I think that’s why he switched. If he runs again, he loses the D next to his name on the ballot, thereby convincing his constituents he’s not a Democrat in the vilified label that the Conservatives throw around, especially in a state as red as West Virginia.
It may actually get him to be re elected, allowing him to caucus with the Democrats without being seen as one.
The proposed curriculum overhaul was released a week after the Texas GOP proposed requiring the Bible to be taught in public schools. School districts that opt to use them will get more funding....
Every single port, cable, switch and router between your fiber ONT to your laptop has to support that bandwidth. What model is your laptop? What model is your router?
When you say directly connect to the router, are you physically right next to the router testing the speed? Or are you plugging your laptop into ports installed throughout your home?
a generation of young Republican staff members appears to be developing terminal white nationalist brain. And they will staff the next Republican administration.
The European electric vehicle industry is set to welcome a new inexpensive EV from China’s BYD Co. next year, reportedly pressuring automakers within the continent over new competition.
Wasn’t there an article last year that said that Chinese EVs have sent so many vehicles to Europe, they couldn’t get them out of the shipyards? Did that get resolved?
As I’ve gained more and more close friends, more than I’ve ever had in my life, and some closer than I’ve ever had in my life, I’ve come to realize something recently. Despite the prevailing feeling like I want a relationship, I don’t actually know why it is I want one, nor what I have to gain from one....
So I see where you’re coming from. If your group of friends can collectively address all your needs, you would really feel like you don’t need a romantic partner. And maybe you don’t, which is perfectly fine.
I don’t know where you are in your life. Personally, I’m in my 30s, and I’ve had close friends that have come and go. I grew up with making and losing friends constantly like any kid who had a military parent. All of this is to provide a bit perspective for when I say that (at least in my experience) friends don’t stay. There isn’t a reason for them to put you first in their lives. As they get more involved in new or existing relationships of their own, romantic or otherwise, there will be drifting and shifting of priorities. And unless you’re really good at making friends, it gets harder to make friends as you get older.
A romantic partner is supposed to put you first on that list of social priorities and for a very long time. And it’s that feeling of counting on someone to be there for you when you need it that provides a sense of safety and comfort when your overall social network changes.
If you feel safe and stable now, then keep doing what you’re doing. There’s no shame in just living the life you enjoy. And I hope you didn’t need to feel like you have to defend your lifestyle and relationships to me.
I just wanted to come from angle where my perspective is both from a potentially different upbringing and life experience and what having a romantic partner means to me.
All anyone should want for another person is for them to be happy.
Y’all are not cynical enough. It may be possible they simply didn’t have someone go “Don’t forget about this” but this little snafu will be twisted by them saying “See? These liberals aren’t even allowing Trump on the ballot!”
Even though it isn’t true, it’s just another thing they will try to use to rile up their voters.
Eh… The US economy is practically driven by lending to the individual consumer. Banks created a system to identify risks to lending to individuals. Higher scores mean less risk of a bank losing money on an individual. So those high scores are presented with higher credit limits and lower interest rates.
The issue with the individual credit score is that it has become ingrained in society as a litmus test for trustworthiness and credibility. So low scores are rewarded with higher interest rates, lower credit limits, and hit with bigger deposit requirements. Background checks for employment and housing are probably the biggest issue in this regard. If there is a score-tanking event in your life (such as bankruptcy due to healthcare emergencies, for example), it becomes exponentially more difficult to bring yourself back to financial stability because your bankruptcy is reported to the credit bureaus, they tank your score, and you then struggle to find a good job to bring you up again.
A lot of people who happily get credit cards without knowing if they can pay do not fully understand the consequences of not paying. It goes far beyond a bank merely telling you “no”.
So recently my work, a mid sized engineering firm, decided to start upgrading their IT security. The rumor is that we have potential DOD work coming our way. Over the past few months there has been multiple company decided changes to our 2 factor authentication mobile app. I willingly installed the app on my phone over a year...
This article is over a year old. However, if anyone wants a visual map, this article (www.sipri.org/yearbook/2023/02) has one showing where the various conflicts are. It’s also a year old.
I remember initially getting downvoted on Reddit when the announcement trailer was posted because I mentioned that this was going to be the case and that I was going to wait a couple years.
Paradox has focused hard on releasing games with DLC planned every 6-12 months as has been the case for almost all of their recent titles. And I play a lot of their games. Cities 2 should have released with at least some of the dlc content already released in 1, on top of being optimized for performance. Paradox should be the poster child for patient gamers.
The ‘let Blizzard be Blizzard’ quote comes from the opinion and point of view of the Executive Producer and Vice President of World of Warcraft and their meetings with the folks from Bethesda and Mojang and comparing notes. It doesn’t appear to be an official stance of Microsoft to not shake things up, but rather World of Warcraft itself is doing just fine that no one seems to want to intervene in its development.
“There’s no one asking us to do anything,” she continued. “World of Warcraft is doing very well and they’re very proud of what it’s been able to accomplish, so it’s almost like just let it be, and let it keep being awesome. They’ve been tremendously supportive and it’s like ‘let Blizzard be Blizzard’.”
One in three Republicans now think Donald Trump was wrong candidate choice (www.newsweek.com)
One in three Republican voters would have preferred a different candidate to Donald Trump for the upcoming presidential election....
Donald Trump Should Drop Out (washingtonmonthly.com)
Sen. Joe Manchin leaves the Democratic Party and registers as independent (www.nbcnews.com)
Texas education leaders unveil Bible-infused elementary school curriculum (www.texastribune.org)
The proposed curriculum overhaul was released a week after the Texas GOP proposed requiring the Bible to be taught in public schools. School districts that opt to use them will get more funding....
LIVE UPDATES: TRUMP GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS IN HUSH-MONEY CASE (www.nytimes.com)
edit: I have changed my title to match the new NYTimes headline. Sorry about the all caps, I guess they are really excited about this lol...
Blame the SSD price hike on enterprise demand for AI servers (www.theregister.com)
China shows off machine-gun-toting robot dog and its AI-powered puppy (www.theregister.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15928808...
Which stage of capitalism is this? (lemmy.world)
Glass fiber, but only RJ45's installed in house?
Hey, I just got glass fiber internet....
Do You Want a ‘Unified Reich’ Mind-Set in the White House? (www.nytimes.com)
a generation of young Republican staff members appears to be developing terminal white nationalist brain. And they will staff the next Republican administration.
China's BYD Could Apply Pressure to European EV Industry With Inexpensive Seagull Hatchback (www.techtimes.com)
The European electric vehicle industry is set to welcome a new inexpensive EV from China’s BYD Co. next year, reportedly pressuring automakers within the continent over new competition.
Does anyone else ever just realize that you're not even sure why you want a relationship at all?
As I’ve gained more and more close friends, more than I’ve ever had in my life, and some closer than I’ve ever had in my life, I’ve come to realize something recently. Despite the prevailing feeling like I want a relationship, I don’t actually know why it is I want one, nor what I have to gain from one....
Pizza with mushrooms, green peppers, beef, crab meat, and oysters from the can (lemmy.today)
Biden’s $7.5 billion investment in EV charging has only produced 7 stations in two years (www.washingtonpost.com)
Yes, Trump is still on the ballot in Oregon even though he's not in the Voters' Pamphlet (www.kgw.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15057340
Trump may get another chance to be president. He's planning an aggressive second term. (www.npr.org)
Donald Trump has already been president once, and has been outspoken about the policies he would support and enact if elected again in November....
5 Firefox extensions for Android I can't live without (www.androidpolice.com)
Firefox Relay...
Sovcit is concerned. (lemmy.world)
Do I need a new phone for 2FA? (Tad Long)
So recently my work, a mid sized engineering firm, decided to start upgrading their IT security. The rumor is that we have potential DOD work coming our way. Over the past few months there has been multiple company decided changes to our 2 factor authentication mobile app. I willingly installed the app on my phone over a year...
The world is facing the highest number of violent conflicts since the Second World War and 2 billion people — a quarter of humanity — live in places affected by such conflict. (press.un.org)
A sad fact. I didn’t realize it is this bad. Currently it is mostly escalation after escalation. What way out is there?
The Way Forward, an update from the team behind Cities: Skylines (forum.paradoxplaza.com)
Fallout 4 jumps to No.1 across Europe following TV show launch (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Microsoft has ‘let Blizzard be Blizzard’ following its acquisition, studio says (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Chinese scientist who gene-edited babies is back in lab and ‘proud’ of past work despite jailing (www.theguardian.com)
Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/10630129...