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I'm not a lawyer. I'm 99.99% sure that if the institution is state run (like a university of Alabama situation), then they open themselves to civil rights litigation if they were to fire you for this.

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  • [–] 9 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

    He can rent half my RAM at $10 per mb per hour.

    Wanna utilize 32gb of my ram?

    32 GB of my ram will cost you a cool $32,768 per hour.

    Edit: sorry the grace period has ended and enshittification has begun. It's now $15 per mb of ddr4 and $30 per mb of ddr5 (but it's faster!)

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  • [–] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

    Yeah. They're the red side of the coin to Maine. Same attitude but Maine wants their family. They would cede to keep the family stable.

    Like if I am being ignorant and going off stereotypes: I'd bet money that there is a higher rate of alcoholism among married/divorced men in Montana than in Maine. The Montana man would keep drinking because he'd refuse to see himself as the problem. Maine man would swallow the ego if it meant saving the family. On average.

    I say Maine but really, think all of New England except big cities where it's quite a bit more liberal overall. Northern New England especially though.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    Just trying to distance himself from the most unpopular part of the current admin so his presidential campaign isn't a total joke.

    Spoiler: it will be a total joke.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 days ago (4 children)

    Yeah I respect the ethos in a lot of ways. Their philosophy only really fails when like... They disagree on stuff.

    "I don't give a fuck where your kids get educated. Just don't tell me where to educate mine." Is fine until "well they need to be being taught 'x y and z.'" And you're met with "LIKE HELL THEY DO, ASSHOLE, GET OFF MY LAWN." because they can't agree on x y and z.

    Or

    "We don't do drugs in this house. And if my kids touch the stuff, they're out on their own. But, why should johnny law have a say what's in my greenhouse?"

    Or

    "I am fiercly pro life. But, I don't think anyone outside this house should be telling my daughter whether or not she has access to an abortion. She's just disowned if she ever chooses to access one."

    Where like, their rugged individualism is so fierce they'll happily hurt people close to them to maintain their version of what's right. Tough to respect that.

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  • [–] 36 points 2 days ago (10 children)

    A typical Montanian view is something like

    "The state shouldn't compel the church to marry the gays. They're a church. They should decide who they marry. But, they should be allowed a civil union. They're just not invited to my property."

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    The claim begins with the song The Grand Conjuration off of The Ghost Reveries record. This was a divisive song for Opeth fans.

    The Grand Conjuration came out on July 26th, 2005. It was released as a single. The teaser track to the album Ghost Reveries. This was their first album with a major record label, Roadrunner records. This song and this record represented a major change in the band and it's members lives.

    Peter Lindgren leaves Opeth in May 2007. He was quoted as saying "The reason behind this is that I feel that I simply have lost some of the enthusiasm and inspiration needed to participate in a band that has grown from a few guys playing the music we love to a worldwide industry. The love of music has always been, and still is, our motive, but I personally have lost something along the way. The massive amount of touring has taken its toll."

    Watershed is released June 3rd, 2008. On it, the track "Porcelain Heart." A selection of lyrics from Porcelain Heart:

    I lost all I had (That April day) / I turned to my friends (Nothing to say) / I wallowed in shame

    I posit that Peter broke the news to Mikael in April, before departing officially in May.

    I said that I love (Eternal schemes) / I clinged to my past / (Like childish dreams)

    Icy roads beneath my feet / Led me through wastelands of deceit / ...Kept inside our idle race / Ghosts of an idol's false embrace

    Peter's reasoning for leaving the band seems echoed in these line. Mikael wanted the rock-star dream. Peter’s statement reads like the cost of that dream: the band had become a “worldwide industry,” the touring machine had taken its toll, and the thing that began as friends playing music had become something Peter no longer recognized himself inside.

    So why do I mention, specifically, The Grand Conjuration?

    Well, Porcelain Heart seems to be its reprise. The main driving chord theme of the chorus in Grand Conjuration makes a very slightly altered appearance on their next (Peterless) record. As a Bridge/Outro.

    The Grand Conjuration Main Chorus Chords Just listen til the repeat.

    Porcelain Heart Bridge/Outro

    I posit this music coincidence is not an accident. Mikael was as cryptically and as clearly as he could muster, saying "I am so sorry." to his best friend whom he drove away chasing his rockstar dreams.

    Akerfeldt himself said that the contents of Watershed were very personal, and had to do with family and lineupchanges:

    Akerfeldt on Watershed: "This one was all personal lyrics." He said it wasn't a concept record - the songs came out of what had happened in his life, namely becoming a father again and the lineup changes (i.e. Lopez and Peter leaving) source


    For those that don't know, since leaving Opeth, Peter Lindgren has become the Vice President of King. They made Candy Crush. He's doing just great.

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