Nollij

$1,000 is that number, or at least it was a few years ago. The IRS requires quarterly estimated payments. Although from what I could tell (not a tax expert), it would've been fine for me to just pay the whole sum on Dec 31.

You really, really shouldn't.

The very best case is that we have 4 years of chaos within the biggest economic force in the world, with the biggest military by far, and things return to normal after. There is still lasting damage from those 4 years, and will be felt around the world. This is at least close to what happened on Trump's first term.

Far more likely are the scenarios where the US loses significant influence on the world stage. This influence is likely to be absorbed by global assholes, most notably Putin. Your area will almost certainly be worse off because of it, unless you are one of those assholes.

Then there are the doomsday scenarios. These are seeming more likely every day. Things like another Holocaust, civil war, and WW3, possibly even nuclear.

There are no winners from this.

As a practical matter, how does that work if I've never been a patient at that hospital and am unconscious? There are a number of hospitals/health systems in my city that I've never been to (and others that I haven't been to in a very long time, so any expirations would have passed). If I were to be transported to one by ambulance, how would they locate any emergency contact?

Or would I simply be at the mercy of the medical practitioners and their best efforts/judgements until I either wake up or die?

I'm in the US, and we can assume that I have my wallet/ID/insurance card/etc on me at the time.

Too broad for this community. If it were individuals who supported Milei, or at least an area that was strongly in support, it would apply. But from the article:

Milei got 27 percent of the neighborhood’s vote

These are just the victims who couldn't stop it.

Nor a blessing of unicorns.

They also say a drove of cattle, which only applies while they're moving (as in, a cattle drive).

Archive link to bypass paywall:

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If it's working fine in 10, it's very unlikely to be a hardware fault. Possible (but unlikely) a hardware configuration.

The answer was almost certainly drivers. While I acknowledge that you were unsuccessful at changing them, that is still where your issues came from. You probably could've fixed it WinPE/WinRE, which is admittedly way more complicated than it should be.

Part of this is exactly why your boss exists. Raise your concerns with them, and get them on your side. They can also (vaguely) let you know if you are alone on it, or if it's affecting the entire department.

Your boss is also in a much better position to talk to the other guy's boss, or someone further up the chain. It also removes the emotional component (similar to how even lawyers should not represent themselves in court), and keeps it focused and level.

There are a lot of other good comments in this thread. Bring them to your boss as possible solutions, and let them fight the battle for you. It also shows you have a desire to solve this (rather than just gripe), and gives them options they may not have considered.

FTA:

some of those zip ties snapped — dragging part of the metal plate under his car at highway speeds, causing him to slam into a ditch.

Sounds pretty damn critical to me.

That's where the "cheap bastard" part kicks in. The desire to spend less money outweighs things like social acceptance.

I have a problem with their methodology, although I concede that better metrics would be hard to find.

I've known a number of right-wing people that own and love their Prius. They are the "cheap bastard" type, and it's hard to argue with the value (albeit not the styling nor associations) of a Prius.

As evidenced by the term "bearded clam"