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I press buttons to make lights on a box change. Sometimes the lights are all wrong so I have to press a lot of buttons much faster.
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December 6, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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I've never heard of anyone not being moved by citizenship ceremonies. Depraved on a level that is genuinely alien
I’ve had the great joy of working in several offices where citizenship ceremonies were held and this is America leaving people at the altar
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
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December 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I've never heard of anyone not being moved by citizenship ceremonies. Depraved on a level that is genuinely alien
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“Is she into me” is she gonna keep Van Epps down to single digits
December 3, 2025 at 1:06 AM
“Is she into me” is she gonna keep Van Epps down to single digits
I don’t understand how I’m supposed to get out of bed under these conditions.
November 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I don’t understand how I’m supposed to get out of bed under these conditions.
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I feel like everyone who drank any of those, when told of the ban, responded with some variation of “yeah that seems fair”
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I feel like everyone who drank any of those, when told of the ban, responded with some variation of “yeah that seems fair”
@pfrazee.com where are we supposed to get support/file bugs for the iOS app? The app support link on the App Store page opens the support page in the app, which only has a redirect link to faqs. I need full screen videos to stop soft locking the app (no controls to exit), not account help!
November 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
@pfrazee.com where are we supposed to get support/file bugs for the iOS app? The app support link on the App Store page opens the support page in the app, which only has a redirect link to faqs. I need full screen videos to stop soft locking the app (no controls to exit), not account help!
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I like shooting guns. It's fun as shit, it fucking rules. I also believe in very strong gun control, because lots of people don't use guns responsibly.
I like porn. I am starting to think that it is impossible for my fellow men to consume it in anything approaching a responsible manner.
I like porn. I am starting to think that it is impossible for my fellow men to consume it in anything approaching a responsible manner.
They watch too much porn.
November 13, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I like shooting guns. It's fun as shit, it fucking rules. I also believe in very strong gun control, because lots of people don't use guns responsibly.
I like porn. I am starting to think that it is impossible for my fellow men to consume it in anything approaching a responsible manner.
I like porn. I am starting to think that it is impossible for my fellow men to consume it in anything approaching a responsible manner.
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YES. THAT IS AN INDICATOR OF PROSPERITY. HOW ARE YOU GUYS SO STUPID
He's repeatedly talked about how easy it is to buy cheap clothes now as if that's a sign the economy is Good Actually
November 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
YES. THAT IS AN INDICATOR OF PROSPERITY. HOW ARE YOU GUYS SO STUPID
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She‘s called Sharon because she’s always sharin’ cursed shit
November 3, 2025 at 11:14 PM
She‘s called Sharon because she’s always sharin’ cursed shit
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When they go low we go in at Angels 10 & 525 KiAS.
November 5, 2025 at 4:59 AM
When they go low we go in at Angels 10 & 525 KiAS.
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surprised to see Virginia voters give a broad, bipartisan mandate for two bullets to the head of former Republican Speaker Todd Gilbert. but that’s the clear message voters have sent
November 5, 2025 at 2:57 AM
surprised to see Virginia voters give a broad, bipartisan mandate for two bullets to the head of former Republican Speaker Todd Gilbert. but that’s the clear message voters have sent
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"I became a Nazi in prison to avoid something worse" is both completely understandable and an indictment of the US prison system, where certain types of violence are not only considered "normal", but openly joked about (even by those who consider themselves enlightened / reform minded).
Not great!
Not great!
October 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
"I became a Nazi in prison to avoid something worse" is both completely understandable and an indictment of the US prison system, where certain types of violence are not only considered "normal", but openly joked about (even by those who consider themselves enlightened / reform minded).
Not great!
Not great!
Very happy to have jumped on the “never us-east-1 if possible” train; nothing like waking up late on a Monday and finding out that a) the AWS/the internet has been on fire for the last 10 hours and b) we are totally unaffected
Now if only Datadog was in the same boat…
Now if only Datadog was in the same boat…
October 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Very happy to have jumped on the “never us-east-1 if possible” train; nothing like waking up late on a Monday and finding out that a) the AWS/the internet has been on fire for the last 10 hours and b) we are totally unaffected
Now if only Datadog was in the same boat…
Now if only Datadog was in the same boat…
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It’s really funny because of course “surely the prior engineers solved this in a systematic and generalizable way” [opens box] *a RATATOUILLE rat is frantically puppeteerting worse spaghetti code than you have ever seen, it briefly pauses to flip you the bird* is the archetypal engineer experience.
October 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
It’s really funny because of course “surely the prior engineers solved this in a systematic and generalizable way” [opens box] *a RATATOUILLE rat is frantically puppeteerting worse spaghetti code than you have ever seen, it briefly pauses to flip you the bird* is the archetypal engineer experience.
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and vice versa. researcher code is a dumpster fire that makes me want to gouge my eyes out
October 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
and vice versa. researcher code is a dumpster fire that makes me want to gouge my eyes out
I don't think dating apps would use the traditional metal/gem ranking systems. Maybe flowers?
"My friend lost some weight and went from Lily to Carnation, but I'm hardstuck Dandelion"
"My friend lost some weight and went from Lily to Carnation, but I'm hardstuck Dandelion"
yo hold up you're telling me I can be hardstuck in the dating apps too?
Gotta pay if you want any filter or message functionality at all. Most of the people who DO swipe on you are blurred out, behind a paywall.
A quasi-elo rating system puts you into ranked classes. The algorithm ensures you see only people one class above you. Those who see YOU are one class below.
A quasi-elo rating system puts you into ranked classes. The algorithm ensures you see only people one class above you. Those who see YOU are one class below.
October 17, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I don't think dating apps would use the traditional metal/gem ranking systems. Maybe flowers?
"My friend lost some weight and went from Lily to Carnation, but I'm hardstuck Dandelion"
"My friend lost some weight and went from Lily to Carnation, but I'm hardstuck Dandelion"
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What is the worst highway onramp in Dallas, and why is it the one from the DNT to I-35?
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Let’s all hate the I-35 on-ramp on the Dallas North Tollway
Sometimes hate is bad. Sometimes hate is good. Sometimes collective hate is a cleansing breath of solidarity that makes you feel a little better about
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October 16, 2025 at 8:54 PM
What is the worst highway onramp in Dallas, and why is it the one from the DNT to I-35?
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Car insurance going up 57% in 2 years feels unsustainable - no accidents, claims, or tickets, bought new, less than 7000 miles driven (not per year - total!)
I know driving an expensive foreign car doesn’t help but holy shit.
I know driving an expensive foreign car doesn’t help but holy shit.
October 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Car insurance going up 57% in 2 years feels unsustainable - no accidents, claims, or tickets, bought new, less than 7000 miles driven (not per year - total!)
I know driving an expensive foreign car doesn’t help but holy shit.
I know driving an expensive foreign car doesn’t help but holy shit.
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Remove all flair.
Black uniforms for everyone in every service.
Center mass rank.
Slieve years in service.
Nametapes.
Collar devices right collar branch. Left collar job.
High 3 medals.
That's all. That's max dress silliness. Every work uniform is less.
Black uniforms for everyone in every service.
Center mass rank.
Slieve years in service.
Nametapes.
Collar devices right collar branch. Left collar job.
High 3 medals.
That's all. That's max dress silliness. Every work uniform is less.
They went on Fred's Place (an internet forum for Coasties, back in the day) and complained about it, to which the aviation community started calling anyone who supported them getting permanent wings, "Former (or "Fantasy") Aviation Gunners."
So, this discourse has a long precedent.
So, this discourse has a long precedent.
October 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Remove all flair.
Black uniforms for everyone in every service.
Center mass rank.
Slieve years in service.
Nametapes.
Collar devices right collar branch. Left collar job.
High 3 medals.
That's all. That's max dress silliness. Every work uniform is less.
Black uniforms for everyone in every service.
Center mass rank.
Slieve years in service.
Nametapes.
Collar devices right collar branch. Left collar job.
High 3 medals.
That's all. That's max dress silliness. Every work uniform is less.
October 12, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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Guard units cannot deploy this rapidly. These are not active duty units with full-time soldiers. These are people with jobs, students and even elected officials. They all have outside obligations. Thay's why there's a ton of coordination that goes into deploying a Guard unit outside of state lines.
October 7, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Guard units cannot deploy this rapidly. These are not active duty units with full-time soldiers. These are people with jobs, students and even elected officials. They all have outside obligations. Thay's why there's a ton of coordination that goes into deploying a Guard unit outside of state lines.
Finished Lycoris Recoil. Maki now added to the pantheon with Gendo Ikari as Problematic Dad But Actually….
October 7, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Finished Lycoris Recoil. Maki now added to the pantheon with Gendo Ikari as Problematic Dad But Actually….
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I'm glad the right is starting to lose culturally but go look at what these guys were saying after Jan 6 and to a lesser extent, after Roe was overturned
These guys will support Vance, DeSantis, or even Trump again in 2028, or at the very least will prefer them over supporting any Dem in 2028
These guys will support Vance, DeSantis, or even Trump again in 2028, or at the very least will prefer them over supporting any Dem in 2028
“I voted for none of this."
Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
October 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I'm glad the right is starting to lose culturally but go look at what these guys were saying after Jan 6 and to a lesser extent, after Roe was overturned
These guys will support Vance, DeSantis, or even Trump again in 2028, or at the very least will prefer them over supporting any Dem in 2028
These guys will support Vance, DeSantis, or even Trump again in 2028, or at the very least will prefer them over supporting any Dem in 2028