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Georgia's primary was a mess - but they narrowly avoided a runoff! If they hadn't, voters would've needed to go back to the poll a second time. Would voters go through that hassle?

If they had #RankedChoiceVoting, also called #InstantRunoffVoting, this would not be a concern. It's equivalent to a normal runoff election, but without the second/third/fourth time at the ballot box.

https://www.npr.org/2020/06/10/872115753/with-senate-primary-in-limbo-leading-georgia-democrat-blasts-top-election-offici

Mandatory waiting period between home purchase lender disclosures and purchase: 3 days

Mandatory waiting period between choosing a gun to purchase and taking it home: ␀

@mewmew that's just how inefficient our massive food production system is. We gotta get things on electric and get the grid more sustainable.

@mewmew wow! Yeah. That scientific american article points that out. Thanks, very interesting.

@mewmew you included the energy required to produce the energy the walkers used... Should you do the same for the gasoline? Extraction, refinement, transportation... Amortized production of the vehicle. Pollution.

I would think the energy used in building roads would amortize down to nothing, but the valuable real estate taken up by road in some places certainly has a cost. If only considering energy efficiency, consider that folks might not have to walk a mile if things were closer together.

@freemo interesting! Perhaps the law should require these types of records to become public and open, and/or require a judge's order to expunge them. That could make that type of negotiation impossible.

@freemo I agree with most of your post here - I think eliminating the unions won't eliminate the brotherhood and protection setup, and is probably infeasible politically. Bringing accountability is necessary though.

@freemo absolutely.

@freemo some of those address accountability. Changing qualified immunity is also important I think, and speaks to accountability.

@freemo here's a list of suggestions for improving the police situation which I saw compiled in the NYT Morning Briefing a week-ish ago:

"""
Samuel Sinyangwe of Campaign Zero, a group formed after Brown’s death: Restrict chokeholds, train officers to de-escalate conflicts and prohibit them from shooting at moving vehicles, among other steps.

A 2019 California law: Change the standard for when an officer can legally use deadly force, from one based on a “reasonable belief” of imminent danger to one in which a later review finds it “necessary.”

Jennifer Cobbina, Michigan State University: Implicit-bias training for officers and “frank engagement between law enforcement and the people they serve to address tensions, grievances and misconceptions.”

David French, National Review: Acknowledge that “many controversial police shootings are lawful and justifiable” but also stop accepting excuses and cover-ups for those that are not.

Chuck Wexler, Police Executive Research Forum: Train officers to intervene when a colleague “may be on the brink of using excessive force,” as Los Angeles and New Orleans are doing.
"""

source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/27/briefing/coronavirus-george-floyd-spacex-your-wednesday-briefing.html

@olry@mstdn.social you've probably seen these Intel NUCs before... Tiny form factor, not unlike a Mac Mini in that sense, much more powerful than a Pi.

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/boards-kits/nuc.html

@olry@mstdn.social that's pretty... I bet you could douse that in acid and it'd be fine.

@olry@mstdn.social AFAIK they don't do any ordering, for most parts there are "buy now" links that are simply affiliate links... But I did have to go add everything to carts on respective sites myself. Most of the time the affiliate links were to the sites with the best prices, so I did use a couple of them.

@olry@mstdn.social hahaha yeah that's where my head is now I forget to link to the list. It was pretty helpful, I still checked a bunch of specs independently.

Having not payed attention to hardware in years I wasn't aware of the new M.2 standard, and almost skipped using one of those drives. Fortunately some friends mentioned it.

BUT - one feature that site could use is to suggest an upgrade... It would recommend compatible updates for similar price.