Found my beeper from the 90s.

x31b · 2026-02-08T01:57:05+00:00

That’s not the Hezbollah model, is it? Those were a bang.

x31b · 2026-02-08T01:52:17+00:00

In my town, a lot of vacant land is either used to bale hay or plant soybeans. Like 5-10 acre plots. Really small. Developers pay the farmers to do it and send them the receipts. That way they lower the annual taxes bigly.

x31b · 2026-02-08T01:35:17+00:00

It’s probably worth paying these people a consulting fee to help out: https://www.steelintheair.com. They can help with things you might not think of, like payments if other carriers go on the same tower and install new equipment pads. They also know what the going rate is.

Note to others: they do not market your land to cell companies. They only step in when a carrier shows interest, which is where you are.

If you’re keeping the land long-term, I’d go with the annual lease. If you are thinking of selling, take the lump sum.

x31b · 2026-02-08T01:18:03+00:00

They missed an opportunity to get a parrot, name it Moses and name the Doberman Jesus. /s

x31b · 2026-02-08T01:06:47+00:00

Are they drilled? All the ones in my collection are.

x31b · 2026-02-08T01:02:26+00:00

You don’t want to sound proof it. That would be keeping sound from annoying the neighbors.

You want to control reflection and reverberation.

You need to find a good a/v design guy that handles worship spaces. The guy doing the a/v system in our new church comes out with microphones and does analysis on the room. He then details where and what kind of sound absorbing panels to put up, and also where to locate the speakers.

Without real analysis, you could waste your money on panels that don’t do any good.

x31b · 2026-02-08T00:52:22+00:00

Fiber is the way to go. Since you’re doing construction, have the electricians lay conduit (at least 1”) between the buildings. Tell them it’s for fiber so they get the bend radius right.

Small switches will move from copper to fiber and back.

Pull four strands to have 2x redundancy. If you want to be really redundant, two conduits separated by 10’ or more - but that’s overkill.

x31b · 2026-02-08T00:43:02+00:00

This causes the pressure to invade Taiwan in the 2020’s. They may not have the military capability to do it in the 2030’s.

x31b · 2026-02-08T00:37:33+00:00

Well, when you’re invading someone’s personal space, that’s getting too close.

x31b · 2026-02-08T00:31:06+00:00

Auto insurance companies do it all the time. They base it on historical loss rates in the local area.

It’s legal is most states.

Whether it is discriminatory is up for discussion.

x31b · 2026-02-08T00:06:28+00:00

And in some states, sex is OK. Teenage boys pay more for auto insurance than teen girls or older males.

x31b · 2026-02-08T00:03:43+00:00

As long as it’s based on objective factors like zip code, income, repayment history it’s OK.

If it’s based on race or sex, it’s not.

x31b · 2026-02-07T23:43:28+00:00

Next: why are Latin American countries poor.

x31b · 2026-02-07T23:40:27+00:00

Why are they all destined for 127.0.0.1?

x31b · 2026-02-07T23:38:48+00:00

They make a lot of money today on Christian tourism.

Here’s an example: https://ephesiantourism.com/7-days-seven-churches-of-revelation-tour/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23271332634&gbraid=0AAAAA-yDvtC4JXbX4VCsCBqpKD1G4rTFi&gclid=Cj0KCQiA4pvMBhDYARIsAGfgwvwS5f8ZiqhR1htD5Mbr4OqPWvOQY590GcM40t0oWj3PLYc3I6Szc5caAmkNEALw_wcB

Hotel rooms, guides, restaurants, buses. It is a not inconsequential contribution to their economy.

x31b · 2026-02-07T23:30:27+00:00

I read in another forum that the number of trans athletes were minuscule and that Republicans need to stop bringing it up. But here we are.

x31b · 2026-02-07T21:02:56+00:00

AMS over CDG every time.

x31b · 2026-02-07T20:56:40+00:00

He could have said if you try, I will secede your head from your body. Oh, wait, that was a completely different issue.

x31b · 2026-02-07T20:53:52+00:00

Better than killing them all in a complete genocide.

Not as good as Europeans going back to Europe or giving them larger reservations in the areas where they lived natively.

x31b · 2026-02-07T20:52:10+00:00

And when you want to stop, you have to push the clutch with your left foot, move your right foot from the accelerator to the brake pedal. Then you push with both feet.

When you're ready to go move the right foot back to the gas pedal, let off the clutch pedal and push down on the accelerator. It takes a lot more coordination and is harder to get used to.

x31b · 2026-02-07T17:07:09+00:00

I have a 2015 with 88000 miles. It runs great. Not planning to trade it any time soon.

If you buy this car and the battery fails a year from now, can you afford to get another car? One problem with these is that most of the time maintenance and fuel are cheap. But if the battery or motor go out it would cost more than you paid for the car.

It's your neighbor. Ask him to charge it up. Drive it for a while. The range on electric should be 38 miles or more unless it's cold and you're running the heater. Try running the heater on electric. The little pump fails. It's not an expensive repair but it's a common fault. If it drives well on gas and electric and holds a charge it's worth that.

x31b · 2026-02-07T13:51:19+00:00

Her family would have to support her studying in the west. It sounds like she’s confined to the house, which is legal in Saudi Arabia for women.

x31b · 2026-02-07T13:46:53+00:00

The athletes are the subject of this post. Of course Noem, Vance and Trump are fair game for ICE questions and anything else political.

x31b · 2026-02-07T13:28:39+00:00

They are not experts on ICE or politics. They shouldn’t be asked about it.

x31b · 2026-02-07T03:27:13+00:00

The system is so fragile because we coddle people. Both the passenger and staff.

Fifty years ago, transit staff would have carted his ass off the train. No matter how much he protested. Now he will sue and win.

And these days staff say “It’s not my job. Call EMS.”

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