Never owned any apple products. Never liked their closed architecture policy. But I did own AAPL some time ago. Paid for my pool with the profits. The grandkids LOVE it. It was worth it to me.

Erasing the tanks was a nice touch.

And of course, there is the autonomy situation. Whether you agree with Ivermectin or any other drug's use in the formulary, if a physician wishes to use it, he should be able to do so.

Has to be a bit more to it.

@copper said in The Science is settled: @improviso said in The Science is settled: 46 percent of respondents agree that 79-year-old Biden "is mentally fit," Huh? No way. We haven't yet reached the half-life of TDS.

@copper said in I hate key fobs…: And you can make a spare key for a few dollars Eureka! Fobs are a solution to a problem that doesn't exist, with a guarantee of breakage or maintenance, costing the consumer more in the long run. If we've kearned anything out of this supply chain mess, less complicated with less chips is better.

@doctor-phibes said in The Elephant in the Room: @jon-nyc said in The Elephant in the Room: That’s not him. All those Erics look the same to me. Well I mean, come on did you really think there could be two black mayors? Wait a minute… Lori Lightfoot in Chicago! Holy hell, there’s three!

@axtremus Ostensibly, that is a major part of what Putin wants from the West. That means a Ukraine that resides outside the influence of western liberalism that is predominant in the EU. Putin also wants a Ukraine that remains culturally and economically integrated with Russia. If the report above is true, then Biden’s policy is not too far removed from The Minsk Accord that Ukraine agreed to but did not implement to solve the Donetsk question. Essentially Ukraine needs to adopt a form of federalism that will accommodate the ethnic Russian speaking majority who have lived in those regions for hundreds of years. The borders of Ukraine that now exist were arbitrary constructs made up during the early years of the USSR. When it fell apart in 1990, none of the political leaders of the country saw the need to revise the borders as they believed they were entering into a voluntary confederation of states that had made up the USSR. Still, I personally do not believe Putin wants eastern Ukraine. Unlike Crimea, he knows only too well that it is an economic and political liability that Russia can I’ll afford. As for Crimea, it is part of Russia. It will not be returned to Ukraine. Kyiv, Washington and the rest of Western liberaldom will just have to get over it.

@jolly said in 1000 Miles: @brenda said in 1000 Miles: @jolly said in 1000 Miles: The CT125 is brand new. The Trail 90 is ancient. New vs. Old. The most popular bike in the world, trying to make a one thousand mile trip. Carrying everything you need, except gas. Battling bugs, mud, rough roads, a quirky bike, keeping a wary eye out for bears and sleeping in tents. It's an adventure! Holy cow, a CT125 and Trail 90 ??????? Yep. And the 90 hadn't been ran in years. Good thing the guy riding it, is a very good mechanic. He does a follow-on video, where he takes the 90 down to nuts and bolts and rebuilds the entire bike. It should be an entertaining show! LOL

@george-k said in Bad Classical Album Covers: Dorsey also did one for Beethoven. [image: 1639091845686-image.jpeg]

@aqua-letifer said in : @george-k said in : arson It's not just arson, though. It's not just any tree they burned, it was symbolic of shared values and beliefs. It'd be like destroying a menorah or, say, historical statu—OH WAIT. Interesting, I hadn’t thought about it in terms of a religious hate crime… That makes the CBS tweet worse…

@lufins-dad said in The Firefly Reboot: There’s only one libertarian space cowboy… Right on, LD. Right on. [image: 1639088754601-9084590-resized.jpeg]

Righteous TDS had consequences. Idiots.