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geekworking , 1 day ago to Texas in Texas school district agrees to remove ‘Anne Frank’s Diary,’ ‘Maus’ and 670 other books after right-wing group’s complaint

Quite the opposite. Lots and lots of rules for everyone except them.

geekworking , 1 day ago to A Boring Dystopia in Born from the tragedy of gun violence, this program teaches children how to stop a wound from bleeding out | CNN

Any training needs to be tailored to age.

Training for 5 year olds should be mostly about thinking about not putting themselves in danger, recognizing when somebody needs help, and getting help.

As for high school age you can get certified as an EMT at 16, so high school age can handle this type of class.

geekworking , 2 days ago to News in It's wild how many job listings might be fake

H1B requires that companies show that no qualified Americans could be found, so those listings are written so nobody could or would want to apply. Stuff like 10 years experience in software released 5 years ago, entry level job/pay requiring a masters degree, etc.

What this sounds like is legit listings, but done to give the outward appearance that company is strong/growing and to scare current workers into thinking that they will get replaced if they are not killing themselves slaving away.

geekworking , 3 days ago to News in Man survives being lost in California mountains for 10 days by eating berries

Rule of 3's. You can go 3min without oxygen, 3 hrs without shelter, 3 days without water, and 30 days without food. It is a bit of generalization, but its close enough to set priorities in survival situations.

geekworking , 8 days ago to memes in Too powerful for their Euro arteries

Hot dog is optional.

The $5 rotisserie chicken is not

geekworking , 8 days ago to New York Times gift articles in Louisiana Requires Ten Commandments to Be Displayed in Every Public Classroom

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion

The very first words of the First Amendment that these fucktads go around screaming about.

geekworking , 8 days ago to A Boring Dystopia in Protect yourself from our shitty infrastructure for just $22.99 per month! One-time installation fees as low as $49.99 for a limited time only!

Most homes in the US get their electricity via arial lines on poles vs. Europe, which buries a lot of the electrical lines.

Wires on poles go do virtually every time that there is any sort of storm. Especially in areas with lots of trees.

geekworking , 8 days ago to News in Grocery store prices are changing faster than ever before — literally. This month, Walmart became the latest retailer to announce it’s replacing the price stickers in its aisles with electronic shelf.

Just wait until they track your phone in the stores and tie it to demographics like where you live and profession to build a financial profile to estimate how much you are able to pay. As you walk down aisles, the prices change to your price to gouge out every possible penny from you.

geekworking , 10 days ago to Side Of The Road in That doesn't look like something that should be left behind

It was stuck and the tow truck driver ran out of fucks to give that day.

geekworking , 15 days ago to politics in Trump advisers propose mandatory military service

Ozzy summed it up well:

Politicians hide themselves away
They only started the war
Why should they go out to fight?
They leave that role to the poor

geekworking , 19 days ago to Ireland in How much does a pint cost at your local?

6.60 eu is about $7.13 usd

In NJ US $7-$8 a pint is normal for Guinness /import or craft beers. The lite piss water domestic beers are usually a dollar or two less.

geekworking , 19 days ago to HistoryPorn in Demonstration of a German stick-grenade, 1946

The guy really doesn't look like he knows what he's doing. The lady picks up on it and promptly nopes the fuck out of there.

geekworking , 21 days ago to Texas in Some Texas school officials are skeptical that a K-12 curriculum with Christian influences is the lifeline state leaders promise

Some are skeptical?

This seems to imply that most professional educators actually think shoving biblical references into the lessons is a "lifeline " that is going to fix their schools.

geekworking , 29 days ago to politics in Trump Lawyer Jenna Ellis Has Colorado Law License Suspended

Agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in their case against Trump.

Like any other organized crime operation where the boss has others do his dirty work, the only way that you are going to get the boss is by convincing the foot soldiers to give up the boss. Unfortunately, it means having to make deals with the small fish to catch the whale.

geekworking , 1 month ago to politics in Trump falsely says Biden was ‘locked & loaded and ready to take me out’ in Mar-a-Lago search

They intentionally planned it for when he was not even in the state.

I'm no assassin, but I am pretty sure if you are gunning for somebody, you don't make sure the target is somewhere else where there is zero possibility of them showing up while you are there.