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  1. Comment on Some of my family members aren't convinced that ICE isn't overstepping and that they are just deporting people that broke the law, can you help me share unbiased links that proves they are? in ~society

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    Thank you for all this data! We did end up agreeing on some things, and one of the things we discussed was that they were frustrated about news articles on the left/right contradicting each other...

    Thank you for all this data! We did end up agreeing on some things, and one of the things we discussed was that they were frustrated about news articles on the left/right contradicting each other with headlines.

    I pushed them more to see if the sources they were looking at had any data to back up their claims, and shared with them https://tracreports.org/about/ on the site I originally used to show that they get their information from the Government through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), but that it is difficult and they have a team of lawyers to ensure they get access to it.

    Because comprehensive and relevant records about what an agency is doing — and not doing — are essential to meaningful oversight, TRAC continuously uses the law to obtain new data about government enforcement and regulatory activities. Some agencies are remarkably open. Other agencies are not. In some circumstances TRAC has to file suit in federal court to force the release of vital data. Persistence across even decades is sometimes required. Critical to TRAC's use of FOIA is a small army of lawyers who donate their time and energy to represent us in court. See http://tracreports.org/foia to read more about these efforts.

    I'll likely share them this article in the near future, I only had a couple hours with them after making this post.

    2 votes
  2. Comment on Some of my family members aren't convinced that ICE isn't overstepping and that they are just deporting people that broke the law, can you help me share unbiased links that proves they are? in ~society

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    I remember reading this a few weeks ago but forgot about it! Thank you. We did make some concessions as I only had like 2 hours with them after making this post here, and I'm currently debating...

    I remember reading this a few weeks ago but forgot about it! Thank you.

    We did make some concessions as I only had like 2 hours with them after making this post here, and I'm currently debating whether to continue the conversation online with sending them links like this or to leave it. I'm leaning towards continuing the conversation and this will be a good article to discuss.

  3. Comment on Some of my family members aren't convinced that ICE isn't overstepping and that they are just deporting people that broke the law, can you help me share unbiased links that proves they are? in ~society

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    You make great points! Thank you. We did end up having a good discussion about this and came to a few concessions in the limited time I had with them. Deporting a large number of people with...

    You make great points! Thank you.

    We did end up having a good discussion about this and came to a few concessions in the limited time I had with them.

    1. Deporting a large number of people with criminal records reducing the amount of crime in the country is arguably a good thing. However there should be more due process / investigation to avoid deporting people with no criminal records.
    2. Immigrating illegally and then working, paying taxes, and starting a family doesn't mean that you deserve to have your life upended and be deported because of not following proper immigration rules. Instead we should be fast tracking these people to become legal.
    3. ICE having deportation quotas shows that they aren't just looking for illegals, but are pressured to deport anyone and meet their quotas so that they can keep their job / get promoted (we didn't look up the internal incentive structure)
    4 votes
  4. Comment on Some of my family members aren't convinced that ICE isn't overstepping and that they are just deporting people that broke the law, can you help me share unbiased links that proves they are? in ~society

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    They aren't MAGA and do agree that Trump is often an idiot, so I don't think they are so far gone that they couldn't eventually come around on at least some points. One frustrating thing is that I...

    They aren't MAGA and do agree that Trump is often an idiot, so I don't think they are so far gone that they couldn't eventually come around on at least some points.

    One frustrating thing is that I keep bringing up sone things and they do say "Yeah I agree trump shouldn't have done that", but then they don't agree with my overall point.

    15 votes
  5. Comment on Some of my family members aren't convinced that ICE isn't overstepping and that they are just deporting people that broke the law, can you help me share unbiased links that proves they are? in ~society

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    One good site I found and shared was https://tracreports.org/immigration/quickfacts/ which shows 73.6% haven't been convicted of a crime, but they just said oh they haven't been convicted yet, but...

    One good site I found and shared was https://tracreports.org/immigration/quickfacts/ which shows 73.6% haven't been convicted of a crime, but they just said oh they haven't been convicted yet, but they are likely criminals.

    18 votes
  6. Some of my family members aren't convinced that ICE isn't overstepping and that they are just deporting people that broke the law, can you help me share unbiased links that proves they are?

    Some of the things they have claimed: The death's in Minnesota were because they provoked the ICE agents They are only deporting immigrants that are criminals or that didn't immigrate legally....

    Some of the things they have claimed:

    • The death's in Minnesota were because they provoked the ICE agents
    • They are only deporting immigrants that are criminals or that didn't immigrate legally.
    • There are biker gangs that take over streets that need to be stopped.
    • Crime is down so it is a good thing.
    • There are fewer drugs flowing into the country.
    • ICE always deported criminals, but the left is focusing on it now to be anti-trump.
    41 votes
  7. Comment on Voyager Technologies CEO says space data center cooling problem still needs to be solved in ~space

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    Oh thank you for the correction! I thought that temperature was always an average of all particles and that space temperature was very low. So is mostly empty space considered to be a high...

    Oh thank you for the correction! I thought that temperature was always an average of all particles and that space temperature was very low.

    So is mostly empty space considered to be a high temperature since the few particles have high kinetic energy, or is temperature measured in a way that the temperature would still be close to absolute zero?

  8. Comment on Voyager Technologies CEO says space data center cooling problem still needs to be solved in ~space

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    Space is cold in the sense that the average temperature of the few molecules floating around are close to absolute 0. The main mechanism for one cold thing to cool another thing (water cooling a...

    Space is cold in the sense that the average temperature of the few molecules floating around are close to absolute 0.

    The main mechanism for one cold thing to cool another thing (water cooling a data center or wind cooling your skin), heat actually needs to be transferred between molecules in a process called convection.

    There are so few molecules in space that the heat doesn't have anywhere to go. If you were instantly teleported to space without a suit it wouldn't actually feel that cold, you would just die from lack of oxygen.

    Things in space still lose heat to radiation, but it is minimal when compared to convection on earth. Your body would eventually freeze due to heat loss from radiation, but it would take a while.

    24 votes
  9. Comment on Minnesota proved MAGA wrong in ~society

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    Thank you for sharing! It's a really well written article and I had no idea that Minnesotans were so organized that they had different jobs for people protesting or tracking ICE or making...

    Thank you for sharing! It's a really well written article and I had no idea that Minnesotans were so organized that they had different jobs for people protesting or tracking ICE or making deliveries to neighbors.

    10 votes
  10. Comment on Whatever happened to _____? in ~talk

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    So it turns out it isn't explicitly mentioned to be another animated series, but the 2025 season 1 cinematic (tied in to the actual game ranked season) at...

    So it turns out it isn't explicitly mentioned to be another animated series, but the 2025 season 1 cinematic (tied in to the actual game ranked season) at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSoGkTxu_FY was animated by Fortiche who animated arcane. That is why there was speculation this would be a teaser for the next series, but it's not confirmed.

    The video has the same black rose as in arcane, and they are talking about losing their host (Mel).

    2 votes
  11. Comment on Whatever happened to _____? in ~talk

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    I wouldn't say that Arcane is canceled. They just told the story they wanted to for Zaun/Piltover and they have released a teaser with Vladimir/Leblanc indicating that they are likely going to...

    I wouldn't say that Arcane is canceled. They just told the story they wanted to for Zaun/Piltover and they have released a teaser with Vladimir/Leblanc indicating that they are likely going to visiting Noxus for the next animated series.

    If you haven't seen the teaser I'll see if I can link you it.

    7 votes
  12. Comment on Looking for watch recommendations as my partners Apple Watch doesn't even last a day anymore in ~tech

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    Thank you! Yeah I am kinda hoping she gets a Garmin and we can both be in the same ecosystem. We'll be keeping an eye out for this upcoming Black friday and see if we can find a good deal on a...

    Thank you! Yeah I am kinda hoping she gets a Garmin and we can both be in the same ecosystem.

    We'll be keeping an eye out for this upcoming Black friday and see if we can find a good deal on a venu 3 or something similar.

    2 votes
  13. Comment on Looking for watch recommendations as my partners Apple Watch doesn't even last a day anymore in ~tech

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    The Venu 3 is currently near the top of our list! Thanks for your review and that it's still getting a week or more of charge after 18 months and you get notifications from ios. She doesn't need...

    The Venu 3 is currently near the top of our list! Thanks for your review and that it's still getting a week or more of charge after 18 months and you get notifications from ios.

    She doesn't need to reply back to messages so it seems you both have roughly the same things you were looking for in a watch.

    2 votes
  14. Comment on Looking for watch recommendations as my partners Apple Watch doesn't even last a day anymore in ~tech

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    She currently has a SE2. The apple watches with a larger battery are closer to the $1000 range with not many more features, so we are looking at cheaper watches with more battery. I have the same...

    She currently has a SE2. The apple watches with a larger battery are closer to the $1000 range with not many more features, so we are looking at cheaper watches with more battery.

    I have the same viewpoint where I don't want to be constantly notified on my watch, but she likes it because she says otherwise she forgets her phone exists.

    2 votes
  15. Comment on Looking for watch recommendations as my partners Apple Watch doesn't even last a day anymore in ~tech

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    We don't think there is anything inherently wrong with her current battery. Apple advertises 18 hours of battery which is about how much she is getting. So it wasn't a great fit in the first place...

    We don't think there is anything inherently wrong with her current battery. Apple advertises 18 hours of battery which is about how much she is getting. So it wasn't a great fit in the first place and now she is looking for one that starts off with more battery.

    3 votes
  16. Comment on Looking for watch recommendations as my partners Apple Watch doesn't even last a day anymore in ~tech

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    Thanks for the suggestion! Unfortunately she isn't a fan of the shape and that it doesn't look much like a watch.

    Thanks for the suggestion! Unfortunately she isn't a fan of the shape and that it doesn't look much like a watch.

    1 vote
  17. Looking for watch recommendations as my partners Apple Watch doesn't even last a day anymore

    She currently has apple everything, but is open to getting something like a Garmin watch. Rough requirements are: Batter life of at least a few days with normal use, ideally up to a week Physical...

    She currently has apple everything, but is open to getting something like a Garmin watch.

    Rough requirements are:

    • Batter life of at least a few days with normal use, ideally up to a week
    • Physical activity tracking for swimming. She isn't a runner and doesn't need running-specific features.
    • Heart rate / sleep tracking
    • Receive and view emails / texts / notifications from her iphone

    Some watches she is most interested in are:

    • Enduro 3 even though she's not doing multiple day expeditions, she loves the idea of the battery lasting that long, but it is a bit heavy / bulky and has a lot of features that she won't use for the price
    • Another apple watch, but even the upgrade is only a day and a half of battery
    • Garmin forerunner, we were taking a look at this comparison chart and if she doesn't care about all the running features, would the cheapest version like https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/1611937/pn/010-02863-33/ to just act as a budget apple watch with better battery as long as she still gets all the notifications and it works with her iphone?

    Also taking suggestions from other brands, I'm just mostly familiar with Garmin and have an instinct solar 2 for 4 years that I really enjoy.

    23 votes
  18. Comment on World Population Counter in ~humanities

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    I used to spend a lot of time looking through https://www.worldometers.info/. It seems the site you gave has a bit more statistics on a per-country basis which is neat. It would be a lot easier to...

    I used to spend a lot of time looking through https://www.worldometers.info/.

    It seems the site you gave has a bit more statistics on a per-country basis which is neat. It would be a lot easier to look through it with a few UI updates like adding commas to the population instead of 8217507421.

    However https://rumkin.com/ just seems to be a passion project with a guy building whatever they want to which means you can't polish everything 100%, and this is a cool project!

    4 votes
  19. Comment on Honda stuns world with previously unknown reusable methane-based rocket launch in Japan, freestanding launch (no stand) and landing with extreme precision in ~space

  20. Comment on Why handwriting matters in ~humanities.languages

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    I thought I was ist really bad at writing it on my phone, I couldn't get it to recognize my z either!

    I thought I was ist really bad at writing it on my phone, I couldn't get it to recognize my z either!

    3 votes