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  • Hey ChatGPT users…

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    jon-nycJ
    This at the end of a question about halal and kosher slaughter. [image: 1773078943094-img_0980.jpeg] If it ever says ‘one neat trick’ or ‘what big pharma doesn’t want you to know’ I’m switching to Anthropic.
  • Wow. Photo finish at the LA marathon

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    89th8
    https://www.reddit.com/r/sports/comments/1rp550i/la_marathon_american_nathan_martin_was_able_to/
  • Funny Pics

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  • The Iran War (was Nuclear Program) thread

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    RenaudaR
    @Mik said in The Iran War (was Nuclear Program) thread: One thing concerns me greatly. Not hearing reports of social unrest in the streets, nothing that resembles an uprising. Seems like we’d be hearing about it if it were occurring. Despite the bombs and fully functioning domestic political repression apparatus still firmly in place, people continue to manage and feed their families. When the food becomes scarce and children start going hungry, the masses will take to the streets. That is the way virtually of all revolutions.
  • And now, the corruption.

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    jon-nycJ
    https://x.com/business/status/2031009153804591320?s=46
  • Day dreaming

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    89th8
    Yeah brain fog I suppose! I did wake up the next day with a cold (still have it) so maybe it was an early symptom.
  • The Iran war memes thead

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    jon-nycJ
    https://x.com/osint613/status/2030909149857366132?s=46
  • Mildly interesting

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  • Clocks go back tonight….

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    jon-nycJ
    I find that when people say they want to end daylight savings what they really mean is they want to end changing the clocks twice a year and haven’t really thought about what that would mean in terms of sunshine full year round.
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    That’s right.
  • If something feels off about the world today here's why.

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    MikM
    Yeah, when it first came out - 32 years ago.
  • Last Bachelor night

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    @Mik said in Last Bachelor night: Should have let me know. i would have popped over for a pint and hooked you up with the best restaurants! Wife has family there and I worked out of there for a few years so we're quite familiar. Damn, I never even thought of that. If we go again I'll let you know.
  • The Cookbook

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    Really good recip. fast and easy. Good last night, a lot better today. I did not put the dairy in until each bowl is served. it will last longer in the fridge without it. Quick Fish Chowder With Hot Butter Crackers Ready In 25 min INGREDIENTS Yield: 4 servings FOR THE CHOWDER 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 large fennel bulb with some greenstems (about 12 ounces), trimmed and sliced (about 4 cups) 12 ounces Yukon Gold potatoes (2to 3), thinly sliced into rounds 1 large shallot (4 ounces), thinlysliced 4 large garlic cloves, thinly sliced PREPARATION Step 1 Prepare the chowder: Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a large potover medium-high heat. Once the butter is foamy, add the fennel,potatoes, shallot and garlic. Season with salt and pepper andcook, stirring occasionally, until the fennel and shallots areslightly translucent and softened, 4 to 5 minutes. Step 2 Add the clam juice and 2 cups water and bring to a boil over highheat. Cover the pot with a lid, adjust the heat to low and simmeruntil the potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. Step 3 As easy as it is delicious, this chowder bypasses celery in favor of fennel, which gives the soup a littleanise flavor and some extra heft. The vegetables are thinly sliced and cooked together to help speed upthe cooking process; using a mandoline can accelerate your prep even more. Half-and-half is a lighteroption than heavy cream and helps finish the soup with a little richness. Cod is recommended here (orflounder or halibut, depending on what’s available), but feel free to substitute with shrimp or clams,adjusting cook times as needed. The crushed saltines are flavored with hot paprika, which is a smokysubstitute for the bacon that is usually found in a classic chowder. Kosher salt and freshly groundblack pepper 1 (8-ounce) bottle clam juice 1 pound boneless, skinless cod fillet(or flounder or halibut), cut into 1-inch pieces ¼ cup half-and-half FOR THE CRACKERS 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 ½ teaspoons hot or smokedpaprika Kosher salt 12 to 15 saltine crackers While the soup is simmering, prepare the crackers: Melt 2tablespoons of butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.Swirl in the paprika and turn off the heat. Lightly crush thesaltines into the saucepan in small bite-size pieces and toss tocoat in the seasoned butter. Season with salt and set aside. Step 4 Once the potatoes are tender, stir in the cod and half-and-half,raise the heat to medium, cover and simmer until the cod iscooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Season generously with salt andpepper. Step 5 Divide the chowder among bowls and top with the seasonedcrackers.
  • Scientists could soon use giant fire tornadoes to clean up our oceans

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    MikM
    Could be a good idea.
  • Just what we needed...a Shat heavy metal album!

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    Tom-KT
    My guess andrea-b is some sort of bot or AI something or other. And as far as Shat goes for a guy that can't act he has had a fabulous career as an actor. Good for him.
  • Lose the hat, sir.

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    taiwan_girlT
    My guess is that it was windy, and he was afraid of his comb over going up and over! (One time I was in the States, and it was at a sporting event, and the announcer said to "remover your hats" as the national song was played and they brought in the flag.)
  • Beyond the antivaxx stuff MAHA is either banal or fake

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    MikM
    @Axtremus said in Beyond the antivaxx stuff MAHA is either banal or fake: The alternative would never! On that I have to agree. He should stick to food additives.
  • Longest snake ever measured is over 23.5 feet long

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  • Kristi Noem fired

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    jon-nycJ
    Yeah, just because she doesn’t fuck you anymore doesn’t mean she’s abandoned the grand plan. She just considers phase 2 to have ended.