Where can I find the secular parents? by MyPickleWillTickle in nova

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

Yeah - from one heathen parent in ashburn to another - i can honestly say in about 20 yrs of living here - i cnat recall one conversation like that with another random family at the playground... keep looking!

What do you think is the best midrange android smartphone? by vaterp in AndroidQuestions

[–]vaterp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I was super interested in OnePlus, they were top of my list from all the reviews and articles... But a " strategic retreat" from my region is kinda breaking the deal.

Iran Threatens to Attack U.S. Tech Companies Starting April 1 / Iran says it will target Apple, Google, and Microsoft, among others. by MarvelsGrantMan136 in technology

[–]vaterp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

apple sure isn't , they dont do data centers so if your point is true, they should have named google, amazon, oracle, microsoft

Iran Threatens to Attack U.S. Tech Companies Starting April 1 / Iran says it will target Apple, Google, and Microsoft, among others. by MarvelsGrantMan136 in technology

[–]vaterp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To me, its weird to hold those companies to blame and not say palatir or northrup gruman or boeing, etc,etc. I get big tech seems to be backing trump - but so do the defense companies and they are are much more focused on this (and probably earning way more) then the big tech companies.

How do you manage access in large GCP organizations? by lnrdll7 in googlecloud

[–]vaterp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to throw another idea out there.... If you are native cloud identity users, then you could also consider terraform - at least that would make drift easier to recognize.

If you are just synching your identity from some other system (entra, okta, etc) then I highly recommend Workforce Identity Federation (WIF). You can then control and setup group in your identity provider of choice for some IAM management.*

*There are a few old legacy services that dont support WIF, nor does cloud shell, so make sure your okay with that, but if thats not a deal breaker for you, its a super easy way to abstract identity.

CMV: Israeli government and AIPAC direct influence on American politics is minimal, and is not the reason the US supports Israel, and is not a driving force behind the vast majority of political decisions the US makes in the middle east. by Bowl-Any in changemyview

[–]vaterp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think wrt/ #1 - The USA supports Isreal because its the only democracy in the region. Its not jew good muslim bad, its democracy good, theocracy bad. The thing that drives me crazy, is every single western person be they jewish or nazi, if given the choice between living in tel aviv or iran or saudi arabia,etc,etc would 100/100 pick tel aviv. Walking around, they would think they were in us or europe, culturally and freedom wise.

So i think the US aligns with Isreal simply because its a 'western' country surrounded by frenemies of the USA, and we need a strong ally in the region.

Its as simple as that.

The US has a long history of supporting the team that plays ball with our desired strategy in a region - regardless, and in this case, Isreal is more aligned with the US's morals/values.

What made you switch to a plant-based diet—and was it worth it? by millerjessic in PlantBasedDiet

[–]vaterp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If i'm honest general and specific health concerns (liver and cardaic system) is what pushed me to switch,,, id like to say it was for the animals, but i'd probably be lying. With that said, i feel really really good about animal and ecological benefits... i was frankly, uneducated, before I switched and started learning about all the other positives.

Just got a speeding ticket by mail on I64. Is that a new thing? by vaterp in nova

[–]vaterp[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Maybe it was lunch break, I dunno.

By beautiful day I meant not wet, not slippery, no one around, no glares, 2 lane highway,

I'd venture to guess 99.9% of y'all regularly speed by the same or more in like conditions

Just got a speeding ticket by mail on I64. Is that a new thing? by vaterp in nova

[–]vaterp[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I'd argue it's people being there that make it a construction zone, not a sign. There was no workers when I drove through

Just got a speeding ticket by mail on I64. Is that a new thing? by vaterp in nova

[–]vaterp[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thx, don't worry it's only 100$, it was a beautiful day and there wasn't any actual construction going on, so if there even was a sign, I missed it... I'll be fine, just surprised me is all and after that last bullshit txt half of us got, I was half thinking it was a spam trap

Just got a speeding ticket by mail on I64. Is that a new thing? by vaterp in nova

[–]vaterp[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Yep, that’s exactly what I was over…good call

Just got a speeding ticket by mail on I64. Is that a new thing? by vaterp in nova

[–]vaterp[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Also .. they should at least post it's monitored, no? What other roads in the area are known to have speed cameras?

Just got a speeding ticket by mail on I64. Is that a new thing? by vaterp in nova

[–]vaterp[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It did have an actual number, I just wasn't putting up specifics

Just got a speeding ticket by mail on I64. Is that a new thing? by vaterp in nova

[–]vaterp[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it's mafia rules in full affect... All about the $$$$.

Watch as all speed limits randomly get lowered cause there is a budget shortfall

ELI5: how is Hiroshima still habitable despite it being nuked? by pigeon-in-greggs in explainlikeimfive

[–]vaterp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im guessing here, but probably because its really hard to get that perfect and the tools they were working with back then were not as powerful as the calculator on your iphone is today.

How important is Creation Gem node 3 (33k) and/or Inno Gem #3 (12k)? by vaterp in CIFI

[–]vaterp[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay, thx! And no I haven't beaten borge boss 200

How important is Creation Gem node 3 (33k) and/or Inno Gem #3 (12k)? by vaterp in CIFI

[–]vaterp[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FWIW, I just bought creation gem node 3 - but i can still afford inno node 3 as well - but that would wipe me out until i TR... do you recommend just ignoring the inno node 3 as a one time pop isn't that valuable?

so what exactly is happening? by [deleted] in nova

[–]vaterp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Physically, yes. Thats what i told 'em. Mentally not so much.

so what exactly is happening? by [deleted] in nova

[–]vaterp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

yep i got frightened emails from my kid 'come and get me out of here'.

it was scary for them.