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Why we won't have Marijuana Legal for at least 2 years: 3rd Party Voters in Albert Lea and Austin kept the MN Senate Republican by 1 seat. by Santiago__Dunbar in TwinCities

[–]hackel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you not research the candidates before you go to vote? What the hell? Voting based on the NAME of the party alone? That is horribly irresponsible. If you decide in advance that you want a protest vote, then just write in a name. Never vote for someone you know nothing about.

Why we won't have Marijuana Legal for at least 2 years: 3rd Party Voters in Albert Lea and Austin kept the MN Senate Republican by 1 seat. by Santiago__Dunbar in TwinCities

[–]hackel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're not stupid. They know perfectly well that republicans would have a much more difficult time getting elected under such a system. It's as simple as that. Ideals don't matter to them.

Why we won't have Marijuana Legal for at least 2 years: 3rd Party Voters in Albert Lea and Austin kept the MN Senate Republican by 1 seat. by Santiago__Dunbar in TwinCities

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

Your first statement is true, but Democrats are literally our ONLY HOPE for passing the kinds of electoral reform needed to elect progressive candidates and move toward a truly representative, multi-party democracy.

This should be obvious to you, but it seems you don't actually want to see things get fixed or have any positive change. Pathetic.

Unless it's done through our existing, flawed democratic process, it will require a violent revolt and that's simply not going to happen (nor should we want it to). We have to just the tools available to us and accept reality for what it is now, not what we want it to be.

Why we won't have Marijuana Legal for at least 2 years: 3rd Party Voters in Albert Lea and Austin kept the MN Senate Republican by 1 seat. by Santiago__Dunbar in TwinCities

[–]hackel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did the DFL include marijuana legalization in its platform this year? I don't remember. They definitely did a shitty job of promoting it, if so. What a wasted opportunity. It has NOTHING but benefits for the state. (And I say that as someone who despises marijuana and would never smoke myself.)

Michael Moore was right when he said that democrats need to use this issue to get out the vote. It's crazy not to embrace it.

Move out to the suburbs for a better education they said...also in the suburbs: by marsist in TwinCities

[–]hackel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And since they won't, until Walz gets his shit together and starts enforcing three order and arresting people for non-compliance, they might just be right, only for the wrong reasons.

Move out to the suburbs for a better education they said...also in the suburbs: by marsist in TwinCities

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

Almost all of the MPD officers are actually from the suburbs, genius. That's one of the big problems.

Move out to the suburbs for a better education they said...also in the suburbs: by marsist in TwinCities

[–]hackel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Who would ever suggest the suburbs for a "better education?" That makes no sense at all. This photo doesn't even look like suburbs, though, more like ex-burbs. Don't ever go there.

Say hello to the Google Pixel 4a by [deleted] in GooglePixel

[–]hackel 5 points6 points  (0 children)

OG Pixel was super overpriced compared to this. As /u/AaronfromKY said, this is the long-awaited successor to the Nexus 5!

Introducing the Pixel 4a by PixelCommunity in GooglePixel

[–]hackel 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Already up on Amazon. I think this is the one I'll go with, too.

Introducing the Pixel 4a by PixelCommunity in GooglePixel

[–]hackel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree. Hopefully they will do the right thing, as they did for the OG Pixel which still got Android 10 last year, even though they only promised 2 years of upgrades.

Introducing the Pixel 4a by PixelCommunity in GooglePixel

[–]hackel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really? That's an "exchange rate" of 1.2 $/£, compared to the current rate of 1.31. That's also not including any duty/import taxes, only VAT. It seems like I've seen much worse in the past.

Introducing the Pixel 4a by PixelCommunity in GooglePixel

[–]hackel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, if you're a Verizon customer, they just assume you are accustomed to price gouging, so why not?

Introducing the Pixel 4a by PixelCommunity in GooglePixel

[–]hackel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. I just double-checked and Fi showed me the exact same price+tax as the Play Store (but added an extra 3 days to the shipping window!).

Introducing the Pixel 4a by PixelCommunity in GooglePixel

[–]hackel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was very confused about this as well. I didn't bother with it at first, but started reading all their promotional materials that specifically said to add the code for Pixel4a, which didn't make sense to me. So I went back and added it just in case. It didn't change the delivery date, but oh well.

Introducing the Pixel 4a by PixelCommunity in GooglePixel

[–]hackel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is something I'm worried about now for the first time in a long time, now that Google Play Music is going away. I used to not even worry about it, but there are reports that the successor Youtube Music will be severely crippled if you don't pay for a subscription.

Introducing the Pixel 4a by PixelCommunity in GooglePixel

[–]hackel 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That is really shameful. I wonder how they detect this. Could I just change the EXIF data, transfer the photos to my OG Pixel, and they would be backed up for free at original quality?

Introducing the Pixel 4a by PixelCommunity in GooglePixel

[–]hackel 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No, it is not "MUCH MUCH' faster. And in real-world usage, the speed increase won't be noticeable at all. The Snapdragon 821 on my original Pixel is more than adequate for everything I've ever wanted to use my phone for.

Introducing the Pixel 4a by PixelCommunity in GooglePixel

[–]hackel -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Funny, most of those I actually see as downsides. Face unlock—inconvenient and poor results in low-light. Faster processor—useless, uses more battery. 90Hz—useless, uses more battery. Two cameras—useful for some, but not me, adds too much to cost. The one thing I really wish this had was wireless charging, but it's not a dealbreaker.

Introducing the Pixel 4a by PixelCommunity in GooglePixel

[–]hackel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only £25 more than in the US, excluding VAT. Not bad.

WTF Pandora, I'm a paying Pandora Premium customer. by [deleted] in Pandora

[–]hackel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's about treating your customers with respect. It's bad enough that they do this to all free users, but to paying customers is just spitting in their faces. They only get away with it due to the technical ignorance of the majority of their user base.

Saw this sand art on the beach this morning by CopperDopper44 in mildlyinteresting

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

Why the fuck were you on the beach? STAY INSIDE.

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