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Cake day: June 28th, 2023

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  • DC gets 3 electoral votes. PR gets none. But, Puerto Ricans are Americans, and can move to any state they like and register to vote there. But they do have to establish residency in that state. If they then leave the country and vote by mail, their votes would count in the state where they established residency.

    So someone living in PR who moved to PA, established residency there, and then went home could request an absentee ballot, but I don’t know how long they could live outside the state and still be registered there.






  • I like where I work. I like my coworkers, I like my managers, I like the corporate “culture” and the flexible working conditions that permit a reasonable work-life balance.

    Those are things I like.

    I need to pay my mortgage, and buy food, and have health insurance, and pay my bills.

    Those are things I need.

    You cannot replace the latter with the former. My needs must be met, and my expenses only go up every year. If I can be paid more elsewhere, it is irresponsible of me to stay somewhere that does not provide sufficient value for my time. I am always looking for a new job.

    But there is some truth to the concept. Once a certain threshold is met, I look for the perks of a healthy employer relationship. And if the emotional salary is very low, I’m going to start considering alternatives even if I don’t get a pay raise.









  • Right to repair won’t be retroactive. The cellphones will still have been epoxied around a battery designed to fail after two years. Hardware that can be repaired won’t be supported by new software, and the new replaceable parts will not fit into products that were built before the right to repair was enshrined in law.

    Don’t get me wrong, it’s a good step in the right direction, and I applaud your effort to reuse and repurpose. Anything kept from the landfill is a win. But you can go ahead and start repairing stuff now. Void warranties, because the warranties are already proven to be worthless. Jailbreak old devices, unlock your tractors, and use open source everything. Better still, stop buying products that can’t be repaired.