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  • Prokofiev plays Rachmaninoff

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    AxtremusA

    Not that I don't think Rachmaninoff had the chops to play things extremely crisp, I suspect there may also be quantization effects in that Piano Roll reproduction, especially if Rachmaninoff used half pedals in his actual performance. Nonetheless, I like that rendition very much.

  • Celebrity not immediately given seat at full restaurant

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    HoraceH

    Nobody denied the North Korean influence on IHOP and its rampant abuse of celebrities. That's interesting. I wonder how many of you are in Kim Jong-un's pocket.

  • 1000 Banks

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    jon-nycJ

    Broadly interpreted, yes.

  • Bought a car today

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    CopperC

    Check out what you have to do to use the old-school key in my car

    You have to pry off the handle cover, I never came close to figuring that out, I had to go to the owner's manual.

    Link to video

  • China's emissions

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    MikM

    @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

    @loki said in China's emissions:

    @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

    @horace said in China's emissions:

    @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

    @horace said in China's emissions:

    @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

    Moving from 'We don't need to do anything because global warming is fictional' to 'We don't need to do anything because China isn't doing anything'

    I thought the point was to establish that China should be doing something, along with the rest of the world, and it's wrong and unfair that they're not.

    Clearly China should be doing something, and it's wrong that they're not. But if global warming isn't real, complaining about China not doing anything seems like a waste of bandwidth.

    There's an economic competition aspect too.

    Right, so take the fight to China to force them to do the right thing, don't use it as an excuse to do nothing. If global warming is a thing, and China does nothing, the US doing nothing still makes it worse.

    A country that severely limits the internet, scores people digitally to ideological purity, is the picture of 21st century slavery and is now launching throughout the world…. You are a decade too late and every global warming convo gets an Ax slide as to why we are the bad guys.

    I dunno which is worse, more global warming or a dominant China with few freedoms. Actually I do.

    You won't get any argument from me regarding how awful China is, although I've had people tell me I'm being overly-western-centric in pointing this out.

    I'll say it again, some people in the US seem to be looking for excuses to do nothing.

    'Some people' can be found who believe the earth is in fact flat. They have not stopped those who implemented and used GPS. The same can be said for those who do not believe in global warming. They aren't stopping the American marketplace which is driven by the fact that most Americans like me believe it is in our best interest to do what we can reasonably do to eliminate emissions. Your argument is irrelevant in the face of ever expanding solar farms by utility companies, panels on roofs and commitment to electric vehicles. Regardless of what 'some people' think, we're doing a LOT.

  • Chauvin asks judge for a new trial

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    L

    Looks like Chauvin got his wish for a new trial, but it’s a new charge.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/derek-chauvin-three-other-ex-minneapolis-police-officers-indicted-federal-n1266671

  • Selling my car

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    KlausK

    @jon-nyc said in Selling my car:

    Mines a 2013 with 60k.

    Bet they list it for over 10,5.

    It was under 16 (before tax) new, EIGHT years ago.

    That sounds absurdly expensive, even when considering it has only 60k. Who would buy that?

  • Underreporting?

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    L

    I believe it. On the other hand a country like Japan had reduction of expected deaths…. I’ll try and find the article

  • A novel defense

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    markM

    I have a few friends that suffer from that.

  • Vaccine news

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    Aqua LetiferA

    tl;dr

  • Dead Organ

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    LuFins DadL

    What’s the brand? Whether there are people that can repair it or not depends a lot on region.

    If it’s not used a ton, just look for a decent digital piano.

  • Cookware

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    JollyJ

    Pull out drawer in a bottom cabinet, with lid slots.

  • OMG the best jar condiment ever

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    brendaB

    @mik LOLOL

  • China”s emotions

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    MikM
    snort *
  • Wow that was fast.

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    AxtremusA

    See the longer, annotated video on YouTube:

    Link to video

    It cites an incident that happened in Noble, Oklahoma on 2018 December 18.

  • Put an * next to her lifts.

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    CopperC

    It is not possible, for anybody, to think this is ok.

    There is something else here.

  • Amtrak Joe

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  • You can't make this stuff up...

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    JollyJ

    @axtremus said in You can't make this stuff up...:

    Which parts of the story do you find unbelievable?

    Have you ever considered professional help?

  • Google Maps Update

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    CopperC

    I don't get in my car to save fuel

    I get in my car to go somewhere, now, fast

  • How could you NOT want to work for this outfit?

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    CopperC

    Just keep her away from me