@89th said in Birthrates by age: Saw this on reddit. Some notes/comments seen: access to contraceptives for kids 12+ much easier under ACA starting in 2012 Since 2010 an increasing number of kids were being chemically castrated, too. That might have had an effect…

My favorite part is how normal of a factual statement that has become

Luckily Bondi is someone who will keep Trump in check.

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Trump cuts tariffs on beef, coffee and other foods as inflation concerns mount https://www.reuters.com/business/trump-cuts-tariffs-beef-coffee-other-foods-inflation-concerns-mount-2025-11-14/

@Doctor-Phibes said in Faroe Islands in the World Cup?: Now you've got me thinking about kippers, which for some inexplicable reason don't seem to have caught on over here. To further the tangent, I’m surprised the Italian dessert “Granita” hasn’t caught on more here. It’s essentially shaved flavored ice served with a little warm cream. Absolutely delicious and nutritionally not terrible compared to most desserts.

Wish I knew. I think the simplified version is it was a mine site that had waste water being pooled or dammed up, but the actual mine location was getting too close to where the water retention was, resulting in the collapse of the retaining “wall”. No joke one TV show I’ve watched consistently year after year is Gold Rush on Discovery channel, and this is a common problem to deal with the downstream waste water

I’m only about 20 minutes into that first video with Jeff Bezos, it is actually remarkable his knowledge of all the details.

@Horace said in Today’s pick-me-up: yes I actually know that getting better at something is the goal, and it's not getting better at the world. I wasn't trying to be condescending, it was his point about books I quite liked. I fall into the trap of reading about stuff to improve rather than actually doing it. I have a shelf of chess books, and another one filled with guitar books, and I still suck. I thought you might like it because of your sig.

What he doesn't know is that one of those women is quietly getting ready bite his head off

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@kluurs said in Mildly interesting: [image: 1763052677797-915b6d29-3c1a-4b1e-adb1-8277608ffb5b-image.png] If you do the simple arithmetic, 60% As and the rest Bs would give an average GPA of 3.6, not 3.8ish as per the graphs. So that other 40% probably contains a lot of A- and/or B+

Seems like one of those songs I'd have to hear a number of times to get into. I've seen Denis DeYoung a couple times in concert....Last time in 2010, when he was 63. Sounded awesome. Would have been fun to see him with Tommy Shaw and the rest of Styx, but apparently he was a bit of a headcase to make reunions last very long. Personal favorite songs were Rockin the Paradise and Best of Times. Same song..just went in two directions. I

Listened to a long interview with Bret recently. Taught me that females really want big butts.

Not a good development, but probably to be expected given the environment Ukraine endured under Soviet rule. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukraine-s-top-ministers-resign-amid-100m-corruption-scandal/ar-AA1Qjy5u