mkwt

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[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 16 points 4 hours ago

32% year over year decline in traffic fatalities. That is just absolutely huge and frankly rather shocking.

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Exactly. This is completely insane. The DoD has the negotiating leverage to write these right to repair requirements into their RFPs, specifications, and contracts. The idea that their procurement offices simply failed to do this boggles my mind.

Back in the war, if you had a winning design, you were required to license it, full drawings included, to many different manufacturers at fair prices. The Defense Production Act is still on the books, and it contains a lot of power to control the economy. Why is DoD handcuffing themselves?

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

Pork is famously 'the other white meat' according to an old advertising campaign.

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Richard Reid is serving three consecutive life sentences, plus 110 years on top, for the original shoe bombing plot. The shoes contained 10 ounces of C4. He resides at ADX Florence.

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Turkish Grok is suddenly pro-Kurdish and pro-Kemalist at the same time. This is now under investigation by the Turkish government.

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Military literally planting the American flag on Wilshire Blvd.

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Thank you for your attention to this matter!

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Abrego* is in fact staying in pretrial detention with the US Marshal temporarily. The judge agreed to delay enforcing her order to release Abrego at his own request. The Marshal will at least ensure he shows up to court in TN--something I'm not willing to say about ICE.

*This judge also asked Mr. Abrego in a hearing what surname he prefers, and the answer was "Abrego."

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

American car insurance covers collision damage from other cars or external factors. It doesn't cover mechanical failures. You can get extended warranty coverage, both from your car dealer or from third parties, but this is usually not financially worthwhile.

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I get that the name is alliterative, but this is more like Dachau in '33 than Auschwitz in '45.

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

Okay. Looking at this pic carefully, where the hell did Lake Okeechobee go? It seems like it should be there, looking at Tampa Bay.

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

This machine also played Earth Lander on the CM version.

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