It’s not about resources, it’s about the resistance from the opposition. I think if they try to do everything at once, they’ll find a war on all sides from the republicans, but if they can focus their energy, they might stand a chance of getting something done.

The S is for sleepy, I presume. /s

Maybe they could do it or maybe they couldn’t, but the infighting about it would be insane. You’d have representatives talking about how it’s a waste of taxpayer money, others would say it is healing, if a republican president got elected next, they might just build it again.

Instead of the first person in office just deleting these 4 years physically, I’d much rather see them spend their energy to address reforms that would keep another bad actor like Trump from getting elected again.

Then, once we’ve closed the loopholes, money faucets, and propaganda machines, another well reasoned president down the line can work on the demolition project.

I don’t think the sleeping time counts like you think it counts.

I hear you, I went through the same journey. After getting Immich set up, I haven’t had to do a single thing to it. There are scripts that can turn your folders into Immich albums, so I just set up the docker containers, ran the script, and watched as everything was created for me without more labor on my part.

I hope somebody else has the solution you’re looking for, but if you don’t find it, I really think you should give it a whirl because it turned out to be way easier than I expected it to be.

Immich works really well. Don’t fear the database. Docker makes it all super easy too.

Alternatively, Plex manages photos ok-ish.

Only during sex. /s

The best game of bowling I ever played was on 200ug of LSD. It does seem to activate your sensory experience in ways that give you greater ability sometimes.

The hard part is having it do that consistently. I strongly believe that research into lysergimides could lead to the discovery of a variation that makes you more coordinated and creative without the hallucinogenic effects.

Go to pharmacy school, they said. It’s a noble profession, they said.

I want that to be true.

But history has shown that they’d shoehorn the centrist and lose, then wring their hands in despair and wonder how it happened while the answer is obvious to everyone who isn’t part of the DNC.

I think so, yes. Mormon’s stick together and have a bit of a victim complex. I think, due to their assumption that another Mormon can do no wrong, they automatically defend each other to the maximum extent.

So, when Amon calls and says “this man is stalking me and he made threats”, they not only believe it completely, but also see it as a sacred duty to protect their own. Furthermore, I’d wager that part of the over the top response is so that all the other Mormon’s see how “good” they are since they are defending their Mormon brother so hard.

I have a theory that Mormonism plays a big role in BAM’s behavior. It makes good business sense to settle with the LEGO owner—they’re a 400 million dollar company, so 100k is a drop in the bucket. BUT, the top brass is all Mormon, so if they settle, they essentially admit to being a thief. Public moral failures lead to total social exclusion in the Mormon community, and I’d wager that any hint of an admission that you stole from old people would make you a pariah in the church.

If my theory is right, then the totally over the top behavior of the management starts to make some sense: there is potentially a lot more on the line for them than just some money and Star Wars bricks.

As long as they don’t admit it, the rest of the Mormon community automatically assumes they are innocent (because a Mormon would never do that), but if Amon does the chicken dance, then that community protection is shattered and he’d be cut off from everything he seems to value.

Just don’t try to sell it to Bricks and Minifigs.