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[Trigger Warning: Suicide]... Parents, how would you feel if your child died by suicide? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago

As a parent, I'd feel that I had failed on some fundamental level. That our kid reached a point where taking their own life was a more viable option than talking to me? Yeesh.

What happens if the AI bubble kept inflating and popped only after 10 years(2036)? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Housing is a bubble, but we won't see problems until the boomers start dying off in quantity and there aren't enough people to buy/rent their properties.

All real estate will start being devalued and it won't matter if private companies are snapping up the vacancies.

What happens if the AI bubble kept inflating and popped only after 10 years(2036)? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Failure of a retailer isn't necessarily quite the same thing as a bubble though. I witnessed the kind of failure you're talking about most recently with Fry's Electronics. I was out of pocket following major surgery for a year, when I went back to Fry's it was like "Oh, holy hell, what happened?"

Well, their distributors cut them off, they tried to move to a consignment model, and the only stuff they had in any quantity was Gatorade and toilet paper. 😉 Man, if only they had made it to Covid! They could have...

😎

Cleaned up!

What happens if the AI bubble kept inflating and popped only after 10 years(2036)? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

"Only" 10 years makes it sound shorter than it should be. 10 years is way, way longer than any bubble should last.

https://www.riskconcern.com/post/the-average-age-of-a-market-asset-bubble-how-long-does-a-bubble-last-on-average

"an economic, asset, market bubble lasts for about 5.6 years or about 67.5 months. 98% confidence interval indicates a range of 3.1 years to 8.15 years. Thus, as per the data, there is a 98% probability that a bubble should have an age of 5.3 years ± 2.53 years."

p.s. I love that their data goes back as far the Tulipmania in 1634-1638.

More on that in the excellent book "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds."

(Public Domain!)

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/24518/24518-h/24518-h.htm

Bondi (Australia) shooting death toll rises to 16, including a child, after gunmen targeted Jewish festival in c/world@lemmy.world
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago

What's going on close to your home does not absolve Israel from committing war crimes for the last 30 years.

just saying... in c/politicalmemes@lemmy.ca
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

In the 1950s, French men were incredibly sexist, and Bond had no use for women. LOL.

¡! FREE REFILLS !¡ in c/science_memes@mander.xyz
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

"The only thing that really worried me was the ether. There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a man in the depths of an ether binge. And I knew we’d get into that rotten stuff pretty soon. Probably at the next gas station. We had sampled almost everything else, and now— yes, it was time for a long snort of ether. And then do the next hundred miles in a horrible, slobbering sort of spastic stupor. The only way to keep alert on ether is to do up a lot of amyls—not all at once, but steadily, just enough to maintain the focus at ninety miles an hour through Barstow."

Hunter S. Thompson - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

just saying... in c/politicalmemes@lemmy.ca
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Not the only reason:

Casino Royale:

"‘First of all,’ and he inhaled a thick lungful of Caporal, ‘you will be pleased with your Number Two. She is very beautiful’ (Bond frowned), ‘very beautiful indeed.’ Satisfied with Bond’s reaction, Mathis continued: ‘She has black hair, blue eyes, and splendid … er … protuberances. Back and front,’ he added. ‘And she is a wireless expert which, though sexually less interesting, makes her a perfect employee of Radio Stentor and assistant to myself in my capacity as wireless salesman for this rich summer season down here.’ He grinned. ‘We are both staying in the hotel and my assistant will thus be on hand in case your new radio breaks down. All new machines, even French ones, are apt to have teething troubles in the first day or two. And occasionally at night,’ he added with an exaggerated wink.

Bond was not amused. ‘What the hell do they want to send me a woman for?’ he said bitterly. ‘Do they think this is a bloody picnic?’"

Brown University Shooting: Detained Person Of Interest—Touted By FBI’s Patel—Released After Investigation in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

“after a review of the evidence that was gathered, it was determined that the person of interest needed to be released.”

Just sayin', maybe you review the evidence BEFORE you name someone a person of interest and arrest them?

Best way to fix a crappy wall? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Oh yeah, FUNCTIONALLY, the house is fine.*

*"fine" defined as "built in 1951 so there is not a single ground wire in the entire house so we have 4 GFI outlets for the important stuff." 😉

'Person of interest' detained over Brown University shooting to be released, officials say in c/world@lemmy.world
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Internal US News does not go in World. See !news@lemmy.world

Your grocery store is a bewildering sea of overly processed food. Here’s why and what to do in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Yeah, I hit the same thing with a chocolate cheesecake recipe of mine. It calls for a 12 ounce bag of miniature chocolate chips.

The "good" brand chips are all 10 ounce and 20 ounce bags now. Fortunately I found a store brand that was 12 ounces.

I do have a kitchen scale so it would have been possible to buy the 20 ounce bag and measure out 12 ounces...but still!

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Best way to fix a crappy wall? (lemmy.world)
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When we bought this lovely mid-century modern house a few years ago, my only real complaint was "I hate that fucking wall!"

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Short term solution was to bury it behind bookshelves, but it's still there... LURKING. It irks me just knowing it's still there, that half-assed wainscoting made of plywood strips and blue paint.

At a minimum, my plan is to pull the plywood off and re-paint before putting the bookracks back, but there has to be something nicer.

Maybe something like this above the bookracks where the wall is exposed? I dunno. I'm open to ideas.

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My kid got me a part time job for Christmas... (lemmy.world)
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I had been talking with my wife about long term organizational plans... The bookshelves in the library are 30 year old, bending, crappy plywood that need to be replaced, and my plan was:

  1. Clean out the back bedroom.

  2. Get new bookshelves for the library that are taller, wider, and will add over 200 linear inches of shelf space.

Current library:

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  1. Figure out how many of the old bookshelves can be moved into the back bedroom (four! four bookshelves! Ah ha ha! Maybe 5 if I get super lucky.)

  2. Put the empties in the back bedroom for more DVD storage, then fix the wall they sit in front of because I hate that wall treatment (long story).

Ugly ass-wall:

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(It was like that when we bought the house, loved the house, HATED that wall. I need to pull down the plywood slats and re-paint to get rid their janky ass-wainscoting.)

https://xkcd.com/37/

  1. Put together the new racks and re-assemble the library.

All told, a lot of work. My plan was to do all this a little at a time over a period of months.

WELL... Our kid asked my wife what he should get for Christmas.

Turns out... 5 new bookshelves show up TOMORROW.

I can't be mad... it's a gift. But holy hell... I wasn't ready to start the project TOMORROW.

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Bondi (Australia) shooting death toll rises to 16, including a child, after gunmen targeted Jewish festival (www.bbc.com)
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Fun with live news threads, headline has changed at least 4 times now...

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ICE has arrested nearly 75,000 people with no criminal records, data shows (www.nbcnews.com)
 

Looks less and less like "worst of the worst" and has always been "brownest of the brown".

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‘Heavily intoxicated’ raccoon passes out in liquor store bathroom after breaking in, ransacking shelves (www.wrdw.com)
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Full list of degrees not classed as ‘professional’ by Trump admin (www.newsweek.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/39111789

Anyone notice what these "non-professional" degrees have in common?

Nursing
Physician assistants
Physical therapists
Audiologists
Architects
Accountants
Educators
Social workers

Here's a hint, look at the two least obvious ones:

 43% of new architects are women:

https://www.ncarb.org/blog/new-architects-are-increasingly-diverse-explore-updated-demographics-data

And 60% of all accountants:

https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/accountant/demographics/

This is clearly a plan to minimize career paths for women.

Edit What the heck, lets check the rest of them...

92% of audiologists are women:

https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/audiologist/demographics/

88.8% of nurses:

https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/fact-sheets/nursing-workforce-fact-sheet

75% of physician assistants:

https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/physician-assistant/demographics/

70% of physical therapists:

https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/physical-therapist/demographics/

77% of educators:

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/09/24/key-facts-about-public-school-teachers-in-the-u-s/

81% of social workers:

https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/social-worker/demographics/

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Full list of degrees not classed as ‘professional’ by Trump admin (www.newsweek.com)
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Anyone notice what these "non-professional" degrees have in common?

Nursing
Physician assistants
Physical therapists
Audiologists
Architects
Accountants
Educators
Social workers

Here's a hint, look at the two least obvious ones:

 43% of new architects are women:

https://www.ncarb.org/blog/new-architects-are-increasingly-diverse-explore-updated-demographics-data

And 60% of all accountants:

https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/accountant/demographics/

This is clearly a plan to minimize career paths for women.

Edit What the heck, lets check the rest of them...

92% of audiologists are women:

https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/audiologist/demographics/

88.8% of nurses:

https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/fact-sheets/nursing-workforce-fact-sheet

75% of physician assistants:

https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/physician-assistant/demographics/

70% of physical therapists:

https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/physical-therapist/demographics/

77% of educators:

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/09/24/key-facts-about-public-school-teachers-in-the-u-s/

81% of social workers:

https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/social-worker/demographics/

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After 'Bonkers' 5th Circuit Ruling, Supreme Court to Hear Mail-In Ballot Case (www.commondreams.org)
 

cross-posted from: https://ibbit.at/post/104628

From Common Dreams via this RSS feed

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"A dividend of at least $2000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone." (lemmy.world)
 
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Supreme Court weighs appeal to overturn ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide (www.pbs.org)
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Election Day Megathread! Tuesday, 11/4! (lemmy.world)
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Tuesday is election day in the US so I'm putting up the sticky a couple of days early so folks can get ready for the big ones to watch.

The US has a couple of different kinds of elections:

The Presidential election - Every 4 years, last one was 2024, next one is 2028. Also generally has a primary earlier in the year followed by the general election in November.

Mid-Term elections - Even numbered years that aren't Presedential are Mid-Terms, State and Local issues, along with every congressperson and 1/3rd of the Senate. Next one is 2026.

Off-Year elections - You are here. State and local elections, Governors, Mayors, things like that.

There are the odd "Special Elections" too for when someone dies or is replaced, but that doesn't apply here.

So what are we all watching this week? Feel free to namedrop your favorites in the comments, but here are some big ones:

  1. New York City Mayor - Looks like Mamdani is the walk away favorite here, but we'll see!

Live Results:
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/live-results-new-york-city-2025-mayoral-election

Edit 91% of the vote is in, Mamdani is STILL over 50%, which is amazing considering the polling had him ahead but no poll had anyone over 50%.

Mamdani (Dem) - 50.4% - 1,036,051
Cuomo (Ind) - 41.6% - 854,995
Sliwa (GOP) - 7.1% - 146,137

  1. California Prop 50 - This is the one that would re-district California to eliminate Republican House seats, a response to Texas and other states doing the same to eliminate Democratic seats.

Edit Polls JUST closed, like 2 minutes ago, races is already called in favor of Prop 50.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/11/04/us/elections/results-california-proposition-50-congressional-redistricting.html

"The race was called before any votes were reported, which often means the call was based on polls and other data."

64% counted, not even close:
Yes - 64.6% - 4,444,629
No - 35.4% - 2,433,216

Live Results:
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/live-results-california-2025-election-on-proposition-50

  1. Virginia Governor election - Democratic candidate Spanberger is the favorite, State Attorney General is much tighter. Thought to be one of the races that will be a referendum on Trump.

https://emersoncollegepolling.com/virginia-2025-spanberger-leads/

Live Results:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/live-results-virginia-2025-gubernatorial-election

Edit Spanberger won!
Abigail Spanberger - Dem - 1,227,888 - 55.3%
Winsome Earle-Sears - GOP - 987,939 - 44.5%
Total Write-ins - 4,566 - 0.2%

Lt. Governor also went to the Democrat, Attorney General too close to call.

  1. New Jersey Governor election - Much tighter than Virginia. Like Virginia, this is thought to be a referendum on Trump, Republican Jack Ciattarelli has the Trump endorsement. Neither side seems to be walking away with it at this point.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/can-democrats-find-their-footing-tight-new-jersey-governors-race-tests-trumps-2025-10-30/

Live Results:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/live-results-new-jersey-2025-gubernatorial-election

Edit With 60% of the vote in, race called for Sherrill, up 14 points over Ciattarelli.

  1. Pennsylvania Supreme Court election.

Edit Voters look to be keeping all 3 Democratic candidates by an 80/20 margin, but only 16% of the vote is counted.

  1. Texas 18 Congressional District

Live Results:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/live-updates-election-day-2025

52% of the vote counted and three separate Democrats are polling ahead of the Republican? In TEXAS?

Oh... HOUSTON... that tracks.

Christian Menefee - Dem - 12,688 - 32.5%
Amanda Edwards - Dem - 9,836 - 25.2%
Jolanda Jones - Dem - 7,375 - 18.9%
Carmen Montiel - GOP - 2,534 - 6.5%
Isaiah Martin - Dem - 1,837 - 4.7%

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SNAP benefits at risk, local communities stepping up! (lemmy.world)
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You might have heard that with the government shut down, SNAP benefits for November (you might know them as "food stamps" though that's not technically accurate anymore) are at risk:

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/americans-prepare-halt-snap-benefits-im-hungry-kids/story?id=126908769

Well, a local coffee shop here is stepping up:

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Check your local community, people are pulling together!

The coffee shop estimates a breakfast burrito and coffee is $15 so I'm kicking in 10 meals worth, I challenge other folks to do something similar.

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