Turns out we were almost there 40 years ago with CBS, NBC, PBS, and ABC.

I’ve been trying to explain to my less enlightened family for years that requiring a trans man to use the women’s bathroom only makes it easier for men to just walk in since having a beard and a dad bod no longer means you have to use the men’s room.

These laws just don’t make any sense and can only make whatever they are afraid of (men hearing their wives and daughters tinkle, apparently) worse.

It’s my wife’s 50th birthday Saturday and we’re having a big party. Hired a band, lots of alcohol. Should be a good time.

Let’s take a page from the code reviewers handbook:

LGTM

[] Yah [] Nah

They already edited out the one nipple shot I’m aware of in the palace. Doubt they are bringing it back.

NSFW i guess: https://youtu.be/J11J2kMtZDo?si=fUUuIOZ8vnwFqvZb

Not if they are Black & Tan, which are much better IMO. Bottle is still too light to be those either, though.

No. You’re going to have to walk me through the thought process that led you to ask that. My whole point is if you can’t win through voting, don’t try to start a war because you aren’t going to win that either.

If they lose by less than the margin of Covid deaths that’s going to be hilarious. Until they realize that it was a conspiracy all along and they were tricked into not masking.

If you don’t have enough people to win the war by picking up pens and voting, you definitely don’t have enough to win by picking up guns and shooting.

Your dry sarcasm leaves me parched. I’m here for it.

I get it, but the fact that Wiener was later convicted of sending obscene materials to an underage girl really undermines your point. It’s pretty obvious in hindsight that he shouldn’t have been in a position of power and influence. There are things that can be overlooked - but actual crimes that could create a conflict of interest or leave someone vulnerable to blackmail cannot.

Should he have been forced out in 2011? From the perspective of say, 2012, there is a good argument against it, but 2015 demonstrated that it was, in fact, the correct call after all.

I’m not going to insist that what you wrote is wrong, that would indeed be pedantic. I’m just saying that a casual read of that sentence indicates something different than intended and I suggested that perhaps a clearer version might be cognitively easier for some folks to read.

Downvotes obviously disagree so that’s fine. But it certainly wasn’t intended as pedantry.

I’m guessing too young to say a print the name.

Just a suggestion. I interpreted what you wrote differently than I think you intended.

Al’s problem is the woman’s complaint was clearly performative, but there was no way for him to say that without relying on the rhetoric of rape denialists and victim blamers. If he had fought back against it, he would forever be invoked in both sides arguments.

That’s the downside of being the party of empathy and human dignity.

Spicy mustard. Yellow is acceptable for chili dogs (only).

As a general rule, I don’t eat ketchup. My wife and kids love it, but I rarely have it. I normally eat my fries with nothing but some seasoning salt, but thick steak fries demand vinegar.

Wow. I read that as ozone laser and was super confused.

A good work environment is extremely nice. But there needs to be a pathway to getting the big bucks. That might be a worthwhile conversation to have with your boss - what he needs to see from you to get promoted. Arm yourself with average salary information and ask what it will take for you to get there. And in a small company that might not be totally in your control. Could require a certain amount of growth or whatever. But if you have a great work environment and a great boss I suspect he’ll be open to that conversation.

The problem with small shops, and I have a lot of experience here, having spent my first ten years in a development shop where I was the only developer, you need exposure to other environments, other ideas, other technologies and frameworks in order to grow.

I would be looking for other jobs right now. It might take a while in this environment (I’ve got 25 years experience and been out of work for 3 months, so it’s rough finding a job now) and you aren’t going to really grow while you’re stuck where you are, unless you are learning from an expert in a lucrative niche (and that’s still dangerous long term if that niche dies - I spent half my career on Lotus Notes and worked hard to redefine myself as a Java dev).

If it takes you a year to find the right opportunity, it’s best to start now, right? That said, you’re a junior developer and it takes probably 5-8 years of experience to become a senior dev and command a reasonable salary.

I was around during Ross Perot’s independent run. If he didn’t win, no third party had a chance. Ross was extremely popular his first run and when he ran his little whiteboard presentations, a huge number of people watched because that was the most entertaining and relatable show on TV. He drew viewers from both parties. He got 19% of the popular vote and not a single electoral vote.

All due respect to Bernie, but he wouldn’t have touched Ross’s numbers just because you can’t have that kind of reach any more. Third party just can’t win.

Local and state elections also matter. Watching Trump deal with a Dem Congress might even be amusing. But yeah, vote Biden because Trump already fucked up the Supreme Court enough.