Improv can be clever but without the context of being impressed by the quick spontaneity of it, it by and large pales in comparison to written stuff. As far as actually laughing rather than just clapping at a quick wit.

I LoL'd when it came to light that it was all pretty much a waste of time and effort due to the fire that engulfed the city not long after the raising.

Well, it turns out it may have not been a new ICBM. There was an article in the Taiwan news that "experts" think the missile that was launched was the old type ICBM "dressed" up to look like the new one. (They launched version 15 when they said it was version 17)

Would not surprize me.

@Aqua-Letifer said in "Our partner":

@George-K said in "Our partner":

Well, I guess this proves it, eh?

https://www.mediaite.com/news/russian-tv-host-calls-for-regime-change-in-us-and-our-partner-trump-to-be-put-in-power/

A Russian TV host called for “regime change” in the U.S., and also for former President Donald Trump to be reinstated.

The host, Evgeny Popov, went as far as to refer to Trump as a “partner” to the Russian people.

Interesting in terms of what they think this achieves.

I am sure it is exactly the 1D chess it appears to be.

@Catseye3 said in The NFL gets woker:

Me! Hire ME! Me me me me MEEE! I'd give 'em great advice! I'd tell 'em things like, "Run faster than the other guy, you know, the guy trying to catch you! If you run faster than him, he can't tackle you! Trust me!"

Shee-it. 😠

👍

@LuFins-Dad said in 17 surprising facts about energy:

@Klaus said in 17 surprising facts about energy:

I'm also highly critical of much of the climate change activism, but this guy goes a bit too far IMO (judging from the book blurb).

We are notoriously bad at predicting how much fossil fuel remains, but we know for certain that we consume fossil fuels much more rapidly than they are renewed, and we know that the supply is shrinking rapidly. We can argue about time frames, but there is no doubt in my opinion that we'll have to mainly use other sources of energy in the future.

If I'd be the world's boss, I'd build nuclear plants, solar energy where it is hot (for instance, not in Germany), wind energy where it's windy etc. I'd invest much more money into research on a) battery technology, b) alternative energy sources such as nuclear fusion.

The way to stop everyone from burning coal etc. is to make it cheaper to generate energy without fossil fuels, not by crowd-pleasing sermons.

One thing I want to add would be geo-thermal. Dropping a pipe a few hundred feet down makes a hell of a difference in heating and cooling… Though I do worry about leeching heat off of the earth.

I agree. Isnt it Iceland which get s alot of its energy from geothermal?

EDIT: Yes, it is

"Over 85% of all houses in Iceland are heated with renewable energy sources, thereof are 66% geothermal. Five major geothermal power plants are active in Iceland. Those five plants also produce a little over 26% of the electricity used in Iceland. The vast majority of the nation’s electricity is generated by hydropower (waterfalls and steam) 73,8% to be exact. Only 0,1% is produced with fossil fuel."

(https://adventures.is/information/geothermal-energy-iceland/)

China: Panic buying in divided Shanghai under lockdown
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-60912846

Sadly, both are on the verge of being crippled.

Anyone who has ever watched Joe Biden has probably had at least some concern that he’s not all there.

But nothing can be done about that.

Wisconsin?!? He escapes Kansas and takes off and is like, whoa, too cold here, gotta turn around, and that's how he gets to Louisiana/Texas?

@mark said in Sous Vide peeps!:

@Mik interesting. I thought overcooking made it rubbery. huh. Learn something new everyday!

At least it wasn't an expensive slab of Norwegian Salmon.

I will try higher temp the time.

It can be either one, but that's my experience. I sous vide some salmon a week or two ago and was not crazy about the outcome. It was kind of mushy. Grilling it hot prevents that. I think sous vide is great for vegetables and especially for meats that can take a very long cook. Had beef ribs from sous vide once that were fantastic. They cooked for about three days.

People get kind of pissed off when you invade their country.

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Thanks guys!

Hmmm....

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Unintended consequences for generations to come.

Good but late

From the 80’s

@89th said in Can someone explain "oligarchs" to me.:

Russia and (Brazil?) are some of the only countries where the top 0.01% have more than the bottom 80%.

We'll get there, too.

Klaus is waiting for this day...

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