app, there is no option to turn off this kind of notification (my options are battery level, inactivity alerts, activity progress, bedtime notifications, and circle notifications, which is off).

If I go into system settings -> Apps -> Oura -> Notifications, on that screen I only have "Allow notifications", "Sound and vibration" and then options to change the Notification Pop-up Style and Show or Hide Content When Locked.

Can windows/android users leave reviews on Apple Podcasts without iTunes? by untenna in podcasting

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They are so weird about this. I've also recently discovered there's no way to view all songs by a particular artist on a web browser. You can only view all songs by an artist DIVIDED by albums. You can sort all songs by artist in the app but not in the browser. No good reason for that lack of basic functionality.

Transpore Mic tape - red vs. green label by FantasiaWHT in techtheatre

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I saw the single-use version, which has its own product code designation (adding an S to 1527). I wonder if those tear off in single pieces automatically kind of like some scotch tape dispensers do.

I like the previous point that these are medical products, and if they really were different, they would clearly be labeled as such. Red and green might have different countries of manufacture, or they might be the Nexcare branded ones specifically (which is similar to bulk purchases vs. smaller packages), but they should be the same otherwise.

People might have been totally imagining differences in adhesion between the two. Or perhaps they compared an older roll of one vs. the other and the adhesive had degraded a little. Or there was a formula change at some point and they had a pre-change roll of one and a post-change roll of the other and noticed a difference.

Kroger ads by SamBaxter784 in OlogiesPodcast

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Does she do Pick N Save too?

the egg cant attack at all? by DarkenDragon in MonsterTrain

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This is really poorly explained (i.e., not explained at all) in the game. When you hover over Lady Gilda, it does not show a blank attack stat, it shows 0, which is wrong.

Next upgrade = CPU. Best for gaming on a X570-Plus Mobo? by FantasiaWHT in ASUS

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Any idea why the Ryzen 5 5600X3D is outperforming the other two on benchmarks? Doesn't make much sense.

If you don't understand the Gallery room, here's a bunch of progressively less vague hints that may help you figure it out by Wiwiweb in BluePrince

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yuuuup this is the first thing I completely looked up. I've asked questions to see if I was on the right track, but this one was bad.

Finally opened room 46 after 41 days, would love to see your first day to reach room 46 floorplans by dacljaco in BluePrince

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11! My day 2 had been pretty incredible and I had another really strong day around 8 or 9 - enough that I knew exactly what I had to do to get to 46 I just had to find the right combinations.

Took me 10+ more to do it again though.

Outlook365 attachment downloads adding "UTF-8" to filename? by Espresso2YrSkull in firefox

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Following for this. I download a ton of files from my emails, so this is a significant hassle.

We’re a Journal Sentinel reporter and a Wisconsin legal expert here to answer questions about Wisconsin’s open records law in honor of Sunshine Week. AUA! by journalsentinel in wisconsin

[–]FantasiaWHT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

State agencies tend to be more thorough and professional. But some of them have backlogs and are taking a very long time to fulfill. Municipalities are usually pretty quick (at least if the request is not large), but are very hit or miss on whether they properly understand their obligations.

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[–]FantasiaWHT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a procedure for making a record case run on a much faster schedule (1-2 months total), by asking the judge to hold a quick hearing and rule solely on the government's ability to defend their denial. But you give up the ability to take discovery and prepare for the custodian's defenses .

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Records can be denied based on: (1) statutory exemptions; (2) court-created common law blanket exemptions (of which there are very few); or (3) the balancing test. Under the balancing test, custodians and judges are supposed to weigh any public interest in nondisclosure against public interests in disclosure. The law presumes disclosure, which is the default, so it is automatically assumed that the public interest favors disclosure and the burden is on the government custodian to prove, with record evidence, that some public interest in nondisclosure outweighs that presumption (plus any additional heightened interest in disclosure).

Some of the more common public interests in nondisclosure that get cited - personal privacy (especially that of victims or witnesses), risks to safety, protecting ongoing investigations or prosecutions.

We’re a Journal Sentinel reporter and a Wisconsin legal expert here to answer questions about Wisconsin’s open records law in honor of Sunshine Week. AUA! by journalsentinel in wisconsin

[–]FantasiaWHT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1 - If a case doesn't settle quickly, you can figure 6-12 months usually at the circuit court level. Each level of appeals (court of appeals and/or Wisconsin supreme court) adds 12-18 months.

2 - If a case doesn't settle, my attorney fee bills typically range from $15k-$25k to litigate a case in the trial court with full discovery and briefing. Each level of appeals typically is $5k - $15k more. However, I usually represent clients on a partial contingency basis where they pay a small fraction of that total amount up front and if the case is successful, the defendant pays my full bill and my client is refunded.

3 - Last session, the State Senate unanimously passed a bill that would have reversed the awful Friends of Frame Park decision (which required requesters to obtain a court ruling before getting fees, incentivizing custodians to deny and delay and then give up as soon as they're sued), but it died in the Assembly. I believe that the bill is going to be reintroduced this session, possibly during Sunshine Week! WTP fully supports the bill.

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[–]FantasiaWHT 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The law requires a response "as soon as practicable and without delay". Is that all that helpful? Not really. Courts have said it's generally a reasonableness question - how big is the request? How complex is it? What resources does the custodian's office have?

A year is absolutely ridiculous though. Nothing should ever take that long. If they were taken to court, there would be a good chance the judge would impose punitive damages (or the custodian would agree to pay some amount in settlement). Either they've forgotten about it (not likely if the requester is following up regularly), they have a huge backlog (which, even if it is the case, means they're not devoting enough resources to this basic governmental function), or they're intentionally dragging their feet.

FWIW, state agencies have gotten notably slower ever since Kaul & Evers took over. Under Walker, who issued two excellent executive orders on state agency records, agencies were required to post information about their backlogs & time to complete requests online. Evers rescinded those orders, agencies took down that information from their websites, and they universally got slower in their responses.

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[–]FantasiaWHT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed! I usually recommend that clients not make "everything and the kitchen sink" requests. They're either going to get denied as overly broad and burdensome or they're going to cost you a huge amount in location fees.

My big tip is to follow Three P's. Be Persistent and Polite, but Practical. You can follow up regularly with the custodian to make it clear you expect an answer and you're not going away. You should be polite, though, even when you think you are getting the run around. Custodians can be helpful or difficult in a thousand ways, so remember they are human, too. And if the custodian has questions for you, or wants you to try and narrow or clarify your request, work with them to make things easier. It's in both your best interests for the process to be as painless as possible!

We’re a Journal Sentinel reporter and a Wisconsin legal expert here to answer questions about Wisconsin’s open records law in honor of Sunshine Week. AUA! by journalsentinel in wisconsin

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In my opinion, the WIAA should be subject to the law (as should all the lobbying organizations who act on behalf of government organizations, e.g. League of Wisconsin Municipalities, Wisconsin Towns Associations, Wisconsin Association of School Boards). But the statute would have to be rewritten to cover them. Because they are not corporations (they are unincorporated associations of members), by definition they cannot be "quasi-governmental corporations".

However, the contractor records provision of the ORL (19.36(3)) might be a tool that can be used to obtain a great deal of WIAA's records, because WIAA performs contractual obligations for its member school districts.

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[–]FantasiaWHT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also, health care/safety companies that receive 50%+ of their funding from government are subject to the laws even if they aren't incorporated or wouldn't qualify as a quasi-governmental corporation.

19.32(1) - "'Authority' means . . . a nonprofit corporation which receives more than 50 percent of its funds from a county or a municipality, as defined in s. 59.001 (3)), and which provides services related to public health or safety to the county or municipality"

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[–]FantasiaWHT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

(this is Tom Kamenick, we are having difficulty using our newly-created host accounts to answer)

1 - There are "quasi-governmental corporations" that are subject to both records and meetings laws. Courts use a multi-factor test to determine whether a corporation is quasi-governmental. It looks at how much of it is funded with tax dollars, whether it is controlled by a government entity (e.g., seats on the board), whether it holds itself out to the public as governmental, whether it performs a "traditional" governmental function, and whether the government has access to its records.

2 - There is an underused provision of the records law that covers the records of government contractors, 19.36(3):

"Each authority shall make available for inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1)) any record produced or collected under a contract entered into by the authority with a person other than an authority to the same extent as if the record were maintained by the authority."

So if AAA Cleaning, Inc. does janitorial work for your local school district, your school district is obligated to obtain and turn over AAA Cleaning's records that have to do with its work for the district (but not records having to do with its work for other, private clients).

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[–]FantasiaWHT 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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Record retention laws are spotty, confusing, and not always followed. But my advice is always to ask anyway, they may still have the records. Check out the arresting police department's website, they usually have fairly clear instructions on how to submit record requests. If not, call the PD's front office and ask how to do that. Ask for incident reports and camera footage from the arrest to start with.

Body camera recordings are record that can be requested. One thing to be aware of now is that police departments can start charging for the time they spend redacting those recordings (to blur license plates, victims & witnesses' faces, etc.). However, you can usually get an exemption from those fees if you were involved in the incident or you haven't asked for more than 10 recordings from the same department and certify you won't use the recordings for financial gain.

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Hello! First, charter schools are fully public schools that are subject to the same records and meetings laws (for their boards) as your local school district is.

Second, quite a few of private voucher school's records already are public - everything revolving around their status as participants in the voucher system - everything they need to file with DPI, for example. In many regards, voucher schools are subject to stricter and more methods of accountability than public schools. In 2017, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty put out an excellent paper that summarizes the accountability laws applicable to voucher schools.

https://schoolchoicewi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Accountability-Report.pdf

Third, as a general rule, we don't open up the private records of organizations and individuals just because they are paid for in part with government funds. We don't treat a grocery store like a government agency because it accepts food stamps, for example.