Were it not for actual Trump, wannabe Trump was on track to win. It won’t take long for that to come back

Didn’t elect their own Trump wannabe yet.

Fascism is on the rise globally, so we must all be vigilant. There are enough warning signs that Canada could be just around the corner.

Without exception, whenever someone is looking for “free speech”, this applies:

https://m.xkcd.com/1357/

The issue is that, while x265 is more efficient, it’s not THAT much more efficient until you get to 4k or high bitrates. Encoders using x265 tend to be overly focused on file size, and prioritize it over video quality. And that sort of makes sense - x265 needs a lot more decoding power, and excludes a lot of otherwise capable devices. Why would you do that to only save a small percentage of the space needed?

Why do they keep making them like that?

Because you keep buying them.

You had a choice of buying clothes with bigger pockets. Regardless of the reasons or trade-offs, you chose the ones with the smaller pockets. It’s the same reason that women’s clothing often lacks pockets.

You are helping - they clearly need the additional training, and you’re doing everything you can to supply that. Their job can’t be relying on you.

They shouldn’t (and almost certainly don’t) have delegation authority.

For corporate bingo, the keywords are upskill, cross-training, and bus factor.

Don’t show. Guide them to do it themselves. Never be the one to actually do it beyond the first time.

If they still refuse to learn, make them take notes. Make them read to you their notes from last time. Make them tell you what each step is and means.

Make asking you the hardest option for them to get what they want.

They all have to work (at least to an extent) using only x1. It’s part of the PCIe spec.

Missing pins are actually extremely common. If your board has a slot that’s x16 (electrically x8), which is very common for a second video card, take a closer look. Half the pins in the slot aren’t connected. It has the full slot to make you feel better about it, and it provides some mounting stability, but it’s electrically the same as an x8 that’s open.

USB the protocol, or just uses a USB cable? If it’s not using the protocol, the cables are a cheap way of getting cables of a certain spec.

Why would you ever think that dealing with Wells Fargo was going to be in your best interest?

People of all ages have different levels of beauty, and not in a sexual way.

Ever thought a kid was cute/adorable/whatever? And the kid next to them was not?

On the complete other end, many elderly are visually repulsive, but some look good right to the end.

Are…Are you doing math with cards? Or zodiac signs? Or human ribs?

Is !monkeyspaw@sopuli.xyz leaking?

This could’ve been a delightful meta joke, and I was disappointed to see that it wasn’t.

The last minute to implement a change is on Thursday. No changes on Friday, for the same reason there are no changes on Saturday.

So it should be on Thursday at 4:59.

For reference, your car is probably worth about $400 in scrap metal alone. As in, if you drive it to the junkyard, they’ll pay you $400 for it.

Running (needs significant work) is probably worth $1k, but that really depends.

The biggest limit will be your time and patience. Carvana and the like will cut you the smallest check, but they will do so today after a simple inspection.

The next highest will be private sales with a short timeframe. The longer you are willing to wait, the higher your final sale price will likely be. Also, don’t be afraid to post it on multiple forums. Craigslist has dwindled in popularity, but it’s still a very viable listing.

If you have a friendly personal mechanic, you may be able to enlist their help. Sometimes they maintain a project car for their downtimes, often from a customer that couldn’t pay. They can tell you how much the car is really worth, or work out a discounted rate for slow repairs. Or they cut you in on the profits when they repair and sell it. But this only works with friendly personal mechanics, or shade tree mechanics.

One thing to add is that there is a difference between looking nice, and looking fashionable. Looking nice tends to be relatively timeless. Going back 100 years, you could easily put on one of Humphrey Bogart’s suits (probably minus the hat and cigarette) and easily be seen as very well-dressed. Same for a James Bond tuxedo.

But neither of these will make you appear fashionable. That is to say, in touch with the current clothing trends, particularly of the youth.

It’s up to the OP if the latter is really what they want.

Unfortunately, that seems to be about local communities, which aren’t really important. In fact, due to federation, that’s the least important aspect of an instance.

By default, Lemmy is wide open to anything and everything. You need to see what they have turned off/blocked/removed, to see if it’s what you want.

Many (most?) instances do block porn. Aside from liability concerns, porn tends to be high bandwidth, meaning high costs to operate. As such, there are a handful of VERY NSFW instances that aren’t well-federated.

Of course, it depends on how you define porn. I see a ton of suggestive (but not outright pornographic) anime when I browse All/New, but very little of actual naked humans.

He was a zombie?