@doctor-phibes said in Plagiarism: It's always quite funny when somebody challenges a Town Hall diatribe with Snopes, and the person quoting Town Hall says 'Yeah, but Snopes has been shown to be like totally biased, libtard!', as though this somehow justifies their own foray into cockwomblehood. That would miss the distinction between purveyors of opinion, and self-described purveyors of objective fact.

@rich said in What are you doing today?: It seems no matter how many miles I run in the heat, I certainly never feel acclimated, though I could just be a big baby. It’s 93 out even now. I don’t think anyone on this board is going to call you a big baby for being bothered by the heat after running 10 miles.

Admit it...You just want to see how much Chinese money it takes to buy Russian high-dollar whore.

@loki said in Well, duh...: @horace said in Well, duh...: @loki said in Well, duh...: @horace said in Well, duh...: @loki said in Well, duh...: @horace said in Well, duh...: Nice piece. Impressive willingness to reflect on the culture one is part of. He even used the word "we". I suppose it will remain a mystery why Mr Brooks tried so hard to publicly establish his TDS. Was it an act of desperation to remain accepted in his career, through his nominal political side becoming toxic to it? Or did he really have the visceral dainty princess reaction against the gross orange reality TV star? I know both are real reasons that real people had, and I have little respect for either, but they are different. I think growing up on the Philadelphia Main Line and going to the University of Chicago are clues. Many counties that were GOP run in the Philadelphia area are now Democrat as the GOP has changed. I’m not sure Brooks changed as much as the party did. We don't need to wonder about what Brooks was reacting to during the Trump presidency. He was very clear that his reaction was to Trump. A reaction that happened to salvage some of his social acceptability in the culture he wrote about above. The Atlantic wouldn't be publishing Brooks pieces had he come out as a Trump supporter four years ago. I like that he's writing about culture rather than politics per se. It gives him more freedom to criticize, without being labeled as a tribalist on the other side. Question, do you see much difference between his Bobo’s in Paradise book written in 2000 and this piece today? It kind of feels like he’s saying I told you so. The new idea is that these formerly GOP types (230k GOP/110k dem) in Delaware county while becoming democrats (210kdem/150k GOP) are only acting to preserve their privilege. I didn't read his book. But the notion that the mainstream cultural elite has gone from Republican to Democrat over the past several decades is obvious, and a point I have made here over and over. Not quite enough yet, though, since not everybody is convinced. I'll have to make the point more. What is interesting about the Phila collar counties is while they went Biden they voted for the GOP such that the GOP controls the PA Senate and House. So you need to consider that. Yes it seems to me that a lot of people didn't like Trump very much. So, consider that considered. If memory serves, David Brooks, for instance, likened a vote for Trump to a vote for the suicide of American civilization. And no, my paraphrasing is not hyperbole. Then again, Jan 6 vindicated those sorts of words, for many.

Being a consultant, I thought the title meant something completely different. Sad.

@xenon many

What’s more important, police officers or future Dem voters? What’s more important, black lives or future Dem voters? What’s more important, a respect for capitalism, or more Dem voters? What’s more important, COVID response or future Dem voters? Do any of these questions actually need answers?

Remember this thread? Where D4 and G2 fell into a creek? She had her iPhone 11 in her pocket. (it's rated 0.5 meter better for waterproofing - 2m vs 1.5) Works just fine.

Legal vs. Illegal?

"Peak Jon" ?

A doc at U of F yesterday told me that ~60% of their deaths are 40s-50s and under. Older folks were much more keen on vaccination.

@jolly said in Dominion sues My Pillow Guy: @doctor-phibes said in Dominion sues My Pillow Guy: @jolly said in Dominion sues My Pillow Guy: If you went to court for every time a politician lied, there wouldn't be enough lawyers to work all of the cases. Besides, Mike Lindell believes what he is saying is true. It's OK to defame a company if you really, really believe it? He's essentially said that Dominion conspired in an illegal coup. If this didn't happen, why wouldn't they sue? Because he's a nice guy who employs Americans? If they want to sue and can prove damages, let them have at it. Isn't that the point of this discussion? They're suing, and they will have to prove defamation? Or am I missing something in amongst all the usual rubbish?

Old news. If you are of the homestead movement, many people use what is called "family cloth". They wipe and deposit the soiled cloth in a five gallon (or smaller) bucket with lid. The bucket is partially filled with a mild bleach solution. Cloths are washed a couple of times a week and reused.

@axtremus if also has to do with the blurring of home/work, relax/stress. He does better when there is a distinct line, a separation, so he can truly decompress after a work day. When both work and home take place in the same space, that is difficult.

Be more succinct, and more through with references, citations, and fact-checking.

He was tough on page turners for sure. I also remember the CSO brought in a zither player from Austria to participate in performing Strauss Tales from the Vienna Woods. She screwed up pretty badly - nerves. At the conclusion of the concert Barenboim's look at her said it all - death could not have come more quickly.