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This is all virtue signaling. If they really cared about stopping discrimination then they could change it from being a civil issue to a criminal issue. Right now if someone is dis…

Direct link to the published study: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/19/3903

I basically have done the same thing on both occasions except the first one I have oddly done multiple times. One of the occasions still felt like I wasted all of my time and effor…

That would just encourage more drivers to do what Ross Chastain did and probably make the race more about which driver can within the physical abuse of hitting the barrier.

2020 article about this dam removal project makes it sound more like a financial burden removal rather than restoring salmon habitat. The environmental impact is just the emotional…

Coconut oil varies a lot in its smoke point; unrefined its similar to butter but refined can get up past 400 F / 204 C(similar to canola oil). I do like cooking with it despite the…

The old adage is to buy low and sell high. https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Markets/Currencies/Yen-surg...

California recently started a Universal Basic Income Program (UBI) but, it is too early to tell if it will actually help reduce homelessness or instead cause a concentration of the…

"Generally, a state's exclusive economic zone is an area beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea, extending seaward to a distance of no more than 200 nmi (370 km) out from its c…

I feel like its almost obligatory to mention this xkcd "comic" when discussing password complexity. https://xkcd.com/936/

D1lakiss is on this list from 11 months ago[Jan,2022] and it probably ranked higher because of minimum password length and complexity requirements that are actually enforced. https…

Number one password still in use with a total count of 4,929,113 is simply "password". https://nordpass.com/most-common-passwords-list/ Which is why there are Identity and Access M…

This is from 2021 but it does show how heavily China has invested into Africa to support their Naval and Maritime shipping. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9554253/How-Chi…

This reminded me of a burial trend I heard about in Florida to help build artificial reefs. Burial at sea is legal in the US(with restrictions) but the Mediterranean has a ton of e…

Yes, because rainbow table attacks are still surprisingly effective. Although what is even more surprising is finding password still stored in plain text somewhere.

It's important to always remember to salt your hash or you will get attacked by rainbows. Cracking passwords based on their hash has been a known attack for a long time, here is a …

There are many states where Bottle Rockets are still legal; they are generally states that are not considered a Nanny state or do not have high risk of fires. Some states like Texa…

DEI policies are not necessarily also anti-racism policies. The devil is in the details as they say. This is taken from CNBC interview with Lybra Clemons(Chief Diversity, Inclusion…

The prototype "hyperloop" tunnel in California is now becoming a parking lot. https://news.yahoo.com/musks-california-hyperloop-prototype-...

In Texas, anytime you move and update your mailing address it generally takes 7 to 10 business days for the information to fully propagate. So the timing could make it so that you …

The US allows charities to help people that need it. A quick google came up with this website. https://impactful.ninja/best-charities-for-voting-rights-in-... Although I would stro…

If you deal with any sort of government background investigation for getting a job then the chances are high that you will need to send the documents via fax. My experience has bee…

That NPR article is from 2012 and as far I can tell they referenced a survey from 2006. "A SURVEY OF AMERICANS ’ POSSESSION OF DOCUMENTARY PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP AND PHOTO IDENTIFICA…