I came here to basically say the same thing. I read over some of the white paper to see if I was missing something that would make this more viable or useful and I'm just drawing a blank. I suppose if you were a group of people sitting around a table or maybe a small room and wanted to text each other everything in a non-ip-network setup and didn't need a record or something.

So yeah, I still can't figure out who this is for or maybe it was just to say hey, look what we made!?

I just assumed he meant car registration, which is effectively a property tax.

I've always loved Mario Kart. Having started out on the original Super Nintendo's Super Mario Kart, I felt everything afterwards was just easier. I was so disappointed when I got to Rainbow Road on the N64 and it had guard rails and was nearly impossible to fall off the track. Original Rainbow road had zero boarders and a power sliders dream it was! Definitely the gold standard for a race track.

With that said, I've always found it really frustrating how not only does Mario Kart cost a fortune but it almost never goes down much in price. You can wait years and the game will still be sitting there at full retail. Like, really! I never did buy a Switch and that was part of the reason.

I get with inflation, $80 is cheaper then the $60 I paid 20 years ago but grr.

I might pickup a Switch 2, but only to pickup the latest Madden game (rather not buy the latest Xbox to get the latest Madden), but I may just wait another year. Laugh if you want, but if the Denver Broncos go to the Superbowl, I'll buy the new console so I can have THAT roaster. We all got our wasteful hobbies, but I'll play the shit out of the game making it worth every penny.

Were you also mad at Kirk for cheating?

Same thing as Windows. We accept it and keep using it because we're idiots.

If Windows is profession software, then what this person describes should count as well.

Plenty Europeans visited San Diego this holiday weekend, though I imagine those folks would of visited anyway regardless of the conversion rates. I know, I work in a customer facing job that sees tourist :)

Your rain gutters can EASILY be converted to capture and divert rainwater to a cistern but if water isn't a problem where you live, then I wouldn't bother.

I don't care for her music either but that's what we create and apparently a lot of people around the world love giving her their money. I don't understand it either. We also do still have pretty amazing military hardware. Sure, nothing last forever (including this administration) but we're still doing just fine with our military. Yes, it could be better, though I think we increase our military spending with this last "BBB" law Trump just signed.

A well can be drained by others and you will have to go back and dig deeper. We're draining aquifers faster then we are filling them back up. Depending on where you live, you can actually install rain catcher devices (pretty cheap) and store the water for a later use. Obviously this will depend on what home you live in and the amount of rainfall your region gets in a given year. A 1000sq roof can capture up to 620 gallons of water per inch of rain captured.

https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fharvestingaqua.com%2Frai...

As far as heating the water (you initially were talking about preventing it from freezing), many newer systems are tankless water heaters that run on electricity. I don't understand how they work but many people have them and I'm sure someone on here could explain precisely how they work.

You could also have a black cover of your water and the sun will heat that up. I've seen this effect with my friend's pool. He covers it and when you take the cover off in the summer, the top foot or so of water is downright hot. Surprised me at first, as I figured the cover wouldn't transfer that much heat downward but it did.

Not every state will allow you capture rainfall, so check your local laws. California does let you. I think Arizona not so much. Where I live in San Diego, we even have a city rebate program. https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sandiego.gov%2Fpubli...

Yep, and I left mine in the market because I have another 20 years to go. I'm up a pinch but obviously it's not the greatest year. In the long run, I'll be just fine. Really, if the market goes down, it just represents a buying opportunity because it will come back. It always does and the day it doesn't, the entire country will very likely have much bigger problems on it's hands then worry about the market.

Here's a nice youtube video link to a comic but fairly accurate portrayal. https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3F...

Jump to to the 2 minute mark if you don't want to watch the first part, that's really the relevant part.

P.S. Yes it's comedy, but all this has it's basis in reality.

I've tried giving food to homeless. You get mixed results. Some appreciate it and others want cash...

So you think today is worse then say, 1860-1865? Interesting.

A true revolution would be a disaster. I imagine Russia would just walk in and take Alaska and what could we do if we were murdering each other? Nothing. It would very likely cause the entire continent to splinter into numerous smaller, overall weaker nations.

We are better off staying the United States then becoming the Divided States.