nickhammes

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[–] nickhammes 1 points 1 day ago

From a cursory examination, it looks like there are at least some models where you can disconnect the antenna, for which you may get a warning you can just ignore. Seems a lot easier than a faraday cage. But a lot worse than a car not outfitted with that kind of tech.

[–] nickhammes 9 points 2 days ago

Having one name (at least in common, using hyphenation) is easier for legal reasons too. If you have kids, and one parent doesn't share a last name with them, you'll have headaches at school, maybe crossing a border, unless you brought some extra legal documents with, etc.

[–] nickhammes 4 points 2 days ago

I think you're making a good choice Mr. Beer Belly

[–] nickhammes 8 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Or perhaps fucking st*pid

[–] nickhammes 62 points 3 days ago

Not my country, but what immediately came to mind was one that has global name recognition, and minimal population: Chernobyl.

It used to have around 12,000 population, but now it's technically illegal to live nearby, and up to 150 people are estimated to live there today. It's famous for being toxically irradiated as a result of the worst nuclear disaster in human history

[–] nickhammes 5 points 3 days ago

Sturgis also has a population of around 7,000, and has a pretty significant cultural awareness because of its annual motorbiking event

[–] nickhammes 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It looks like they tried to change it in 2017 and the bill got compromised down to some safeguards that don't amount to much.

I found some articles characterizing ACLU's position as viewing it as a slippery slope to taking away access to abortion or other reproductive healthcare. I get why that kind of thing is something they're worried about, but I really don't see how it applies in this situation.

It's still causing harm, and I really don't see who it's helping. Pair the law with strong protections for reproductive rights for people of all ages, maybe even as a proposition. It'd probably be pretty popular, though I also expected the proposition to ban prison slavery to be popular too.

[–] nickhammes 59 points 6 days ago (3 children)

if Pablo Escobar was still alive, he'd probably have been appointed head of the DEA

[–] nickhammes 45 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Cost cutting has made fast food restaurants worse in ways that aren't essentially shrinkflation. Restaurants like Taco Bell cutting their beef with cheaper ingredients (though apparently it's only 12% fillers). Chipotle giving you more of the cheap ingredients like rice, and less of the good stuff like guac. Even slower service and longer lines because they don't want to pay as much staff during peak hours.

Smaller (especially privately-held) chains have been able to buck the trend, but cutting quality has been a popular option as of late.

[–] nickhammes 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Would a bunch of users entering garbage data, with not all of them being totally obvious, make it harder to sell that data? Possibly.

[–] nickhammes 13 points 2 weeks ago (19 children)

I think both can be true. That she cleaned up the situation is a testament to her skill as a candidate, and the fact this situation happened is in no small part an indictment of the Democratic party, in which she's among its most senior leaders

[–] nickhammes 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm excited for the fun gopher hole you're gonna go down

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