Hal Canary
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Durham, North Carolina, US 🇺🇸.
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Durham, North Carolina, US 🇺🇸.
father, husband 👧👦👩🐶🐉.
he/him 👨.
UTC−05:00 🕔.
DST: UTC−04:00 🕔.
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I keep hearing people talk about it, and I've wondered if I'm missing something. maybe they are planning giant radiators.
Glad to hear I'm not the only one confused by this idea.
Glad to hear I'm not the only one confused by this idea.
December 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I keep hearing people talk about it, and I've wondered if I'm missing something. maybe they are planning giant radiators.
Glad to hear I'm not the only one confused by this idea.
Glad to hear I'm not the only one confused by this idea.
sure. but the picture didn't show a meter or anything
December 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
sure. but the picture didn't show a meter or anything
in the lore, classes are not as well-defined, right?
December 22, 2025 at 9:06 PM
in the lore, classes are not as well-defined, right?
unless you can only charge at night: then you need a battery too.
December 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
unless you can only charge at night: then you need a battery too.
I've been thinking about this. I have a level 2 charger at home. I think when we buy a second EV, we will just alternate days for who gets to use the charger. That should work fine 99% of the time.
December 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I've been thinking about this. I have a level 2 charger at home. I think when we buy a second EV, we will just alternate days for who gets to use the charger. That should work fine 99% of the time.
with a fountain pen, suddenly cursive feels right.
December 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
with a fountain pen, suddenly cursive feels right.
The Romulans had great fashion.
December 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The Romulans had great fashion.
I'll say it again: I miss physical media. I wish we had moved to distributing 4k movies on micro-sd roms; a clear improvement over spinning discs, but without the pain of subscribing to streaming services.
December 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I'll say it again: I miss physical media. I wish we had moved to distributing 4k movies on micro-sd roms; a clear improvement over spinning discs, but without the pain of subscribing to streaming services.
If they had been honest, they would have needed to pass a new law making being undocumented a felony. But such a law would never be acceptable to the American people; it would never pass Congress.
November 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
If they had been honest, they would have needed to pass a new law making being undocumented a felony. But such a law would never be acceptable to the American people; it would never pass Congress.
Some things will remain one-time purchases. E.g. if a bridge will cost X dollars over Y years, Congress can pass a law appropriating exactly that amount of money.
October 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Some things will remain one-time purchases. E.g. if a bridge will cost X dollars over Y years, Congress can pass a law appropriating exactly that amount of money.
5. And finally, change the budget process so that most appropriations are made as an ongoing thing: e.g. department X is allowed to spend up to $Y dollars a year, adjusted by the previous year's consumer price index, indefinitely.
October 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
5. And finally, change the budget process so that most appropriations are made as an ongoing thing: e.g. department X is allowed to spend up to $Y dollars a year, adjusted by the previous year's consumer price index, indefinitely.
Does naturalization mean nothing then?
September 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Does naturalization mean nothing then?
Nah, Trump's grandfather was a draft dodger in Germany.
September 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Nah, Trump's grandfather was a draft dodger in Germany.
I did. thanks.
I've been thinking about solar power constantly this week, since I just turned on my new rooftop system.
Is there anyone thinking about building houses "solar ready" with roofs always angled southward and few vents?
I've been thinking about solar power constantly this week, since I just turned on my new rooftop system.
Is there anyone thinking about building houses "solar ready" with roofs always angled southward and few vents?
September 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I did. thanks.
I've been thinking about solar power constantly this week, since I just turned on my new rooftop system.
Is there anyone thinking about building houses "solar ready" with roofs always angled southward and few vents?
I've been thinking about solar power constantly this week, since I just turned on my new rooftop system.
Is there anyone thinking about building houses "solar ready" with roofs always angled southward and few vents?
4. A new law would require the Treasury to always issue enough bonds to pay for congressional appropriations, even if tax revenues fall short. (But notify Congress whenever this happens.). No more debt ceiling.
September 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
4. A new law would require the Treasury to always issue enough bonds to pay for congressional appropriations, even if tax revenues fall short. (But notify Congress whenever this happens.). No more debt ceiling.
3. Much of the Federal Budget is in the form of grants given to other organizations. Since multiple presidents have thought they can interfere with these grants, create a new organization, answerable to Congress, in charge of dispensing the grant money, with advice of executive branch experts.
September 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
3. Much of the Federal Budget is in the form of grants given to other organizations. Since multiple presidents have thought they can interfere with these grants, create a new organization, answerable to Congress, in charge of dispensing the grant money, with advice of executive branch experts.
Just as Justice can investigate members of Congress, the CIS can investigate members of the executive branch as a way to balance power.
September 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Just as Justice can investigate members of Congress, the CIS can investigate members of the executive branch as a way to balance power.
The Congressional Investigative Service (CIS) has many of the powers of the Justice department, without answering to the president at all. For example, they can act as prosecutors and bring criminal charges in cases where the Justice Department might be compromised.
September 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The Congressional Investigative Service (CIS) has many of the powers of the Justice department, without answering to the president at all. For example, they can act as prosecutors and bring criminal charges in cases where the Justice Department might be compromised.
1. Increase the size of congressional staffs. Let certain members of the staff hold hearings using power delegated from the member of congress they work for.
2. Expand the CBO to be just one part of a larger Congressional Investigative Service.
2. Expand the CBO to be just one part of a larger Congressional Investigative Service.
September 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
1. Increase the size of congressional staffs. Let certain members of the staff hold hearings using power delegated from the member of congress they work for.
2. Expand the CBO to be just one part of a larger Congressional Investigative Service.
2. Expand the CBO to be just one part of a larger Congressional Investigative Service.
We have the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), which can investigate that the money allocated by Congress is used correctly, and is answerable only to Congress. I propose a few small changes that I think might help.
September 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
We have the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), which can investigate that the money allocated by Congress is used correctly, and is answerable only to Congress. I propose a few small changes that I think might help.
So I got to chapter 2 of your new book and had to put it down because I was getting depressed. Yes, I already knew all of that history, but the reminder was hard. I hope there is more hope later in the book.
September 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
So I got to chapter 2 of your new book and had to put it down because I was getting depressed. Yes, I already knew all of that history, but the reminder was hard. I hope there is more hope later in the book.