I thought this was maybe about the killing of the owls. Should humans kill members of one bird species to help protect another? That’s the question scientists and conservationists are grappling with right now in the Pacific Northwest. In a bid to save northern spotted owls from extinction, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has suggested shooting more than 470,000 barred owls over the next 30 years. The agency’s proposal—which is still a draft and will remain open for public comment through January 16—has drawn criticism from some wildlife conservation groups and highlights the difficulties land managers face while trying to maintain the delicate balance of ecosystems. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/can-killing-one-species-of-owl-help-save-another-180983552/

@George-K said in The Uber Kidnapping?: @taiwan_girl said in The Uber Kidnapping?: I would think it would be easy to track the guy down. I would think so as well. Even if he didn't activate the app, the fare has a record, including the license plate of the approaching vehicle. I wonder how this all turned out. I wondered if she actually got into the wrong vehicle. Always check the license plate number and driver picture. There’s been a problem with illegals using documented migrants phones and vehicles. That removes all of the protective safeguards for the system.

I had a chance to meet her one time also. She seemed like a very careing person.

Did they cost $10M?

According to Letitia, Trump should have covered half that deficit.

I don't.

@Jolly yeah, but is this really a 'lifting body?' Looks like a shuttle with wings.

Yes that’s her. I assumed she’d be too woke to appreciate porn.

That’s pretty good

Mach 9 = 6,905 MPH JFK to Heathrow 3,440 Roughly half an hour, plus some allowance for acceleration and deceleration.

@George-K said in The 'stache: Assuming that about 50% are women, that might skew the statistics. Why? Women can grow mustaches! (And be kicked in the balls!) Bigot!

Wonder how many wealthy Asian kids are lined up for their free laptops? @89th is right that it’s an income problem, not a race one.

Saved for posterity

Drones are, indeed the future. They have made warfare a totally different animal. Look at the hundreds of videos of FPV drones in Ukraine. Faster, cheaper, and more deadly than humans.

@George-K said in The Vanderbilt Sit-In: @Aqua-Letifer said in The Vanderbilt Sit-In: it's a wonder they don't just put fluoxetine in the drinking water. They don't? They definitely do not and they should. Crazy bastards.

@Jolly said in At the small town ER: BTW, be a second or third generation doc practicing in a small town. That's a hoot... My doc was.

@Jolly said in The RFK Diary: Yeah, but doesn't RFK pull votes from Biden more than Trump? You'd think so, but I'm not sure - there's a few on the Trump wing-ding who are very anti-vacc.