I find it interesting that even the Catholic Church has implemented an age limit for decision makers. New Popes (lifetime appointment) are chosen by the Cardinals (lifetime appointment), but only Cardinals under 80 are eligible to vote. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingravescentem_aetatem
I was thinking about that when I was dropping my 6 year old off at some hobbies earlier - it’s pretty much expected to have learned how to ride a bicycle before starting school, and it massively expands the area you can go to by yourself. When she went to school by bicycle she can easily make a detour via a shop to spend some...
Dealing with winter. I live in the rural upper Midwest, where winter can hit -20 with whiteout blizzards, week-long power outages, and car-burying snowdrifts. I’ve seen too many people move here from warmer places and think “I guess I’ll buy a warmer coat and a snow shovel”, rather than “I should have a backup generator, a backup heat source, a few barrels of spare fuel, a month’s worth of stockpiled food, and at least two different pieces of heavy snow-moving machinery tested to be in good working order”.
This poor woman … I wonder how long it will take before she gets fed up with the reckless drivers and moves out of Milwaukee. Reckless drivers cause financial hardship to good people and drive people out of the city.
Exactly. I’ve run Linux almost exclusively for more than 20 years. I did the whole roll-my-own thing for a while. Now most of the computers I deal with regularly run mostly-stock Ubuntu.
I bought a piece of 1.5 inch stiff foam to try to fix a sag in a bed. It didn’t work but having that thick piece of solid foam around has been a life saver....
Bug zapper flyswatter. Like you can buy at Harbor Freight for a few bucks. It might not be a terribly effective solution to the overall fly population, but in terms of grim-bloody-vengeance-per-dollar, it’s one of the best investments I’ve ever made.
It’s interesting in that we have things that feel very scifi (GotG, for example) and ones that don’t (Luke Cage, Punisher) notionally sharing the same universe.
Agreed. Charger in the garage, plug it in overnight, ready to go. It's been a bit frustrating on road trips when I can't find a working charger conveniently close to the route, but a bit of planning beforehand has made it work. 99% of the time it's great.
If I didn't have a garage or other dependable access to a L2 charger overnight, it would be far more challenging. I'm also 15 miles from the closest public charger, which would be a major hassle.
Democrats Propose 18-Year Term Limit for Supreme Court Justices in Most Cases (truthout.org)
What's a skill that's taken for granted where you live, but is often missing in people moving there from abroad?
I was thinking about that when I was dropping my 6 year old off at some hobbies earlier - it’s pretty much expected to have learned how to ride a bicycle before starting school, and it massively expands the area you can go to by yourself. When she went to school by bicycle she can easily make a detour via a shop to spend some...
What temperature do you keep your thermostat at?
Title. We keep ours at 75F, parents do 77F, and in laws 68F. It made me curious what everyone else keeps theirs at?
What's your connection to farming?
Do you consider yourself a farmer? A full-time row crop farmer? A part-time hobby farmer? Gardener? Homesteader? Food consumer?
What's your preferred fungicide timing in corn?
Are you getting it on early to fight tar spot? Later to fight NCLB? Multiple applications? None at all?
Speeding drivers hit Milwaukee woman's property twice in 7 months (www.fox6now.com)
This poor woman … I wonder how long it will take before she gets fed up with the reckless drivers and moves out of Milwaukee. Reckless drivers cause financial hardship to good people and drive people out of the city.
Let's talk about something else (lemmy.world)
What is something really stupid you purchased that turned out far better than expected?
I bought a piece of 1.5 inch stiff foam to try to fix a sag in a bed. It didn’t work but having that thick piece of solid foam around has been a life saver....
when is the last time you cut your toenails?
I suffer from adhd and major depression, both recently diagnosed and both resistant to treatment....
Hidden Gems: Unveiling Apps That Could Have Enhanced Your Experience Sooner?
There are a few noteworthy ones that have significantly enhanced my digital experience. Let me share them with you:...
Is this heaven? (midwest.social)
Far from it, my friend
Do you consider Marvel Cinematic Universe to be SF?
It’s interesting in that we have things that feel very scifi (GotG, for example) and ones that don’t (Luke Cage, Punisher) notionally sharing the same universe.
What do you use your raspberry pi for?
I have a pihole set up with pivpn. Octoprint and a cluster of 4 pi zeros on a pi 4 to experiment with cluster computing.
What are you reading? (June 2023)
Hey Beehaw, whatcha reading right now?
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