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  • Why the A380 failed

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    taiwan_girlT
    Thai Airlines has/had some A380's. For me mostly, it seemed like a regular plane. They boarded/deboarded on two levels, so unless you went to the stairs on the plane and went up or down, just seemed like each floor was a regular plane. LOL re:747. Loved sitting in the upper cabin. Kind of like your own private plane. Probably my favorite.
  • Canada's Hudson's Bay has survived 355 years. Now the store is in crisis

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    taiwan_girlT
    https://www.thestar.com/business/hudsons-bay-is-liquidating-all-of-its-stores-heres-what-you-need-to-know/article_8b9a8028-7225-5ef5-9b79-ad205d149ec1.html Unfortunately, the company did not make it.
  • Massive Spain/Portugal power outage

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    jon-nycJ
    This seems grid related not source related.
  • Moar geography

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    MikM
    Cool. Or tres' cool as they say up north.
  • What happened to the apostles

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    jon-nycJ
    Hahahahaa
  • Prescient Bertrand Russel

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    @jon-nyc
  • The Slate truck

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    jon-nycJ
    It still has the problem of the small intersection on the ‘wants a truck’ / ‘wants an EV’ Venn diagram.
  • S&P500 runs a trade surplus with China

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  • Revisiting Tariffs on Imports from China

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    Nuther thing that is landing is that on Friday, the de minimus (items less than $800) is eliminated which means that a huge amount of trade that was excaping the tariffs will be affected - only about a gazillion pieces per year. It will affect a lot of businesses.
  • North Korean cyber spies created U.S. firms to dupe crypto developers

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    MikM
    Bomb bomb bomb Bomb bomb Pyongyang
  • Rubio Speaks

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    jon-nycJ
    https://x.com/maniamakash/status/1916486190355689937?s=46
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    LuFins DadL
    Yeah, I’ve been expecting this as well as vehicle GPS pings for identity…
  • Sexy record covers

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    Doctor PhibesD
    I don't think it's a coincidence that the only person I've heard of on any of those is James Brown
  • The National Archives needs your help transcribing UFO and JFK files

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    MikM
    Kentucky. No alcohol. Uh huh.
  • Elizabeth Holmes’s defense

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    jodiJ
    Me either.
  • Who Killed Ramses III, Pharaoh of Egypt

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    MikM
    @jon-nyc said in Who Killed Ramses III, Pharaoh of Egypt: I shot the Pharaoh… … but I didn’t shoot the vizier. Haaahaha
  • Buffett offers up a different way to address the trade deficit

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    jon-nycJ
    Sounds more like barter than trade.
  • Forum Issues

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    taiwan_girlT
    @Tom-K said in Forum Issues: Hey Klaus, we don't chat a lot but thank you for everything you do here. Much appreciated. Yes, for sure!!!
  • Happy Draft Day

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    @Mik said in Happy Draft Day: How many times do you have to say defense wins games. Were that not true the Bengals would have won the Super Bowl last year. You still need offense. Pittsburgh had the top scoring defense through 12 weeks last year and were 10-2. BUT the offense couldn’t sustain drives, and Russell Wilson repeatedly ignored play calls designed to grind the clock and went for quick big strikes instead. The result? Our defense was on the field for 20 more snaps a game than average. They hit that 5 games in 22 days stretch and died. They were worn down…
  • Who dis?

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    ***=NSFW content***click to show n 1933, a young Lucille Ball, just 22 years old, made one of her earliest on-screen appearances as a Goldwyn Girl in the musical comedy Roman Scandals. At that time, she was still a rising star—an ambitious model-turned-actress trying to make her mark in Hollywood. The Goldwyn Girls were known for their synchronized glamour and were featured in elaborate musical numbers that added dazzle to the silver screen, and Lucille was among them, soaking in the experience of big studio productions. Though her role in Roman Scandals was uncredited, it was a crucial step in her journey. Surrounded by the showbiz spectacle and working under the direction of established filmmakers, Lucille was quietly learning the ropes—building poise, camera awareness, and performance skills that would serve her well in the years ahead. Even then, she stood out with her expressive features and magnetic energy. This moment in Lucille Ball’s life captures her at the very beginning of a legendary career. Before she became a household name with I Love Lucy, before she broke barriers as a pioneering producer and comedic genius, she was one of many hopefuls in the chorus line. But even in the background, Lucille had a spark—and history would soon catch up with her.