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  • The Second Gentleman's Hanukkah Story

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    taiwan_girlT
    Why do people tweet???? (And if they do, thinking that deleting it will somehow magically remove it from the internet forever.)
  • Today's Med Mal Case

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    taiwan_girlT
    I dont think this is malpractice. Bad judgement when he went to the hospital, but not sure if it is malpractice.
  • Perspective

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  • Mike Speaks

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    George KG
    @jon-nyc said in Mike Speaks: I guess campaigning on a premeditated plan to impeach Letitia smiled.
  • Short Women

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  • Apres Santos

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    CopperC
    Typical doofus
  • Where the Crazies Go

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  • Queen of the Hill

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  • It's ok to be itty-bitty...

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    George KG
    @Jolly said in It's ok to be itty-bitty...: Didn't Google take those over? Haven't looked. I use to subscribe to Giganews for Usenet access. Dropped my subscription years ago.
  • Link?

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    CopperC
    @George-K said in Link?: We've been chasing the "amyloid deposit" r Yes, this is a very interesting puzzle, most of it goes over my head. The guys with the big money placed most of it on amyloid research. But there are people who say this: Dr. Daniel Alkon, a longtime NIH neuroscientist who started a company to develop an Alzheimer’s treatment, is even more emphatic: “If it weren’t for the near-total dominance of the idea that amyloid is the only appropriate drug target,” he said, “we would be 10 or 15 years ahead of where we are now.” https://www.statnews.com/2019/06/25/alzheimers-cabal-thwarted-progress-toward-cure/ Then there is this: The amyloid hypothesis drama In AD, brain cells are dying. Additionally, a protein fragment called beta amyloid is building up on the exterior of brain cells. Some believe that amyloid buildup is a primary disease mechanism—it’s killing the cells and/or interfering with the transmission of information between cells.  But other researchers I’ve spoken with believe amyloid is a byproduct of the disease process with no real consequence of its own. Other authorities propose that amyloid plaques are actually a natural protective feature for the cells intended to defend against microbes and toxins. https://www.amazon.com/Beating-Dementia-Monster-impairment-Alzheimers-ebook/dp/B08D3HDJ4B/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=dementia+monster&sr=8-1
  • The Million-mile Tesla

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    George KG
    @89th said in The Million-mile Tesla: 2004? You mean 2014... Yes. My bad. So yes, 2008 is 15 years ago. Quite the round-up to say nearly two decades, something you can say for the next 5 years! Enjoy!
  • Vacationing NYPD cops save MLK birth house from arsonist

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    89th8
    I'm just glad MLK's vision of a colorblind society is finally kicking in.
  • The 600

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    taiwan_girlT
    Very interesting story.
  • Remember, "The Cloud" is just someone else's computer

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    taiwan_girlT
    Yup, good to have a local hard drive backup.
  • This morning's musical interlude: Heavy Metal

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    JollyJ
    The minds that thought this up ...
  • 🎄 🎁 It's beginning to smell a lot like Christmas 🎁 🎄

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    JollyJ
    Apple didn't fall far from the tree. We had Christmas with part of the family at Thanksgiving. Her 84 year-old mother came in with nine, count 'em, nine deserts.
  • Chinese Cheap Chic

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    JollyJ
    @George-K said in Chinese Cheap Chic: @Jolly said in Chinese Cheap Chic: It's not a motorcycle, it's a motorscooter. Yeah, I know. The injuries at 35 mph are so much less severe than at 65 mph. No thanks. No worse than a mild wreck gettin' throwed off a buckin' bull...
  • Legal weed that doesn’t get you high

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    MikM
    Yeah, I never knew a dealer that gave you extra drugs just because.
  • Ohtani- This guy is phenomenal

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    HoraceH
    Shohei Ohtani to defer all but $20M of his $700M Dodgers contract until its completion in 2034 Have I ever mentioned here how important culture is? Yeah, no American would do this. Good for Shohei.
  • Abortion Tourism

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    jon-nycJ
    Funny, when I lived there in the 90s it was the other way around