OldFartPhil

@OldFartPhil@lemm.ee

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OldFartPhil,

Every conservative accusation is a confession.

OldFartPhil,

Just a reminder that real people suffered as a result of the Giuliani’s contemptible lies. For me, this was the most gut-wrenching testimony from the January 6th hearings.

OldFartPhil,

Well worth looking at the listing photos. The entire house is an ode to over-the-top bad taste.

OldFartPhil,

There are more than enough people on the planet and the answer to falling birth rates in the developed world isn’t more births, it’s more immigration.

Unfortunately, the xenophobes seem to be winning in most western countries, to everyone’s detriment.

Those with parents who hold opposite political views than you, how do you go about disagreeing?

To be more specific, my parents raised my siblings and me to “respect” them, saying "yes sir, and “no ma’am” to everything they said. Spankings, all of that. Typical super conservative evangelical parents. Before I learned better, I was that way too. I went to college and since then have embraced the left more and...

OldFartPhil,

Agreed. I’m old enough to remember when you could have a rational debate with conservatives on a foreign policy question or government budget priorities or economic policy. But how do you argue with someone who believes that millions of illegal votes were cast in 2020 or that Jews secretly control the world financial system or that white people are the real victims of racism?

You can’t argue with someone who lives in a different reality than you do because there are no common points of reference. It’s the most insidious effect of over-exposure to conservative media and I have no idea how people can be deprogrammed.

OldFartPhil,

In addition to a large instance being less likely to shut down and (presumably) having more resources, there’s an additional advantage to being on a larger instance: you have a more comprehensive “All” feed. Since federation with a remote feed isn’t established until (IIRC) someone subscribes to it, an instance with a larger user base should contain more subscriptions to a wider variety of content. Of course, not everyone will like that and you lose out on Beehaw content if you’re on the two largest Lemmy instances, but I think it applies in general.

OldFartPhil,

I’ve used Lemmy Account Settings Instance Migrator, which migrates your blocked communities and settings as well as your subscriptions. It worked for me, but YMMV as the developer says it’s alpha software.

OldFartPhil,

Interesting article. I live in the Portland/Vancouver area and never gave much thought to the generic Geeps running around in local and yard service. Now that I know they’re geriatric Geeps I’ll pay more attention to them.

Harriers in Portland [OC - 1800x1200] (photos.smugmug.com)

Two McDonnell Douglas AV-8B+ Harriers (165398 and165385) on the taxiway at PDX. The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) AV-8B Harrier II is a single-engine ground-attack aircraft that constitutes the second generation of the Harrier family, capable of vertical or short takeoff and landing....

OldFartPhil,

Ha ha. Not carpet, but the brown grass is pretty on-brand for Portland in August.

OldFartPhil,

Love the shot! Thank you for posting.

OldFartPhil,

Eastern Sierra Regional Airport in Bishop, California. Currently served by United Airlines CRJ’s.

OldFartPhil,

Darn it, beat me to it :-).

OldFartPhil,

I’ve been to Bishop, but never to the airport. I found a photo of the baggage claim on GIS, which brought me to a Japanese travel blog: https://npo.mirokuyamanokai.org/2022/08/24/37887 - plus Google translate, of course.

OldFartPhil,

I’ve always used Xubuntu. It’s reasonably lightweight and the Ubuntu USB creator does the heavy lifting for creating persistence. The only downside is you have to have a running instance an Ubuntu flavor (bare metal, VM or USB) to use the tool.

OldFartPhil,

Very nice. Love seeing railroading outside of North America.

OldFartPhil,

Hey @ken27238, would you please consider cross-posting some of your military aircraft photos to !warplaneporn? Would love to have more people participating in the community.

OldFartPhil,

Most WWII fighters were basically large engines with the smallest possible airframe fit around them. The only armaments typically carried were guns, so they were light, fast and nimble.

Looking for suggestions for a place to move in the US as a remote employee

So the work I do is 100% remote now. I moved to Southern California because of an industry that has in part moved to remote work. My only requirements are a temperate climate, nature access and hopefully a blue-ish state. Is there a place out there that makes sense financially? I’m hoping to buy a house less then 500k. I...

OldFartPhil,

Aside from the social issues mentioned by Jim, if you’re looking to move somewhere on the I-5 corridor be aware that Oregon’s reputation for ceaseless rain is, in some ways, well-deserved. Fall through spring is very cloudy and rainy. It gets gloomy and if you suffer from SAD it can be hard on you. On the other hand, summers are beautiful, with mostly sunny and warm days with the occasional heat spell.

Being a fairly large state with varied terrain, there are several climate zones:

  • Summers are hotter on the I-5 corridor south of Eugene.
  • The coast is cool and cloudy year-round, and rainier than the I-5 corridor.
  • Areas east of the Cascade Mountains are much drier, with hotter summers and cold winters.

Crossposting etiquette when you're not the OP

I occasionally come across content in my feed that I think would be of interest to one of the small communities that I participate in. Think photo or article, not something personal. Is it appropriate for me to crosspost the content? Without asking the OP? What about if I ask but the OP never responds?...

OldFartPhil,

I would be linking to the thread. Does the cross-post button not work as expected?

OldFartPhil,

No extra steps, just update as you normally do. The only thing you’ll notice is that more packages are updated. The updates you get between point releases are for security issues and high-impact bugs. Lower priority bug fixes and updates are rolled into the point releases.

Double-Headed Steam [OC] (photos.smugmug.com)

The 2005 NRHS (National Railway Historical Society) convention was held in Portland, Oregon. The highlight of the convention was a Columbia Gorge excursion double-headed by SP&S 700 and SP 4449. In this photo, the train has just departed Portland Union Station and is passing under the Fremont Bridge....

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