@jolly said in OTC:

Huge...

https://nypost.com/2020/12/15/fda-oks-at-home-covid-test-that-offers-near-instant-results/

Saw that on the news.

Questions:

Cost to the patient?
Availability? The story I saw said that they have lots available, that's only a small fraction of what's needed.

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-authorizes-antigen-test-first-over-counter-fully-home-diagnostic

Ellume expects to produce more than three million tests in January 2021.

Ah, no bites on the Range Rover.😞

IIRC, they are owned by TaTa, an Indian company. Nice, maybe unreliable and $$.

But back to Jon's subject...For his size, and what he would like to do with the vehicle, an AWD SUV of some kind seems to be the best fit. The only question is which one?

I know he doesn't tend to keep one a long time, but a nice Toyota could be his boy's college car...

Sequoias are nice, but big. Based on the Tundra chassis, they get poor mileage, but tow a lot (7000 pound) and will be around forever. Not fun to park at times. A 4Runner gets a hair better mileage, still rides decently and will tow 5000 pounds. A Highlander gets much better mileage, is probably a better daily driver and is still rated at 5000 pounds towing (although I think that's stretching it). A Rav4 gets very good mileage for a SUV, is too small and rides like a buckboard. Great car when you're 25. At Jon's age, not so much.

Or, if you don't mind used and want a vehicle that holds its value extremely well, with an almost cult-like following...

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We officially finished everything last night. My kids get a tree each in their bedrooms. We have an ornament tree and a toy tree. The ornament tree is a metal tree that spins around; the toy tree is covered with my kids old toys. I have to put that particular tree up because if my kids do it, they will start reminiscing and play with their old toys and then that tree will never get done.

Yep.

@jolly I think we need @jon-nyc to explain the steel strength at 400 C. Lol

Yeah that's not a good marriage. And, contrary to what pop culture would have us believe, and consistent with what I've always observed, it's the woman who can't compromise and exist with the man.

@aqua-letifer @Jolly

Interesting stuff

WOw! That is very neat. Did not realize the amount of work that was in there.

(PS Thought it was funny near the end of the video when talking about breaking teh stem and putting the ornament hook on - the work had a bandage on their finger. Probably pretty common to be cut on the job. LOL)

@axtremus said in Paris fined for having too many women in senior positions:

"City Of Paris Is Fined 90,000 Euros For Naming Too Many Women To Senior Positions"

So. Many. Punchlines.

@jodi said in Canada Dry Bold:

So far, Cock n Bull is my favorite - and the spiciest that I’ve tried. And I don’t like it when ginger beer is too sweet.

I'm going to have to try and find that. The stuff I grew up with - Schweppes and Idris, was a lot less sweet than most of what's available in the US.

I've discovered that mixing it half-and-half with a strong IPA makes a really delicious drink, and also means I can drink it out of 22 oz glasses, and so don't feel like a complete loser for watering it down due to my manly glass.

They seemed pretty useful in Kuwait and Iraq.

Nice piece.

I wasn't aware that SNL pulled punches against Trump supporters. I'm glad to hear they did. Certainly that is not a test many leftists I observed online and in real life were able to pass.

The class that chronicles America's divisions continuously underestimates how much of what polarizes us is also about them. Last year, a study found that those who read more news and post more about it online were more likely to disparage the other side than less engaged Americans. Unlike Republicans, the more education Democrats attained the less likely they were to correctly gauge the views of the other side. Democrats with a postgraduate degree were three times less accurate in describing Republican stances than Democrats who did not graduate high school. Democrats were also more likely to have like-minded friends. Half of liberal Democrats, compared to a third of conservative Republicans, also oppose a family member marrying someone of the other political tribe.

I remember that study, I think we discussed it here. Again, it coincides with my observations online and in real life.

There's a gay comic named James Adomian who titled an album that way.

A superb performance. I've always liked Sokolov's playing, especially his live performance of the Chopin Preludes. One of the best I've ever heard. I have to admit liking Rubinstein's Rach 2 even though it might lack the passion of Sokolov's performance. I think it's because it was the very first LP I collected of this work. Recorded with Reiner and the Chicago SO.

Let's just be thankful that he didn't question whether he cheated in the election.

I would think, Спасибо.

I think maybe 2 out of 3 updates freeze like that on my Mac

I'll give it a couple hours when it seems frozen, I have seen it un-freeze after an hour or more

Then I just power it off and back on and it recovers. I figure at some point there is no other choice

Honestly I don't think we were speaking of liquid helium.