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  • Operation Bodyguard

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    Aqua LetiferA
    @george-k said in Operation Bodyguard: I was familiar with the story, I'd never actually seen film of the "equipment." Wasn't Patton in charge of this "army?" Absolutely. It took many in German command roughly eight days to fully come to grips with the fact that D-Day was actually the invasion. This was due to a multitude of factors, like the amazing counter-intelligence operations out of Bletchley Park, but a big one was that the Germans just refused to believe that we would ever sideline Patton in the initial invasion.
  • What the HELL is it with these people?

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    taiwan_girlT
    @george-k said in What the HELL is it with these people?: Was she wrong to do this? I really don't know. What I do think is that it looks terrible and privileged. Yes, she was wrong. And yes it looks terrible. Boo!
  • What gift giving looked like a century ago or more

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    taiwan_girlT
    Thanks for sharing!!
  • The New York Times sees the Problem and...edits

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    LuFins DadL
    There's also the unspoken message in the first picture. 90% of the line is made up of minorities and most look to be hispanic. One of the most underreported parts of this whole pandemic is how it's torn through minorities at a much higher rate.
  • Freudian slip?

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    MikM
    Is it even true? I mean, if they can do deep fakes...
  • If Trump had won a second term...

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    JollyJ
    Damn, Jon has a lot to worry about, doesn't he!
  • i have found my future.

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    brendaB
    @mik said in i have found my future.: A rock choir for geezers. This is too much fun. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/songs-from-the-young-at-heart/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6i&linkId=107551239&fbclid=IwAR2EbKo1wsOtY9uZF-M2cdHJbVuc2RRkMLPsFq_l86L6o9VqvRJ1dJjRzZ0 There's a movie about this, Mik. See if you can find it. We really enjoyed it! (Yes, we are old farts. )
  • Hey, Jodi! Living in Montana -Things They Don't Tell You

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    LuFins DadL
    I didn’t watch it all the way through, but he really didn’t seem to want to sell you a property in Montana...
  • Learning economics

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    Doctor PhibesD
    A quarter of six is 1.5. It's a quarter to six.
  • I liked science

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    LuFins DadL
    @doctor-phibes said in I liked science: I guess my gift of "Advanced Quantum Mechanics" arrived a few days early I tried to lick it...
  • Seroprevalence for select countries

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    @loki said in Seroprevalence for select countries: Waiting on that vaccine is going to cause an extra million+ in deaths in the US alone? That’s someone’s dissertation on safety and the cost of it. I think my post wasn't clear. I'm talking about the number of deaths we would have had sans vaccine, if it just ripped through the population until ~70% had become infected (70% a typical number thrown around for what it takes to reach herd immunity. With the vaccine we won't come anywhere near that.
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    @loki said in Teachers at posh NYC school release 8-page anti-racism manifesto, sparks uproar: report: The Dalton School is selling admissions to Ivy League schools. I don’t see how this will hurt. From the Daily Mail: ‘Parents who don't buy in - and there are many - learn to keep their mouths shut. Nod and smile. Because Yale,' wrote Johnston.
  • Christmas gift suggestions for Klaus and LuFin's Dad

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  • The Mississippi Basin is bigger than you think

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    jon-nycJ
    Nonsense, if Jolly moved an inch into Alabama he’d paint ROLL TIDE on the side of his house. lo.
  • Physicians’ Complicity in Criminalizing Communities

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    LuFins DadL
    @george-k said in Physicians’ Complicity in Criminalizing Communities: @lufins-dad said in Physicians’ Complicity in Criminalizing Communities: The author is an OBGYN from DC M.D., M.P.H. https://www.jamilaperrittmd.com/abou " Her work is grounded in Reproductive Justice principles." I haven’t looked, but I bet she went to Howard.
  • Valentina

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    KlausK
    @george-k said in Valentina: To my ear, seemed rushed, and not musical. I disagree. It's a terrific interpretation. Maybe different than the "mainstream" interpretation. But that's what makes it interesting. Who needs yet another recording that sounds like 20 other recordings out there? I think the slightly "machine-like" sound in some places is not an accident. It reminded me a lot of Prokofiev's Toccata. For instance, compare the part that starts around 3:30 with the beginning of Prokofiev's piece. Link to video I wouldn't be surprised if Prokofiev was inspired by that sonata. In any case, I found it an interesting new angle on that staple of piano sonatas.
  • Interesting longish thread on antigenic drift

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    jon-nycJ
    Interesting as he always is.
  • More spying?

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    CopperC
    Hunter's friends
  • Covid mortality risk calculator

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    89th8
    @doctor-phibes said in Covid mortality risk calculator: It's not just about mortality, it's also about other long term health factors. There's also no mention of the risk of giving it to others who are at higher risk, which is probably most people's main concern, or at least ought to be. Perfect reply.
  • Another population density map

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