As a European, haven't you heard about the existence of the B and C series of paper sizes? It may not be exactly what you have in mind, but B4 paper is 250 x 353 mm (9.8 x 13.9 in) and C4 paper is 229 x 324 mm (9 x 12.8 in). There's also elongated A which is really long.
I hope you appreciate the irony of an American telling you about them.
The dungeon entrance is marked with a message in an ancient language called "English." It reads as follows:
This place is a message... and part of a system of messages... pay attention to it!
Sending this message was important to us. We considered ourselves to be a powerful culture.
This place is not a place of honor... no highly esteemed deed is commemorated here... nothing valued is here.
What is here was dangerous and repulsive to us. This message is a warning about danger.
The danger is in a particular location... it increases towards a center... the center of danger is here... of a particular size and shape, and below us.
The danger is still present, in your time, as it was in ours.
The danger is to the body, and it can kill.
The form of the danger is an emanation of energy.
The danger is unleashed only if you substantially disturb this place physically. This place is best shunned and left uninhabited.
$10 says the party decides to delve for treasure anyway.
I wholly support the idea of kicking everyone older than 15 off social media.
Vigilantes, I guess? 'Cause that's what they're forcing by refusing to do their jobs.
I wish I had a chance to go to that before it shut down.
How'd that get its name? It sounds almost like a corruption of French "acheter mer" ("to buy sea").
(of the license to use the software, I know we donât own âthe gameâ).
No, you don't own the copyright, but you do own your individual copy. Don't fall for the "licensed, not sold" self-serving propaganda.
EVs are perfect for commuter cars and around town cars, which Iâd say is 95+% of driving for most people.
The real "EVs"1 -- that is, e-bikes -- are even more perfect for that use case, though.
(1 Because most electric vehicles sold are, in fact bicycles, not cars)
OBD2 wasn't mandatory until 1995 in the US, and OBD1 was really primitive. I suspect an EV conversion of an '80s or early-'90s car would be okay too.
If you're going to go to all the trouble of an EV conversion, I'd suggest getting something stylish or with a nice interior (or whatever you prioritize) but a shitty/unreliable stock drivetrain, since you're ripping it out anyway. In a sense, making a reliable Honda into an EV is a waste of a reliable Honda.
That theory suggest that everything that can happen, will â but even then, things that can't happen, won't.
It's crazy that a city literally built on a lake now has a water shortage.
Should've leaned into the Mexican more: put taco seasoning in the meatloaf, add some lime or chipotle to the mayo, etc.
In other words, you're saying it has to be specifically copyleft (which is the only kind that guarantees that all downstream users will always be able to look at the source code), not merely permissively-licensed. Sounds good to me!
I feel like if the main advantage of something is that it's easy to sue, it's probably a bad choice to begin with. Instead, your criteria should probably be more about minimizing the chance of things going that wrong.
Free Software has an important advantage on that front too, by the way: you have the recourse of being allowed to fix it yourself. That is kinda the whole point of why RMS invented it in the first place, after all!
Trustworthy as opposed to what, some random proprietary product? Do you think you're gonna somehow do better on that front with code that's secret?
Now, don't get me wrong: I'm not saying that every Free Software project is trustworthy. I'm just saying that as a first-pass screening criterium, rejecting everything that isn't Free Software is a pretty good one.
Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/10553287
> Alt text: pictures of suburban neighborhoods and homes with text over it that reads: âthis is no place of honor. No esteemed deed is commemorated here. What is here is dangerous and repulsive to us. Turn back.â
Photo: Getty Images A 77-year-old Georgia man was forced out of his home and arrested after someone allegedly used fraudulent paperwork to claim ownership of the residence, WSB-TV reports. Charmaine and Charles Allman said they had been living in their home in Stone Mountain, Georgia for the past tw...
cross-posted from: https://yall.theatl.social/post/2219511
> From the Atlanta Daily World: > > !detroit_real_estate.jpeg > Photo: Getty Images A 77-year-old Georgia man was forced out of his home and arrested after someone allegedly used fraudulent paperwork to claim ownership of the residence, WSB-TV reports. Charmaine and Charles Allman said they had been living in their home in Stone Mountain, Georgia for the past two decades until they were told earlier ⊠Continued > > The post Elderly Man Forced Out Of Atlanta Area Home, Arrested After Alleged Fraudster Fakes Deed appeared first on Atlanta Daily World. > >
Saranno realizzate con la cargo bike
The article is in Italian; here's an automatic translation by Firefox:
> New sustainable delivery service by the Swedish giant Ikea on Florence. In fact, customers will be able to choose to receive in their homes light products - up to a total weight of 30 kilos - via cargo bike. A way to help reduce traffic and city pollution that will be made possible by the Ikea Italia agreement with Ecopony and Robin Food, local and ethical delivery specialized in deliveries on two wheels. A green experimentation that sees Florence as the protagonist. > > âWith the increasing diffusion of sales methods such as e-commerce and new purchasing habits, it is necessary to put in place actions that are sustainable in the long term â says Carlo Guandalini, IKEA Market Manager Florence â For this reason, even in the city of Florence, we have implemented an important plan linked to the logistics of the last mile to ensure that the path of our products has a positive impact, not only for the environment but for the entire communityâ. > > Florence was also among the first Italian cities that saw IKEA equip itself with a fleet of electric vehicles to make deliveries to the plan in zero emission mode: from last June 10 electric vehicles were progressively introduced to cover all deliveries in the city. The Swedish giant aims to deliver zero-impact deliveries by 2025.
The Oregon Senate passed a bill updating laws around electric bicycles on Monday. It's named for a Bend teen killed in a collision while riding an e-bike last summer.
(Title shamelessly stolen from this comment in the crossposted !micromobility@lemmy.world thread.)
University of Georgia filed complaint on behalf of news outlet and transparency research organization, saying queries unanswered
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12964138
> cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/17136474 > > > The lawsuitâs claims highlight how âover the last decade, the failure of police foundations nationwide to provide basic levels of transparency raises questions about their motives, and whether or not they have the public interest at heartâ, said Alex Vitale, the author of The End of Policing. âIf you have nothing to hide, then why are you hiding?â Vitale said. > > > > Last weekâs lawsuit draws attention to the centerâs driving force, the APF â the nationâs largest police foundations, and one of the most well-funded among hundreds, with support from corporate donors such as Delta, Wells Fargo and Home Depot. Its CEO, Dave Wilkinson, is also the highest-paid among police foundation CEOs nationwide, with a 2022 salary of $500,000. > > > > Corporate funding, coupled with their non-profit status, have allowed police foundations to escape public scrutiny, said Vitale. âPolice have relied on these slush funds to provide them with levels of independence from government oversight unheard of in any other agency,â Vitale said.
University of Georgia filed complaint on behalf of news outlet and transparency research organization, saying queries unanswered
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/17136474
> The lawsuitâs claims highlight how âover the last decade, the failure of police foundations nationwide to provide basic levels of transparency raises questions about their motives, and whether or not they have the public interest at heartâ, said Alex Vitale, the author of The End of Policing. âIf you have nothing to hide, then why are you hiding?â Vitale said. > > Last weekâs lawsuit draws attention to the centerâs driving force, the APF â the nationâs largest police foundations, and one of the most well-funded among hundreds, with support from corporate donors such as Delta, Wells Fargo and Home Depot. Its CEO, Dave Wilkinson, is also the highest-paid among police foundation CEOs nationwide, with a 2022 salary of $500,000. > > Corporate funding, coupled with their non-profit status, have allowed police foundations to escape public scrutiny, said Vitale. âPolice have relied on these slush funds to provide them with levels of independence from government oversight unheard of in any other agency,â Vitale said.
Pre-dawn operations in residential areas resulted in a woman forced out of her home with no shirt and a man dragged by his hair
Pre-dawn operations in residential areas resulted in a woman forced out of her home with no shirt and a man dragged by his hair
Pre-dawn operations in residential areas resulted in a woman forced out of her home with no shirt and a man dragged by his hair
Pre-dawn operations in residential areas resulted in a woman forced out of her home with no shirt and a man dragged by his hair
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11207741
> In the 1920s an increasing number of corporations were acquiring machine guns for labor relations related reasons. Deterring striking employees. > > >Did you know that the Peters company made ammunition specifically for riot control for the Thompson submachine gun in the 1920s? And it wasnât rubber bullets, either â it was paper-wrapped snakeshot. The cartridges were actually longer than a standard magazine would accept, necessitating the production of a special longer magazine to fit them. That magazine would hold 18 rounds, and was specially marked as such... > > >... At about 8 feet it made a pattern about 18 inches in diameter (from a rifled Tommy Gun barrel), and did not cycle the action... the proper way to use this ammo for crowd control: fire it into the pavement in front of the crowd, allowing it to ricochet up into the crowd at a lower velocity. It would be less lethal that way, but still a great way to lose an eye! > > Ian's video: [5:30] > https://youtu.be/ud3Csq6568k?si= > > Old Popular Mechanics article that mentions this type of ammo.
The surprising history of cars in the U.S. offers hope for a shift toward more climate-friendly transportation options.
cross-posted from: https://derp.foo/post/635208
> There is a discussion on Hacker News, but feel free to comment here as well.
In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a WABE and ProPublica analysis found. Advocates say it would be cheaper to help families get housing.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/10875583
> cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/10873441 > > > In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a WABE and ProPublica analysis found. Advocates say it would be cheaper to help families get housing. > > > > ... > > > > In recent years, child welfare advocates and policymakers across the country have been working to prevent situations like this, arguing that no parent should ever lose their children just because they canât afford housing. A handful of states now have laws and policies prohibiting government agencies from taking children into foster care because of homelessness. Georgia has not adopted such a rule, but the state Court of Appeals has ruled a number of times that unstable housing and employment âin no way constitutes intentional or unintentional misconduct resulting in abuse or neglectâ that would justify child removals. > > > > But Wiseâs experience illustrates how an inability to afford housing still stands between parents and their children in many child welfare cases in Georgia. > > > > Between fiscal years 2018 and 2022, DFCS reported âinadequate housingâ as the sole reason for removing a child in more than 700 cases, according to an analysis by WABE and ProPublica. > > > > The analysis, using data from the federal Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System, which tracks child removal cases in each state, also shows that in thousands of additional cases â about 20% of Georgiaâs nearly 31,000 child removals during the five-year period â DFCS reported housing as one of multiple reasons. Housing was the third most reported reason after substance use and neglect.
In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a WABE and ProPublica analysis found. Advocates say it would be cheaper to help families get housing.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/10873441
> In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a WABE and ProPublica analysis found. Advocates say it would be cheaper to help families get housing. > > ... > > In recent years, child welfare advocates and policymakers across the country have been working to prevent situations like this, arguing that no parent should ever lose their children just because they canât afford housing. A handful of states now have laws and policies prohibiting government agencies from taking children into foster care because of homelessness. Georgia has not adopted such a rule, but the state Court of Appeals has ruled a number of times that unstable housing and employment âin no way constitutes intentional or unintentional misconduct resulting in abuse or neglectâ that would justify child removals. > > But Wiseâs experience illustrates how an inability to afford housing still stands between parents and their children in many child welfare cases in Georgia. > > Between fiscal years 2018 and 2022, DFCS reported âinadequate housingâ as the sole reason for removing a child in more than 700 cases, according to an analysis by WABE and ProPublica. > > The analysis, using data from the federal Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System, which tracks child removal cases in each state, also shows that in thousands of additional cases â about 20% of Georgiaâs nearly 31,000 child removals during the five-year period â DFCS reported housing as one of multiple reasons. Housing was the third most reported reason after substance use and neglect.