My father, for all his flaws, instilled a phrase in my brain that i am eternally thankful for… Other people don’t control your feelings.

Oh the humanity.

Damn, pen so out of shape that he’s sweating.

The definition doesn’t set a limit on the number of people injured by an individual act.

Setting a bunch of lithium batters on fire is absolutely dangerous to people nearby. The fact that none have been killed yet is simply a sample size problem.

Arson is inherently a violent and lethal act. And honestly I’m very doubtful about your assertion that power loss is somehow more lethal than a fire. Almost 4k people died from fires in 2022. I can’t find the corresponding stat for power loss, so feel free to do some research.

Terrorism is the act of using violence or intimidation for political gain/control.

That’s exactly what their motivation is.

Did you have issues with that definition when a couple of hicks shot up a bunch of electrical equipment?

No one has to be directly or physically injured for the act to be an attack.

I’m all for tesla dealership vandalism, but doesn’t it pretty much fit the bill as terrorism? It’s violence against noncombatants to achieve political aims. Whether we agree with it or not doesn’t really change that definition.

When something becomes substantially easier to do, the prevalence of it is going to increase substantially as well. So it’s not that phishing is going to get any more complex or deceptive. It’s that it’s going to come from 10x+ more endpoints. And while you personally may feel immune, it’s all a numbers game to the scammer. The more attacks they send out, the higher their success rate.

If you’re already getting 10 scam calls and texts a day, imagine getting 100. If you’re getting 100, imagine getting 1000.

More than likely her parents were from Laos. Despite being born in Thailand, she is probably considered a Laotian citizen. It’s very unlikely they would have accepted her back otherwise.

In the words of the old lady that cuts my hair… “God just be out there makin anybody”.

How about fuck the people that keep buying and popularizing them?

The average life expectancy of a black male in the US is 72 years. Are you saying they’re just choosing not to pull SS? Something doesn’t seem right with your stat.

I’m devastated.

Yea I’ll definitely chop up the parking pad, don’t want cars directly in front of the window. I’ll probably leave a narrow portion as a walkway from the new garage to the front door.

I’ll definitely be getting permits and inspections. Went through that process when converting the bonus room and it wasn’t as painful as I was expecting.

The HVAC question is something I’ll definitely have to look into. I added ~250sqft when I finished my bonus room, and although the system has operated fine with the additional load, adding another 400sqft might put us outside it’s abilities.

Our appliances are all electric so there are no combustion related vents.

Edit: However, I am seriously contemplating installing a zero clearance wood burning fireplace in the room. We have one in another room and I love it. That is a topic that will come with it’s own set of wrinkles (chimney case framing, blower vents, outside air intake, etc). I’ve yet to make a decision on that but will delve deeper into it if/when I do.