Centrist, progressive, radical optimist. Geophysicist, R&D, Planetary Scientist and general nerd in Winnipeg, Canada.
troyunrau.ca (personal)
lithogen.ca (business)
Leetspeak is older than AIM haha. I’d wager it is solidly in the pre-internet BBS era in its inception.
Basically local authority is devolved from regional authority. And they claimed it back. Constitution has nothing to say here really. What it is, though, is a shady as fuck political power play. And if you don’t like this shit, stop electing fuckwads.
I saw this Documentary, The Princess Bride, where they went to the Fire Swamps. Was really oversold to me as a kid.
I really wish Uline wasn’t in this group. It’s so damned useful. Now I need to find multiple suppliers instead.
Someone else posed it this way: The Democrats exist to solicit donors; getting elected sometimes is a side effect. Big money has wrecked their ability to oppose what is happening.
Nothing active. But even Santa Lucia is a former volcano (about 15 million years old).