I downloaded rednote and tried to upload a video today and couldn’t get it to work. The first couple of tries the video was choppy and out of sync with the sound and then I couldn’t pick a cover, etc. I’m hoping they are just being crushed by increased traffic because I’d really like a proper global platform

Edit: so I was able to post a video and it seems fine. I think the editor is buggy because the video was definitely fucked when I hit post, but it uploaded without the choppiness

Firefighters in areas with regular forest fires don’t have “surplus” equipment

They definitely do? Surplus is more than just extra shit sitting in storage until you need it. You gotta maintain that equipment, which requires people, time, and money. If the equipment isn’t maintained it would be just as useless as not having it at all. Obviously there is a line somewhere when it becomes too costly to maintain surplus equipment and it’s better to get rid of it.

I’m not saying LAFD is run well or defending any of this shit, but to call people morons (kinda ableist btw) over this is silly and you’re wrong anyway

I get paid to do this what do you mean?

Can you imagine parents of an autistic child spending $800 to help them?

Kids? That’s the marines specialty

Also autistic, so don’t trust me too much on this, but maybe try something like a group chat with them first? Then you can either patiently wait for one of the friends to invite you to something or drop hints or straight up ask if anyone wants to hang out. If you wanna get wild, do it when your best friend is busy with something else.

Idk, I’m not good at having friends so I feel like my advice is probably bad here if you want to maintain your relationship with your best friend, but if the other people want to be your friend and you want to be their friend, your best friend should help that happen, not prevent it

Edit: hell, even if they don’t want to be your friend he should help you anyway. Honestly I’m getting kinda mad at your friend rn

Idk if these technically count as survival, but Satisfactory and No Man’s Sky are both great. Ark has probably changed a lot since I played it, but I loved it once I found a good server

Future Democratic President Liz Cheney with Vice President…uh, one of W’s kids?

Any time I see politicians in a row I think about those rad 2 for 1 shots you can do in video games