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@JohnLeePettim13 It's sort of allied with No 1., but: don't tell people their business or even imply that something should be done differently.

There's three things you need to understand before moving to the country. No.1: If it's it not on your property it's none of your business. 2: Just because it's a dog without a collar does not mean it's a stray, people will come after you for trying to take their dog from them. 3: There's a lot of gunshots out here so if you hear one or a bunch it doesn't mean you should call the law, actually it's better if you just revert back to No 1 If you remember all three of those you'll be good to go.

@AutismCapital That's still a lot of carbs, space or not.

Have you ever seen honey in space? This might be the coolest video we've seen all week. Nothing will ever be the same.

@scooperon7 A reminder. Snow can happen a lot later than April 7th. I had a snow day from school, May 10, 1977 in Westwood and so did a lot of other kids:

Everyone remain calm apparently this is normal #7News

@itscorasm It's a tossup: 1.) The gender bending and mutualization of teens/preteens, encouraged and secreted away from parents by schools. 2.) The absolute collapse of decorum in politics/White House featuring profanity-laced political communications.

If a person from 1970 was transported to 2026, what single thing do you believe would shock them the most?

@jimfurtado @FallRiverReport Yes. I can't believe the previous contract(s) were competitively bid.

@ItsSteveBee @FallRiverReport So, what you are suggesting is return to making people pay for the phone calls but with fairer rates. Right?

Once a revenue generator, unlimited “free” prison and jail phone calls now costing Massachusetts tax payers $24+ million a year Signed by Governor Maura Healey in 2023 as part of broader budget legislation, the the No Cost Communications law eliminated fees for phone calls — and in many cases video or electronic messaging — from Massachusetts state prisons and county jails. What was once a paid service, with rates around 12–14 cents per minute, became unlimited and free for incarcerated individuals and their loved ones between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Since the program launched on December 1, 2023, the financial burden has shifted squarely onto taxpayers. The state initially allocated around $20 million to cover the startup phase and lost revenue from previous commissions. In the first full year of operation, (roughly December 2023–December 2024), the program cost approximately $20 million total, including about $8.1 million for state DOC facilities and around $12 million for county jails. Call volume more than doubled during this period. Bristol County sheriff Paul Heroux reported nearly $2 million annually at a single facility, up from prior commission revenue of about $100,000. Sheriffs have estimated the annual cost for county facilities at around $12 million, with the statewide total (including DOC) likely in a similar or higher range depending on usage and contract rates. Some facilities report costs ballooning due to dramatically increased call volume (thousands more minutes per facility). Overall, since implementation in December 2023 through late 2025/early 2026, the program has cost Massachusetts taxpayers in the range of $30–40+ million cumulatively and now cost $24+ million per year.

@CultureExploreX Most of the more obscene rap "music" would be another example.

A civilization falls when it stops knowing what beauty is for. When art mocks beauty, it starts to mock greatness. When ugliness becomes normal, people stop expecting nobility from buildings, from leaders, from each other, and from themselves.

@LoganActs @JakeCan72 'Especially true in this day and age of metabolic syndrome with 25 yo's with 35+ BMIs, sitting at their desk or video game all day with a Mountain Dew and a bottomless bag of Doritos.

@JakeCan72 You act like 65 is old. I know 65 year olds that are in better shape and work harder than 25 year olds.

A 65-year-old pilot lost his engine over Pennsylvania with his daughter in the passenger seat. No runway in range. Eastbound I-78 below him. Traffic in both directions. He got on the radio: “The highway is the best thing I got.” Then he put it down. Two lanes. Moving traffic. Zero damage. Nobody hurt. Both walked away. FAA investigation ongoing. 65 years old.

@cat_quick_ @SusieM414141 'Makes me think of all the automotive posts these days talking about the "breaks", "breaking too hard", "break disks", etc.

@SusieM414141 “stake” room 🙄

I’m pretty sure this is what Heaven looks like!

@histories_arch My friend's family dog would change the channel sometimes when he jingled his collar.

The Zenith Space Commander (1950s/60s)... One of the first TV remotes that didn’t need batteries. It used ultrasonic sound produced by hitting aluminum rods with a small hammer inside the device. Instead of electronics, it used a purely mechanical system: pressing a button triggered a small hammer that struck an aluminum rod inside the device, producing a distinct ultrasonic tone. The television would detect that specific frequency and carry out a command like changing the channel or muting the sound. Because each button produced a different tone, the system could reliably control multiple functions with surprising precision for its time. It also avoided one of the biggest limitations of early remotes, short battery life. However, the design wasn’t perfect. Certain everyday sounds, like jangling keys or even some high-pitched noises, could occasionally trigger the TV unintentionally. Zenith called it the “clicker,” a nickname that stuck for decades and is still used today to describe TV remotes, even though modern ones are fully electronic. © Reddit #archaeohistories

@MrSUNYACHockey @EdwardPilo66308 @grok, recap the history of injuries and death to astronauts in programs up to and including Apollo.

@EdwardPilo66308 @ItsSteveBee You’re still talking Apollo 1. No astronauts died in a Mercury capsule.

This Artemis II mission is cool and all, but I’d just like to point out that in the 70s we had a motherfucker up there ripping 6-irons.

@EdwardPilo66308 Apollo 1 you mean? We had a larger acceptance of risk back then for sure, which is my point.

@ItsSteveBee I couldn't disagree more. Look at the horrific fate of those astronauts on the Launchpad in the early Mercury mission. You want horrible that's horrible

@EdwardPilo66308 @Super70sSports I hear you. I was a kid in 1969. Still, we've got to prove the new hardware. If we kill people this time the political consequences will be far more onerous than 57 years ago.

@Super70sSports The Artemis mission is as unexciting as watching a marathon runner running a 3K race. We did much more in the late sixties and early seventies. This is Child's Play by comparison

@RivianUpdates In my MYLR, I do it every now and then to dry out or burnish the brakes a bit. 'Quicker and easier than using the routine in Service Mode by friction braking in neutral.

Did you know you can shift your Rivian into Neutral while driving? Or am I just late to figuring this out? Seems almost obvious, I mean all cars can do it but I’ve never needed to in my Rivian so I never knew.

@RIPatriot4547 @TheRealxDel @JimmyTraina I know why the do it. 'Same reason gas is sold in 9/10ths.

@ItsSteveBee @TheRealxDel @JimmyTraina More people will buy it at $75.99 than $76.00. It's all psychological. Try it and see. Look at Walmart. Why does everything end in .88??? Cause it looks better than .99 and that looks better than .00

Why do gas stations still do the 9/10ths thing? Are there really people who don’t think $3.99 and 9/10 isn’t $4. Just make it $4 and cut the shit already.

@Backthatassupfh @FinPhilosopher I don't buy food at Walmart either. 'Can't get local pastured eggs there. Can't get real milk in glass bottles. Any organic lettuce they have comes from far away and isn't fresh. Cheese Its are processed crap regardless of the store.

@ItsSteveBee @FinPhilosopher Like every other store that sells groceries? Are the cheez-its different at Kroger? And is the produce at Target faker than Walmart? You make no sense.

Colorado is a very liberal state, but at my gym it is 90% conservative and very Christian. Was in the sauna having small talk with an older gentleman mentioning he had to pick up groceries, so i asked if he was going to Target. Then he went off for 10 minutes on Targets trans policies 😂

@FinPhilosopher Chemical waffles with wheat sprayed by Roundup? Cornstarch instead of eggs? Soybean oil? No thanks.

@ItsSteveBee They got waffles

@ZitoSalena If only the quality of food and merchandise even equaled that of those old stores.

Or they are as useful as 5 and 10 cent stores were 100 years ago and they were in every small town across the country. The Ben Franklin franchise operated approximately 2,500 stores nationwide. F.W. Woolworth Co., had 3,000, GC Murphy's and McCrory Stores had roughly 1,500 each, Kressge also had several thousand, so did Grant's, not to mention all the regional stores, and then there were the Mom and Pop Five and dimes. which and all totaled over 20,000 across the country. Dollar General has 20,000 stores.

@bushido_hk @zerohedge That only goes so far. The truth is that workforce participation are at historic lows. People do have trouble adapting, especially mean IQ and below. This is why disability and NGO money laundering is at all time highs, these latter 2 becoming a de facto UBI.

"The single most frequent question I’m getting from clients right now: 'What will our kids do?'"- Morgan Stanley's Adam Jonas