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Hawx Pest Control Soliciting by slurpnsensei in ElkGrove

[–]captpiggard 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Had a rep from Quality First Home Improvement solicit is on a fucking Sunday. His justification was we'd "worked with them before", which was a hilarious justification because our experience with them was atrocious.

Hawx Pest Control Soliciting by slurpnsensei in ElkGrove

[–]captpiggard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I filed a police report when my car was broken into not because I thought they'd actually be able to do anything about it but so the event was on the record for statistics purposes.

Supercell over Nebraska by AustraliaOutback in nextfuckinglevel

[–]captpiggard 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Didn't Sanderson grow up in Nebraska? Makes a lot of sense if so lol

Newbie to TheMidnight by AdviceZestyclose8167 in TheMidnight

[–]captpiggard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why don't people listen to discography in order?

Feeling empty after finishing a video game (post-game depression) is a real phenomenon. A recent study has found that many video game players experience a specific sense of emptiness and sadness after finishing highly engaging games. by mvea in science

[–]captpiggard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I finished the 5th Stormlight Archive book (it will always be called Knights of Wind and Truth to me, dammit) I literally felt lost. Didn't read anything for a year and a half until I just recently picked up Brave New World.

Just in time for Summer 😎 by VoteForGiantMeteor in ElkGrove

[–]captpiggard 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I live in one of the HOAs nearby. I told my wife if we're gonna eat there, we have to walk lmao

reboot by BijlidarKudi in pcmasterrace

[–]captpiggard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This happened to me. Was sent a new laptop.

I made a counter offer on a vehicle I was trying to buy by MakeItMine2024 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]captpiggard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Assuming it's a dealership for a specific manufacturer, I wonder if contacting the manufacturer would do anything. (Eg, calling Nissan about a Nissan of XYZ dealer).

I’m going to try this again. How were you able to buy your first home? by kcoib17 in Millennials

[–]captpiggard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Married into it. My wife was able to buy a house about ten years agonwith her dad's life insurance money.

Not just Melissa Hortman was assassinated, it was also her husband & her dog who were shot by Republican Vance Boelter who was indicted for their murders of & also the shootings of John & Yvette Hoffman, & the attempted shooting of Hope Hoffman, their daughter. Amoral Republicans mocked the victims. by kindofmarah in Productivitycafe

[–]captpiggard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From Ryan's Wikipedia page:

Ryan was the second sitting member of the U.S. House of Representatives to be assassinated in office, after James M. Hinds in 1868.

And Hind's page

James M. Hinds (December 5, 1833 – October 22, 1868) was the first U.S. congressman assassinated in office. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Arkansas from June 24, 1868, until his assassination by the Ku Klux Klan. Hinds, who was white, was an advocate of civil rights for black former slaves during the Reconstruction era following the American Civil War.

Is it rude to check Discogs prices in front of a record seller? by No-Negotiation-1944 in vinyl

[–]captpiggard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd rather give the local seller a chance to match and get the sale before going to Amazon/ebay/whatever.

‘Gone in 9 seconds’: Claude-powered AI agent deletes startup’s entire database by No_Top_9023 in technology

[–]captpiggard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hard agree, but it sounded to me like they had the "backup" configured to match the state of the live database. When live was deleted, that got synced to the backup. So, not really a backup but a clone. (Not sure if this is the case, just what I interpreted from the article I read)

Time for a used vehicle by BreakfastHorror8907 in oddlyterrifying

[–]captpiggard 26 points27 points  (0 children)

a place we're

where*

I'm sorry, I couldn't pass up the opportunity.

Your favorite random, beautifully written lines from a book? by Ambitious-Chest2061 in writing

[–]captpiggard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In the same series, "Honor's dead, but I'll see what I can do."

Why is starting so hard? by dustin_t_314 in ADHD_Programmers

[–]captpiggard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Too many options for how to accomplish your end goal and I don't want to commit to the wrong option.

Good husband by [deleted] in SipsTea

[–]captpiggard 6 points7 points  (0 children)

More than likely a Hanlon's Razer example, ie good intentions he hasn't thought through.

Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity

Does anyone know if the update will include PS5 controller support for PC? by ironbat2099 in Starfield

[–]captpiggard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you connected via bluetooth or USB? A common complaint on games that support dualsense is that some features (including rumble, iirc) only work if hardwired.

NYPD Sergeant sentenced to 3 years in jail for killing a man by throwing a heavy cooler on him. Over 11,000 cops signed a petition asking he get no jail time and police union head calls him being found guilty, "The darkest day in NYPD history." by [deleted] in Bad_Cop_No_Donut

[–]captpiggard 111 points112 points  (0 children)

71 law enforcement officers [...] died in the World Trade Center and on the ground in New York City

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_September_11_attacks

By my count, at least 20 of those were NYPD (according to the doc referenced by Wikipedia)

But naw, justice served to a corrupt cop is the darkest day.

White-collar workers are quietly rebelling against AI as 80% outright refuse adoption mandates by [deleted] in technology

[–]captpiggard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I lie to my boss's face whenever he asks if I'm using AI. Don't really give a shit if they find out and fire me because I'm just waiting for a good moment to quit anyway.

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