@jon-nyc said in Update: @george-k said in Update: Yeah...who died, by what causes? Ashli Babitt died of lead poisoning. Some of us are more turned on by that than others.

In the United States today, the White population (not including Hispanics) is 57.8%. In real life Caucasians are still in the majority, but now on TV and the Internet they are swept under the rug like trash. Blacks compose 14% of the U.S. population but appear in 50% of commercials. White actors now appear for promotion of health insurance, gold, loans and some medicines. Moreover, if a White person appears in a commercial, he/she is usually old, sick, a freak, or at the very least, an appendage to a Black partner. If there's a doctor on the screen, he's usually Black, while the patient is usually White. Caucasian young men appear in only 4% of the commercials! If some aliens began to study the population of Planet Earth through our TV commercials they would have a somewhat distorted picture of Americans, to put it mildly. Yes, I questioned this here a while ago. I think it is nice that tv ads are being used to correct the policies of 18th century government. But I wonder how this happens. Does the advertiser call the ad agency and ask for a specific skin color? Does the ad agency push whatever color they have in stock? Does the right skin color lead to more sales? Is there a scale that shows sales per pigmentation ratio?

@george-k I thought karma was non-binary

@xenon said in One half of NYC COVID Hospitalizations are for COVID: but I see way more engagement on Twitter from Trump-aligned people than lefty loonies. Way more. It's a conservative plot to get Twitter shut down. Shh.... don't tell anyone.

Strange using the concept “in real time” about something that happened 120 million years ago…

I have no clue about the RX-A but I’m a big fan of the Shigeru Kawais. I almost bought a SK-6.

“I was in the pool!” -George Constanza

Enjoy it, Ax. It's what you want.

They think they are, because in many places they are.

In that case, East Germany. Pick your poison.

Bear Creek has a couple of nice soups that are very easy.

COVID comes in waves. You do a few here and a few there and then you get smoked. During the "getting smoked" phase, you are running out of kits and are becoming desperate. You don't want another manufacturer, because then you have to do a new method comparison to satisfy the CLIA gods. So you ask for what you can get. Short dated? Send 'em! The BD kits I was using Sunday expired on the 22nd. They had been in the lab for a week.

@george-k said in $600? Report it.: @lufins-dad said in $600? Report it.: Sheesh, @George-K , I even tagged you! https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/topic/14018/peer-to-peer I don't know how I didn't see that thread! That’s okay! We both agree that change will raise very little tax revenue. My question is whether it ends up actually costing us money. I think it will. Our house cleaner just asked us to stop paying by Venmo and give cash or check instead. I doubt that a single dollar of that $150 will ever go to taxes. On the other hand, the guy that I just bought the 1952 Steinway from will have to file a crapload of paperwork to explain that Zelle transaction.

I've never seen "Hamilton," so I was unaware of this: This song, which is one of the most beautiful in the show, is performed by Aaron Burr. Of course, the Jefferson Administration charged Burr with treason. According to some accounts, Burr actually hatched a plan to conquer North America, and overthrow the American government. The history is muddy. I remember Chernow's biography of Hamilton pointing that out. Oh, well, let's all sing... [Burr:] Dear Theodosia, what to say to you? You have my eyes. You have your mother's name When you came into the world, you cried and it broke my heart I'm dedicating every day to you Domestic life was never quite my style When you smile, you knock me out, I fall apart And I thought I was so smart You will come of age with our young nation We'll bleed and fight for you, we'll make it right for you If we lay a strong enough foundation We'll pass it on to you, we'll give the world to you And you'll blow us all away… Someday, someday Yeah, you'll blow us all away Someday, someday [Hamilton:] Oh Philip, when you smile I am undone My son Look at my son Pride is not the word I'm looking for There is so much more inside me now Oh Philip, you outshine the morning sun My son When you smile, I fall apart And I thought I was so smart My father wasn't around [Burr:] My father wasn't around [Hamilton:] I swear that [Burr/Hamilton:] I'll be around for you [Hamilton:] I'll do whatever it takes [Burr:] I'll make a million mistakes [Burr/Hamilton:] I'll make the world safe and sound for you… …Will come of age with our young nation We'll bleed and fight for you, we'll make it right for you If we lay a strong enough foundation We'll pass it on to you, we'll give the world to you And you'll blow us all away... Someday, someday Yeah, you'll blow us all away Someday, someday