While that’s true, in my case “right” is conservative in pretty much all contexts, so I just mentally transcribe that.

I do agree with your point, but not my meme and all that. :D

I think most people know what you mean well enough.

Also, your points about the “center” are exactly what the meme is trying to demonstrate, FWIW.

I’m afraid the duopoly is too ingrained in the mindsets of average Americans for that to work without a near complete collapse of the country,

Well the “good” news is that we’re not too far from this.

Based on Kamala’s campaign I’m expecting them to pivot to the right. Let’s see if they have actually learned anything yet.

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So we’ll be prosecuting those border patrol agents any day now, right?

Yeah, like I said, been a long time. I sincerely love his look though. 🙂

I’m pretty sure he was cleanshaven and had dark hair last time I saw him. 😂

Well it’s been quite a long time since I’ve seen what Gabe Newell looked like. I love that he now looks like that.

Yes, I have an attic. Through it runs my AC ducts which are insulated pretty poorly from what I can tell. And yes, additional insulation above the ceiling of the interior spaces. The attic itself is at deadly temperatures pretty much all summer long, because attic ventilation does not adequately clear the heat. This has been true of every house I’ve lived in since I was a kid. (Which is a lot of houses because I’m old)

It’s difficult for me to imagine that permanently shading the roof and leaving an air gap above it would not improve things in addition to the presence of insulation and the attic itself, since it would lower temps in the attic. Regardless of the presence of insulation, reducing the delta between the attic temp and interior temp seems like it would be a win to me. My question, ultimately, is how much would a spaced layer above the roof impact this. To me, it feels like it would impact that delta a lot, but maybe not.

I have to admit I was really thinking of houses - it seems to me a small expense for such a potentially substantial improvement, especially if done at construction time.

(None of this is to disagree with the idea of using lighter/more reflective roofing materials, FWIW.)

Edit - and I don’t mean a giant umbrella or similar, I feel like a typical home could easily just have a structure the size of the roof and spaced a few inches out from it.

This seems as good a place as any to ask this question that has recently been on my mind.

Would a spaced secondary layer act as a sort of barrier to the direct heating effect of sunlight hitting the roof, effectively shading the entire thing and reducing the load on an interior AC?

I understand insulation exists, but keeping the largest upward facing surface of the building from direct sunlight feels like a no-brainer to me.

I expect this to have broad bipartisan support and to pass with little opposition.

And we could hope the Supreme Court would look out for us, but, well…

But are they … ignoring the voices of progressives like Mamdani, Sanders, and AOC?

Almost certainly.

just following orders

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Hey, the French are still more willing to fuck shit up in the name of correcting their government than the US is.

❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ for the KDE team!

Nothing but love for the KDE team! I moved to KDE during roughly Plasma 5.1 days. (Always wanted to love Plasma 4, but just… it was Plasma 4)

Not once have I regretted it, and Plasma has been on every computer in my house since then.

❤️❤️❤️ to the KDE team!