it’s synthetic weed, Delta-8 being slightly less psycho-active than standard Delta-9 which now can also be synthesized from CBD. -I actually agree with Rand Paul on this issue even though i’ve had some truly awful experiences with these products. There’s no real QC safety checks to ensure that not only is what they say is in there is true but also to avoid precursor chemical contamination in the final products. Some people will point out the QR codes linking to lab reports, but I suspect they never check them because the few times I did, the lab reports were for a different product with a different name dated six months ago… -My point is there should be some basic common sense regulation around quality but an outright ban or restriction is stupid.

I was always raised not to share personal information with complete strangers on the web. I overlooked that rule for a time, but between that and the revelations by Snowden and then Cambridge Analytica I’ve gradually taken increasing steps towards a more privacy-oriented internet experience. I do take some pride in my tech knowledge but when I have to resolve an issue with a family members’ device I have to mentally switch gears because they are set up for a completely different kind of experience.

if it undermines or circumvents my fifth amendment right not to testify against myself, then I’m not interested in ending the use of passwords.

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I think as a child I dreamed of being an air traffic controller, but then I learned the movie, Pushing Tin was not real life, and I can’t stand on a runway under a landing jetliner even if I have the credentials.

then got fired and replaced.

From what i’ve heard the numbers never actually came back. All of them got fired but only some of them got replaced. I suspect most current ATC’s know this. Nobody is gonna want to work that thankless job if the fed is firing everybody because they wont resolve the poor working conditions every few decades.

I thought it was too on the nose for a punk band.

I hope you still vote for somebody even if they’re not of the two major parties.

That would be a good name for a contemporary rock band.

Somebody pointed out last night that it’s no coincidence that it was exactly 8 senators and conveniently none of them are up for reelection in 2026… It’s enough to make one wonder which other senators also need to be primaried even though they flew under the radar.

those are interesting links. I just went off of backblaze reports for hdd failures, and it looked like Western Digital had some of the best results

The Democrats could fuck up a wet dream.

I hope that at the least, the re-establishment of SNAP will be quick.

uhhhh. I guess we’ll see. You’re more optimistic than some of us.

democrats will just move the goal posts in the primaries or run an additional 15 establishment candidates to split the vote and ensure nobody but the establishment ever wins. It’s what they did to bernie.

they say not to vote 3rd party because it will “split the vote” but it’s just projection. It’s what they would do.

I’ve been waiting over a month for my MicroCenter to restock Western Digital 14-16 TB HDD to upgrade my NAS. I finally caved and ordered direct from Western Digital. It still took them 10 days to ship the order.

Seagate drives continue to remain in stock but i’d like to reduce my chances of premature drive failures.

pretty sure the U.S. has a higher per capita incarceration rate than Cuba.

I wonder how much cannibalism there is. I cant imagine their prey make it far past the entrance.

It was a bloodbath.

I think that’s actually Taft but Trump may come in 2nd.

fair point