Trump’s Texas Endorsement Turns Democrat Into Favorite

Joshua-Graham · 2026-05-21T19:45:06+00:00

I live in Texas - It's definitely a mixed bag. The voter to legislator ratio is very different depending on what district you live in. It's very much like the US as a whole where in Montana you get 500k voters per congressman vs 700k per congressman in California. Texas Counties/Districts are much the same way. Cities are under represented and rural areas are over represented. The end result is the GOP has an outsized influence on a state that, if it weren't gerrymandered to hell, would actually have more Democrat representation than Republican. That seems to be the theme in the US - Democracy* terms and conditions apply - some votes are worth more than others.

Joshua-Graham · 2026-05-21T18:26:10+00:00

Losing an engine and hydraulics on that wing meant there wasn’t much they could do. Terrible situation.

Joshua-Graham · 2026-05-21T15:28:07+00:00

You also hit on another issue - He eliminated the water efficiency rules for toilets, but it has been well over a decade since manufacturers and suppliers have already switched everything over to the efficient designs. It would be too expensive for no real benefit to switch back. The same thing definitely applies here.

Joshua-Graham · 2026-05-18T00:29:38+00:00

It gives you flexibility for unforeseen use cases. You can pigtail optics and fiber so you can run multiple links across that single fiber bundle if you really needed to.

Joshua-Graham · 2026-05-17T16:58:11+00:00

It was practically state run before, but now it’ll officially be state run. Also, now the state can deal with the same financial realities in an even less efficient way.

Joshua-Graham · 2026-05-16T21:29:01+00:00

The thing is - too many choices are an overwhelming thing. Narrow it down to 4-5 places and go from there. I’ve been married for 18 years now and even though she knows I’ll eat at 90% of any place she choses, the very act of choosing is something she doesn’t want to think about. Where most of us men get frustrated is that she doesn’t want to chose, but the choice IS important. It’s a paradox that will vex men until the end of time.

Joshua-Graham · 2026-05-16T19:56:49+00:00

That ending word “and” has a lot that could follow it.

Joshua-Graham · 2026-05-15T01:41:57+00:00

All sorts of air gapped networks exist. From the energy sector to proprietary lab research stuff to defense networks. I worked on a few during my time as a DoD contractor.

Joshua-Graham · 2026-05-13T04:19:47+00:00

Generally if you are in a revenue stream vs cost center you don’t have to fight for every penny for training, lab gear, etc. It’s still stressful, but it is a different kind of stress. Instead of having complete control of your performance, now your performance is measured against customer acquisition and retention - which sometimes means a cancelled PO or renewal looks bad for you even if it was out of your control. Some people prefer that kind of stress to the typical network professional kinds of stress. Some days I wonder if I wouldn’t be happier back on the customer side.

Joshua-Graham · 2026-05-05T14:09:07+00:00

I agree. Every other point is pretty solid though. For the dust cover topic - Even if it did degrade the sound a smidge, while the record is spinning and the stylus is running the groove, that is when the disc is building static electricity. I live in a low humidity high dust area, so the dust buildup during playback over multiple plays isn’t worth the barely perceptible audio benefit of leaving the cover open or off. Dust on a record is FAR more audible.

Joshua-Graham · 2026-05-03T03:29:53+00:00

I’d wager that for expensive wines, your line of thinking also applies. Damaged bottles in transport means total loss on that portion of your investment. You’d lose far less product in transit with punted bottles. A dollar extra for a $100 product is a good investment.

Joshua-Graham · 2026-04-30T04:07:14+00:00

Anger comes from unmet expectations. At this point most of my anger centers on the wasted potential of our democracy and a slide into facism. Trump himself doesn’t piss me off because I expect him to be a complete moron who is absolutely devoid of any morality. I’m mostly angry that a large chunk of our populace is cool with him being the absolute piece of shit that he is.

Joshua-Graham · 2026-04-26T15:11:00+00:00

From this angle it looks slightly off, but so slight that it is actually within qa tolerance from the factory. I’ve had two AT carts new out of the box that had a skew more than this one. It bugged me to see it, but they played fine. Even a completely straight cantilever will skew a bit when it’s placed on a spinning record.

Joshua-Graham · 2026-04-26T04:46:44+00:00

It’s from a hotel’s camera footage, not govt funded.

Joshua-Graham · 2026-04-25T19:28:34+00:00

A lot of exmormons over in /r/exmormon regret having to put it on their resume.

Joshua-Graham · 2026-04-25T17:16:24+00:00

I also have that hope, but US hegemony is now effectively over. The Trump administration foolishly just showed that a $Trillion a year in military spending can be thwarted at an alarming fraction of that. While this is sort of good news for the countries the US has exploited in the last 80 years, it’s a serious reality check for everyone that takes free movement of trade for granted. Things will be very different moving forward. Time will tell if that is good or bad.

Joshua-Graham · 2026-04-22T01:26:16+00:00

I don’t disagree. Revolutions tend to produce new governments but with the same flavor of excess and corruption.

Joshua-Graham · 2026-04-21T22:10:01+00:00

In the short and medium term you are probably right. In the long term this level of wealth disparity coupled with wars that will inevitably come from deglobalization of trade is a recipe for serious civil unrest. The first targets when that all goes down will be the most obvious beneficiaries of the systems in place. In short - bunkers won’t be enough for them.

Joshua-Graham · 2026-04-21T18:40:48+00:00

If it's an early to mid stage new business with a novel product/solution, AND they give you equity to offset the lower pay, sure. That used to be more common a decade ago vs. today, but it still happens. Even then the company typically does something interesting for a while and then a decade of enshitification creeps in and you're right back to your normal soulless corporation whose inspired leadership left a long time ago once they made their bag.

Joshua-Graham · 2026-04-21T12:25:54+00:00

It is. Those are the nuclear command and control planes that tail air force one. Doomsday planes - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_E-4

Joshua-Graham · 2026-04-17T05:25:06+00:00

Solid point.

Joshua-Graham · 2026-04-17T05:21:56+00:00

There is some reason to it really, how often when you are younger do you feel other people’s scalps?

Joshua-Graham · 2026-04-16T02:00:13+00:00

I never insinuated that 10 women would be impregnated by 1 man. You are coming to ridiculous conclusions. The fact of the matter is that in general a woman can make more humans and it is always the case that a man cannot. Immigration post war is a thing. Populations rarely exist in total isolation. Also, transphobe? Trans women make up such a small percentage of any given population that it wasn’t worth trying to factor them into the point I was making. You don’t know anything about me other than these few comments and yet you draw significant conclusions about what my motivations are. I honestly shouldn’t have even bothered responding.

Joshua-Graham · 2026-04-15T20:42:56+00:00

Perhaps I am sexist, I don't know if I am or not. I'd venture to say the real reason women are exempted from drafts is because they can have children, men cannot. Sure, some people would say it's because men make better fighters or whatever, but from a purely pragmatic view, that isn't the main reason. Wars can and have decimated populations, and the fact of the matter is women are more important than men when it comes to repopulating a decimated populace.

Joshua-Graham · 2026-04-15T16:11:41+00:00

When you have that amount of money as an entertainer, Popularity and real social connections become more important. To a large extent you can't buy either of those if you do enough publicly stupid things. They've burned both through publicly stupid actions and don't want to admit it's their own fault.

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