Tower

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[–] Tower@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This accounts for some portion of it, but the other part is the rise in interest rates. With borrowing money no longer being nearly free, companies tightened their budgets.

[–] Tower@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That was supposed to be a joke conflating cause and effect.

[–] Tower@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago

8.5 years. Coworkers for years, then decided to give it a try 3 years ago.

[–] Tower@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

I think @Quilotoa@lemmy.ca has you beat with ~49 years

[–] Tower@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

Considering they've got leukemia, that can't be good for them. They should really think about moving. /s

[–] Tower@lemmy.zip 28 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Agreed. Why the fuck is a browser allowed to know my battery status or connection strength?

[–] Tower@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Absolutely the way to go. But will they be able to do it fast enough before being pushed out by market forces?

[–] Tower@lemmy.zip 11 points 4 days ago

Even if it's preceded by a hearty "kwahssan"?

[–] Tower@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Yeah, but if the community doesn't properly set their ~~package~~ language, they may end up breaking through depending on your setup.

[–] Tower@lemmy.zip 28 points 5 days ago (6 children)

Link to illustrations (hopefully the spoiler tag keeps apps from embedding) - >!https://www.sextoydistributing.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/20/ag830-1_540x540.png!<

[–] Tower@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

No, Texas (nor any other state) can not secede from the Union.

https://www.sll.texas.gov/faqs/can-texas-secede

Can Texas secede? I heard it is one of the only states that can secede from the United States.

It is a common misunderstanding that Texas has the right to leave the United States. The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) addresses this on their page about Texas’s annexation:

It is said of Texas (and, occasionally, Vermont) that it received a letter or document of permission to withdraw from the Federal Union if it so chose. […] In fact, Texas received no special terms in its admission to the Union. Once Texas had agreed to join the Union, she never had the legal option of leaving, either before or after the Civil War.

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