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  • Valentines Day Memes 2026

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    jon-nycJ
    No doubt many of them will have plans tomorrow… [image: 1771112405512-img_0435.jpeg]
  • Female school shooter in Canada

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    RenaudaR
    He murdered nine people. Seven of whom were children aged 11 to 14; two adults, one a teacher (or teacher’s aid), the other his own mother. Two, including a 12 year old girl with 2 bullet wounds - one in the neck and the other through her brain stem and clinging to life, remain in hospital ICU in Vancouver. I am not prepared to engage in discussing the dead monster’s self image or the politics of gender reassignment. Suffice to say he was born a male human and died a male subhuman. I am far more interested in how and from whom he obtained the firearms and ammunition.
  • That was close

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    MikM
    No, that's really it. You may get lucky.
  • Valentine’s Day Meal

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  • San Francisco is back

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    jon-nycJ
    The first and only time I was in Austin was when Apple Computer was my client in the early 90s. It was after Jobs had been fired and the Newton was launched. But they already had a sizeable presence there. One thing that came of it (Apple’s presence, not my trip) was Apple crushed an initiative that was going to outlaw the provision of ‘partner’ benefits (ie spousal-type benefits for same sex couples back when gay marriage was illegal). It was about to pass and Apple told the governor and legislative leaders that it would shut down its Texas facilities if it became law. “And the rain came down”, as they say.
  • Mamdani in office a mere six weeks and this pops up

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    jon-nycJ
    They have them in France and Britain too. [image: 1771089161289-img_0376.jpeg] [image: 1771089174537-3f67e0c3-cee3-4cf1-8a4c-7565e86ea670.jpeg]
  • Sam Harris on the economy post AI

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    jon-nycJ
    Maybe. VCs are still going to want to exit at some point.
  • What are you watching now?

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    Doctor PhibesD
    A Spy Among Friends, docu-drama about Kim Philby's defection. Quite well done. I love spy stuff.
  • The Epstein File

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    RenaudaR
    @Horace There may even have been hopeful intentions behind it, that there would be juicy, politically useful stuff to prosecute or at least publicize in the files. “may even have been hopeful intentions…”?? Surely you jest.
  • San Francisco gets tough on BART fare evasion with shocking results

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    jon-nycJ
    Im going to be riding BART Monday. I’ll report back assuming I’m not killed.
  • Pennsylvania as the beacon of virtue (on Pr0nhub)

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    jon-nycJ
    @bachophile said in Pennsylvania as the beacon of virtue (on Pr0nhub): figures minnesota nice would be mutual orgasm It just means more Minnesota wives are viewing porn hub.
  • The Cookbook

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    MikM
    Made this last night, 2/3 of the 1/2 recipe. Only had half a pound of mushrooms so i added green peas. Delicious, and half a cup of rice was more than enough for the two of us. Would easily have fed four as a side dish. https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/85389/gourmet-mushroom-risotto/
  • Mamdani plays at governing - housing edition

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    MikM
    No matter, he's still the mayor. For now. I don't foresee a second term.
  • We need a new social contract for wine

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    89th8
    The whole industry seems weirdly closed off, but what you said makes lots of sense. I am not a wine connoisseur, but if a consumer can find a place that can sell it for affordable prices, while still making huge margin, and having a simple but quality list, that certainly would be attractive to me.
  • John Cleese making sense

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  • Trumpenomics

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    jon-nycJ
    Sweet. I gave them my bank account information now there’s nothing to do but wait.
  • Piano upgrade time

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    on the move side, there is a way for me to extricate myself from all things California, so as to not have to continue to pay state taxes there for the rest of my life though I am living in Italy. California is known as a "sticky" state, and there are certain things one must show as proof that you have moved out of California into another state. The whole living in Italy does not meet this requirement. So, since I have friends and family in the state right next door, Nevada, where there is no state tax, I have already gained permission from one of these friends, to use his address as my new home address in the states. I also need to drive over there and apply for a Nevada drivers license. I need to register to vote in the state of nevada. I need to open up a local bank account with a local bank there. I need to take myself off of all things associated with california. If I can accomplish all this in my short time span here, I can permanently avoid state taxes for life. And all of this is legal and on the up and up. Renting out my home here in California actually helps bolster their belief I have moved away as I now have no home I can return to in California while it;s being rented out. Of course California will still tax my income from this rental but that can be offset greatly with write offs.
  • Directionally correct

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    89th8
    You can all @mik lazy, I call him efficient and medium smart.
  • Class Action Lawsuit Against ICE in Idaho

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    89th8
    I wonder if Pretti's family will also file a wrongful death suit, too.