Pretty accurate from my understanding of the story. Although it fails to mention that many Russians were convinced (and probably remain so today) that the deal was a lease agreement that the US reneged upon after the 1917 revolution. As well, the by the 1860s the British were not at all interested in acquiring Alaska as their focus was by then South Asia and not the Western Hemisphere.

Despite the tens of billions being wasted on a project like the F-35, the examples that tend to draw the most attention from the media and the most outrage among taxpayers involve overspending on routine items. This may be because the average person doesn’t have a sense of what a fighter plane should cost, but can more easily grasp that spending $640 for a toilet seat or $7,600 for a coffee pot is outrageous. https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/only-the-pentagon-could-spend-640-on-a-toilet-seat/

If I was a young Dem politician, I'd stay away from the insanity and keep a low profile. Progressive has become a code word for communist. The party needs to recalibrate, but that's hard to do against Trump, because Trump is a populist. So, they need to get off of the TDS bandwagon and start to stake out core positions that appeal to more people than college educated liberals and the indigent.

awww, my kingdom for a booosie! There sails off into the Tyrrhenian Sea one cabin cruiser, one brand sparkling new motor bike, a fine hybrid suv to take me pets to the beach every morn. Me castle on the hill overlooking the same sparkling sea. All for a boosie in a flat. I dunno, methnks only Jon could live like that.

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@Doctor-Phibes said in Official Portraits: @Jolly said in Official Portraits: I sometimes forget how unexpressive the English are If you're going to use the adjective 'literally', at least finish the sentence with something you can literally do. Being an American is no excuse for clumsiness. Also, if you're going to swear, do it properly. 'Heck' is a word best reserved for Sunday school. Shucks. I suspect twitterpation is imminent.

Light 'em up.

looked real to me.

Good, let the NGOs lawyer up and we'll decide this at SCOTUS.

@NobodySock said in Why Concerts Cost So Much: I know back in the day, artists relied on album sales as their primary source of income. Back then concerts were reasonably priced with the advent of the Internet and the ability to download music, album sales have taken serious hits, and thus the concert venue has now become the performers, primary method of income. I can’t remember the last concert I have gone to as I stopped going when tickets started approaching $50 or more. It’s crazy now nowadays I know. Yep. Artists used to go on tour to boost album sales. Now they release recordings to engage and encourage people to come to their shows…

@LuFins-Dad said in Hey LD: They’ve always been high propensity voters definitely blue. Now that they might have to find a real job, they might decide it is time to turn red.

If we give one of theirs a speeding ticket, they kidnap 3 of ours for a year.

Yeah, large wild animals are best seen from something larger than them.

Finally got around to watching this. Very cool!!!!

As the cartoon guy would say, "D'oh!!!!!!"

@Renauda said in Speaking of Chernobyl: The boy denies any attack on Chernobyl, calls it a Ukrainian provocation: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyjvkggdnqo

I lean towards return to office and I think that @jolly is of the same mind. In the article above, I think that #1 is a big problem. I have seen it myself. New people who start remote always seem to be a step behind. I think that having a new person be fully remote is a mistake, no matter what industry. But, if you are going to bring new people into the office during their initial period, then you need to have experienced people there also. LOL For me, (I know it is only a single data point), but I work better in the office (though I do like it better working from home. LOL). For example, if I need to talk to legal about about a contract or negotiation, it better for me to go down to the office, sit with them at a table and discuss. Easier than back and forth DM's, emails, or setting up a on line meeting. And realistically, me being there in person increases the odds that I will be able to meet with them and talk with them. And the comment about managers more likely to layoff remote workers before in person workers, I think is true also. Human nature. Of course WFH vs RTO is job specific, and also depends on the personality of the person doing the work. I get that. But, overall and in general terms, I think that there are more benefits to being in the office than being home.

Interesting.

Interesting video and gives some thought for things. I think it is very correct about people over-estimate how much they think their house is worth. A lot of that is because of the emotional part of things. People oftentimes put a price on memories, not realizing that someone buying their house doesn't care about that.