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SlackMaster
| Favorite team: | LSU  |
| Location: | Baton Rouge |
| Biography: | workaholic |
| Interests: | LSU football |
| Occupation: | bidness |
| Number of Posts: | 2655 |
| Registered on: | 1/20/2009 |
| Online Status: | Not Online |
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re: Watch - via YouTube - Screams to Silence and tell others why Bibi and the IDF should not
Posted by SlackMaster on 5/1/24 at 1:27 pm
Agreed. In relative terms, this was worse than Sept 11 — both in number killed as well as the rape, mutilation, and torture they committed before murdering them. It’s hard to believe how sick and sadistic these MFers are....
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re: How is STM BR?
Posted by SlackMaster on 4/28/24 at 8:36 pm
Do you mean St. Thomas Moore or St. Michael High School?...
re: Software Development
Posted by SlackMaster on 4/26/24 at 12:36 pm
[quote]Gather as much information from your current developer as possible without raising suspicion. Ask for documentation, source code, or any details about the platform and framework they're using.[/quote]
You’re giving this advice nearly a year later??...
re: Who here has a problem with pronouns?
Posted by SlackMaster on 4/20/24 at 8:50 am
[quote]Well, or if the number or sex of the subject is unknown. That's the singular they.[/quote] This is true in the sense that it has been used in common language this way for many years. But, technically it is not proper English, just like the misuse of they/them....
re: Folks, I Was Wrong About Mike Johnson…He’s Got To Go
Posted by SlackMaster on 4/20/24 at 8:42 am
[quote]The Republican Party has one seat majority[/quote]
[quote]You could stick the most conservative person in America in that seat and similar things would happen to them.[/quote]
This has to be the case. I’ve met Speaker Johnson a number of times (including before he was even considered for t...
re: Any one on here good with lawnmowers?
Posted by SlackMaster on 4/8/24 at 4:43 pm
When you say “won’t turn over”, do you mean nothing happens when you turn the key? Or, that it spins, but won’t start?...
re: Who Are The Real Losers In The DeSantis/Disney Showdown?
Posted by SlackMaster on 3/31/24 at 10:22 pm
That’s a long article of context but never outline what was agreed to in the settlement. Journalism sucks these days....
re: How do you think they compromised Mike Johnson?
Posted by SlackMaster on 3/26/24 at 1:40 pm
[quote]It’s easy to spout an opinion when you aren’t responsible for any outcomes. Leadership requires compromise…and with a narrow majority requires more compromise.[/quote]
This, especially when half of your own team has beliefs counter to your own. It’s nearly an impossible situation....
re: The EBR signal synchronization saga Updated 3/6/24.. we made it!
Posted by SlackMaster on 3/6/24 at 4:23 pm
[quote]I could do all that before synchronization. If all this technology doesn’t speed up traffic then why do it?[/quote] Exactly. My comment was meant to be sarcastic. :lol:...
re: The EBR signal synchronization saga Updated 3/6/24.. we made it!
Posted by SlackMaster on 3/6/24 at 4:07 pm
[quote]they should be able to predict—and plan for—how long a trip will take.[/quote]
Well, this may be somewhat true. I predict that I'll catch every light red but maybe one when I drive down Stanford/Acadian. :lol:...
?? Traffic signal upgrades are complete?
Posted by SlackMaster on 3/6/24 at 3:55 pm
[link=(https://www.businessreport.com/newsletters/city-parish-announces-traffic-signal-upgrades-are-complete)]Daily Report: Traffic Signal Upgrades are Complete[/link]
How can this possibly be true? I drive Stanford/Acadian every day and the only possible thing I can imagine is that they implement...
re: Mosaic applying to expand their phosphogypsum storage in La -The Advocate has agenda
Posted by SlackMaster on 2/26/24 at 10:27 am
[quote]I guess turning the waste into sheet rock and sending it to China at a cheap price isn't contemplated[/quote]
:lol:
(I bet many forgot that China did exactly this to us about 15 years ago)...
re: Microsoft Outlook (365) Spam Filtering
Posted by SlackMaster on 2/22/24 at 6:30 am
[quote]Microsoft 365 has built in spam prevention. You shouldn't need a third party product if 365 is configured correctly. I'm willing to configure it correctly[/quote]
This. You are already paying for a spam filter with 365. Might as well configure and use it....
re: Is my phone spying on me?
Posted by SlackMaster on 2/16/24 at 9:50 am
[quote]The other day I tell the wife I am going to Costco. I get in the car, start it up, and the route to Costco is programmed into the nav system. No idea how that happened unless the phone is listening to what I say[/quote] By chance, does your wife happened to be named Siri?...
re: JPMorgan Chase, BlackRock drop out of massive UN climate alliance in stunning move
Posted by SlackMaster on 2/16/24 at 9:47 am
[quote]the climate change grift is starting to crumble?[/quote] Probably more along the lines of a retrenching....
re: This WSJ Article Aged Well: “Fani Willis, The No Nonsense Prosecutor”
Posted by SlackMaster on 2/16/24 at 7:18 am
The WSJ used to be the best newspaper by far but they've lost their way over the past 6-8 years. As the division between the GOPe leadership and the people have become more evident and the GOPe more obstinate (never trumpers, pro-illegal immigration, pro-Ukraine funding, etc.), so has the WSJ. It ...
re: What would you like to see from a potential Convention of the States?
Posted by SlackMaster on 2/14/24 at 5:50 pm
[quote]So why is the extra step between the people and the Senator at all necessary or desirable?[/quote]
This is a great question. Unfortunately, the reason isn't a one-sentence answer. It's all around the founding fathers' goals of government being accountable to the people.
First, some back...
re: What would you like to see from a potential Convention of the States?
Posted by SlackMaster on 2/14/24 at 1:00 pm
[quote]Never knew this used to be a thing. I’m with you. Gets the states more involved[/quote]
Yep. With senators reporting to the state legislature, mandates from the federal government will be far fewer and BS like the latest border security bill will be a thing of the past....
re: What would you like to see from a potential Convention of the States?
Posted by SlackMaster on 2/13/24 at 3:59 pm
[quote]National Voter ID[/quote]
This. Also, some reform of voting by mail....
re: What would you like to see from a potential Convention of the States?
Posted by SlackMaster on 2/13/24 at 3:58 pm
1) Repeal of the 17th Amendment (most important, by far)
2) Single-issue bills in Congress ...
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