How anyone can support criminal charges is beyond me. In my view, limited as it is, the Israelis have exercised great restraint in the face of an enemy who wants them to kill civilians.

This is a NFA case. Suppressors are subject to most of the same rules as machine guns. Why, I don't know...Europeans seem to be more lenient about suppressors than we are.

George that is great. Love the wit.

@taiwan_girl I don’t think the poor chap was nailed to that fence in as part of a passion play in celebration of Orthodox Easter. Something far more sinister was at play in this incident.

I think they've forgotten who they are and what their purpose is...

Getting into the weeds a bit. The IABP (Intra Aortic Balloon Pump) is a notoriously tricky device to operate. The timing of inflation and deflation have to be adjusted very, VERY, precisely. If you fuck it up, someone's heart attack might very well get bigger, and that would be the best outcome. Mrs. George, in another life, taught some courses on how to manage the IABP in the ICU. If we had trouble weaning an open heart patient from the pump, the surgeon would insert an IABP to "unload" the heart and hopefully get the patient to the ICU. In the "bad old days" inserting an IABP was a big deal. Surgeon would make an incision in the groin and find the femoral artery. He would then take a piece of dacron tubing, about ¾" in diameter and sew its end to an incision in the femoral artery. Then, the IABP would be inserted through the Dacron. Taking the IABP out was another trip to the OR - had to remove the graft on the femoral artery and then close the artery. Eventually, the tech matured so that the IABP could be inserted percutaneously. Made a huge difference. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intra-aortic_balloon_pump [image: 1715007181631-screenshot-2024-05-06-at-9.52.44-am.png] Link to video

@Jolly said in A 2700 PSI Pressure Pressure Washer is a Helluva Toy: If you can build furniture, you can frame, sheetrock and do tile work. With flexible connectors and plastic pipe, a lot of plumbing (replacing faucets, changing out sinks and commodes) got a lot easier. Electrical? That can get complicated. Able and willing are two very different things.

Conservation for thee, not for me.

@Doctor-Phibes Some people try and blame Tina Fey for making people misunderestimate Sarah Palin. Fey called it as she saw it for comedic effect. Politicians are always fair game for caricature and lampooning with impunity. Fey did not feed the public misunderestimation of swell Sarah. The latter did that all on her own.

Sooner or later, you run out of... oh, never mind.

lol

https://www.guns.com/news/2017/04/16/guns-swiss-guard

@Mik said in Cut the sammich: I think it’s the Palestinian flag. Hmmm.... tried to charge 25 bucks for a toasted sandwich Where do you think this is, McDonalds or Taco Bell? [image: 1714994791139-gm27pftxcaar37q.png]

I agree. I remember the first time I got in a taxi in Japan. The driver was in a shirt and tie and was wearing white gloves. He had a "contraption" that opened the back door for me to get in. I was quite impressed!

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/05/03/sriracha-hot-sauce-shortage-huy-fong-foods/73547924007/ Huy Fong Foods, maker of the Sriracha sauce that comes in rooster-adorned, green-capped bottles, says it has halted production until after Labor Day, sparking fears of another shortage. The California company blamed the popular condiment's production woes on the red jalapeño chile peppers that deliver the hot sauce's tangy sweet heat. They aren't red enough, according to Huy Fong Foods. “After reevaluating our supply of chili, we have determined that it is too green to proceed with production as it is affecting the color of the product,” it told wholesale buyers in a letter this week obtained by USA TODAY. Huy Fong Foods does not sell directly to consumers. “We regret to inform you that we have decided to halt production until after Labor Day, when our next chili season starts,” the letter continued.

https://www.vox.com/world-politics/2024/5/4/24148030/rwanda-uk-tories-sunak-labour-braverman-patel-migrants-asylum The UK is again preparing to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda after Parliament created a workaround to enact a policy the high court declared unlawful.

Water's too cold.

Kind of similar, Though not done by pickling, but fermentation, kimchi is very popular and quite healthy to eat. Usually cabbage, but can be done with cucumbers, etc. (There is even a kimchi museum in Seoul(