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  • Data Breach

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    George KG
    @mik said in Data Breach: So many docs don't look at the chart patient they have in front of them. And this too.
  • Facial Recognition to Enforce Quarantine

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    MikM
    Do not like. It may be more effective, but at what cost? There’s no real end to how technology can be used to enforce and detect human behavior. I have long feared a world where choices are dictated by the surety of detection.
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    George KG
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  • Who dis?

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    JollyJ
    Yes, really...
  • Hudson River Line closed until Tuesday

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  • 75,000 vehicles

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    HoraceH
    @89th said in 75,000 vehicles: @doctor-phibes said in 75,000 vehicles: They're probably trying to fix them with tools left behind by the Soviets, which would have completely incompatible thread-types. Do you think instead of Allen wrenches and Phillips head screwdrivers? They have Vlad wrenches and Sergey head screwdrivers? Yes. Yes, I think that.
  • Scissors Control

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    MikM
    Gonna be hard to cook.
  • Cystic fibrosis drug

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    jon-nycJ
    They had two molecules wash out but with successively better results. They’re probably 2 years away from clinical trials in their 3rd attempt. It took them probably 10 years to come up with Trikafta for CF. Though they had successful intermediate products.
  • Hey, Jon

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    jon-nycJ
    @catseye3 said in Hey, Jon: How did you find your house? For that matter, how did you weather the Cape during the storm? I haven’t seen it yet though my neighbor says it’s good. Cape was fine, here at least. Going home tomorrow
  • The most beautiful guitar pick I have ever seen.

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    markM
    @mik said in The most beautiful guitar pick I have ever seen.: Gorgeous. How’s it feel? It's wonderful. No slippage at all.
  • Billionaires in Space

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    CopperC
    That's nice, the FAA is there to help.
  • Backlash

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    MikM
    Yeah, but at what cost to both society and their message?
  • Feeding Felix

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    George KG
    @mik said in Feeding Felix: Animals have very accurate senses of time. And very accurate senses of routine. For our kids the routine is... George showers and then feeds. When I go to shower, Boris is sitting at the door, waiting for me. At about 2:30 PM, Boris hops on the chair by my desk, knowing it's time for a brushing and a treat. At 7:30 PM, Maggie knows that it's time for her nightly treat. NPR had a video about how dogs tell time by using scent. I imagine cats are similar. Regarding Felix, I'd not be surprised if he hears the train approaching much earlier than a human could, and...
  • Asset Forfeiture

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    LarryL
    @axtremus said in Asset Forfeiture: In the Executive branch, Eric Holder (under Obama) curbed the practice, then Jeff Sessions (under Trump) revived all of it. Now it’s Merrick Garlands’ turn (under Biden) but he has yet to make any move on this. But, really, this should be a matter of constitutional rights and laws, not a matter of discretion in execution. So Congress and the Courts need to fix this. You are incorrect. I don't like civil forfeiture either, but what you just wrote is pure democrat spin with absolutely no truth to be found in it. Jeff sessions didn't "revive all of it". What he did was clarify it so that innocent people could better avoid it while making it tougher on criminals. This is why democrats can't be trusted. They're a bunch of liars.
  • Question for those who dare

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    Doctor PhibesD
    Link to video
  • Biden "Forcefully" defends Afghan withdrawal

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    LarryL
    @doctor-phibes said in Biden "Forcefully" defends Afghan withdrawal: @george-k said in Biden "Forcefully" defends Afghan withdrawal: Is there a British term for two twats? I'm not sure. I do know that the term for a large number of twats is a Twitter. Now that's funny right there, I don't care who you are...
  • A Day at the Beach

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    Doctor PhibesD
    @rainman said in A Day at the Beach: Yeah, and I wonder if they sat around and talked about stuff like, "who shot Lincoln?" As they were Dutch, it seems unlikely. Most of their spare time would probably have been spent discussing the quality of the local dikes.
  • Fifty-five

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    89th8
    Hey that was before the surgery.
  • "I like it crunchy..."

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    LuFins DadL
    She’s liked your steaks before, right?
  • Who had 'New Mystery Virus' for September?

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    LuFins DadL
    Nuke it to glass…