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IRS plans to crack down on 1,600 millionaires to collect millions in back taxes
How about some billionaires too while we're at it?
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IRS plans to crack down on 1,600 millionaires to collect millions in back taxes
How about some billionaires too while we're at it?
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Arizona Republican refers to Black Americans as 'colored people' in House floor debate
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Personally, I think the phrase 'colored people' sounds negative and offensive today. I have to assume this wasn't always the case since it makes up 40% of the NAACP's name.
Edited to add - I should have said 'potentially offensive'. I do feel like the context in how it was used matters in this case. Our perception of things sometimes changes over time. If we have truely decided as a society to avoid the phrase entirely, then perhaps it's time to rename the NAACP?
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A community for the discussion of Hardcore Punk!
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It might be silly, but I love this picture.every time I see it.
I really want to know the background on it. Where and when was it? Who was playing? Did she intentionally kick him? Did she know him? Does she still? Was the picture a happy accident or did they know it was coming?
The world needs to know the answers to these pressing questions.
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Career advice: should I give this interviewer a second chance?
Eh, people mess up sometimes. If the apology seemed sincere and you actually want the job, I would give them another chance. If not, don't.
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Space slavery
Imagine depending on your creditor, who also happens to be your employer, for the very oxygen you breathe. This would be like a company town x1000.
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Teachers in England will have to tell parents if children question their gender
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Parents should be aware of what is going on in their kids' lives.
This means being a parent and actively being involved in their life. It does not mean abusing the trust that kids give to teachers, councilors, therapists and other adults they might confide in.
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The looming demise of the 10x developer
Learning everything the hard way has made me a natural consultant and mentor. Because I’ve already explored all the wrong paths, I often know someone is stuck before they do, understand what threw them off course, and show them how to get back on track
This really hits home and is something I simply don't see often in juniors today - a desire to tinker, experiment or 'play' to figure out how a problem might be solved. I'm always telling them to allow themselves to struggle for at least an hour or two before asking for help.
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This is not my cat
That would be a cat burglar.
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God, if only. *ahem* I said, GOD, if only!
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The key is 'to one of my people' here. You can charge interest, just not to your fellow countryman.
Edited to add: There is more far nuance to this than I'm familiar with, but I'm pretty sure that's the basic idea.
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Teachers in England will have to tell parents if children question their gender
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Perhaps therapist was the wrong word. Many schools have health officers who act as emotional support staff that work with students.
I believe all educators have a duty to the well-being of the student ovet the parents. Students are people too, not a thing that parents own until they turn 18. They should be afforded confidentiality too.
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Ron DeSantis’ pastor says gay people should be “put to death”
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Yeah. I remember thinking that guy (Obama's pastor) was dangerous. Funny how I don't recall Obama repeating that nonsense though. Turns out Obama was a pretty decent guy.
Desantis is all kinds of bad though, even before his religious leader espouses nonsense.
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How has everyone trained their ears to transcribe songs?
I had a bass teacher early on that recorded about 4 notes onto a cassette, played very slowly and repeated several times. He then sort of coached me through guessing a note on the neck at random while he played it back and I would adjust higher or lower from there.
These days I mostly do the same thing, but after memorizing the line enough to hum it out loud or in my head. I can usually play most of not all of a song of mediumish difficultly (most popular rock songs) within a single playthrough, assuming the parts are straightforward and repetitious. More involved tunes might require a few playthroughs.
I will sometimes go to YouTube for really complicated stuff or when the bass part is harder to make out.
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SOLVED: After getting spooked turned on 2FA for lemmy.world account, but the code to scan for my Auth app never appeared, the screen refreshed, logged me out, and I can't get back into my account now
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Megachurches are getting even bigger as churches close across the country
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"Let us prey together"
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why not a,b or x,y?
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I generally use 'count' for a counter and 'idx' for index.
I'm not using C or Java languages though - if I were I would probably go with the more classic terse approach.
Also, if I'm reviewing a PR and I have to load more of the diff context to understand what a variable represents, then that variable has the wrong name.
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Roast Beef and vegetables…
If there exists an ideal food, perfect beyond measure, this would be it.
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MTG shows Hunter Biden revenge porn for congress.
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Is this actually accurate? If so, can it please gain traction and attention? We can’t allow these creeps to play games anymore. It’s time to stop letting everything slide.
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Buttermilk Cake with Buttercream Frosting and Sprinkles
Sounds like a fun way to interact with the kids. They must love you coming to the games.
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Fugazi - Waiting Room
Amazing album. So much energy!
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What's your dream bass?
A 4 string PJ with a transparent purple finish, gorgeous grain, black hardware, bwb pickguard and a drop tuner. I'm pretty sure I've seen one of these by Lakland, but I'm not familiar enough with their necks to know if that's the exact one for me.
Edit: Yeah it was Lakland. Skyline 44-64 GZ in translucent purple. Look like I'd have to add the drop tuner myself.