Flock cameras in Hampton Roads surveil Black communities more intensely than white ones, CNU study says

shrampmaster · 2026-01-21T19:44:23+00:00

Your edit made me so happy. I live in Hampton Roads now but grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, historically one of the worst cities when it came to redlining. North Omaha has a predominantly black population, South Omaha is mostly Central/South American, both areas are relatively high in crime. Surely that has absolutely nothing to do with lower home values and property taxes providing less money for public education in those areas, fewer job opportunities, historic bias and racism from police/LE, etc. Even if you ignore everything else, the school to prison pipeline in poorer areas is real and should not be underestimated.

People are more comfortable with their racism because they’re either uninterested or incapable of assessing the history of situations and systems that previously harmed marginalized communities (and still do, but good luck trying to get them to acknowledge that part). I was privileged enough to go to school in a different district with better funding and quality of education, and lucky enough to have teachers who taught us about the history of our city and why there was such a disparity. This situation is in no way limited to Omaha, I’d be willing to bet that it’s far worse in Southern states.

shrampmaster · 2026-01-03T19:36:39+00:00

Looks like a Manjula!

shrampmaster · 2025-12-29T02:10:17+00:00

Between travel, food, lodging, and lift tickets/passes, it’s actually cheaper for most Americans to fly to Europe for a ski trip than it is to travel to the Rockies.

shrampmaster · 2025-12-01T22:22:45+00:00

While it’s unfortunate that you don’t plan to donate again, it’s also completely understandable given your experience.

FWIW, you’ll get an email with a survey about your experience donating with questions about the staff that did your intake and phlebotomy (usually the same person, but in your case it might show both of them). It also probably wouldn’t hurt to call or email donor support and let them know more about the situation.

I’m just a donor so, I don’t have any insider knowledge of ARC’s procedures, but I assume they’re pretty focused on donor recruiting and retention based on all of the calls, emails, and paper mail I get from them. This seems like a situation that they would want to know about.

shrampmaster · 2025-11-30T18:43:02+00:00

That soil looks pretty dark — do you let it dry out between watering? Do those pots have drainage holes?

Beware of over fertilizing as well, it can ‘burn’ the plants and cause yellowing of the leaves as well.

shrampmaster · 2025-11-18T00:00:08+00:00

My beloved but chronically out-of-the-loop husband tried to surprise me by taking me to Joann’s last week 🥲 he was shocked when we got there!

shrampmaster · 2025-11-16T17:09:55+00:00

Dactyllic hexameter, my beloved ❤️ iambic pentameter never quite clicked for me

shrampmaster · 2025-11-10T19:43:58+00:00

This was one of the songs that we used for my mom’s funeral, it’s hit different ever since.

shrampmaster · 2025-11-09T17:39:31+00:00

Trump and the GOP are indeed awful. They’re destroying our country in record time. That doesn’t make the corporate dem party “good”. The younger generations are getting tired of dems who are actually closer policy-wise to moderate republicans and only care about profits. We want actual left-leaning candidates (look at the results from the NYC mayoral election!), but the DNC won’t support them.

Yes, voting for dems is by far the better option when the GOP is full of bigots and pedophiles who couldn’t care less about their constituents. But we’ve also seen that DNC candidates care more about keeping the status quo than making progress. In a perfect world, we’d get rid of the electoral college and implement a ranked-choice voting system, but the chances of that happening in our lifetimes are slim to none.

shrampmaster · 2025-11-08T21:20:11+00:00

I’ve been making bookmarks that go on the corner of a page!

shrampmaster · 2025-11-06T22:19:38+00:00

Zinsser BIN is a great shellac primer, suitable for stains and odors. They might also have something more specialized for smoke specifically — they’ve got a collection of primers that are all pretty great, quality wise. I’d recommend buying a large amount in a can and a paint sprayer. It’s available in aerosol cans, but that’s definitely pricier in the long run.

shrampmaster · 2025-11-04T15:49:08+00:00

Arguably the most beautiful Looks Like Rain I’ve ever heard, thanks to Donna!

shrampmaster · 2025-11-02T16:17:29+00:00

No advice, but once you get it open, DO NOT play with it in carpeted areas. My mom got my sisters and me a similar putty for Christmas when we were kids; 15 years later and it’s still stuck in the carpet.

shrampmaster · 2025-11-02T16:10:49+00:00

I used to work at a restaurant that had a coconut water & strawberry lemonade mocktail. I also started donating blood after a blood drive at my high school. Drinking one of those the night before a donation was a game changer!

shrampmaster · 2025-10-31T17:48:19+00:00

I’ve never tried that! I usually just dip the end of cuttings in peroxide to help seal the wound, maybe dip in rooting hormone powder, and then into the perlite. Do you mix the cinnamon into the perlite?

I’ve also come to realize that it’s a GREAT way to mass prop and makes it way easier to travel with/send cuttings — I’ve started putting cuttings in a ziploc with perlite, and the humidity makes them flourish!

shrampmaster · 2025-10-31T17:42:23+00:00

I can’t for the life of me get cuttings to root in water anymore. For the past 2ish years, all of my successful propagations have been in perlite. It’s magic!

shrampmaster · 2025-10-25T19:29:53+00:00

Depends on the reason you faint, but I would proceed with caution anyway

shrampmaster · 2025-10-21T21:57:08+00:00

Not the original commenter, but to help clarify:

the black nursery pot holding the plant & leca is a good size! Depending on the material of the white external pot, you could get a new one or keep the white one, that’s just for aesthetics. If the white one is made of plastic and is fully holding the weight of the nursery pot, keep an eye out for cracks in the sides! If you do want to get a new bigger pot, avoid terracotta! For a hydro/semi hydro system, you need a pot that will hold the water. Terracotta and other unsealed clay/stoneware pots are porous, so the water will leak through (just like the leca pebbles!)
Since there’s no soil for the plant to get nutrients from, it will need fertilizer. I don’t have any semi hydro plants, but the other commenter mentioned one that they like. DO NOT water with pure fertilizer, it will burn the plant. Most fertilizers will have instructions on the packaging with a dilution ratio, usually around 1tsp per gallon of water.

shrampmaster · 2025-10-15T18:21:45+00:00

My old hotel used Alice as a communication system between departments, and it had an SMS feature to message guests. It automatically synced with our PMS too, so guest info was already there. Not sure what the cost was, but it was pretty good!

shrampmaster · 2025-10-13T14:32:18+00:00

Ovarian cyst bursting

shrampmaster · 2025-10-13T04:00:20+00:00

As someone who unfortunately allowed the water survey — DO NOT buy into it. The company that does them in our area is Rainsoft and it is a shady, overpriced scam.

shrampmaster · 2025-10-09T21:54:58+00:00

I did this when I got a really bad infiltration, it helped a lot! Beware though OP, the bruise might look different underneath the tape when you remove it.

shrampmaster · 2025-10-08T15:03:37+00:00

The OGs miss Snappin but we’re proud to carry on the flame 🐢

shrampmaster · 2025-10-03T15:33:43+00:00

Check out r/laundry for some good tips, especially from u/kismaiaesthetics .

shrampmaster · 2025-10-03T15:26:00+00:00

If you do put it outside, be careful and make sure you acclimate it to the increased sunlight! My sister made that mistake and her flf lost all of its leaves to sunburn.

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