Oh gotcha I’ve done that before just didn’t know the term. Thanks!

What is sideloading?

I’m not a mod or anything but I think it’s fine. At least it’s not some of the political or doomer stuff that you see here sometimes

Sir this is Casual Conversation.

If you have an interaction with someone with a visa it help if you can tell if the visa is legit. And if the paper one is all you have because the person can’t/won’t access a digital version (idk if that’s even a thing) then that’s all you have to work with.

Who cares about the guy’s look he’s asking to streamline a process. Odds are nobody else will listen because he’s just a Sheriff so he’s asking someone who just might get the ball rolling.

Anyone in government knows that the only thing worse than the paperwork is trying to change something. I can’t blame him for trying.

That looks like a lot of fun! If it was me I bet I’d end up popping the balloon head on a branch or something dumb

Looks like that pattern is working well there and the player is doing a good job with the overall getup, even the hood seems intentional to prevent some reflection off of the goggle lens

Proverbs 20:23

“Diverse weights are an abomination before the Lord: a deceitful balance is not good.”

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It already has, hurricane helene caused a ton of damage from sudden flooding. In several cases entire riverside towns disappeared.

The LA fires are tragic no question. But when a large portion the victims have the means and influence to reasonably recover (they sill have the rest of the city right there) it hits different compared to rural areas of people who are mostly forgotten in the first place.

Sir this is Casual Conversation

Santa Ana winds are a well known phenomenon out there but I imagine that strong is fairly rare and notable. Large fires will suck in tremendous amounts of air as the hot air rises up. Those fires are burning a massive area

The fire bombings of cities in WW2 created similar firestorms. I remember a history book describing the winds being strong enough to send bodies tumbling through the streets like leaves.

It’s cool being there on nature’s time. It seems like it’s so slow moment by moment but like 5 minutes later the lighting is so different

Took a flight with a stop in the arctic circle. It was winter so it was in 24 hours of darkness. Made it to the states and landed for customs in the early morning. When we took off we broke through the cloud cover just in time to see my first sunrise in 36 hours

Backpack EDC like, changes you man

Large corporations like google have grown and thrived in Silicon Valley, supported by the politicians of California. So by extension they are partially responsible for enabling these companies to be the giants they are.

According to this article Google has funded 40 elected officials and spent $10.7 million in lobbying California’s legislature and Governor this year alone.

If a president (even a shitty one) was considering putting a damper on companies like google, I would not be against that. We’ll see if anything actually happens.

I’m not ditching Proton over one fucking tweet

That goes for a ton of popular musicians

I’m shocked (shocked!) that a country singer would stick with the fanbase that got her to where she is

Be the change you want to see. Why do you bring up the US so much in your posts?

It generally means I’m more in the middle of the road.

I like that marijuana is becoming legalized. I also want more responsible gun ownership. I want people to enjoy gay rights and freedom of religion as they see fit. I want a smaller less bureaucratic federal govt while also keeping a capable military. I want a good economy and action to mitigate climate change. I want very poor and homeless people to be cared for without ecouraging them to do nothing about it.

Basically I have something to piss everyone off