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  1. Oh, I would also revamp US Soccer by forcing all athletes to seek my approval before playing anything but soccer. All elite American athletes have to play soccer.
  2. Implement a negative income tax; reduce other welfare spending as a result Increase the federal minimum wage to $12 and tie it to inflation Merge Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and ACA spending into one entity and allow public enrollment (private insurance can stick around for those who want it) Tax capital gains and dividends as income Institute an estate tax for estates over $2 million dollars Implement universal baby bonds, which fully vest at age 18 and can be used for any purpose; the amount per individual is based on their family AGI at time of birth A marginal tax rate of 45% for incomes over $1 million Institute a carbon tax Lower the corporate tax rate to 20% Legalize and regulate marijuana Legalize and regulate prostiution Declare sexual orientation as a fully protected class Ban all semi-automatic weapons and high capacity magazines Destroy Carthage
  3. It's always crazy how individualized the difficulty for Soulsborne bosses can be...I one-shotted Smough & Ornstein (DS1), Kalameet (DS1), and Prince Lothric (DS3), all of whom are considered pretty challenging, but Gaping Dragon (DS1) and Amygdala (BB) gave me fucking fits, and both of those are considered reasonably easy.
  4. Thing is, the NBA has always been about consolidating talent. The Showtime Lakers, Jordan playing on obscenely under-valued contracts, the Shaq-Kobe Lakers, all of the modern era 'Big Threes' (San Antonio, Boston, Miami, etc.) The massive salary cap increase just took it to its logical conclusion.
  5. It's only fitting that the awesomeness of Belgium-Japan is being followed up with this garbage.
  6. She's still done a whole lot better than most in terms of making other business for herself.
  7. Lisa Ann. She's not my favorite, but when you consider her business acumen on top of her looks and performance, I think it's hard to argue how iconic she is.
  8. Nothing motivates a GK quite like the ever looming threat of seppuku.
  9. Just took out Gwyn on my first Dark Souls Remastered playthrough; immediately launched into NG+ and started a new caster character (which will be novel, because I've almost never used magic in the Souls games).
  10. She’s apparently a freak, too. During the Fappening horrific violation of privacy scandal, her nudes leaked with all sorts of commentary about how she liked to be choked and take it in the ass.
  11. I have limited experience with federal and state funds, but if you ever need help, feel free to PM me to see if I can offer any guidance.
  12. As a professional grant writer, I could have saved you whatever you paid for that damn thing.
  13. If you think Republicans would ever vote for that, then you've been huffing turpentine. Right-to-work laws are deliberately designed to strangle unions. This is no different than the Post Office's fiscal woes as a result of their legal requirement to pre-fund retirement health care, a law that Republicans will also do nothing about (because then they can't cite the Post Office's deficit as they try to privatize it).
  14. https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/27/supreme-court-deals-blow-to-public-sector-unions-678819
  15. Depending on how you play, not really. If you get into the PvP scene for each game, it's a pretty deep dive of fight clubs, tournaments, and gank squads. There are also dedicated PvP arenas. A battle royale mode really wouldn't have been out of context.
  16. They sent someone out yesterday to replace the outlet (he's on the maintenance crew; no clue if he has traditional electrical training), so I'm going to wait to see if I hear the noise again before escalating. And I decided I'll use the extension cord for the air conditioner; it was explicitly marketed for large appliances (including air conditioners), so I'll just keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't overheat.
  17. Winged Victory of Samothrace Statue of Freedom The Motherland Calls
  18. Spain, Italy, and Greece are horrifically racist. And don't even get me started on slavs...
  19. The background is that I live in a very old rental unit (100+ years old) with no A/C, so three years ago I bought a stand-alone A/C unit for my living room. It was plugged into a grounded outlet on a 15A circuit with my entertainment console (more on that later), and for the first summer I didn’t have any issues. The second summer, one day the breaker tripped when the compressor came on. I called out an LG (manufacturer) tech and he took a look, and he said everything should be OK; in his opinion the circuit was large enough for the A/C, and the power draw of the entertainment center shouldn’t be enough to cause any issues. Probably just a one-time thing. This summer, the third, some things have alluded to a much bigger issue. A few weeks ago I heard a loud crack/snap noise, but didn’t think much of it because I couldn’t tell where it came from. Then, this past Friday, I heard it again distinctly from the outlet. A cursory Google search indicated that it was likely an arc and/or a sign that the insulation was compromised, and that it posed an immediate fire risk. So I unplugged everything, turned off the circuit, and opened up the outlet. Nothing seemed to be wrong, however I’m not an electrician, so obviously I could have missed something. So I put the outlet plate back on, decided to get a 14 gauge extension cord to plug the entertainment center into another outlet, and I plugged the A/C back in. For the rest the weekend I didn’t hear the noise again, however this morning I heard it again when the A/C wasn’t even running. So I unplugged it, turned off the circuit, and called my landlord to report the issue. However after that I discovered something I had no clue about...The refrigerator is hooked up to the same circuit, even though the outlets are on opposite walls. I’m kind of at a loss as to what to do here or what to ask. Any general advice or suggestions would be welcome, but some off the top of my head... Am I correct to assume that the A/C and fridge can’t or shouldn’t share the same circuit? If my landlord claims everything looks good, can I trust them or does the noise (and its potential causes) warrant escalating the issue? If they tell me I simply can’t have the A/C on that outlet because of the refrigerator, can I use the extension cord instead? It’s 14 gauge and explicitly marketed for large appliances, but I’ve also read a lot about how it’s not a good idea to use an extension cord for air conditioners.
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