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Karstan

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"There's only one rule that I know of, babies-'God damn it, you've got to be kind.'" he/him (ish) โ“‹

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Karstan, to random
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I'm obviously not the arbiter on what is or isn't antisemitic hate speech. But I keep seeing vague claims that the protests have been making antisemitic chants, etc. I can't find any details on these supposed chants.

Clearly antisemitism is bad and wrong. But is this just one of those cases where anti-zionism is being mislabeled? Or is there seriously a problem with antisemitism in these protests?

enobacon, to portland
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What the hail is this ?

Karstan,
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@enobacon it's a weather thing. I think it's like "pdx <something> storm team"

Karstan,
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@enobacon pdx Team Storm Tracker?

Karstan,
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@enobacon ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ oh shit.

Karstan,
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@enobacon Yeah, I've noticed the same. Cycling much more rapidly than is typical for even this time of year.

Karstan, to random
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@enobacon damn did you see this yet???

https://youtube.com/shorts/fTFxiQacMkY?si=nv5wiR7LiAh6F7ZD

BlackAzizAnansi, to random
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Legal question: If a private college calls out cops to get rid of protesters and the major intervenes and tells the cops to stand down, would the school have a cause of action against the city if something happens?

Karstan,
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@BlackAzizAnansi nope! None at all. Cops have no duty to protect you per the Supreme Court:

https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/politics/justices-rule-police-do-not-have-a-constitutional-duty-to-protect.html

Karstan,
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@BlackAzizAnansi yeah, but you'd have to have a cause of action to sue the police. Generally suits against police involve 42 USC ยง1983 which allows you to sue cops for a violation of a constitutional right (if memory serves, it's been more than a decade since I practiced law). Otherwise most cop behavior/action is protected by "qualified immunity" against civil suits.

Karstan,
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@BlackAzizAnansi oh dang, but you're saying maybe a suit against the mayor? I think qualified immunity still applies here, but I could be mistaken.

MLE_online, to random
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I see a lot of stripped arcade cabinets given away for free on Craigslist, and it makes me wonder why people are stripping arcade machines of their internals.

What do they do with the internals? What do they use them for in absence of the cabinets?

Karstan,
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@MLE_online parts for other arcade machines if it's anything like other vintage machines (IME)

enobacon, to random
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how about a smart watch that's a little bit larger, like a 3in screen, and without the wristband, and it has its own sim card so you don't need a big phone in your pocket?

Karstan,
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@enobacon yes please! If it rquires more than one hand to operate it's too big.

Karstan, to random
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The owner and CEO of the company I work for just "liked" my 20 year work anniversary on LinkedIn. Should I mention to him that if he really liked having me in this position, he probably should have given me a raise sometime in the last 4 years?

Anyway, the only reason I logged in to that hellsite is because I just decided to actively look for another job.

enobacon, (edited ) to random
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carried partner and kid home from after-school errands on the xtracycle. Really should be taking the tandem+trailerbike as better able to carry them both but partner doesn't like the forced pedaling of being chained to my crank. 10yo kid prefers the supercargo, like an absolute princess, but I don't have a great rear seat (footrests) arrangement for partner on that. ๐Ÿค” Maybe there's a madsen with electric stoker treadles in my future. Or xtracycle the edgerunner...

Karstan,
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@enobacon xtracycle the xtracycle?? Now there's a thought that's never occurred to me...๐Ÿค”๐Ÿค”

I wonder how it would handle? Huge cargo platform!

Karstan,
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@enobacon what if you xtracycled the super cargo?

Karstan,
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@enobacon yes

inquiline, to random
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Got called "unseemly and childishly ridiculous" by a man in my mentions today, how's your Mastodon going

Karstan,
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@inquiline @SRLevine lol, I had to go look this up and sure enough it was an asshole I'd muted a few months ago for doing that same shit.

Karstan, to random
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This is my first year in a LONG time that I'm not using one of those bullshit tax filing services like Turbotax. Just finished filling out my tax forms myself. Fortunately I'm getting refunds for both state and federal taxes because a) there's no way this is gonna be postmarked today ๐Ÿ˜† and b) it just occured to me that I don't have a checkbook so I would've had to go get a cashiers check if I'd owed.

I gotta plan this better next year.

Karstan,
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@enobacon Not without a bunch of driving

Karstan, to random
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Lol, a "citywide" map that excludes at least half the city. https://bikeportland.org/2024/04/12/pdx-sidewalk-joy-map-is-a-guide-to-roadside-curiousities-385596

Karstan,
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@enobacon Oddly enough there's actually sidewalk there! On BOTH sides of the street even. It's bizarre.

Karstan,
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@enobacon yup!

annaghughes, to random
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One representative of every land animal is chosen to fight each other. Who emerges as the one true apex predator?

Karstan,
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@annaghughes predator? Probably Grizzly bears, I'd say. The last of the big megafauna predators. And they're MEAN.

But, if it's just who would win in a fight? Then I'd pick African Elephants. They can literally pick up and body slam 10,000lb rhinos.

MLE_online, to random
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I just found the perfect thing for our garage tiki bar lying in the gutter near my house.

I have no idea why it was sitting in the gutter, but I'm not going to look this gift horse in the mouth

Karstan,
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@MLE_online Isn't this how the Bradys found that cursed statue??

Karstan,
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@MLE_online yep!

enobacon, to random
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If filling potholes is virtuous, why is creating them not judged more harshly?

Karstan,
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@enobacon Potholes just appear randomly. Nobody knows how they occur. It's a mystery of nature.

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