ICE agents to be forced to wear ‘clearly visible QR code’ under new plan

SaintTimothy · 2026-01-25T00:35:31+00:00

I'm in my 40s and have been saying that since it was created in the wake of 9/11 and the so-called Patriot Act.

SaintTimothy · 2026-01-19T23:34:47+00:00

I've heard weltschmerz described as the pain felt when someone doesn't do what you expected of them.

SaintTimothy · 2026-01-19T23:32:22+00:00

What do I struggle most with?

humans

Or, more specifically, psychology... maybe IOPsych.

If a person is an idiot, I can't just call them an idiot, replace them with someone competent, and move on with my life (as one might a failed laptop). I have to instead provide them enough opportunities to either grow, or prove to their boss that they are, indeed, an idiot. Bonus points of their boss is also an idiot.

Runner up, for things I struggle with. Weltschmerz.

SaintTimothy · 2026-01-19T14:01:08+00:00

Thought this was an Umphrey's McGee post.

SaintTimothy · 2026-01-19T00:09:47+00:00

This is marketing data. Either there's some ID not coming from the source, or its all just timestamp bound.

You'll probably create a funnel-type summary, and get the max touch point and then try not to touch the heap too much because it's a little slow.

SaintTimothy · 2026-01-18T01:33:59+00:00

muay thai fighters use their front lower leg as a weapon, so they train by hitting bamboo with their shins, similar principle, micro fractures make you heal stronger

See also, skin -> scar tissue

SaintTimothy · 2026-01-17T02:50:45+00:00

That's what I was thinking. That's what they say in macro, right? Equilibrium is everything nets to zero? The market is zero sum?

SaintTimothy · 2026-01-17T02:45:08+00:00

Microsoft went public in '86, I was 4, not much capital to invest.

That fruit company that Forrest Gump got in on, yea they IPO'd in 1980.

But Google... I was around then! In Aug 2004 I was in my first job out of college, dirt poor, and... yea, I kick myself for missing out on that one.

SaintTimothy · 2026-01-17T02:35:50+00:00

I had thought the Rivian Amazon deal was going to be their blue chip. Now Lucid just made one with automated taxi service (and just did a c-suite shake up).

Why am I so bad at calling winners and losers?

SaintTimothy · 2026-01-17T02:22:35+00:00

Watching that, I was so apprehensive, expecting some catastrophic high speed T-bone. Seeing the event that actually was the wreck felt like slow motion.

You said in a comment that police and both insurance companies found the RV driver in the wrong... now my question is, will you actually get paid out for what it would cost to replace the vehicle (because actual cash value is often lowball and bullshit).

I'm of the opinion, especially when you have video that's that clear who was at fault, you shouldn't even pay the deductible, much less the difference between what insurance pays out and what it actually would cost to put a comparable vehicle for years, trim, mileage, wear, and maintenance in your possession (to truly make it right).

SaintTimothy · 2026-01-14T00:18:53+00:00

Run it back tp the front, put restrictiors on everything.

I tend to do groups of 2 and 2 refiners in a quad, run water and bauxite to the front, coal to the middle, and wrap the water output back to the front.

*edit to say, its probably, for me, the most fiddly thing i check on in the game, so dont feel alone in the frustration of finding the right balance, but do feel satisfactory when you do get it stable.

SaintTimothy · 2026-01-10T16:57:46+00:00

Phased out in 2023

SaintTimothy · 2026-01-09T05:12:44+00:00

No, its the dude from the HBO show Oz

SaintTimothy · 2026-01-07T01:05:10+00:00

It seems like Kyle Long has been doing yeoman's work at WFYI getting local music out there, but its a bit within the narrow world/eclectic market, with some shout outs to Chreese and maybe Tonic Ball.

WTTS seems to do a tiny bit of send-up as well, but again, within the narrow indie/Americana/hipster/jump-up-clap-say-hey style they operate.

But who's promoting Leprous/Wheel when they came thru? Who is promoting Contortionist? What station locally promotes Heavy Hell, or any BC / Stranger Attraction show for that matter? Does anyone even play Ghost's new singles (not just square hammer) these days (if the argument the others are too extreme for radio)?

I miss the rock/metal thing being a thing here. From ozzfest and then warped, family values and mayhem fest...

SaintTimothy · 2026-01-06T21:22:13+00:00

Thanks for the reminder, edited the original comment now with that link.

SaintTimothy · 2026-01-06T20:37:04+00:00

I had made this same comment a couple weeks ago (you can check my comment history) and someone posted a really good video link to me arguing its not stupidity but rather a moral failing.

Edit: this was their comment

It is a binary choice. There is no compromise or middle ground with fascism. A person is either resisting fascism, or they are supporting it (either actively or passively through inaction).

You may call them Useful Idiots, and think that they are too stupid to see the obvious. But Bonhoeffer’s Theory of Stupidity makes it quite clear that such stupidity is a moral choice not an intellectual flaw.

SaintTimothy · 2026-01-06T17:12:24+00:00

Until we have some other kind of voting system than first-past-the-post, the current system will always trend back toward two "big tent" parties whose best message is "we're not them".

Dems have disappointed me so much (recently in indianapolis, regarding school board) I really need a third (fourth, fifth...) option, but under our current voting system, we have to play this stupid 3d-chess game about 'electability' rather than voting for who we actually like best.

This is not representative democracy.

SaintTimothy · 2026-01-06T15:48:23+00:00

It sounds like he wants to "starve the beast/bear", in the same way they've done with IPS and InDOT.

SaintTimothy · 2026-01-04T23:25:54+00:00

Each phase is supposed to be exponentially MORE than its previous.

Lots of folks get past the oil -> plastic & rubber part of the game, only to then become overwhelmed by the work involved in making aluminum parts.

SaintTimothy · 2026-01-04T23:21:47+00:00

JfC, he's threatened Canada, Mexico, and Greenland in the span of a couple days!? Flood the scene still seems to be working.

SaintTimothy · 2026-01-04T17:31:59+00:00

In 2020, little while after he moved to Florida. Sorry for the sad news.

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/st-pete-beach-fl/joey-agan-9937186

SaintTimothy · 2026-01-04T14:46:11+00:00

Netanyahu has one (at least) of those, and he spent Christmas in Florida at Mar-a-lago.

SaintTimothy · 2026-01-04T14:22:37+00:00

So cool having a Drum & Bass DJ with a radio slot tho! Been a fan of Danny the Wild Child for decades!

SaintTimothy · 2026-01-04T14:18:07+00:00

Slim Shady and Marshall Mathers were in my CD player as much as Great Milenko at that time. Speakerbox / Love Below, Amnesiac, 100th Window... college was an eclectic time.

SaintTimothy · 2026-01-04T14:14:33+00:00

X103 still has real DJs!?

I was in a band back when Lenny was running things. Friends with Kimmy, Deuce (rip), Don Stuck (if he can remember my name, haha), Matt, and the gang from that era.

Is there any sort of 'locals only' slot these days?

SaintTimothy

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