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A simple explanation of why Trump lies, and why his base loves his lies
  • Conservatives thought Colbert was one of them at first. Then again, they didn't know Rage Against the Machine hated them or The Boys was mocking them, either.

  • Microsoft really wants Local accounts gone after it erases its guide on how to create them
  • the stupid thing is I still have my children and I adding our MS accounts after creating the local accounts, because I like setting the parental limits once for all the computers. I just can't stand the stupid email-based usernames it creates when signing into the MS account during account creation.

  • [GDT] Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers - 08:00PM EDT
  • Yeah they've totally dominated since.

  • [GDT] Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers - 08:00PM EDT
  • Wow this 2nd period is🔥Just barely over 3 minutes and 2 goals, one waived off in the closest offside video review I've ever seen, and a double penalty with 4-on-4!

  • [GDT] Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers - 08:00PM EDT
  • As a former resident of Calgary, go Oilers.

  • PRS introduces the PRS NF3
  • Are Fender Lace Sensor pickups narrow field? I have a Strat with those, they're nice.

  • PRS introduces the PRS NF3
  • I have an SE Custom 24-08 with stock pickups and it's great. I'd love to try out a US model.

  • PRS introduces the PRS NF3
  • I'd never heard of the narrow field pickups before. Sounds like they're in-between single coil and humbuckers.

  • PRS introduces the PRS NF3

    > The PRS SE NF3 is a distinct guitar in the PRS lineup. The heart of this guitar is a trio of PRS Narrowfield pickups, a first for the SE Series. Supporting these pickups is a poplar body, 22-fret bolt-on maple neck, and the choice of either a rosewood or maple fretboard. The SE NF3 is a versatile workhorse guitar that is fun to play and hard to put down. The Narrowfield DD (Deep Dish) “S” pickups are made with taller bobbins to fit more winds and extra metal pieces in between the magnets for a more focused, powerful tone.

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    Justice Department won't prosecute Garland for contempt, says refusal to provide audio wasn't crime
  • I thought the Democractic committee members and/or Pelosi said that Congress no longer has a "jail" in which the Sergeant at Arms could hold an arrestee.

  • The future of ChromeOS is using more Android under-the-hood
  • ChromeOS, powered by Mr Fusion.

  • Registering as an "Independent" party member doesn't mean you have no party affiliation; most states have an Independent party who has a platform that you may or may not agree with!
  • Here's the whole section you're selectively quoting

    How does party affiliation work in Texas? In Texas, there are several main ways for a voter to affiliate with a party: by being accepted to vote in a party’s primary election, by taking the required oath at a party precinct convention, or by taking a party oath of affiliation generally (§§162.003, 162.006, 162.007). A voter’s affiliation with a party automatically expires at the end of each calendar year, which is December 31. (§162.010). A voter who has affiliated themselves with a party is ineligible to participate in the party affairs of another party during the same calendar year. (§§162.012, 162.013)

    Emphasis added to show that there is no persistent, year-over-year affiliation (I emphasize this word because there is no party registration in Texas)

    And the only way you can vote in a primary is to register with them

    I have never registered with a party. There is no field for party affiliation in the online voter registration form

    https://vrapp.sos.state.tx.us/index.asp

    And the registration certificate doesn't include a party affiliation

    https://www.votetexas.gov/register-to-vote/voter-registration-certificate.html

    And a Non-potato quality picture

    https://disabilityrightstx.org/en/handout/understanding-your-texas-voter-registration-certificate/

    you can do it on the spot if you want, but once you do it, that’s it

    Every primary election I've participated in the official who checks you in just asked which primary you want to vote in. And since voter registration in Texas does not track party affiliation you're going to have a rough time convincing me this counts as registering with the party.

    The spam you're getting is simply because it's public record whether you voted in any election, including which primary you voted in. But it's not the same as other states recording your party affiliation as part of your voter registration, which Texas flat out does not do.

  • Apple is bringing RCS to the iPhone in iOS 18
  • but it won't end the blue/green bubble nonsense.

  • “A ton of aggravating factors”: Legal experts weigh path to jail sentence for Trump
  • There were threats that a conviction would lead to violent retaliation, but to my knowledge none of those threats have been carried out. So why let new threats about his potential sentence influence that?

  • “A ton of aggravating factors”: Legal experts weigh path to jail sentence for Trump
  • The same was said about him being convicted or not, and we haven't seen the threats materialize since the verdict was announced.

  • Abortion Ballot Measures Aren't Safe From the Courts
  • The president does not have authority to just add more judges. The size of the court is set by federal law and requires an act of Congress to change it.

  • Texas asks people to avoid using their cars
  • We did, but OPs mom moved away.

  • NPD: MXR 10 band EQ and Mission Engineering Expression
  • Yeah I'm decidedly less boutique in my selections then @jontree255@lemmy.world! I love checking out the pedals they post. For a while I just had a Danelectro Fab Tone, Cool Cat, and Dan-echo. I actually didn't realize how much MXR I have until typing out the Alt text for the picture over on pixelfed.

    I've been pretty happy with the Carcosa so far. It's the only fuzz I've had, but the Fab Tone could get pretty fuzz-like, just not really the velcro sound. So I mostly try to keep the Carcosa with a bit of that spitty velcro edge to it. I haven't really noticed too much difference between Demhe and Hali modes.

  • Trump plots capture of DoJ in renewed assault on US justice system
  • I suspect we're generally in agreement about all this, but ... Trump was, in fact, also indicted in federal court (in DC) over his role in the insurrection. And his recent conviction in NY was related to his campaign finance violations (the payments to Michale Cohen for Stormy Daniels were to benefit his campaign but not reported to the FEC as such, making the alteration of business records the cover-up of a crime).

  • NPD: MXR 10 band EQ and Mission Engineering Expression

    My birthday came and went, with two new pedals for my board. The expression pedal is the EP-25k, for use with the Pitch Fork and the tremolo. But alas I only have the one TRS cable for now, so I've only tried it with the Pitchfork. Really fun, and pleasantly different than using a vibrato arm on the guitar.

    The EQ I haven't hooked up yet. I need to flip the board and look at my power situation as I don't have any slots left on the C-spot. The main intent for that pedal in the near-term is for when I switch from humbuckers to single coils. Presently plugging in my Strat is just really underwhelming as everything is set more for my PRS 24-08 and Epi 335. A longer-term interest with the EQ pedal is for splitting my chain for wet/dry between the Prince of Tone and the Micro Flanger.

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    Ian Moore's board at Heights Theater, Houston, 5/11

    Not surprised about the Strymon presence, he has a lot of nice layers and texture from the middle of his career. I've never heard a bad review of the Duelist, but seeing it on Ian's board certainly bumps it up a notch in my book. He was playing through a Holy Watt amp head/cab, which I'd never heard of. I assumed the Holy Watt pedal was like a channel switcher. But looking at their site, not only is it a standalone drive pedal, Ian has a signature line with them!

    https://holywatt.com/products/ian-moore-signature-prestige-cl15/ https://holywatt.com/products/ian-moore-signature-prestige-cl30/ https://holywatt.com/products/ian-moore-signature-2x12-cab/

    He mostly played through his Tele-Strat (Tele neck on a Strat body). He had two that he swapped between every song (guessing they had to be re-tuned after every song). But he also played a Les Paul Junior for one song (Today, very emotional tribute to his late brother-in-law), and a Supro, maybe a Rhythm Master, for a slide track (Nothing).

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    Keeley Electronics unveils 4-in-1 Series Pedals (Blues Disorder, Super Rodent, Angry Orange)

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13039762

    > Keeley has dropped 3 new pedals following on the Noble Screamer design, allowing you to mix and match the gain and tone stacks from two other pedals, all at $199. > > - Blues Disorder: Bluesbreaker and OCD > - Super Rodent: Rat and SD-1 > - Angry Driver: DS-1 and Muff > > Andy's Reverb Tone Report video here.

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    Keeley Electronics unveils 4-in-1 Series Pedals (Blues Disorder, Super Rodent, Angry Orange)

    Keeley has dropped 3 new pedals following on the Noble Screamer design, allowing you to mix and match the gain and tone stacks from two other pedals, all at $199.

    Andy's Reverb Tone Report video here.

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    Can't see table contents when logged in

    I just created this post. It has a big table in the post body, but if I'm logged in I can't see the table contents. Incognito window shows same behavior (logged out I can see the contents, logged in I can't). I am also able to see the contents if I'm logged in with photon client here.

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    Request: Add an option to reload feed after switching account

    When I switch between logged in accounts, I have to manually refresh the feed tab/view to reflect the account switch. I would prefer the reload be done automatically, an option to allow users to specify this behavior would be ideal.

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    Old posts missing from community

    I moderate !usmlr@lemmy.world, I just noticed that all the posts older than about 7 months are not visible. Looking at my own post history I can see those older posts, so I know they're still there. But why aren't they displayed when viewing the community directly?

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    Gibsons $1000 "1959 Humbucker" PAF in a $400 Guitar?!?

    Youtuber Company Grip tried out the fancy new pups in his cheapest guitar. Compares against Seymour Duncan Seth Lovers and Gibson Custom Buckers.

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    Exploring the Switchboard Effects Operator

    Fender has launched the Switchboard Effects Operator loop switcher.

    > Unleash the full potential of your pedal board! The Switchboard Effects Operator is a streamlined and compact effects switching solution with a remarkably simple interface, bringing complete signal path control, multi-pedal preset recall, and convenient effects switching right to your feet.

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    [KXAN] Supreme Court allows federal agents to cut razor wire Texas installed on US-Mexico border

    > The 5-4 vote clears the way for Border Patrol agents to cut or clear out concertina wire that Texas has put along the banks of the Rio Grande to deter migrants from entering the U.S. illegally. Some migrants have been injured by the sharp wire and the Justice Department has argued the barrier impedes the U.S. government’s ability to patrol the border, including coming to the aid of migrants in need of help.

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    [KXAN] Sen. Ted Cruz in statistical tie with 2 Texas Democrats

    > According to findings published Thursday morning by Emerson College Polling and Nexstar Media, the Republican incumbent is locked in a statistical tie with two Democratic challengers. Pollsters asked a group of 1,315 registered Texas voters during the period of Jan. 13-15 who they would support if Cruz ultimately faced either U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, or State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, D-San Antonio.

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    [CNN] Texas has until the end of today to stop blocking federal access to miles of the US-Mexico border
    www.cnn.com Texas has until the end of today to stop blocking federal access to miles of the US-Mexico border | CNN

    A migrant surge continues to overwhelm authorities at the US-Mexico border â€” and in US cities where many asylum-seekers are being sent.

    Texas has until the end of today to stop blocking federal access to miles of the US-Mexico border | CNN

    > The Department of Homeland Security warns it will – by the end of Wednesday – “refer the matter to the Department of Justice for appropriate action and consider all other options available to restore Border Patrol’s access to the border” if Texas doesn’t confirm it will “cease and desist its efforts to block Border Patrol’s access in and around the Shelby Park area and remove all barriers to access to the U.S.-Mexico border,” the letter states.

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    Connecting a Zero 2W (with USB ethernet adapter) to both main and guest networks

    I have a TP-Link Deco X55 Pro Mesh home Wifi, and it offers an isloated Guest Wifi network. There is a single DHCP pool for both the main and guest networks, so the DNS servers set in DHCP have to be reachable from both the main and guest networks. If I simply connect the Pi to my main network, and set DHCP to use its IP as primary and 1.1.1.1 as secondary, then I have to go and disable all the secure DNS settings in Chrome and Firefox and Android or they all ignore my local Pi DNS and use 1.1.1.1. The guest network is wifi only, so I configured the Pi's wpa_supplicant to connect to the guest wifi SSID. The wlan is connected, but it's only reachable from devices on the main network (which it should not be), and not by other devices on the guest network (which it should be). All devices on the main network can reach the wired lan interface just fine, as the should.

    I'm a bit confused about the state of wlan configuration though:

    baron@pi-1:~ $ sudo wpa_cli status verbose Selected interface 'p2p-dev-wlan0' wpa_state=DISCONNECTED p2p_device_address=da:3a:dd:c3:02:e0 address=da:3a:dd:c3:02:e0 uuid=ec1c452b-43b7-5991-b133-24ebb761a051 baron@pi-1:~ $ ifconfig wlan0 wlan0: flags=4163 mtu 1500 inet 192.168.68.76 netmask 255.255.252.0 broadcast 192.168.71.255 inet6 fe80::27a:d770:dd35:568f prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x20 ether d8:3a:dd:c3:02:e0 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet) RX packets 138327 bytes 10181404 (9.7 MiB) RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0 TX packets 1782 bytes 310865 (303.5 KiB) TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0

    So even though my /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf only has the SSID and PSK for the guest network, I can't actually confirm it via wpa_cli.

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    Rhett Shull featuring Dylan Adams - Great Gig In The Sky [cover]

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/10326205 >I kept scrolling past this one, but I stopped to watch Michael Palmisano's reaction video and it's a great cover.

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    Rhett Shull featuring Dylan Adams - Great Gig In The Sky [cover]

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/10326205 >I kept scrolling past this one, but I stopped to watch Michael Palmisano's reaction video and it's a great cover.

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    Rhett Shull featuring Dylan Adams - Great Gig In The Sky [cover]

    I kept scrolling past this one, but I stopped to watch Michael Palmisano's reaction video and it's a great cover.

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    Best Guitar Pedals You Missed in 2023 [JHS]
    www.youtube.com Best Guitar Pedals You Missed In 2023

    Join Josh and Joshua for an in depth look at the greatest pedals from the past year that didn't get the attention they deserve!Featuring pedals from@polypeda...

    Best Guitar Pedals You Missed In 2023

    Some interesting pedals that didn't receive a lot of attention in the last year. I'm only about 35 minutes in, but the Josh Smith Flat V from Poly looks pretty fun to mess around with.

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    ChromeOS @lemmy.world Baron Von J @lemmy.world
    Where does the Terminal app store SSH keys

    When you import a private key for an SSH connection in the Terminal app, where are those stored? Can I access them?

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    State of the Board: How it started, how it's going

    Alright y'all. As 2023 comes to a close, lets share how our boards have changed, and maybe plans for 2024

    How it started:

    !A collection of guitar pedals: TC Polytune 3, Vox wah, EHX PitchFork, EHX Soul Food, Boss SD-1, Boss DS-1, Danelectro Cool Cat, Danelectro Dan-echo, MXR Tremolo, Boss RC-5

    TC Polytune 3, Vox wah, EHX PitchFork, EHX Soul Food, Boss SD-1, Boss DS-1, Danelectro Cool Cat, Danelectro Dan-echo, MXR Tremolo, Boss RC-5

    How it's going:

    !A colleciton of guitar pedals: TC Polytune 3, EHX Pitchfork, DOD Carcosa, EHX Soul Food, Analogman Prince of Tone, MXR Micro Flanger, MXR Phase 95, Danelectro Cool Cat, MXR Tremolo, Strymon El Capistan, Boss RC-5

    TC Polytune 3, EHX Pitchfork, DOD Carcosa, EHX Soul Food, Analogman Prince of Tone, MXR Micro Flanger, MXR Phase 95, Danelectro Cool Cat, MXR Tremolo, Strymon El Capistan, Boss RC-5

    In 2024 I may replace the Cool Cat with another chorus, and put together one or two other boards from my spare pedals: Danelectro Dan-echo and Fab Tone, Boss BD-2, SD-1, and DS-1, TC Ditto).

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    baronvonj Baron Von J @lemmy.world

    I play guitar, watch USMLR and NHL, occasionally brew beer, enjoy live music and travel, and practice sarcasm.

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