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@taiwan_girl said in My kind of town, Chicago is...: Serious question here: What is the "root" cause of the high crime in US cities? Poverty? Guns? Cultural? all of the above? Too much police funding Not enough guns

WOw!

Morning wood keeps me warm as well...

Good article. Yes, I should make it my afternoon break to have a cuppa.

@copper said in Louisiana whites-0nly cemetery apologizes for refusing to bury black man: @renauda said in Louisiana whites-0nly cemetery apologizes for refusing to bury black man: that still doesn't explain why in 2021 black folks still could not purchase grave plots in the cemetery. In case you missed it above, they changed the policy, black folks can buy the grave plot. I hope that helps with your outrage. Hell, I learned that yesterday sometime between after jon posted "Bad legal takes by Copper" and then provided you with the hot link on public accomodations. But I understand your indignation though, you've dug yourself into a hole. You really ought to have taken Phibes advice against that. Silly billy. In any case I am disappointed not outraged that something this still occurs in a country such as the USA.

To take part in the parade.

@lufins-dad said in Okay, this VR stuff is pretty cool...: Finally got a chance to try out Luke’s new Oculus system. Didn’t play a game or watch a movie, just messed around with Google Earth. That was totally cool. I can really see the value of this technology far beyond games and entertainment. I think I may have to get a system for myself. Love the new Oculus Rift-S! I am inside the cockpit of any airplane available in MS FlightSim and you totally get the sensation of flying. I am in the driver seat of any F1, GT, Nascar, Dirt Rally car. The latter gets a little wonky when you are climbing up a narrow mountain road covered in icy patches. The headset tends to get very warm, making me sweat which does not help with the woozy feeling you get when you slip on ice and feel like you are going to plummet off the edge of the mountain. lol Many sim racers/pilots, use ducted fans to keep air blowing on them to keep cool. Some really crazy people participate in multi-hour races that mirror the real life counterpart. Including the 24 hours races! WTF? Who could possibly sit inside a sim environment for that long? ugh, not this guy! lol

Good luck.

@jolly said in Lincoln Project co-founder sex abuse scandal: How about Breitbart? I considered Breitbart “mainstream” back in 2017, but its viewership has gone down significantly, so at this point I don’t think it qualify as “mainstream” anymore.

I see young Jared Kushner has been nominated too: https://bbcgossip.com/jared-kushner-and-his-deputy-avi-berkowitz-are-nominated-for-the-nobel-peace-prize/ Say, wasn't he the one implicated in some funny business that involved Deutschbank and shady Russian money going into some real estate deals in NYC?

@jon-nyc Is there a way to bet on Lithium futures like you can on oil?

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Must have LAW AND ORDER !!! Reminds me of a Taiwanese news clip I saw many months ago where a bunch of cops got a bunch of criminals surrounded in a building and was about to bust in to make arrests. The criminals refused to let the cops in saying that the cops were violating COVID-19 rules about wearing masks and measuring their body temperatures before entering a building. Professional enough, the Taiwanese cops all put on masks and organized themselves into a single file and had their temperatures scanned on the foreheads, one by one, before entering the building to make arrests. Subsequent arrests were made without further incident.

@loki said in The 50 Most Visited Websites in the World: @george-k said in The 50 Most Visited Websites in the World: @klaus said in The 50 Most Visited Websites in the World: Who the hell is using Yahoo these days? Bunch of Yahoos no doubt. [image: 1612183252843-125bdbe4-0676-4bae-9ad4-2141537ba7f3-image-resized.jpeg] https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/The_Servants_Drive_a_Herd_of_Yahoos_into_the_Field%2C_from_Gulliver's_Travels.jpg/2560px-The_Servants_Drive_a_Herd_of_Yahoos_into_the_Field%2C_from_Gulliver's_Travels.jpg Those aren't yahoos. They're Vulcans.

Interesting article, but no real surprise. I think most of what they research was pretty obvious results.

My single experience with hydroponics was with a couple of heads of butter lettuce I got from Instacart. It was tasty -- as good as dirt lettuce.

@catseye3 said in Holy Mackerel.: The card, listed by PWCC Market, was purchased by a private bidder on eBay for $555,988. (Plus $8 shipping.) LOL I like the shipping part. Just put it in the mail and let it go. 5555 Maybe the seller should talk to that Fox News guy to get some tips on how best to not send things through the mail. LOL