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  • Meanwhile, in Israel...

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    @jolly said in Meanwhile, in Israel...: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/294049 “However, even then it does not provide immunity, but milder symptoms, explaining the continued requirement to physically distance and wear masks even after the second dose.” Wait, what?!
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    CopperC
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/12/29/lincoln-statue-removed-boston-dc/ Controversial Lincoln statue is removed in Boston, but remains in D.C. A replica of a controversial statue of Abraham Lincoln standing over a newly emancipated Black man has been removed from a public park in Boston. Crews were seen early Tuesday morning wrapping and lifting the statue, according to footage from Boston 25 News. Over the summer, the Boston Art Commission voted unanimously to remove it by year’s end, after more than 12,000 people signed a public petition calling for it to be replaced.
  • Not all is what it seems...

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    Doctor PhibesD
    "Failed impersonator of President Donald J. Trump." Why failed?
  • 40% of deaths

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  • The Immunity Argument

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  • A New Team

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    George KG
    If you read Kessler's books, you'll find Biden liked to go skinny-dipping, much to the discomfort of SS agents who indentified were female women. He's a cheapskate - never having cash on hand to tip waiters, etc, and "borrowing" money from the agents. He portrays himself as a "regular guy" while being careless with national security. He likes to fly “Agents believe Biden insists on only two vehicles in his motorcade in Delaware because he wants to maintain his image back home as a regular Joe. But besides rendering the country potentially defenseless in the event of a nuclear attack, “he is making the agents vulnerable by not respecting what they need to do and making him more vulnerable in case of an attack on him,” an agent says. “If the bad guy knows that they’re rolling up there short and there’s only two vehicles, it’s easy to spot, and it’s easy to take him out. He would be a sitting duck.” Thus, according to Secret Service agents, Biden seems to care more about his image than carrying out the only significant responsibility required of him as vice president: to launch retaliatory strikes in the event of a nuclear attack. That dwarfs the only duty the U.S. Constitution assigns to him—choosing whether to vote in the Senate to break a tie.” “Agents say that, whether at the vice president’s residence or at his home in Delaware, Biden has a habit of swimming in his pool nude. Female Secret Service agents find that offensive. Excerpt From: Ronald Kessler. “The First Family Detail.” Apple Books. “The records show Biden thinks nothing of flying back and forth to Wilmington multiple times on the same day. For example, on Friday, February 8, 2013, Biden flew from Andrews to Wilmington and back to Andrews on a C-37A, then returned that same day to Wilmington on a C-20B. Since deadhead flights were required to pick him up or drop him off, that taxi service entailed four flights in one day at taxpayer expense.” “Vice President Joe Biden may seek to project the image of a regular Joe, friend of the workingman, but Secret Service agents know a different Joe. That Joe champions cutting government waste while spending a million dollars since taking office on personal trips back and forth to his home in Delaware at taxpayer expense. At least once a week, Biden takes a helicopter designated as Marine Two from the vice president’s residence to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. He then hops on Air Force Two to jet back to his home in Delaware. He returns to Washington on Air Force Two. The cost of the flights is doubled because after dropping him off in Delaware or picking him up at Andrews, the Air Force has to fly the plane empty.” Excerpt From: Ronald Kessler. “The First Family Detail.” Apple Books.
  • Goldfish. I get it.

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    George KG
    @axtremus said in Goldfish. I get it.: mix in some holly water Throw in some ivy. 'Tis the Season, after all.
  • Today's tweet from the DPRK

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    @george-k said in Today's tweet from the DPRK: https://twitter.com/DPRK_News/status/1344760805682802688 [image: 129490373_10158728879751341_6200195113360168762_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=2&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=GwamfIyFPM8AX_3TrHI&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-1.xx&oh=65cff6e65f2e0ebc51640bd2e55513fa&oe=6015C913]
  • 2020 24 hours to go

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    @mik said in 2020 24 hours to go: The last meal of 2020 here will be: Roast rack of lamb with rosemary garlic crust Asparagus with tomatoes and garlic either some miniature gold potatoes or white sweet potatoes Probably no dessert - after Christmas I never want to see sugar again. If anything some blueberries with a dollop of half and half. Outstanding!!
  • Anyone ever had to replace a CMOS battery in a Pc?

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    George KG
    Well done. I've done battery and SSD replacements in a couple of MacBook Airs. With a good instructional video from Other World Computing, it's pretty simple, though complicated (I used to tell my residents that heart surgery isn't necessarily hard, just complicated, don't confuse the two). The hardest part is keeping track of the tiny screws and remembering, or noting, where each one goes. As a matter of fact, I remember taking apart some "jellybean" iMacs and installing larger hard drives in those (It's that German pr0n, you know).
  • Cheap movie tickets!

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    89th8
    @lufins-dad wow!
  • Bright side of 2020 for you?

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    89th8
    @jon-nyc great list and glad to hear! I posted some of this in a thread @Aqua-Letifer started a week or so ago but my list: son born no major COVID deaths around me lots of time with 2 year old daughter (almost every day for 6 months) at the creek or on walks/runs...this will be by far my favorite memory of the year multiple good things regarding my job (pay, contract, etc)
  • Hallelujah!

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    What a great word for him to say! 55555
  • When two of something is not plural

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    CopperC
    The government has maintained the same policy now for minutes. It is a time-honored process. It should not be discarded lightly.
  • Puzzle time - making a triangle

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    KlausK
    I thought this might be a good excuse to toy around with Maple a little, which I have wanted to do for a while. Works nicely. [image: 1609434234867-89d30b43-eed3-4c22-a3bb-1e2b1fcb2429-image.png]
  • Swept Away

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    CopperC
    Cool
  • Getting swabbed again...

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    MikM
    @lufins-dad said in Getting swabbed again...: @mik That may not have come out like I wished. I just meant with all the precautions taken (social distancing, masks, washing my hands like crazy, and vitamin supplements that I am peeing the alphabet) I have managed to avoid the Coronavirus. I’ve had several contacts that required isolating and testing... Hell, it was even in my house for two weeks and I still avoided it. Yet I still managed to catch a cold.... I know. Just busting balls, brother.
  • He's The Man

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    Trump has been in the running for decades per the article and number 2 several times. No anomalies here. It is what it is.
  • Got aging parents?

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    @george-k said in Got aging parents?: Talked to the management about it. We decided that, if someone's going to call and say "I want a video call," it's just as easy for them to call and for her to get her laptop and answer a FaceTime call. I can certainly see its utility for a lot of people, but for us, it's not worth the $200 for the smaller version, and we don't need another digital photo frame. Agreed. I see this however as a potential game changer in personal care units, memory units and nursing homes.
  • Illinois to provide lodging for New Year's Eve

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    @mik said in Illinois to provide lodging for New Year's Eve: We drove to Indy today to install the ViewClix at MIL's place. Very curious about the experience .