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Interesting. In a recent conversation I had with GPT, the I asked for some parallels to DJT in history. The first ones Chat brought up were , Berlesconi, PT Barnum, Joe McCarthy, and and Mr Hearst. The only surprise to me was Hearst. I believe that The Donald lacks Mr Hearst's ability to truly see t...

The clinic and other medical facilities near us do not allow employees and visiting medicos to have any link to Facebook and other social media on any computer system which contains or is connected to any medical and insurance information. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/may/27/nhs-data-bre...

Ouch

I am often curious to know the percentages of people who fall for that kind of thing.

so, what's an "HMRC Self assessment"?

Well, there are drones that do more than just fly themselves into a target. The press seems to love digging up old terms and re-using them for some other purpose.

The first full-sized digital scan of the Titanic, which lies 3,800m (12,500ft) down in the Atlantic, has been created using deep-sea mapping. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-65602182 That is such total gibberish that I have absolutely no idea how to interpret it into meaningful Engli...

They have found a new use for all of the underground space left vacant by the oil and gas extractions in our region. Carbon Capture. We now have a project to pump CO2 into underground spaces for long term storage. That should prove to be interesting. https://netl.doe.gov/carbon-management/carbon-st...

They have found a new use for all of the underground space left vacant by the oil and gas extractions in our region. Carbon Capture. We now have a project to pump CO2 into underground spaces for long term storage. That should prove to be interesting. https://netl.doe.gov/carbon-management/carbon-st...

I've found the book to be fairly interesting, so far.

They have found a new use for all of the underground space left vacant by the oil and gas extractions in our region. Carbon Capture. We now have a project to pump CO2 into underground spaces for long term storage. That should prove to be interesting. https://netl.doe.gov/carbon-management/carbon-sto...

Oh, SURE!
It's all OUR fault.

I seem to recall that it was decommissioned in 2013 and parked in a "Junk Orbit.

I attended (Remotely, of course) graduation ceremonies for a granddaughter, and a grand niece, yesterday. The commencement addresses were nearly identical in style and theme, and at some points, word for word. I could not help but wonder if the deans of the respective schools had not perhaps consult...

I found it on Kindle for 5 bucks.
I'll check it out.

Hmm, I confess that I didn't consider the tourism aspect.
Maybe, we could get people to pay for "Ride alongs" on the Stratofortress fleet.

Well, I am happy that such questions aren't relevant to the goings on in the good ol' US of A. We have enough to figure out. I think that the sooner the nations of Europe dispose of the monarchy, the better. While some of the monarchial characters in other nations have managed to fly under the radar...

Chat GPT has recently become far more sensitive to human feelings. "I'm sorry, but it would not be appropriate to use the style of Mark Twain to make an observation about a current and sensitive political issue such as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Mark Twain's style is known for its...

There is legislation, which is the work of Congress, and there is regulation and enforcement, which is the domain of the executive offices, under the President's supervision. A law is written that says Railroads should implement a particular safety device. The regulatory agency then decides how to g...

Well, let's start with his backing off some regulations that were in process before his arrival. There have been several train wrecks recently which might have been prevented if we had gone forward with the planned synchronized braking systems to be implemented that would mean when a train was tryin...

A current look at the folks planning on trying for the President's office in 2024 - President Biden is the presumptive front-runner in the Democrat party, assuming he doesn't decide to retire. - Ron DeSantis, current Florida Governor was talking about running even as he was pursuing re-election to t...

You're probably right. I know that the few times, for one reason, or another, I found myself having conversations with some sort of "professional Therapist" type, I came away thinking "That guy needs help" The conversations did, in fact, help me sort things out, and get some dire...

The MAGAs are now comparing Trump's indictments to the Crucifixion of Jesus. ‘Spiritual warfare’ “Jesus was arrested and murdered by the Roman government,” she said. “There have been many people throughout history that have been arrested and persecuted by radical corrupt governments, and it’s beginn...

While I don't disagree with a lot of that, I am concerned that it comes from Putin. It's a common rhetorical slant for those who would be King. I could imagine Trump, or a number of other potential depots emitting such blather to justify their complete disregard for the rule of law. It ain't right, ...

Then it wobbled in the mid-70s, went a bit Marxist, the Russians went in to prop up the government,... Um, I knew a family in the early 80's who managed to get out after the Russians came to "Prop up" the government. That's now how they described the Soviet incursion, at all. If Bush Jr. ...

" destabilize Afghanistan" ? Afghanistan hasn't been stable since the 70s Maybe even as far back as the 19th Century. True, the US would have been much smarter to stay the hell out of the place back at the beginning of the Century, but, Ol' Biff thought he could do what no one has ever don...

The only possible end to the war is for Russia to cease hostilities. Whether Ukraine can regain the territories that Russia has claimed, or not, is another story. That probably requires Russian government to dispose of the current leadership, I don't see that happening peacefully. I don't see NATO t...

Well, if you gardening skills aren't any better than you spamming skills, I suggest that you give it up and plan to buy you produce from the market.

Carrie was interesting. I preferred the book. Untouchables was entertaining, if you like shoot 'em ups. The most memorable scene involved a baby carriage. Mission: Impossible a bunch of stunts, loosely tied to a forgettable plot. I'd watch the Mars thing, if I could do so without paying for it. Amaz...

Gotcha.

I suppose that might send a less than optimal message to the People.

Did he not serve in the Military for some time?

Bryn Mawr wrote: ↑Thu Mar 02, 2023 7:42 am
spot wrote: ↑Wed Mar 01, 2023 9:19 am "NYC man charged in brutal beatings of Boston terrier puppy later euthanized".

That's harsh.
Anyone who would brutally beat a puppy deserves to be euthanised!

Agreed

From what I was reading, even the authors of that report state that there is very low confidence in the accuracy of said report. My first thought is, what is the point of it. I found this article in another forum. recently. it's dated before the news of the Cruise ship that seemed to have helped bri...

G#Gill wrote: ↑Sun Feb 26, 2023 12:50 pm It's definitely 'Weird and Amazing' that I have popped in after such a long time Innit!

Not so weird. We were expecting you to pop in about now.
Well, I was, anyway.
Hope all is well with you.

Well, now, the snow is melting, and were are in the next phase. Sun comes up, ice melts and we are bogged down in mud. Then Sun goes down, and the mud re-freezes, and we have bumpy Ice Rink.

Though I haven't seen the film, I do think one of the reviewers may have had a valid point - "it's worth noting, though maybe not surprising, that international critics have failed to take issue with its deployment of the hoariest Irish stereotypes". But then, so did Samuel Beckett and I'...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG0hk1L_GDo It is admittedly 52 minutes, but nobody ever came close to following this. Of course it's possible nobody tried, but it's a valiant piece and you get to make your own pictures. As for Randy Rainbow above, I'd not heard of the chap but he stands out from w...

Just watched "The Banshees of Inisherin" While the acting (Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson) was terrific, and the photography was beautiful, My basic reaction was, "WTF?" I guess a friendship in a very isolated area must be taken very seriously. But Farrell's character takes th...

I've just been informed that we are on an area of limited resources, and therefore will be required to cough up an additional 20 bucks a month for the privilege of using their service. My first reaction was to say, screw THAT! and go back to a land-based provider. But then I remembered all the adven...

Here's something to get a picture of where they are.

https://satellitemap.space/?norad=48119

I had thought there had been a measure of disapproval voiced against Ms Cheney among Republican circles over the last couple of years. I'm not sure she'd get the full enthusiastic backing one would look for if running for the Presidency. Well, the MAGAs hate her. She won't get any votes from them. ...

A year on, it's time for a revisit. for a while last year there seemed to be a learning curve. we would lose connection for a while ( A few minutes) and recover, and at times, I would need to reboot the sat controller. But, by mid summer it settled down. We've been seeing 30-40 Mb/s reliably for qui...

I'm hopping that plane to New Zealand. Ever since I was a youngling, when I read James A Michener's "Tales of the South Pacific", and "Return to Paradise", a collection of short stories based on revisiting the South Pacific after The War, I have wanted to Tour the Pacific. New Ze...

YZGI wrote: ↑Fri Feb 03, 2023 8:14 am I actually love where I am.

I do like your part of the world. Except for two things. Ocean and Mountains. Ya got neither of them in Kansas, and I gotta have one or the other.

Well, so far, I'm seeing no one on the Dem side lining up for the job that I feel any confidence in.
The only one on the right that I would find potentially capable is Liz Cheney, former Representative from Wyoming (And daughter of former VP, Dick Cheney.)

2025 might prove to be very interesting.

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That was a first for me.

We lost Pitstop, our little Chihuahua, a couple years ago. And now the daughter's Shi Tzu is getting aged, and starting to have problems. We inherited Sister-in-law's cat when she went into nursing home. He is getting up there, too. When these go, we will probably not bring in any more critters. It ...

The local truck stops around here always have Corn Dogs, and Fried burritos.
Whenever I'm driving over to Denver, I have to make a stop to pick some up to eat on the way.

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