Alaska has been part of a push by Outside dark money coming from groups like UniteUs.org and FairVote.org to get ranked-choice voting in place in every state.

Someone explain how fairvote is “dark money”?

These groups understand the Republican voters, many of whom are not inclined to rank candidates.

Whoever wrote this attempted hit piece is an idiot.

But the “boring election” for Democrats turned into an electrifying election quickly, as the party of slavery defenders […]

Ah- that old horse again. Today’s party of confederate statues and rebel flags pointing fingers at 200 year old political positions.

Don’t read this trash.

Which search engines give results without an AI generated response?

Yes, but now you’re weakening two aspects of the security, not just one. And for the digital solution you would also need to (break into the network + break into HA) -or- (break zigbee/zwave/thread) + be physically present to take advantage. I would argue this is generally more secure than a mass-produced lock with unknown vulnerabilities that’s easily recognizable from outside.

Why are people who joined on another instance only 30 minutes ago allowed to post? Seems like a fix is in order.

Look up running belts.

10 yr / 1,000,000 km = 621,371 mile warranty. Damn.

0-60% charging in 12 minutes means it can virtually continue operations indefinitely (until break-fix/maintenance is required).

Should have withdrawn $2,299,999 just so Musk would have to pay that last dollar himself.

I don’t even think they are from Earth!

De minimus -

:lacking significance or importance

:so minor as to merit disregard

Cracking Down on De Minimis Shipments

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[…] addressing the significant increased abuse of the de minimis exemption, in particular China-founded e-commerce platforms, and strengthening efforts to target and block shipments that violate U.S. laws.

Ohhhhhhhh

Were the Republican nazis calling in bomb threats to Springfield before trump broadcast his fake news on air?

Trump was later heard saying

She was looking kind of dumb with her finger and her thumb. In the shape of an "L" on her forehead.

But cables wear out.

Don’t call me sir, I work for a living.

The difference between officers and enlisted (even enlisted “officers”) is well understood in the public domain. Just google the term “military officer”. You won’t find a reference to NCOs.

From the AI:

Here are some things to know about military officers: Pay grades Officer pay grades range from O-1 to O-10.

Army’s top-level page on “officers”: https://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/find-your-path/army-officers

From the wiki:

Broadly speaking, "officer" means a commissioned officer, a non-commissioned officer (NCO), or a warrant officer. However, absent contextual qualification, the term typically refers only to a force's commissioned officers, the more senior members who derive their authority from a commission from the head of state.

This just takes very little research for anyone writing an article on the subject. No, I don’t expect the laymen to automatically know the difference between an NCO and a commissioned officer, but we are talking about a journalist here. I suppose if you want to lower your standards for journalism, fine.

Is it laziness, or a corruption of our media and news outlets?

But certainly he would start by pointing out how some nebulous group of people are always calling him strong, and a man— a manly man even. He wouldn’t say that about himself. It’s the people who say it.

The term officer, alone, as it stands in the headline, is reserved for commissioned officers. No one in the military would assume that headline was referring to an NCO.

*Fewer argumentative assholes.

:)

The Never Ending Story too.

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-- Work on understanding your emotions, how to manage them, and how to empathize with others.

-- Expand your mind with literature, self-development books, and works that challenge your worldview.

-- Spend an extended period in another part of the world which can give you an appreciation for different cultures and provide life altering experiences.

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—Spend time thinking about where you want to go in life, and set both short-term and long-term goals.

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