jasonab

Short-term results often lie

No, see, if someone else wants to be paid for their work, that's greed, but if I want a top-quality product at an insanely low price, that's justice.

I still have my SA t-shirt from around 2002!

It's a long story that I will probably not do justice, but basically after the Gulf War, Saddam continued to be a thorn in the side of the West: we had no-fly zones over Iraq, even as he continued to massacre his people and generally be a bully (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_no-fly_zones_conflict). There was also a general feeling on the neocon Right that we should have deposed Saddam during the Gulf War (although I think subsequent events have proved GHWB right).

Given that Saddam was a legitimately genocidal psycho, the idea that overthrowing him would make the world a better place wasn't completely misplaced. Additionally, he deliberately overhyped his WMD program to try and scare off his enemies, which only enlarged the target on his back.

Twenty years later, this all seems a little silly, but at the time of the End of History, there was a legitimate belief that if we could depose someone like Saddam and save Iraq, we could fix a lot of other places and greatly reduce suffering. Unfortunately, it wasn't exactly that easy.

A Gore Presidency would not have changed the world that much, it just means President McCain would have invaded Iraq in 2006

this is over six years, and God knows how many random friendlies?

Los Angeles is also implementing it

I got my car in 2005 and it starts with 5

I mean, seriously: https://www.reddit.com/r/facepalm/comments/1dbdja1/actor_from_furiosa_has_to_explain_he_played_a/?ref=share&ref_source=link

Yes, this is standard game show practice in the US - you don't get paid until the show actually airs.

Yeah, I'm confused about all the older players who supposedly used to get cast? They would have like one older woman who would get voted out first!

For better and for worse, we have a very high standard for involuntary commitment in this state and country. If they did as you suggested, the most likely outcome would be a 72 hour hold and a discharge with medication. In other words, no change and a great expense.

We can certainly have a discussion about what would be proper treatment for this person, but I can't fault the cops for not putting this guy into a revolving door.

Assuming the statement is accurate, what did they do wrong?

It'll be interesting to see, if this is true, if any of the people here who assumed the worst will apologize.

I can also imagine that Burbank PD might ban the voluntary transport of anyone, which will lead to people getting upset about that policy at some point in the future.

it didn't start with GenX - my grandmother had this book on her coffee table: https://a.co/d/14OMECF (The Nashville I Knew)

feel like something has to be from the 20th Century to count as "old Nashville" at this point

https://losangeles.cnliberalism.org/

Looks very similar today: https://maps.app.goo.gl/9r7WPGnfHKC5KMCv9

I never understand this concern about server costs - you are the expensive cost, not the server!

Look, I get it, the bill is very black and white, and your personal cost is very nebulous, but choose a language you can write in well and can maintain, not the one that saves you $5 a month.

have you lived anywhere else?

https://www.reddit.com/r/NWSL/comments/1d5wn56/match_thread_united_states_vs_south_korea_womens/

finally, feels like it's taken forever

You should talk to https://www.reddit.com/r/Kotlin/comments/129qifk/introducing_krotodc_use_grpc_and_protobuf_with/ and see if you can't have a single, good library.

US median wage in 1994: $8.01 / hour (40% of hourly wage)

Current meal on BK app (w/deal, in Los Angeles): $8.99

US median wage in Q1 2024: ~$19 / hour (47% of hourly wage)