lol. On the other hand, I completely get where he is at on the subject.

Times is still reporting it as ‘verified video’.

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@Mik said in Winter thoughts: Probably when I still believed in Santa Claus. C'mon, spoiler alert, man!

I am usually OK with self-checkout, except when I need to use a gift card and when I buy something with special discounts; having a human cashier makes it easier to deal with "exceptions."

Expensive hotels (by local standards) overseas. In my neighborhood, I can still get shoes shined by a shoe repair shop, just that instead of me sitting on a high chair wearing the shoes while they get shined, instead I hand the shoes over the counter to the shopkeeper then come back to collect them a few days later. It's a one-man-shop, so technically the shopkeeper is the "shoe shine guy" and I do see that "shoe shine guy" face-to-face; just that he also does many other things like repairing all sorts of shoes, bags, luggages, outer wears, and running a shop. The classical "shoe shine guys" that I used to see at a local airport and a local ground transportation hub, I don't see them anymore after the COVID-19 pandemic.

I was hoping for a made-in-Amerca phone, but I may have to settle for tofu. Speaking of which, @mik, this is close to you: CinSoy.

It stands the test of time. Like COBOL.

Ax has reached his 2 doll limit so his wife is buying him diapers this year.

The species is doomed.

@Renauda said in Two killed, 8 others shot at Brown University: … Saw the cctv coverage of the perp leaving the area on the BBC. He (no doubt in my mind as to his gender) has an odd gait. Almost knock kneed on his right leg. Hope they catch him soon and alive, and keep him alive to stand trial. Haven’t seen any video yet but damn if he’s pulling a Keyser Söze and fakes that limp…that would be genius.

I haven't followed the debate, but isn't the administration totally admitting that the goal was to kill the people, even the survivors, not just stop the boat? There are less lethal ways to stop the boat, yes there are nets that can clog a motor if you're close enough, and the coast guard has specific weapons to be precisely shoot/terminate onboard motors.

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There's nothing wrong with gambling per se, it's the sort of gambling where the player has a definitive mathematical disadvantage which is simply evil.

I'll make some phone calls.

@jon-nyc One month ago I was in Paris. The restoration of the Notre Dame is indeed half a miracle. Btw, entrance is free. They should ask 1 symbolic euro as entrance fee. Daily income would surpass 30000 euro. Within 20 years all costs would be covered.

I cannot imagine designing such a system without simple trend checking. Unless, of course….