Cone on, you can do better than that. I believe in you.

Make it the median life expectancy, rather than a fixed, 70 years.

For the court, leave it at a life term, but remove the size constraint. At the end of the first and third year of every presidential term, add one new justice. This moves the appointment process to a fixed time, so there are no surprises.

When a justice dies or retires, their seat is removed, not filled. This ensures that an untimely death swings only one seat, not two.

Since there is no longer an incentive for strategic retirement, the size of the court will increase, probably to around 13 justices. Presidents will want the absolute youngest justices they can get through the Senate.

The larger size means that whatever swing the court does have from deaths or retirements will be smaller and less impactful than it is now.

Finally, any circuit court justice has already faced senate confirmation hearings for their current appointment. Any circuit court judge should be eligible to be elevated to the supreme court without an additional senate confirmation. If the Senate wants to play games and reject all of the president’s candidates, the president has a small pool of candidates that can bypass the additional confirmation process

Anecdotal. And contradicted by my own anecdotal evidence.

That button exists for the same reason the “close door” button exists on an elevator, and the crosswalk button exists on many intersections: to make it seem like your specific needs are being met, while completely ignoring everything you say.

That button is the internet equivalent of “Your call is very important to us”.

WTF? No no no.

WTF, Mate?

I don’t know why people think fusion power is so complicated. We know how to create it. The problem is we haven’t figured out any use for it other than to heat cities.

To 400,000C.

It is cope.

I want to believe that most of the sites are honeypots trying to entrap users, and most of the users are cops trying to entrap site operators. I want to believe that most police investigations into CSAM crimes end with the investigators discovering their mark is actually another investigator.

It’s frustrating that battery capacities are so small that a simple networking utility will noticeably deplete them.

These cardstock-thin phones with half-day battery lives are bullshit.

I want a big brick of a phone. My phone and my laptop should use the same battery pack. A phone should last through a long weekend without a charger.

https://zombo.com/

They’re all honeypots. These people are getting paid to jerk off to CSAM.

A May report by the MAHA Commission, a panel convened by Trump and tasked with identifying the root causes of chronic disease, said substantial consumption of high-fructose corn syrup could play a role in childhood obesity and other conditions.

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I use FF on android, but on my (ancient) desktop, it just runs like shit, while any of the chromium variants “just work”.

Android. Never noticed a problem with zerotier, but I will admit that I’m usually using a commercial VPN rather than my own zerotier network.

I’ve used tailscale, but not enough to confirm or deny battery issues.

AFAIK, they all use Wireguard, though, so if there is a problem with one, it’s likely a problem for all of them.

Always-on VPN works well on my device. But I agree, native ad blocking is important.

BOHICA!

Best way to prevent the accumulation of unwanted lead macroparticles is to take a lesson from Han Solo and shoot first.

In my area, “Don” is pronounced with the mouth wide, jaw open. Force a smile as you say it, and you should be in the ballpark.

“Dawn” is pronounced with the lips pursed. Kiss your grandmother on the cheek.

I’m going to reject that criticism in this particular case. PiHole is a significantly more complex setup than Tailscale or ZeroTier. While I agree that it is beyond expectations for the “average person”, so is PiHole.

An OpenVPN server on a dynamic IP address is not that far beyond the skillset of the average PiHole user, especially if they are using an open source router with OpenVPN and DDNS preinstalled.

Tailscale or ZeroTier are well within the capabilities of a PiHole user.

Tailscale, zerotier, or any other VPN server on your home network can keep your mobile device on your pihole network regardless of physical location.

https://abc7chicago.com/post/crestwood-murder-court-records-reveal-josif-sucleas-alleged-back-pay-plot-atg-truckload-ceo-dane-koteski/16040397/

I found the cupped “soft rim” cap much more comfortable than the standard domed cap.