You need a permit for a lot of stuff that is permanently affixed to the structure. Will vary by locality but "do I need a permit" is going to very quickly answer the question of safety...

> anchor those to the deck boards at a floor joist

I assume you'll get a lot of questions answered when you try to pull the permit.

In NY i rear ended some lady... driving on a suspended license. My insurance still had to pay out. -_-

> Waze exist... Competition...

Oh honey...

I'd be willing to bet two unconnected instances of human error caused issues internally over Russia managing to hack the FAA and the stock exchange... But decided to do so at different times.

Don't attribute malice where human incompetence and and all that..

It's probably usually some rank and file employee making an honest mistake and the higher ups realizing they can't scapegoat the person because the company/org doesn't have proper controls in place.

That said... If I ever forget a comma in a config file and shut down a hospital, crash a plane, or detonate the strategic nuclear reserves I would hope the court of public opinion would look at the severity of the error itself vs the crazy consequences that can spiral from there... Before they drag out the crosses to personally crucify me.

These are really complex systems and we're finding new stupid ways to break them every day.

> I wonder how much of a "Social Lubricant" alcohol is vs a placebo

Depends on the person. Some people already have lower inhibitions in social situations.

Stone people will sit in a corner, catatonic in a social situation without "lubricant"

If you follow the science there's basically no account of alcohol that is good for you. They said, in the majority of cases, a healthy human body will deal with light-moderate drinking.

Unmanned systems are likely the future for aerial patrol missions.

Right now the main reason they aren't used more is because the FAA is still trying to figure out how to handle beyond visual line of sight operations

The problem will always be jurisdiction.

> where you have to brake

**Or quickly change direction.

I've seen several pickups go ass over tea kettle on the side of the road after trying to swerve to get around someone they thought was a bad/slow driver.

** "crime"

> Releasing a bunch of violent criminals from federal prisons has lead to skyrocketing crime

The truth: Biden pardoned anyone in federal prison for pure pot possession and urged governors to do the same.

but you tie that to something like bail reform and mention a few anecdotes they heard from a friend of a friend that the cops went to the same 3 times in one night because a dude was beating his wife and "they couldn't do anything"

It's annoying how they'll cherry pick half truths and tie it to their emotions.

Sometimes I just kinda wish I could get in on the grifting. It's such an easy market to exploit and separate from their money.

I drive 20 minutes to work. Gas is consistently ~$0.50/gal more expensive on the work end. (Same chain).

There are still supply side issues. Sourcing things like electronic components and raw materials like silicon and aluminum are still not easy.

I'm not writing off corporate greed, but we are still recovering..

Just buy the lumber and frame up something the same size... It will be much cheaper in the long run

> I’d rather vote against all of that as none of that is in my interest

If you won't vote outside of self-interest, you are voting selfishly. You can give to a church or some other shit and still do selfish things...

This is the general difference between conservatives and progressives..

One will selfishly vote in self interest. The other will vote in the interest of everyone....

Your argument doesn't really make any sense.aybe in an ideal world the headline would say something like "snagged and dragged".. but that's not the world we live in.

He got dragged. The headline is accurate and the minute manipulation is to get you to click the article to get the rest of the details.

It's pretty mundane and this is a silly hill to die on.

I mean the pickup drivers are at the top of the list around here.

I occasionally get sms spam like, "reply NOW to help President TRUMP secure the 2024 election and stop the steal!"

Others pull much harder on the emotional heart strings. I can certainly see parts of my family falling into the trap and giving money to help "political Jesus".

That's the problem with having a gun handy in a confrontation. When you reach for it, either it's checkmate! and you kill/injure an unarmed person.. or you find yourself in the middle of a shoot out.

It's so easy to go, "well my gun makes me 3 feet taller and scary!"

That's usually some time before brake checking and well before rolling down a window to shout.

No they are "responsible" and "law abiding" citizens whose rights to own and carry a firearm shouldn't be infringed because of a little mental instability... /S

I suppose we can wait for the investigation, but I'd bet money it was the dude in the Dodge thinking he owns the road that kicked things off.

Stupid of the Nissan driver to not de-escalate.. but we've all seen people in pickups do dumb ass shit.