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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Just imagine Trump's reaction if he tried to get him to eat a healthy diet.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

I used to use Sourcetree, but I pretty much only use CLI now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Where are the 40,000 species of beetle? The 28,000 species of ant? The 9,000 species of termite? Why did he bring bed bugs and Guinea worms?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

Ukraine ought to bomb this:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putin%27s_Palace

I doubt the average Russian gives a shit about P-wad's expansion ambitions. Make the fight personal to the culprit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Summer is like 40C. Winter is 13C.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 days ago

More like "Dammit, my domain auto-remewed again. Oh well, it's only $12. I'll cancel next year." (It's been 5 years.)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (6 children)

I am around $450 per month in the summer, $75 in the winter. Texas. My rate is nominally $0.087 per kwh, but the taxes make it roughly twice that. I have a big house, but it is pretty energy efficient - 2015 construction with mostly Energy Star appliances. I charge a Nissan Leaf daily.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago

If I was Alred, I would run an ad with Trump making fun of Cruz's wife, then Cruz sucking up to Trump, both with dates. Then ask "Do you really think Ted Cruz will stand up for Texans? He won't even stand up for his own wife."

It should be a standard line of attack for Dems.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Having used an expensive Metcal, I would like someone to develop that level of performance for less. I want the precise thermostat and high quality tips, but I don't solder enough to justify the expense. I am happy to see iFixit driving innovation in this market though. Weller needs some real competition.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

Where is the African badger in this discussion?

(Not giving a fuck)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

There are only two viable candidates in this election (I don't like it or make the rules, but it is what it is). Both are pro-genocide. Therefore, genocide is not a factor in the decision tree.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Slurp slurp influence?

 

I am not much of an implementers, but if we wanted to do something to target and reform our screwed up society, I have an idea. The great vulnerability of our capitalist culture, especially in the U.S. and Western Europe, is fractional reserve banking.

For those that don't know, a quick summary is that any given bank only has to keep a small percentage of their deposits on hand. This allows them to invest other people's money for fun and profit. Many resources explain the concept and its evils in far more detail than I can get into here.

So how is this an exploitable weakness? Well, if you have seen It's a Wonderful Life, you probably already know. Because banks only hold a fraction of the reserves needed to cover their depositors' accounts, they are vulnerable to "runs." A run on a bank happens when the customers lose confidence that the bank will be able to cover their deposits and rush to withdraw their money before the bank runs out of money (FDIC insurance was setup to protect depositors from this phenomenon).

How do we use this to fight the bankstas? We deliberately cause runs on banks. Of we can get enough people to withdraw their money from a bank, the bank won't be able to return people's money to them. Even if you don't have an account with the target bank, you can help by spreading fear (Big Bank is the targetof an internet attack, ge yourmoneyout before they collapse - you don't want to have to wait for the FDIC to give you your money, do you?) An additional collateral attack than can be made is to simply not pay any debts (mortgages, credit cards, etc) owed to that same bank. The non-payments will accelerate the time frame for which the bank will run out of money.

Also, if you short the bank's stock before the run or when it starts, you can profit from the banks collapse.

The real key to the plan (the part I haven't figured out yet) is how do we get enough people to panic over a particular bank to get the party started. Subsequent banks should be easier after the first.

Be aware that some states have laws that make inciting a run on a bank illegal, although the constitutionality of such laws is still up for debate. Truth is a defense to libel, so if there is an attempt to sue for that, you get to conduct in depth discovery on the financial condition of the bank (just how bad are all of those loans and derivative instruments they hold? How low is their cash in hand compared to their depositors receipts?)

 

We'll melt some permafrost and release trapped methane that will melt even more permafrost.

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