@LuFins-Dad said in FAFSA Woes: But yeah, I’m glad your application wasn’t a PITA, @Doctor-Phibes , but many others have had serious issues with it. No, don't get me wrong, it was a PITA. But I seem to think it was considerably more fiddly before they changed it in 2020.

China has overshot on going cashless. We the USA can do better with electronic transfers of funds. It really should be much easier and lower (preferably near zero) cost for electronic fund transfers.

@Copper said in Mid-Air Refueling: What is that metal object below the fuselage? Is that some kind of control surface, like a giant flap, to allow the plane to fly very slowly? If you don't know, then we don't know. Yeah I'm guessing to help with speed/stability.

Note Trump's two major initiatives: Border & Immigration. Keeping his tax cuts. If he can do that, next up I think are Schedule F and reforming Justice. I think he will get only part of what he wants, but I think a Clintonian firing of Justice Department prosecutors and a shake-up at the FBI leadership would be good for the country. But I'm willing to put up with Trump's antics to get the judges. That is THE prize, particularly at the appellate and SCOTUS levels .

I was reading a fantasy novel last night and ran into this quote… “The Imperial Order says that no individual should have the right to achieve something on his own, to accomplish what someone else cannot, and so magic must be stripped from mankind. They say that accomplishment is corrupt because it is rooted in the evil of self-interest, therefore the fruits of that accomplishment are tainted by its evil. This is why they preach that any gain must be sacrificed to those who have not earned it. They hold that only through such sacrifice can those fruits be purified and made good. “We believe, on the other hand, that your own individual life is the value and its own end, and what you achieve is yours. “Only you can achieve self-worth for yourself. Any group offering it to you, or demanding it of you, comes bearing chains of slavery. Pretty good description and response to DEI in a novel published a decade before Ibram X published, and from a time when equity meant assets that could be leveraged or were leveraged for a financial transaction.

@George-K said in California wants to kill the diesels: Perhaps @copper can elaborate. I remember everyone being terrified by this new lead-free alternative. The lead gives extra power needed to support a reasonable weight limit. The alternative fuel reduces power which would reduce payload and make a mess of expected performance. Of course we wouldn't have to worry about that because nobody could afford the maintenance needed to upgrade the engine to use the new fuel. The General Aviation fleet is old, GA airplanes fly for decades so you wouldn't get a quick turnover to the new technology. A significant percentage of the industry would just disappear.

@Axtremus said in 10 PRINT “HAPPY 60TH BIRTHDAY BASIC”: My favorite feature of BASIC is GOTO. I don't know if that particular geek joke will go over big here, but I get it.

Yes, moderately but enough where you need to like that taste. I know you don't, so guess we can't be friends anymore.

Whenever I see a story like this, I always try to remember the substitute "Fake" for "Trans."

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@Jolly said in Down Under Covers: I noticed in the thumbnails that the bass and drummer are somewhat constant, but others come and go and come back again. Following my singer-friend in NOLA, I'm seeing the same thing. The band that she used to sing with, the Dapper Dandies, is not her band. It's the trumpet player's band. There are a few constants in the band, but the clarinet, trombone, and singer are not constant. If Tiffany's not singing, I have no desire to see the Dandies - she is their face.

How did it taste? I've only had white castle one time (after moving to MN, so about 3 years ago almost) and I recall being very underwhelmed with the sliders. Figured they'd be tastier. I'm trying to think of what a good unhealthy meal might be for me. After 5 seconds of thought I'd say something like: A really good deep dish pizza The "tour of italy" at olive garden Five Guys double burger and a bunch of fries

Heck of a good workout. Gets the heart rate going. I was in a similar boat recently, had a bunch of heavy/bulk shit delivered from Home Depot to save me many trips. They have a flat delivery fee of $80 so I ordered (and hauled to my backyard or basement) 90 bags of mulch, 600 pounds of salt, 300 pounds of sand, 400 pounds of pebble, and 300 pounds of river cobble. Plus a couple 4x8 plywood and some other items. The shower felt good, afterwards and my back was sore in the morning.

With my moderator super powers I deleted the word ‘month’. Now the link works fine. Thanks Ax.

Lol

@Renauda said in Ride ME! 111K miles: @Doctor-Phibes Class! It's very cool. Not that expensive to buy, but quite the project to renovate and keep going.