VDV experiences further budget cuts
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    Sadly not really. 1995 man, no digital cameras. I think I have one somewhere of me and my buddy in the jet, but it just looks like two dudes sitting ass to nuts on the floor of a plane with a bunch of other people hahah and one of me half dropping trow to show off my hip tattoo in tent city.

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  • VDV experiences further budget cuts
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    Other than the war part of it, where do I sign up?!?!?!

    Reminds me of a bi-plane jump I did at the World Freefall Convention in the mid-late '90s in Quincy, IL. Reach up, grab a bar attached to the wing, plane goes inverted, you hang from the wing and then let go. It was as cool AF as you might imagine. Second only to the Hot Air Balloon jump. The Jet was fun because it was a 727 but it felt like any other high and fast jump. But those two? Gold man.

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  • Judge strikes down Georgia ban on abortions, allowing them to resume beyond 6 weeks into pregnancy
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    100% this happening sooner than later is better for the women of GA.

    But politically speaking, I fear this will motivate a republican surge this close to the election.

    But again, in no way would I put the future politics of the situation above the lives that will be impacted right now by this decision.

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  • California Governor Rejects Health Warnings on Gas Stoves
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    Meh. That's what I have a propane grill with side burner for. I converted to induction 2y ago after being a gas-only zealot for years. I'll never leave induction now!

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  • Capsela Toys!
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    Not just the electronics one, but the chemistry one!!! Nfw you could buy one of those now. Surprised I didn't blow up the house, burn my eyes out, or grow a third ear!

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    Error with tracking citizenship puts nearly 100,000 Arizona voters’ eligibility in limbo
    Trams are coming back to Wenceslas square in Prague
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    When were they there before? Why did they leave? ETA on completion, maybe before June 2025? I'll be there and would love for them to be complete by then.

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  • Elon Musk's X sues advertisers over alleged 'massive advertiser boycott' after Twitter takeover
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    I know right? I mean if they colluded to lower advertising prices through collective agreement that would be something. Especially if they had an internal forcing mechanism to ensure compliance.

    But um, they set out voluntary guidelines they suggested everyone follow to protect each member's own best interests, and decided to spend zero dollars to buy nothing, which is a far far cry from trying to spend zero dollars to buy something.

    What an ultra-maroon.

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  • [article] Japan is inventing trains
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    I won't agree or disagree with the speed comment, you could very well be correct.

    As for powering by solar in Japan (and any other currently electrified system), I would guess that's easily done right now by changing how their power is generated; and that doesn't require a change in the system, just the generation. In japan around 66% of their rail is already electrified (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_electrification_in_Japan look at the summary box showing total miles and electrified miles). So I'm still skeptical that a conveyor system is the answer vs adding more electrified rail in that same strip of land and powering it with solar generation. But again, maybe there's something to be gained with such a different engineering solution per my OP.

    And while you're spot on for the US (less than 1% from my google search) a conveyor won't solve it sadly unless there's something about that which makes it cheaper to deploy then adding a catenary system to our current railways.

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    There is now a Chrome extension in development (1.1 released) that lets you sync your account balances from YNAB to PL to save you the trouble. What's [ProjectionLab ](https://projectionlab.com/) you ask? It's a natural planning successor to YNAB. Once you have your current house in order it's time to start planning for the future and PL is awesome at it. I have no affiliation other than a very happy user. The dev of PL is very responsive on Discord as is the extension dev.

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    https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/07/06/rfk-stadium-commanders-comer-bill-dc/

    If this means they won't come to VA I'm all for it. Let's hope DC, MD, and VA all tell the Commanders to pay up or shut up. No taxpayer money for stadiums!!!

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