Ted Cruz blows up Congress’ plan to save journalism by making Big Tech pay up
Cruz worries newsrooms and Big Tech would collude to censor content.
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Joseph Hazelwood, Captain of the Exxon Valdez, Is Dead at 75
The tanker spilled millions of gallons of oil when it ran aground, causing one of the nation’s worst environmental disasters. He accepted responsibility but was demonized.
People Cosplay as Americans In Poland And The Pics Are Bananas
Leave it to the Polish (the US of Europe) to have an appreciation for the finer things in life, like light beer and cut-off jean shorts. (and Daisy Dukes). The bright minds behind the LARP call themselves the 4th of July LARP and get together every summer donning their most American fits for a...
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Mah jerb!People Cosplay as Americans In Poland And The Pics Are Bananas
Leave it to the Polish (the US of Europe) to have an appreciation for the finer things in life, like light beer and cut-off jean shorts. (and Daisy Dukes). The bright minds behind the LARP call themselves the 4th of July LARP and get together every summer donning their most American fits for a...www.ebaumsworld.com
Lol, this is great.
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Alex Jones outselling Harry Potter because of course he is.
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Alex Jones Baselessly Claims His Book Sold More Copies Than 'Any Harry Potter' In On-Air Rant
"Compared to Alex Jones, Harry Potter is non-fiction."
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Traffic was totally fucked today
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Avalanche of Sex Toys Spill Out Onto Highway After Truck Flips Over
Oklahoma City Police Department confirmed "toys" had been spilled on the highway after a crash, though didn't give further details.
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why is it great?
Cause it’s funny. I assume it might not be real. Even if it is, dude rolled away unharmed in any way.
And if his car was more beat up? If his skin was black? If his plate was from a place that douche didn't approve of?
Sorry but no amount amount of rage discretion from public employees with authority to kill is funny. Even if it results in some bro companionship that ends in a null set. Because it very legally may not have.
These jobs, with that sort of power, an obvious attractant to people with anger control issues should not exist.
I'm sure even mussolini had some moments of humanity. Doesn't make him relatable.
And yeah that is kind of ridiculous levels of audio and video preservation. So if it's staged, what's the point of making it? To humanize the people who regularly have those interactions but then kill someone? For me, that kind of shit makes me nauseous to be honest. It's like watching some of the russian propaganda shit making the rounds the last few months.
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from the how fucking stupid of rock climber do you have to be to do this file ( I actually watched someone crater at castle rock doing some thing like this, burned right through their rope.
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188K views · 3.6K reactions | Belayed down climb into an exposed rappel station. It’s something you’ll see guided parties doing more than recreational parties. Yet everyone is exposed to the same fall hazard. Nothing is more embarrassing than falling off the mountain with a rope coiled on your back. 1. Find a secure stance, likely seated, where you are bracing against the rock and can easily hold the body weight of your partner. 2. Tie a Munter hitch on your belay loop with a locking carabiner. 3. As they climb down, let them pull the slack out instead of feeding it as you would in a lead belay situation. 4. Once your partner is secured at the stance they can pull the rope down and reciprocate the belay. | Alpine to the Max | Mountain Guides
Belayed down climb into an exposed rappel station. It’s something you’ll see guided parties doing more than recreational parties. Yet everyone is exposed to the same fall hazard. Nothing is more...
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wut?
from the how fucking stupid of rock climber do you have to be to do this file ( I actually watched someone crater at castle rock doing some thing like this, burned right through their rope.
188K views · 3.6K reactions | Belayed down climb into an exposed rappel station. It’s something you’ll see guided parties doing more than recreational parties. Yet everyone is exposed to the same fall hazard. Nothing is more embarrassing than falling off the mountain with a rope coiled on your back. 1. Find a secure stance, likely seated, where you are bracing against the rock and can easily hold the body weight of your partner. 2. Tie a Munter hitch on your belay loop with a locking carabiner. 3. As they climb down, let them pull the slack out instead of feeding it as you would in a lead belay situation. 4. Once your partner is secured at the stance they can pull the rope down and reciprocate the belay. | Alpine to the Max | Mountain Guides
Belayed down climb into an exposed rappel station. It’s something you’ll see guided parties doing more than recreational parties. Yet everyone is exposed to the same fall hazard. Nothing is more...
dumbshits running a belay rope over sharp edge instead of lengthening the anchor to the edge. and belaying from there.
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I was enjoying the text on that post giving instructions to other people. Because that moron obviously isnt familiar with how fabrics and rocks work.
The climbing world seems pretty saturated with this kind of shit. Dumbest people on earth telling other people how to do things.
The climbing world seems pretty saturated with this kind of shit. Dumbest people on earth telling other people how to do things.
3-4 times a week we would respond to Castle Rock State park in the Santa Cruz Mountains during the summer for fallen rock climbers, falls from 20 to 100 feet usually from failed anchors, inattentive belayer or spotter on boulder problems. I was usually in charge of setting up the rope rescue systems to haul them out in a stokes litter then get them up to a helicopter landing zone. I was always amazed at the stupid anchor set ups that we would find. After we took care of the injured I would take the time to teach their buddies safe anchor techniques in hopes of avoiding repeat customers.
simple shit like run the rope through carabiners clipped to the webbing on the anchors instead of running the top rope over the webbing
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Gotcha. FB has fixed itself, so - I can see!
Never got into climbing seriously. Went out with my buddy a dozen times.
Don't remember a whole lot, but do remember a shit ton of heavy straps wrapped around trees and boulders leading to the cliff face. There was abrasion protection everywhere, especially protecting any tree trunks used as an anchor. The conservation area was pretty strict about damage. I vaguely think there was something either on rope or on the cliff face for abrasion protection as well, but that I can't remember as I was a bit preoccupied with the next part. This was the first time not hiking to the bottom and just climbing and belaying, but helping to set up the rope. I was more focused on climbing over the edge on my first repel and getting the technique of using the figure 8 correct so I didn't die.
Edit - And the damn shoes... Effective - YES! Comfortable - Not so much.
Gotcha. FB has fixed itself, so - I can see!
Never got into climbing seriously. Went out with my buddy a dozen times.
Don't remember a whole lot, but do remember a shit ton of heavy straps wrapped around trees and boulders leading to the cliff face. There was abrasion protection everywhere, especially protecting any tree trunks used as an anchor. The conservation area was pretty strict about damage. I vaguely think there was something either on rope or on the cliff face for abrasion protection as well, but that I can't remember as I was a bit preoccupied with the next part. This was the first time not hiking to the bottom and just climbing and belaying, but helping to set up the rope. I was more focused on climbing over the edge on my first repel and getting the technique of using the figure 8 correct so I didn't die.
Edit - And the damn shoes... Effective - YES! Comfortable - Not so much.
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It all makes sense now.
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Why Idiots Think They're Smart: Dunning On The Dunning–Kruger Effect
"I know that I am intelligent because I know that I know nothing," a wise guy once said.
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…It rises in your throat like a gag reflex, the instinct to scream when you learn that people (mostly men, often in the tech industry) are paying $70,000 to $150,000 for the promise of stretching a mere three inches taller. (By this measure, multiple pairs of Louboutins are a smart, affordable alternative.) As much as I want to snark at the absurdity of such a procedure—one that involves steadily cranking surgically implanted nails in your legs each day, like an orthodontist tightening one’s braces—honestly, I get it.
Many years ago, the orthopedic doc who put my shattered leg back together slightly crooked suggested that I have my leg re-broken so they could straighten it out. I suggested that he go fuck himself. I just cant fathom the sort of vanity one would have to posses to voluntarily to that to themselves.
Have you ever tried to play basketball in Louboutins? People are achieving their dreams. My parents said I could.
Don't cook your chicken in NyQuil: FDA issues warning against social media challenge
Boiling certain medications can be harmful to breathe, let alone eat, the agency warned.
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We‘re still doing this?Don't cook your chicken in NyQuil: FDA issues warning against social media challenge
Boiling certain medications can be harmful to breathe, let alone eat, the agency warned.
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Story from nearly a year ago.
NyQuil, Sleepy Chicken Challenge Trends On TikTok, Here Are The Dangers
Videos on TikTok and other social media show people cooking chicken in over-the-counter cough and cold medications such as NyQuil.
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Don't cook your chicken in NyQuil: FDA issues warning against social media challenge
Boiling certain medications can be harmful to breathe, let alone eat, the agency warned.
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Great, now I want Popeye’s and a bottle of Purple Drank.
This is totally normal, and not at all weird.
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Mom in Utah Pregnant with Her Son's Child at 56
A family in Utah will certainly have a story to tell their newest member ... because a 56-year-old mom is carrying her son's baby.
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This is totally normal, and not at all weird.
Mom in Utah Pregnant with Her Son's Child at 56
A family in Utah will certainly have a story to tell their newest member ... because a 56-year-old mom is carrying her son's baby.
What are you doing, step bro?This is totally normal, and not at all weird.
Mom in Utah Pregnant with Her Son's Child at 56
A family in Utah will certainly have a story to tell their newest member ... because a 56-year-old mom is carrying her son's baby.
It all makes sense now.
Why Idiots Think They're Smart: Dunning On The Dunning–Kruger Effect
"I know that I am intelligent because I know that I know nothing," a wise guy once said.
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I'd say it is pretty normal for UtahThis is totally normal, and not at all weird.
Mom in Utah Pregnant with Her Son's Child at 56
A family in Utah will certainly have a story to tell their newest member ... because a 56-year-old mom is carrying her son's baby.
Didn’t know where else to put this, but this is good.
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It's like Twitter. Except we charge people to use it.
"Please design a logo for me. And some pie charts. For free."