I still have an old Apple Airport in my house somewhere, not sure in the basement or the attic. By the way, the standard reference for the latest generation of Wi-Fi technology you can buy today is IEEE 802.11ax.

Oh, I should comment, it's not THAT @Tom-K ...

It is an opinion piece. What do you expect? LOL

@jon-nyc said in So, I went to the vet on Friday.: How is he around vets? He's a bit skittish, but I don't think he recognizes the vet as a "vet." Just another person. The vet was good, getting down on the floor to encourage Sid to come to him. After about 15 minutes, he was able to get Sid to step up on his arm. What does he do when someone’s trying to trim his beak and nails? We used to have a groomer come to the house, and he absolutely hated it. She'd restrain him with a towel, and then go at it. [image: 1726445891016-img_0812.jpg] She's retired, so we do the vet thing. The vet was able to get him enclosed in a towel and took him to the back...

@Horace said in So who is this Laura Loomer?: I wonder which has more evidence, Haitians eating pets, or Loomer having an affair with Trump? Does it matter? Gossip is gossip..

There's no deeper essence of cleanliness beyond what something looks and smells like. Under a microscope, everything is disgusting, and if you zoom out far enough, everything is clean.

It amazes me that Hamas' propaganda machine is so strong, that the resident still support them after they let them starve.

Ah, but he's big on lies. Interestingly enough, I read a piece the other day about how the public views lies from politicians or public persons in power...Whether the public puts any emphasis on lies, revolved around effectiveness. They gave the example of Andrew Carnegie, who was utterly ruthless in business and once started an entire boatload of salacious lies to put a competitor out of business...And then Carnegie went on to make more and better steel than anybody else. If a person can bring about change, can succeed in being effective and successful in helping the public, the public could care less about any hyperbole or lies. Thought that was interesting.

Word.

I never understood the appeal of vodka. As the article says, its sole purpose seems to be to give a "kick" to other beverages - IOW, to act as an intoxicant. Though that might be a worthy goal for some, I never understood it. I hate the feeling of any intoxication.

The TLDR is it should cost about a million. But ranges up to 25 million (for Zuck). Interesting article nonetheless!

@Doctor-Phibes said in Riddle me this, Trump supporters: @Mik said in Riddle me this, Trump supporters: Things always get testy around presidential elections. lol. Some people do seem a little irritable. We could of course look upon it as an opportunity.... Most attempts at starting conversations around here get ignored, so I am a little testy when conversations that posters are actually investing in, get dismissed as unworthy of appearing on these hallowed pages.

A new study released today in the Journal of the American Medical Association details James' remarkable recovery from the groundbreaking 21-hour surgery in May 2023. "The goal for us was to have him blend in and be another face in the crowd," Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez, chairman and professor of plastic surgery at NYU Langone Health, tells PEOPLE. "The results are phenomenal. He looks fantastic and it's functioning really well." https://people.com/aaron-james-world-first-face-and-eye-transplant-recipient-one-year-later-exclusive-8708316 In June of 2021, James was away from his Arkansas home on the job in an elevated bucket near Tulsa, Okla., helping to transfer wires to a new electrical pole when he hit his face onto a live wire while holding a neutral wire. The shock of more than 7,000 volts of electricity shooting through his body blew off his thumb and burned him from the inside out. Somewhat gross picture attached showing before and after ***NSFW content***click to show [image: Pre-InjuryPost-InjuryTransplant-eye-closed-Aaron-James-090824-9c56d2d668c84ac6a570ab206eae5a8f.jpg]

@Horace said in Elon, fix this: requires gravity to play normally? Tubular Bells Link to video

@taiwan_girl said in The Grey Dog Runneth Not...In Chicago...: what is the longest bus ride you have take before? From Chantilly, VA to Orlando, FL Westfield High School Band trip to Disneyworld chaperone 860 miles each way 16 hours each way Wednesday evening board the bus Thursday AM arrive at Disney perform/compete, PM check in to hotel Friday AM check out, PM collect the trophy, back on the bus Saturday AM arrive back home 2 nights on the bus, 1 in the hotel Awesome trip, I'd do it again

Of course people are in favor of it. I am surprise the number is not even higher. LOL Now if they asked, "are you in favor of taxing Social Security, and to pay for it, we will increase the retire age to 80 years old..........." I wonder what the answer would be.

Okay. I agree with what he is saying.