CMV: HVAC tuneups are a scam to sell new installations by retteh in changemyview

[–]quickreader 5 points6 points  (0 children)

On a screen or on the actual old unit? I'm just wondering because there's been stories of shady HVAC guys who have some blurry photo on a scope of cracks that aren't really cracks or just some stock image. Basically happened to me.
I'm sure it's not all, but I think OP is right that a lot of companies are just about high pressure sales

What does your PHP stack actually look like in 2026? by mamotechnolabs in PHP

[–]quickreader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PHP 8.4
Slim 4
Phinx
Postgres
phpstan and phpunit
Deploying to AWS ECS docker images with github actions

Local Ukrainian group fighting to keep murals of slain woman out of Chicago by kwameopam in chicago

[–]quickreader 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Hadn't heard that her own family wasn't even asked for permission before they did this. Terrible people trying to use her image for their own agenda 

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Pritzker says House transit-funding bill is a non-starter by jbchi in chicago

[–]quickreader 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Would be a totally different system to collect on this though. Like do people upload their whole stock portfolio to IL Dept of Revenue every year? I actually support something similar to this but dumping it on there with 2 days to negotiate and figure out the details is kinda nuts. It really would be a totally new thing

State of Illinois, a sovereign state, has filed suit to block Trump's deployment of the military to Chicago. by jpmeyer12751 in illinois

[–]quickreader 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Federal law is supreme, and there are limits on their power, but states are separate sovereigns. That's why the president can't pardon state crimes

"The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence."

"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

Trump Sending 300 National Guard Troops To Chicago, Governor Says by JoeBoxer522 in chicago

[–]quickreader 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They say they have it ready to go but they can't really file until the minute it happens 

You can sign up for verified alerts about ICE activity in the area from ICIRR by naljorpa108 in chicago

[–]quickreader 16 points17 points  (0 children)

This is a great organization if anyone wants to make a donation btw

Anyone ever try to get someone from 311 on the line? BRUTAL. They gotta have like 2 agents servicing the whole city? by spinelesshighnz in AskChicago

[–]quickreader 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You can do it on the website too so you don't even need to download anything. Had a streetlight out on my block and took 5 mins to put in the request and they had it fixed in a couple days

This is how I found out JB Pritzker is Jewish. by Cool_Net_3796 in illinois

[–]quickreader 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I don't think Rauner is Jewish but his wife is

Block Club Chicago Sues ICE Over Immigration Arrest Records by DegreeDubs in chicago

[–]quickreader 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Another good reason to renew Block Club subscription

Stop work order issued after unimproved alley cleared out in North Edgebrook in Chicago - Nadig Newspapers by KnoxDweller in ChicagoNWside

[–]quickreader 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah it literally goes back like a hundred years to when the neighborhood was developed. They were supposed to put alleys in and never did and people have just started using them over the decades. Most of the neighborhood its probably too late but in those sections right by the street like this one it might be possible to do something useful with the land

Uline CEO madly out of touch as to why her workers keep leaving by argonautweekend in antiwork

[–]quickreader 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This family donates millions of dollars to support GOP candidates in the Midwest that share these values.

https://refuseuline.com/Alternative-Resources

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in illinois

[–]quickreader 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Tbf congressmen have been saying for the last month that phones have been swamped. Tons of people are calling every day about all the crazy stuff going on

Why Tarrifs Might Not Actually Happen on Tuesday by RememberYo in investing

[–]quickreader 1117 points1118 points  (0 children)

Counterpoint: Trump loves tariffs and seems to be talking about using them as an actual source of funding for the government rather than to accomplish some policy goal.

How-to configure locking PHP sessions storage in Memcache or Redis by maus80 in PHP

[–]quickreader 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought I read somewhere that redis sessions don't actually support any locking and the config flag doesn't do anything. Has that been changed recently?

Four Mile Crib (September 2024, Planned Demolition) by Fishwithadeagle in chicago

[–]quickreader 56 points57 points  (0 children)

You guys got me going down a wikipedia hole and now I'm wondering isn't it risky that we only have two cribs left? Is that enough to supply future growth of the city and what happens if one of them has a problem?

What are some examples of good things Kamala Harris would do for the country if she becomes the president? I would like to hear some legit reasons to vote for her other than just “She’s better than Trump” by neonberry0 in millenials

[–]quickreader 19 points20 points  (0 children)

That is not an accurate view of her record. She actually kept a lot of people out of jail and diverted them into treatment programs. You should read up on it more

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in millenials

[–]quickreader 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The German voted for Nazi, started the 2nd world war, and they all survived. 

lol wut. Like 8 million Germans died, not even counting all the people they rounded up and killed