the problem here, as the headline says, is they did so “improperly” - there are proper ways of trying to scare people protesting for racial justice and saying the fascists are coming to kill you just isn’t on the list /s
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I got my DevTerm earlier this week. TL;DR version: I think @beschizza would be disappointed if he tried to use this as an all-in-one writing device without significant modifications that include replacing the case and built-in keyboard with something human-scale.
Putting it together was fun–mostly because I hadn’t delved into the forums and seen some of the pitfalls that people have run into. (Though I then realized that I hadn’t bought the right batteries and didn’t have thermal paper for the printer.) Somehow, despite not exercising a crazy amount of care putting the thing together, once I rectified the battery problem, it booted up just fine.
Overall impressions:
When assembled (what I assume is) correctly, it feels pretty solid. The two knobs on the sides are not scroll knobs; they’re to hold the top and bottom of the shell together. The whole thing feels appropriately weighty, though not crazy heavy.
The screen is quite nice–widescreen with solid resolution. My eyesight’s not good enough to tell the difference between this and some higher-resolution screens.
The real pitfall so far is–as I was worried about–input. The built-in keyboard isn’t useless, exactly; it’s just way too small to touch-type on for an adult human being. The last knuckle of my index finger spans all three rows of letters; the whole keyboard is smaller than my hand. Not sure if it’s just my unit, but the keys on the edges of the keyboard (including Enter, Backspace, and Shift) and the spacebar all feel mushy. There’s a teeny tiny trackball at the top of the keyboard and three mouse buttons immediately under the spacebar. The fact that this is reasonable placement–using my middle finger on the trackball, my thumb rests on the left mouse button–really underscores just how small this keyboard is. But given the size of everything, I imagine that any extended use of this machine if I want to write on it will involve a LOT of accidentally hitting a mouse button instead of the spacebar.
It’ll be an interesting toy, and it might well be a useful machine with peripherals, but it’s no all-in-one Alphasmart replacement. It appears to have Bluetooth and it also has three USB-A ports and a USB-C port that I think is meant mainly for charging but that I assume also works as a regular ol’ USB-C port.
Without pretty extensive case and keyboard modifications (that I don’t really have the time, tools, or or inclination to perform), this isn’t what I’d been hoping for. Still an impressive achievement, and for those with more hardware knowhow and a 3D printer, I bet turning it into a supercharged writing deck would be a good time.
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always tip your bartender.
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Also, don’t be a dick and set landmarks on fire… But yeah… always tip your bartender!
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About time. (ETA: Directed at the prosecution, not the ex.)
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I don’t really know how this works (and not to relieve the supplier of responsibility), but wouldn’t dummy rounds have some sort of identifier to differentiate between the two types? And wouldn’t it be the armorer’s responsibility to double check that during the transaction? 
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“ Johnson’s family sought a third inquest, and State Coroner Michael Barnes ruled in 2017 that Johnson “fell from the cliff top as a result of actual or threatened violence by unidentified persons who attacked him because they perceived him to be homosexual.”
Barnes found that gangs of men roamed various Sydney locations in search of gay men to assault, resulting in the deaths of some victims. Some people were also robbed.
A new police investigation offered a 1 million Australian dollar ($731,000) reward for information in 2018 and Johnson’s older brother, Boston IT entrepreneur Steve Johnson, matched that reward offer in 2020.
“I think he deserves what he has coming to him,” Steve Johnson told reporters outside the court after White pleaded guilty.
“It’s a very sad, tragic thing that he did,” Johnson said.
White was arrested at his Sydney home two months after the reward was doubled. Police said at the time that the reward helped in their breakthrough and an unnamed informant would be eligible for the reward once White was convicted.“
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“ NOTAMs were issued Thursday for approximately 100 airports with passenger service, according to the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) union. They will take effect on Jan. 19, when AT&T and Verizon begin 5G transmissions in 46 markets using the C-Band Spectrum, which encompasses a frequency range that is closer to frequencies used by aircraft than has previously been allowed in the U.S.
Numerous major airports are subject to 5G-related NOTAMs, including Los Angeles International, Charlotte, Boston, Newark, JFK, New York LaGuardia, Dallas Fort/Worth, Houston Bush Intercontinental, Houston Hobby, Chicago O’Hare, Chicago Midway, Phoenix Sky Harbor, Philadelphia, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Seattle, Orlando and Miami.”
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Court tosses suit claiming Kenney discriminated against Italian Americans by renaming Columbus Day
The judge also kicked a separate suit over the removal of the Frank Rizzo statue from outside the Municipal Services Building back to state court.
The holiday formerly known as Columbus Day is now Indigenous Peoples Day.
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So, basically every single hub (except Atlanta?).
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