Cute visual interruptions > annoying audible interruptions. Posting for some four legged friends.

@Doctor-Phibes said in Time to get a camcorder: @Aqua-Letifer said in Time to get a camcorder: @Doctor-Phibes said in Time to get a camcorder: Klaus - ask him about his stupid electric bike. Go on, you know you want to. I'm a terrible asshole about those, too, unfortunately. Because it was once my job to educate the masses on them. How did that go? "Too unhealthy to get up the nasty steep hill? - BUY THIS BIKE! It's like exercise, only easier!" Nah I mean it was literally my job. We got a power meter, some fitness trackers and tested the bikes for a couple of months. The athlete I worked with has some pretty hardcore Ironman and International 'Cross racing times. They made me do the stuff, too, just to see the difference. She smoked me of course, but there was no difference in terms of what the bikes do for you.

It screams of cherry picked anecdote to support a narrative. Which is no proof that it's not by and large a true narrative, but still.

@George-K said in An announcement: Neat stuff. (aside, Brenda has a frog named "Doobie"...just sayin.) Yes, he likes to be up high in the froggo house, so ... Doobie.

Although he took flying lessons and received his pilot license in Virginia, he had very little experience flying the Cessna before his rescue attempt. It was the owner of the flight school (a 1946 West Point graduate) where I worked that taught him how to fly the Cessna 310. He told me this story. Afterward, he was visited by men in black suits, he knew nothing about the flight to Cuba. But he had a pretty good idea what might be going on.

Released: https://www.wsj.com/articles/clarence-thomas-released-from-hospital-supreme-court-says-11648219962

@George-K said in Bad Tank Driving: @Mik said in Bad Tank Driving: By the way, I do hope it's a Russian tank. It is. Apparently, Russian tanks have an escape hatch on the bottom, which is how these tankers got out. I am torn between glad they got out and serves the bastards right.

@LuFins-Dad said in An American in Ukraine: My question, what about private operators like Black Water? I’ve not read anything about them. [image: giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e474fkt8okhk6vbj5ah8fsrna4uja0q8exauqykm0ir&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g]

@George-K said in Bad Beer: “After drinking the sample, Dr. Enwright experienced a sudden and intense burning in his mouth, on his tongue, and down his esophagus into his stomach,” the news release stated. “He soon began convulsing, hyperventilating, and violently vomiting before Henderson Fire Department arrived to the scene.” I remember my first shot of vodka, too.

@Horace said in Norco dose frequency: My first visit was a smashing success. I got there 30 minutes early to fill out paperwork, as they instructed, and I completed it in 10. Missed an important work meeting for it. Then I waited for another 30 minutes, 10 minutes past my scheduled start time, when the reception guy came up and sheepishly asked me if I had the referral paperwork from my doctor. I told him I did not, and asked him why he wanted to see it. It was because the physical therapist assigned to me had no idea what my injury was. No information whatsoever about her new patient. I let the reception guy know that I could let her know what the injury was. So I was finally seen, 20 minutes late, and she gave me exercises to do, all of which involved stretching the joint to a fuller range of motion, and flexing the quadriceps to straighten the leg. Hm. It's almost like that's all there is to possibly do. Anyway, A+ appointment, grading on a curve for PT. Will go again. Wow. Does not inspire confidence, does it? At least you know what the exercises will be, so if they continue wasting your time, you can do the exercises in the waiting room. I can see why you would rather just do them at home.

@89th said in How are y'all? What's new with you?: @brenda said in How are y'all? What's new with you?: @89th said in How are y'all? What's new with you?: Hi @brenda - I'm just thawing out from my first MN winter. Starting some spring projects... also just painted our kids' playroom today. This weekend I'll put some stuff on the walls and that'll be another room done... So how was your first winter here? When you're done working on your own house, I have projects waiting for you at my house. The first winter was fine. I like the cold, so it didn't bother me although I heard it was much colder than most winters. It seems like December through February is the true heart of winter with temps often in the -10s... but there are a number of really nice (and some, free) indoor fieldhouses, playgrounds, pools, etc. So no shortage of things to do. When the kids get a tad older, it'll also be nice to go cross country skiing at some nearby parks that have miles of paths. Anyway, now it's nice to be outside and I'll start doing some jogging-stroller runs... it's also nice to be outside before any mosquitos arrive, too! LOL You were destined to live in Minnesoooooota!

@jon-nyc said in Just so you know, I am prepared: His sister would steal them all Oh no. I hadn't thought about her. Going to put in another big order. BRB.

Multi billionaire.

It reminds me of a Rumsfeldism - “if a problem appears to have no solution, enlarge the problem”. By the way I made that exact comment to the transplant pulmonologist who first told me about ECMO.

But..but... can't they just show their White Privilege Card? Don't leave home without it.

I must admit I struggled a bit with Beevor. For a much lighter read, The Fall of Berlin by Anthony Read and David Fisher is worth a look - I enjoyed it, at least. It's very anecdotal, and there are lots of little stories strung together to describe Berlin from 1036 until 1945.

Expressing yourself honestly is all fun and games, till you get a high profile job.

@Mik said in Only Blacks and Puerto Ricans can be "mothers": Orwellian language. I thought it was Morse code.

@Klaus said in Webb Telescope might be able to detect other civilizations by their air pollution: @Doctor-Phibes said in Webb Telescope might be able to detect other civilizations by their air pollution: Anyway, getting back to abortion.... Did you know that the usage of "Control-C" to abort a program goes back to the DEC operating system for the PDP computers and dates back to the 1960s? Nobody thought about the morality of just aborting operating system processes. And the abortion was not even restricted to processes that were just being launched; any process, even fully matured ones, could be sent the SIGINT signal. I knew that.