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neonzx wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 8:35 pm

raison de arizona wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 8:29 pm "The threat was 'neutralized'" - the threat was a 14yo boy. And he was killed.

This language disturbs me.

You picked up that too, eh?

neonzx wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 1:35 pm

northland10 wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 1:28 pm I passed a few years back if I recall.

You still look good for that condition.

I pass most days. Sometimes twice in one day.

One of Australia's most famous satirist's (Barry Humphries RIP) most famous routines was to dress up in drag as Dame Edna.

He did other characters (male) too and was married with several kids. I never heard one person claim insult by Dame Edna.

Condolences and respect to a fellow orphan.

FYI The mountain, Sentinel Peak, commonally called A-Mountain was 'vandalized' a hundred years ago when the 'A' was built. It is repainted at least once a year before football season starts. Sometimes more that once. Rival students from ASU try to paint it in ASU colors, maroon and urine, when the f...

Private Eye is a great magazine. Started in the sixties and has boasted some of the greatest political and satirical writers of the last 70 years.

It was started by Peter Cook, and included a lot of expat Australians like Barry Humphreys in the early days.

:snippity: Pretty safe bet. Thorium reactors are practical now. But I dont know of any under developement (all nukes are too expensive), or operational (maybe in Italy?). China was supposed to bring on test reactor in 2021 in the Gobi desert but there is surprisingly little news available on it. Th...

Or maybe a Norwegian Blue?

:snippity: ETA: Here's another. A young native German speaker who thinks that some English words are better, not ugly like the German. I like that she speaks with an American English accent. I like "Shit Wing". Imma gonna start calling 'em that. She doesn't have an American accent - but s...

I am putting my money on thorium molten salt reactors becoming practical alternatives for uranium fueled high pressure water fusion reactors first (i. e. before quantum computing and fusion are practical.) Pretty safe bet. Thorium reactors are practical now. But I dont know of any under developemen...

Foggy wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:16 am I support the protesters 100% and I am thrilled that there are protests happening at both my alma maters, Georgetown and USC.

And of course there is plenty of opportunity for you indulge your favourite beachside pastime...

I have returned. Good vacation, even if it did beat the crap out of me. I drove home 5 hours and I needed a bit of rest (and one last cuppa), but I recovered fully, put everything away, did my laundry, reinstalled my main laptop with all the peripherals, and charged up all my tech. Few more vacatio...

Pinging our local aircraft mechanic Ding Ding Ding .... How can a emergency exit slide fall off a plane, I thought that thingy was part of the door and can only inflate when the door is opened? I read recently that some asshole opened the door while the plane was approaching landing which tore off ...

Reality Check wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2024 8:50 am That was the line of the night. Colin Jost was just fair. May I just do not like his delivery. He started of very slow and got a little better as he warmed up.

Jost was not 'just fair'.

He was abysmal.

AndyinPA wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2024 8:58 pm I've seen that kind of thing in California.

I hope you don't mean you've seen fake saguaros in California. 'Cause real saguaros don't grow there naturally.

Hmm. I have put 2 and 2 together and come with 4. Probably. I think. Maybe. 2 number 1 => folks here have established that Turnip is on Adderall. Possibly this is a joke, but it would, of course, be irresponsible to not speculate that it is accepted as established fact. 2 number 2 => Turnip is falli...

I would have thought that that might just fit the definition of "cruel and unusual punishment".

Whether he deserves it or not.

Wait a minute youse guyze! You lost me at the bakery!

Stack: writer @nytopinion, once J'lem-Cairo-Moscow-B'jing @latimes;TX @AP etc. https://x.com/Megankstack/status/1783709143313834407 Trying to think of a precedent where US police cracked down this hard (beating, arrest) against student protesters whose main offence (that I’m seeing reported) is not...

Not indicating Turnip means that they don't have to deal with complicated delays in finding places in his busy court calendar.

Yeah, I got maybe 5 of connected to stuff on my desk right now, and proll a half dozen more in my spares box. You get a new one every time you get a new Samsung phone too. Dont all phone companies do that? I even have a -A plug to -C socket so I can use my -C message stick in the USB socket on my de...

pipistrelle wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2024 7:33 am Tool for terrorism.

What other use has it?

Home guard dog.

I think you guys are talking about USB-A not USB-B. -B is the old peripheral connector, most often used on at the printer or scanner end. I know Apple is weird but even they wouldn't call a macbook a peripheral would they? USB A to USB C cables are a dime a dozen, but please realize they wont make a...

I think I need to report a murder...