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Seer of the tapes! Knower of the episodes!

  • Break out the self-sealing pitchforks!

  • I don't understand why bagpipes get such hate. The music they make is not unpleasant. And don't tell me you didn't cry when Scotty started playing "Amazing Grace" at the end of Wrath of Khan. That's impossible.

  • All flags are an expression of opinion. Even the pride flag has different versions that include or exclude different sub-cultures and allies.

  • This is a case where it's the government that's wearing the proverbial cross necklace, not another employee.

  • Neither are a governmental function. I think that's the operative comparison to be made here.

  • We are not an opinion, but I don't think that's really a fair summary of my position anyway.

  • I kind of have to take the plaintiff's side. The government shouldn't be flying pride flags any more than they should be installing Nativity scenes. This isn't about agreeing or disagreeing with the opinion being expressed, but about whether the government should be expressing an opinion at all.

    And really all he asked for was to work remotely for the month the flags were up, not to have them removed. I think that actually might fall within the "reasonable accommodation" laws he's invoking here.

  • What are you suggesting should have been done here?

  • Sloup

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  • "Pissing in the soup" doesn't really work here unless you're adulterating the software with something malicious.

  • To be fair, there are important differences between open source and closed source software.

  • I started using a white noise machine and fans on high when I lived down the block from a hospital emergency room. It sounded like a jet engine in my bedroom, but my brain learned to interpret the white noise as profound silence. I moved away from the hospital zone but still use the white noise to sleep.

  • They do pay for their power. The bill would require them to pay for grid upgrades that their usage makes necessary.

  • I'm curious how it's considered a "layoff" if it's based on performance rather than the job itself being eliminated.

  • Insurrection is weird because it's a Star Trek movie whose message is apparently anti-tech and anti-exploration. They should have called it Star Trek: The Amish Country.

  • These are Klingons we're talking about.