I’m not doing too well with it at present. Had to do some fiddling chipping ice from the block heater plug, then noticed my back tire was close to flat. 2 out of 3 places didn’t have working air. It cost me $2.50 and frozen finger tips to fill that tire.

… 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.

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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.

@jodi said in Good news..: I like self checkout too. But only when I’m buying a small number of items. Same here. If I have a good volume of stuff, I prefer the folks who are extremely efficient at scanning and bagging.

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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.

@Mik Haha, right so. In Belgium we got a new 'solidarity contribution' in 1994. Was to be temporarily. Lasted till 2022 and is now adapted because it discriminated singles. It got a new name but it's still the same...

@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….

White men are bring held accountable for what other white men do. That's what "reparations" are all about. Walz has always flown under the radar (at least to me--just another random blue governor of some cold state) I guess we can thank Kamala for bring his antics to the fore.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/world/asia/north-korea-soldiers-russia-ukraine.html North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, welcomed home specialized soldiers this week after a deployment in Russia’s war against Ukraine, honoring nine killed in action with his country’s highest medal, state media reported on Saturday. The event was North Korea’s first public acknowledgment that it had sent specialized troops, combat engineers tasked with mine-clearing operations, to aid Russia in the war.

@blondie said in 89th - because of you…: I counted shoes in bins at the front door. I’m under 45 . I ditched 2 pairs of sad slippers, and some boots.

I am really surprised. Also, the phone? https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/843498/trump-phone

@blondie Really great advice. Wish I could reply to all, but a few ones> 3: Procrastination. Not me, I'll donate something in a snap if I can. My dad is a bit of a hoarder, less with volume but more with dressers (plural) that he keeps in storage because they've been in the family forever. They've also been in musty storage basements for 40 years. 4-5: Dirty little secrets. Ha, I'll ask one day! The little cleanings I do are a thankless job. We'd have 300 happy meal toys all over if it weren't for my heroic efforts when folks are away, LOL. 6-7: Elders. No they aren't the source of the clutter at all. And very good point about not being their avenue to downsize as they minimalize things, too. 10: Booze. Yeah that was becoming a problem. Not in a "can't stop" (I could stop for weeks) way, but more of a way at night to numb out the stress of the normal day plus stuff on top, like clutter. As I slowly get back in shape, I've learned staying disciplined at night and not snacking/drinking is 2-3x better (caloric, even!) than a 30 minute jog!

Here's an idea. Ellison buys Netflix. Ellison makes Netflix change to use Oracle Cloud (from AWS) as its cloud provider. Oracle uses these funds to build a bigger rocket than Bezos' AWS, the two rockets fight in the air. Meanwhile Elon has already deployed 10,000 starlink satellites making him "bro, totally ABOVE the cloud, amirite". And finally, a white man becomes rich.