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  • Re-upping this.

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    Doctor PhibesD
    Those were completely different times that didn't require the level of nuance we need now.
  • We didn't have a Mothers' Day thread.

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    taiwan_girlT
    @cathys said in We didn't have a Mothers' Day thread.: I know I don't post a lot but I'm still here Yay!!!
  • Not to brag but

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    89th8
    @LuFins-Dad said in Not to brag but: Throw any chin music to back the little bastards off the plate? Absolutely
  • View the Parthenon as it stood in 432 BCE

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    taiwan_girlT
    @Horace LOL. Got bad reviews because of lack of AC and indoor plumbing, plus having to walk to the top of the hill to get to it.
  • The Iran Nuclear Program thread

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    jon-nycJ
    https://x.com/osint613/status/1922552625775411590?s=46
  • Speaking of new toys...

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    RenaudaR
    Wonderful equipment Mark. The hifi store I worked carried Heco and Sonos speakers. Sounded great with the right system driving them. Usually used a MacIntosh for amplication although a Greek Zacharidis tube amp also sound good. Sonos and Harbeth speakers sounded best to me.
  • Jolly and George count

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    LuFins DadL
    Like I said… 2 decades….
  • Chris Thile and Billy Strings

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    taiwan_girlT
    All those videos are fun! Thanks!
  • Your latest ‘getting old’ reminder

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  • AC/DC

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    jon-nycJ
    This thread is making me look forward to Clapton in September.
  • Plagiarism at Princeton

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    B
    I was dumping boxes of ancient essays and academic crap recently. I was amazed how articulate and smart I seemed on paper 30-40 yrs ago. I still have occasional nightmares of being called out, being hauled in front of a committee of professors for not citing a reference for something I wrote …
  • "A Complete Unknown"

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    jon-nycJ
    Funny my son watched it last night too. I still haven’t seen it.
  • Hospital bill for a live birth

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    @Doctor-Phibes .. There was a reason we planned that pregnancy for the US … #1 I wanted that epidural from the get go .. not an option in Canada. #2 I wanted a fully (aka board) certified Obstetrician as my doctor throughout my pregnancy & immediately post and no one else, also a Pediatrician post .. again not possible here. I wanted choice choosing who those doctors would be too .. LOL, no choice here. #3 I hoped for a C-Section and just knew that could be easier to ‘arrange’ in the U.S. #4 I was well over 30 and wanted easy access to any and every prenatal genetic/diagnostic screening method available … again, not possible here. #5 I needed reassurance there’d be top tier NICU services available if need be without the staffing/funding/capacity Canadian B.S. I well knew working in that system.
  • Visual of Pope ages

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    89th8
    Well to be fair, they did take a poll
  • Play your favorite podcasts at .75 speed…

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    jon-nycJ
    Ha. I’ll try it
  • The first International Math Olympiad

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    @Horace I said you were awesome! Congratulations!
  • GLP-1 agonists to be among 15 drugs subject to Medicare price negotiations

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    jon-nycJ
    @jon-nyc said in GLP-1 agonists to be among 15 drugs subject to Medicare price negotiations: Me: What’s the next generation of weight loss drugs after GLP-1 agonists. ChstGPT: Multi-Receptor Agonists: • Dual and Triple Agonists: Pharmaceutical companies are developing drugs that target multiple receptors to enhance weight loss efficacy. For instance, Eli Lilly’s retatrutide is a “triple G” agonist that activates GLP-1, GIP, and glucagon receptors. In mid-stage trials, participants achieved up to 24.2% weight loss over 48 weeks, marking significant progress in obesity treatment.  https://x.com/nbcnews/status/1922000128556019934?s=46
  • Debt by US President

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    jon-nycJ
    I think we’ll be tired of Trump winning this contest.
  • Birthing Person Day

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    HoraceH
    I don't recommend reading here. If you must post, post blind. Especially responses. Reading the post you're responding to is the most common mistake I see here. It never works out.
  • Rainy day Bolognese

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    jon-nycJ
    Interesting.