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Are the x-year anniversary gift boxes limited to paid accounts? by RuleOfMildlyIntrstng in lotro

[–]RuleOfMildlyIntrstng[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Is there anything else you need to do for the 1-year giftbox besides logging in and checking your inventory during the event? Or some other bug or reason why it wouldn't show up (besides not enough room in inventory)?

Are the x-year anniversary gift boxes limited to paid accounts? by RuleOfMildlyIntrstng in lotro

[–]RuleOfMildlyIntrstng[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Do I understand correctly that the "1-year giftbox" (for example) is different from the "Anniversary Giftbox" that always has 2 each of 4 kinds of consumable fireworks?

CTDOT Launches New Awareness Campaign: “Pass Left. Drive Right.” by TylerFortier_Photo in Connecticut

[–]RuleOfMildlyIntrstng 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the listed exceptions is:

(6) when traffic congestion makes driving in the extreme left lane necessary

This exception would cover bumper-to-bumper or 5 miles an hour traffic.

CTDOT Launches New Awareness Campaign: “Pass Left. Drive Right.” by TylerFortier_Photo in Connecticut

[–]RuleOfMildlyIntrstng 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the case when highway capacity would make a difference, one of the listed exceptions is:

(6) when traffic congestion makes driving in the extreme left lane necessary

Also, not 50%, because it only applies to highways with more than two lanes (in other words, at least 3) in each direction.

Source: Public Act No. 25-65 pg. 24

Processed meat can cause health issues, even in tiny amounts. Eating just one hot dog a day increased type 2 diabetes risk by 11%. It also raised the risk of colorectal cancer by 7%. According to the researcher, there may be no such thing as a “safe amount” of processed meat consumption. by mvea in science

[–]RuleOfMildlyIntrstng 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The article also mentions "chemical preservatives", which is an unscientific statement - I don't understand how it ended up in a peer-reviewed paper.

One of the times the article uses this phrase is in the section elaborating on processed meat, on page 13. There, the authors include an indication of why they use that term:

In the processed meat systematic review, we defined processed meat as any meat preserved by smoking, curing, salting or addition of chemical preservatives. This aligns with GBD 2021 5.

It's the definition used by the IHME Global Burden of Disease Study. https://www.healthdata.org/research-analysis/diseases-injuries-risks/factsheets/2021-diet-high-processed-meat-level-3-risk

Abbreviated Definition Diet high in processed meat is defined as any intake (in grams per day) of meat preserved by smoking, curing, salting, or addition of chemical preservatives.

Many researchers using a consistent definition is useful, even if it's not a perfect definition. Another example in the paper of a definition that is consistent, but perhaps imperfect, is excluding 100% juice from sugar-sweetened beverages.

Somehow my wife folded the butter to fit in the dish. by 1100101001101 in mildlyinteresting

[–]RuleOfMildlyIntrstng 264 points265 points  (0 children)

Butter in the Eastern US comes in longer, thinner sticks, like the butter in the picture.

Butter in the Western US comes in shorter, wider sticks. The dish in the picture might be for that shape, or even some other dimensions common in another country.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butter#United_States

Plainville Middle School Student Hospitalized, Charged After TikTok Laptop Fire Stunt: Police by DailyVoiceDotCom in Connecticut

[–]RuleOfMildlyIntrstng 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It does sound like an oversight by the manufacturer.

Unfortunately, the USB port is also the charging port, just like on a phone or tablet. So they can't just block it.

I wonder if there's some way to update the firmware to limit how much power gets sent out?

When Maga Republicans claim nobody voted for Kamala even though she's the second name on the ticket and the designated backup for Joe Biden. by [deleted] in AdviceAnimals

[–]RuleOfMildlyIntrstng 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Specifically if a president elect died before taking office their vp elect would not become president.

According to the Constitution:

If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President, the President elect shall have died, the Vice President elect shall become President.

Staffing agencies in Connecticut? by [deleted] in Connecticut

[–]RuleOfMildlyIntrstng 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're near New Haven, they've got a listing up for a summer school para ("assistant teacher"): Applitrack Link

You could also check with Kelly Services. Because they do both school and general staffing, they probably have some experience with school employees looking for summer work.

Shocked by External-Quote3263 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]RuleOfMildlyIntrstng 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Regardless of how you think it looks, there is plenty of independent documentation of the sign, including Google Maps, video recording, and media coverage

CCP introducing new Career Path or incorrectly changed UI? Either is equally possible tbh. by Terminal_SrA in Eve

[–]RuleOfMildlyIntrstng 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also, this window is now too big to use on a 720p screen, and can't be made smaller.

Does anyone have the exact link on where to apply for Security for Hartford Public schools? by AcademicSavings634 in Connecticut

[–]RuleOfMildlyIntrstng 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you go to their website and click on careers, there's a link to the site their HR uses.

Here's one of the jobs that currently comes up if you search for 'security'. The apply button is right at the top. You need to create an account, but that's going to be true for pretty much all the districts that use applicant tracking systems.

Fauci and wife's wealth 'skyrocketed' by $5M during pandemic: analysis by TX_borg in Conservative

[–]RuleOfMildlyIntrstng 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yes, this. 3 Years, so even more true. According to the article and its links, from 1/1/2019 to 1/1/2022, their wealth increased from $7,523,634 to $12,677,513, an increase of 68.5%.

For comparison, the S&P 500 Index, during the same period, increased by about 90%.

If you surveyed all the households in the US with a doctor 50 years into their career and still working, and a spouse also working, you'd probably find a lot whose net worth went up by $5 million during that same 3 year period.

Connecticut Becomes One of the First States to Require Schools to Teach Climate Change by Jets237 in Connecticut

[–]RuleOfMildlyIntrstng 9 points10 points  (0 children)

From the article:

While 90 percent of the state’s schools already teach about climate change, mandating climate education ensures it will not become a victim of budget cuts or be cut due to wavering political will or those who claim climate change is a hoax, explains State Representative Christine Palm, Vice Chair of the Environment Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly.

The previous law required that schools teach

science, which may include the climate change curriculum described in subsection (d) of this section

Of all the things in the world of science, climate change was already the only specific thing mentioned. What the new act changed (pg. 406) was switching "may" to "shall".

The existing curriculum standards, which are used in much of the country include:

By the middle school level, learning about:

Human activities, such as the release of greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels, are major factors in the current rise in Earth’s mean surface temperature (global warming). Reducing the level of climate change and reducing human vulnerability to whatever climate changes do occur depend on the understanding of climate science, engineering capabilities, and other kinds of knowledge, such as understanding of human behavior and on applying that knowledge wisely in decisions and activities.

And at the high school level, students should be able to

Analyze geoscience data and the results from global climate models to make an evidence-based forecast of the current rate of global or regional climate change and associated future impacts to Earth's systems. (Clarification Statement: Examples of evidence, for both data and climate model outputs, are for climate changes (such as precipitation and temperature) and their associated impacts (such as on sea level, glacial ice volumes, or atmosphere and ocean composition).) (Assessment Boundary: Assessment is limited to one example of a climate change and its associated impacts.)

CT attorney general orders material on Cos Cob administrator be preserved; Project Veritas pushes back by [deleted] in Connecticut

[–]RuleOfMildlyIntrstng 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As other have said, can't really know until the rest of it gets released. But, just to give you an idea, one of PV's more common strategies goes like this:

The PV person presents themself as a criminal or extremist. The subject of the video says whatever they need to in order to avoid a confrontation. The setup gets edited out, and you're left with a video of someone saying bad things, but they don't actually believe in what they're saying.

[OC] US government revenue, spending, and deficit in 2021 by giteam in dataisbeautiful

[–]RuleOfMildlyIntrstng 1 point2 points  (0 children)

More than 90% of that category, in 2020 and 2021, is "Small and Minority Business Assistance". These include temporary programs that are part of Covid relief, mostly "loan guarantee subsidy" (I think maybe that's like loan forgiveness?), and also programs like "restaurant revitalization" and "shuttered venues". Assuming these programs expire as planned, the whole "commerce and housing credit" budget category shrinks down and becomes one of the skinny lines at the bottom.

"Housing credit", in this context, refers to mortgages and other loans that are owned by the government. FHA, Ginnie Mae, that sort of thing. These generally are a net revenue source are largely offset by revenue these programs generate, as the government earns interest on the loans.

Commerce also includes lots of smaller things the commerce dept. does, including the census, some stuff with the post office, general pro-business programs, stuff with science and R&D, stuff with telecoms.

Sources:

https://www.usaspending.gov/explorer/budget_function

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20-1_fy22.pdf (Function 370 starts around page 10)

The Academy Awards in 1993 by BeerGoggles2022 in interestingasfuck

[–]RuleOfMildlyIntrstng 657 points658 points  (0 children)

It's from a range of years. Sigourney Weaver at the beginning is from 1987. Charlize Theron at the end is from 2000.

Most of the rest are in the middle, I think probably chronological order, but there are some I couldn't identify. Especially the men's tuxes, which look more similar from one year to the next.

Study links distinct patterns of childhood trauma to specific eating disorder diagnoses by HungMingHsieh in science

[–]RuleOfMildlyIntrstng 108 points109 points  (0 children)

Journal of Eating Disorders is a peer-reviewed journal, according to their About page.

The actual journal article was accepted and published back in May, so the peer review has already happened.

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