$10K seems a lot if the awning is meant to last 15 yrs. But if it's meant to last 30, then it seems fair.

For me the biggest concern would be how loud would it be when it rains.

@jon-nyc said in The long march through the institutions…:

@ivorythumper said in The long march through the institutions…:

@jon-nyc said in The long march through the institutions…:

Not to nit pick, but the ideological capture of universities, media outlets, and corporate HR departments by the illiberal left is very much a Gramscian turn.

A company currying favor with press outlets not so much.

What is the point of capturing institutions if you don't have a propaganda machine to further the cause?

Why would you exclude companies -- especially Big Tech and massively wealthy social influencers -- from the gramscian analysis?

No i wouldn’t. But the Gramscian march is about committed ideologues taking over the institutions from the inside, not currying favor from other companies through contracts or payments.

Why not? Once they’ve gained control of the institutions and the wealth, why not just buy out any opposition or anyone willing to be a paid agent ?

I don’t see the left concerned about scruples over such things.

@xenon said in Did you ever watch a movie trailer and think...:

I've made it a policy to never watch a movie trailer for any movie I'm remotely interested in.

Same here. I am very anti-spoiler.

Kind of weird for her to be so aggressively defensive of legalizing the act of ending a human life.

Sorry @Aqua-Letifer for the poor grammaring in that sentence. Too lazy to rewrite.

As are CTs, surgeries, oxygen, etc.

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Won't be the first line she's been a part of...

That’s why I always use my own cables and chargers whenever I can. Be it rental cars or hotels or airport waiting areas or airplanes, many of them provide USB charging ports but just for peace of mind I prefer to use my own charger plugged into an AC outlet. Much, much harder to electrically hack through the transformer.

That's a good thing.

@loki said in How to end the pandemic in a month:

@aqua-letifer said in How to end the pandemic in a month:

@doctor-phibes said in How to end the pandemic in a month:

And I have seen some really, really stupid anti-vax shit out there. I'm sure we all have. If I'm not allowed to laugh at that, what is it for?

Getting pissed at the people who are by and large creating the biggest and completely avoidable strain on our health system is pretty natural, I think. It still pisses me off, but condemnation isn't going to change any minds, and I don't feel any righteousness from unvaccinated infection horror stories. I just want everybody to be able to ride this shitstorm out.

That's separate from the fact that a lot of the anti-vaxx nonsense is absolutely hilarious. I mean c'mon, it just is. It's about as humorous as my apparent incompetence with terlets, and I'm not about to take some kind of half-assed "life choice" moral stance on my stupidity there, unnecessary ignorance is always funny.

I think this captures my sentiment most closely. Yeah I started this thread with a snarky quote but it is certainly no worse than what is said of Hillary and Biden as examples. Not clear to me why some things are flagged as out of bounds.

I certainly don’t want to alienate anyone so that is a fair comment.

The differences between this and the political stuff with Hillary and President Uncle Joe are pretty clear.

As much as we joke about politics being a blood sport, it isn’t. It’s important, yes, but most people’s lives and long term health aren’t really affected too much by the results.

People’s livelihoods aren’t generally being threatened based on their Voter Registration status. They aren’t being denied entry to concerts because they are registered independent or didn’t participate in the last election.

If I’m not a positive influence on one person and their vote… Oh well. If I’m a negative influence on somebody’s decision regarding vaccination, it could affect countless others.

@89th said in Larry is a Monster:

Rumor has it there are Hare Krishnas camped out in Bermuda.

Just as long as they don't grab me....

@mik said in Breadless:

Yep. Supply chain will be the death of the species.

Struth.

@jolly said in Kurt Rant:

He’s senile.

Yup

@jolly said in The Problem:

Indeed, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps was relieved of his command for posting a video accurately blaming military and civilian leadership for the Afghanistan nightmare.
Yet until Jan. 20, retired top brass had constantly smeared their elected commander in chief with impunity.

Yup