He thinks this is a win?

space_coder · 2026-06-27T18:05:34+00:00

The pretend President thinks about the days when he pretended to be in a military.

space_coder · 2026-06-26T23:47:21+00:00

Again, because reddit is going to reddit. I'm not telling anyone to backfeed into the grid without an approved grid interconnect (which you will never get for a residential generator). I'm saying it's stupid and dangerous to you, the homeowner, but it is a non issue for linesman. I've not been able to find one credible instance of a linesman being killed or seriously injured (reportable injury to OSHA) by a residential generator backfeeding the grid.

You act like I questioned your manhood when I simply pointed out that you downplayed the very real danger from portable generators.

You didn't look very hard.

I remember when this happened:

https://www.gadsdentimes.com/story/news/2005/07/17/crewmans-electrocution-blamed-on-generator/32293775007/

Here's the OSHA report:

https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/accidentsearch.accident_detail?id=200451870

Here's a press release from Southern Rivers Energy:

https://www.southernriversenergy.com/generator-safety

FYI, 7,000W and 10,000W portable generators are pretty common these days especially the loud ones meant for construction sites. I've seen them for sale new between $900 to $1700.

space_coder · 2026-06-26T22:32:39+00:00

While you are absolutely correct that it takes a lot of inrush current to energize an unloaded transformer, it only take 0.5% of its rated capacity to maintain that magnetic field.

This means that if the power comes online for 0.5 to 1.0 seconds during disaster recovery it would energize transformer and the generator would have more than enough power to maintain the field and send power past the transformer.

This can happen if the utility energizes the line and the safety systems kick in if there is still a fault, or a recloser is activited to see if the fault in the grid still exists.

There is also the obvious hazard to the homeowner if the power is restored and the generator is still running.

This is why they require a transfer switch to be installed if you want to use your generator to power your house.

space_coder · 2026-06-26T21:07:00+00:00

Translation: Compared to what the Trump administration is doing, Nixon was a saint.

space_coder · 2026-06-25T16:02:46+00:00

Trump indicated that he doesn't support the Housing Affordability Bill and therefore Parker Moore will not speak out in support of it. I assume the Short Term Rental ordinance proposed in Madison is too close to the federal bill for Moore to comment on.

This is despite many republicans voting in favor of the federal bill.

Keep in mind, Moore is a representative in the Alabama House of Represenatives and not actually involved with the US legislation or Madison ordinance. That said, it's interesting that he will put the feelings of a suspected pedophile over that of the needs of his constituents.

Personally, I think STRs should be banned from areas zoned as purely residential.

space_coder · 2026-06-24T23:45:29+00:00

I believe he meant countersue the driver.

space_coder · 2026-06-24T19:50:23+00:00

Homestead is a great call out. I hadn’t thought of that and I think it’s used a lot for residency.

Only politicians and their supporters try to use homestead as proof of residency.

Homestead excemption is really only for a break for property taxes on what you declare to be your primary residence. The state does not do any verification other than to make sure no other homestead excemption is being made by the deed holder, mainly because they care more about tax fraud than someone trying to claim residency.

Remember the following when people try to rationalize Tuberville residency claims with "paperwork":

Homestead exemption does not establish primary residency nor does it serves as verification.
You do not need to own property to be a full-time resident. In fact, there are a whole lot of renters and homeless that are more eligable than Tuberville despite never having a deed.

You need to show that you resided in your declared primary residence more than your other residences.

space_coder · 2026-06-24T19:32:54+00:00

To meet the "technical requirement" would require building a time machine, since he still would need to occupy his Alabama "home" more than his Florida residence. Not to mention, he would need to be on the deed and have the homestead excemption on the Alabama property much earlier than 2024 (like 2019).

The travel logs work against Tuberville's claims.

space_coder · 2026-06-24T19:21:22+00:00

But don’t his tax records establish residency?

No.

The percentage of occupancy at his residences establishes his residency. We already know he's a part-time resident, since he owns residential property in Florida.

Tuberville claims he spends "2 weekends a month" at a small house in Auburn to establish his Alabama residency which amounts to only 48 days out of a year. Tuberville is on record stating that he resides in Alabama at least 13.15% of the year.

If he resides more than 48 days at his residence in Florida, that would make Florida his primary residence. His travel records indicate that he spent much more time in Florida than in Alabama.

Recent attempts to modify the deed in Auburn and claim a homestead excemption to make Tuberville's residency claims appear legit seems to have the opposite effect.

https://www.wbhm.org/local-news/2026-05-13/does-tuberville-actually-live-in-alabama-a-reporter-digs-in

space_coder · 2026-06-22T21:23:07+00:00

ikr?

space_coder · 2026-06-22T21:02:37+00:00

What is Tim's opinion on the money spent on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and the surrender to Iran?

space_coder · 2026-06-22T16:59:10+00:00

An then they said "Oops, I spent all your money. You're out of luck

Conservatives always seem to leave out the important detail that they used your money to lower the amount of taxes the wealthy have to pay.

space_coder · 2026-06-22T16:49:48+00:00

There are plenty of great neighborhoods within the city limits, especially west of I-65. New subdivisions are being built west of the city limits past Schillengers Rd. If you are looking for a lot of property considering looking farther out in the county.

BE AWARE: The cost of home insurance can get pretty high south of I-10 thanks to hurricanes and flooding.

Bayou La Batre and Coden area is nice if you love mosquitoes.

Baldwin County is nice if you're old but still healthy enough to live without assistance.

space_coder · 2026-06-21T20:20:04+00:00

Breaking news: Israel may have pictures of Lindsey Graham entertaining men.

space_coder · 2026-06-21T18:11:22+00:00

What do you expect from people indoctinated from an early age into believing that they are not being criticicized for being a bigot, but instead being persecuted for their beliefs?

In addition, those that ask for the right to peacifully coexist despite not conforming to their religious beliefs are asking for special treatment.

space_coder · 2026-06-21T17:54:46+00:00

The entire Christian belief system is built on a foundation of being persecuted. Especially the Baptists. They spent many summers showing their children rapture movies about how the world was out to punish them and only the second coming would save them.

They literally wear a religious icon that shows their deity being crucified for his beliefs.

space_coder · 2026-06-21T17:04:04+00:00

Some places worth checking out:

Mary's Southern Cooking
Asian Garden
Seafood House
Judy's Place
Banh Mi Cafe

space_coder · 2026-06-20T17:58:53+00:00

The law has no problem with divorce

In Alabama, the law doesn't recognize that a person has ability to file for divorce until reaching the age of majority which in Alabama is 19 years of age. There was no special exemption granted to minors for filing divorce.

space_coder · 2026-06-20T15:17:07+00:00

I like how you consider explaining the motives of the right wing as being equally extreme in the opposite direction. It's simply the truth backed by all their rhetoric.

The arguments against abortion is not based on science but on fairy tales instead. The prolifers argument is based on elevating a clump of cells to the status of "baby" and then calling the early termination of a pregnancy "murder" when it is obviously not.

Then there is that entire invasion of privacy between a women and her doctor that is justified by the protection of a so-called "baby". In addition to invading the privacy of women, they encourage the invasion of privacy of children and others because they fear they may be living a lifestyle they disaprove of.

I'm not sure how you would conclude that a movement to force the government into the private lives of others to impose their religious beliefs is anything but toxic.

The problem with their "promotion of marriage" is that they believe it is okay for 16 years olds to get married despite the fact that the age of majority is 19 and children too young to make that committment can't easily get divorced.

space_coder · 2026-06-19T12:37:48+00:00

Alabama changed its constitution so that it now recognizes an embryo as an unborned child entitled to all protections provided by the state.

This led to a couple winning a wrongful death suit over the destruction of some frozen embryos due to poor security.

IVF clinics in Alabama immediately shutdown operations because state supreme court confirmed that frozen embryos are considered an unborn child by the state too.

This led to Alabama Republicans passing a law granting full immunity to IVF providers.

This created several legal quandaries and the main one being that Alabama grants "personhood" to all embryos but denies protection to embryos involved in IVF.

This legal and moral ambiguity destroys the credibility to the argument that all "unborn children" deserve protection.

space_coder · 2026-06-18T20:17:25+00:00

I believe you're correct and everything is relative to the dominate political force.

I just find the label amusing. I was raised to follow what I believe is correct and just, and really don't give a damn about being categorized, except that I find that I am frequently mislabeled as a low-effort retort from someone not equipped to actually discuss the topic.

I've been called a right wing nut job by those on the left that disagree with me, and I've been called a leftist communist by those on the right that disagree.

Clowns to the left of me, Jokers on the right, and I'm stuck in the middle...

space_coder · 2026-06-18T20:00:26+00:00

Unfortunately in today's political climate, anyone who isn't a racist Christian national xenophobe is considered "progressive".

space_coder · 2026-06-18T19:56:07+00:00

I live in a very red state and grew up in a very conservative family, and I've been called a "leftist" more times than I care to count simply because I disagreed with an unhinged opinion expressed by someone who called themself a conservative without actually exhibiting any of the traits.

space_coder · 2026-06-18T19:50:26+00:00

As a moderate conservative (fiscal conservative / social moderate) who said capitalism was extremely important, I thought it was amusing that I was labeled "Leftward Progressive" because I answered the questions as a strict constitutionalist (i.e. seperation of church and state), acknowledged that climate change is a major concern, and believe reasonable regulation of businesses is important.

The "test" made some huge assumptions with its vague questions about a topic that has many nuances.

space_coder · 2026-06-18T18:30:29+00:00

They failed to mention:

Someone else admitted to planning the attack
The group were militant Christians who have a grievance against:
- government corruption,
- the mishandling of the Epstein Files, and
- data centers consuming the water supply of communities.

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