[–] 13 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I'm becoming excited for Talarico but it's the state top seats that I'm most hopeful for. Yes, Senate is important but Texas governor, Lt Governor, and similar are just as important for the future of the state itself

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  • [–] 15 points 6 days ago

    All I know is that it's not done until everything's counted and the dust settles. I'm sure there'll be plenty of complaints and baseless lawsuits if it doesn't go one specific way and not sure if that'll cause delays in certifications

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  • [–] 24 points 1 week ago

    Non citizens who live here do pay taxes and should be able to vote in at the very least local elections. They live here, they contribute to the local economy, they should have a say as much as someone born in a different state who moves in. Imo a lot of the citizenship voting laws are a dog whistle for racism, trying to prevent the "wrong type" from influencing elections.

    Then again, I also believe that the immigration system is designed to be as difficult to properly follow as possible to keep people from getting access to the same rights and services citizens get. Usually this is, again, the "wrong people" kept from getting their resident or citizenship.

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    It's the time of year again when I find my citrus plants covered in wiggling bird poop. The caterpillar form of the swallowtail butterfly is extra fond of citrus plants and they make a point to have their first point of life in my garden. I have a rule that I make plain to the little critters: you can stay if you don't eat too many leaves. Eat too much and you get evicted. It does no good for them if the plant dies.

    It got me thinking: where do others sit on the scale of "magazine perfect lawn piece" to "it's less garden and more forest area I found to live in"?

    Do you have everything where the animals can't get to them or are you fighting the birds for the perfect ripeness of a fig?

     

    After having basic camera setups with simple trackers, I was gifted a seestar s30. Closed in back yard has a small area that isn't covered in trees but has a perfect view of Orion. Going to let it run as long as I dare tonight and pull the fits files to import into siril and do a proper stacking but the apps stacking after only fifteen minutes is already making me excited for what I can pull out of it with an hour+ integration time.

    Now if the clouds and fog stay away long enough for me to get quality subs, I'll be a happy night owl

    Edit: cloud bank came rolling in shortly afterwards. Will have better seeing the next few nights so hopefully will be able to get a lot more time to help clear up the noise and improve detail. Fifteen minutes is nowhere near enough

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