whenhaveiever
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whenhaveiever
10d ago
Could they get the new justice through in time? 56 days until the next Congress convenes. From Ginsburg's death to Barrett's confirmation was 38 days but from Breyer's announcement to Jackson's confirmation was 70. Biden would just about need someone ready to go already and then they could only lose one of Manchin or Sinema to still confirm the new nominee. Republicans would pull out all the stops and they don't have to delay things all that long, especially over the holidays and with the debt ceiling fight coming up too.
Edit: It would be quite a risk for Sotomayor to voluntarily step down at this point, and she may judge that it's less of a risk to stay in.
whenhaveiever
10d ago
I think the defining centerpoint of Biden's legacy will be choosing to run for re-election then dropping out after the first debate. Lots of other things happened in the world while Biden was nearby but that's the one where his personal actions had the most impact and where he most deviated from historical norms.
And I don't think he can redefine his legacy at this point. Nothing requiring physically moving or making anything could possibly be finished in time unless it was already started. Nothing requiring negotiation is going to succeed because there's no point in negotiating with him now. And anything that doesn't require negotiation will either be completely insignificant or immediately overturned by a Trump executive order. Maybe Biden will be nearby during some other significant thing in the next two months but otherwise I think his legacy is set.
whenhaveiever
10d ago
It's because the votes aren't done being counted yet. As I write this, California is only reporting 59% so far, and they'll probably add a few million by themselves. Also, since you wrote your comment, Harris has already gained about three million votes and is sitting just over 69 million. Polymarket expects her to end up near 76-78 million, and there's little doubt she'll have the second highest vote total of any Democrat ever. There's nothing here that needs any deeper explanation.
whenhaveiever
13d ago
Definitely the chip. Side effects from direct electrical stimulation seem far more knowable and controllable than from whatever this molecule happens to be doing when it's not in the one place we want it to be.
Probably wouldn't really get either though. I'm happy to let others be beta testers.
whenhaveiever
21d ago
Are you saying don't drink acetaminophen based on the risk of overdose, or for another reason?
I ask as I often give my toddler liquid acetaminophen for teething.
whenhaveiever
30d ago
I'm partial to the Oregon Trail generation, for those of us who played Oregon Trail in school, which ends up being sort of midway between X and Millennials. It also emphasizes that we grew up with tech but still remember when tech was new.
whenhaveiever
1mo ago
I've idly wondered before how hard something like Meshtastic would be, so this has definitely got me interested.
How did you choose the Heltec v3 over the many other options?
Are "guerilla installations" common in the Meshtastic community?
I'm not sure if this counts as modern, but have you seen Robert Duvall's The Apostle from 1997 focusing on Southern Pentecostal Christianity?
For all that the lead character is flawed, he is portrayed as actually believing what he claims to believe, and apparently a lot of the side characters are "played" by normal people Duvall met while traveling in the South researching the film.
The plot rhymes with Blues Brothers in a few places, except that the Christianity of the Blues Brothers is a joke played for laughs while the Christianity of The Apostle is played straight.
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