It’s remarkable that no matter where you live, you are still reasonably likely to be mugged in Chicago.

@Horace said in Racism, straight up.: This might be evidence of a genetic craziness in white people. “Your ancestors were abused, so it’s ok to abuse your offspring”. I might add they weren’t abused in Canada that I am aware of.

Yes, me too!

All this talk about Russia's use of hypersonic weapons in Ukraine got me to thinking. Does anyone really believe that the Russians have this weapon and we don't? Just because we haven't talked about it, until recently, doesn't mean that we don't have it.

Very cool!!!! Thanks for sharing!

Seems like Larry David is the same in real life as in his TV show, which I have watched on ariplanes quite a bit and found quite funny.

I would say that "almost" every decision by a politician is done with an eye on the ballot box. Some relatively recent executive orders Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay (Note: pay raises for certain govt employees) Combatting Anti- Semetism Establish a Task Force for Missing and Murdered American Indians Commission on Law Enforcement Protecting and Improving Medicare for our Nations Seniors Economic Empowerment of Asian Americans etc

If the XFL can utilize full replay on penalties, what's stopping the NFL?

I started Season 2. Behold, the "Star Wars-ificatioin" of Foundation. The characters have become cardboard caricatures. Totally irrelevant storylines are thrown in. But, in its favor there are some really original ideas. The need for "spacers" - mutant humans - who can navigate hyperspace. It's too dangerous for mere mortals to accomplish. A rouge-ish thief/scoundrel who will embark on a secret mission. The comely daughter of a leader who wants to have a thing with the scoundrel. A deserted desert planet with (cough) machines that can burrow under the dirt and eat whatever's is on the surface. Jesus H. Having watched Season 1 again, I had hopes that this might turn out okay after all. Despite it not being Asimov's "Foundation," it wasn't bad sci-fi with interesting topics, deep characters and glorious production values. The only thing missing is JarJar.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/06/politics/hunter-biden-gun-charges-indictment/index.html?utm_content=2023-09-06T20%3A01%3A42&utm_term=link&utm_source=twCNN&utm_medium=social Special counsel David Weiss intends to seek an indictment against President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, relating to gun charges by the end of the month, the Justice Department said Wednesday. Hunter Biden had previously reached a deal involving a gun possession charge that would have allowed him to avoid prosecution if he met certain conditions over a 24 month period. Once his plea deal fell apart in court the future of the gun deal has been in limbo. “The Speedy Trial Act requires that the Government obtain the return of an indictment by a grand jury by Friday, September 29, 2023, at the earliest. The Government intends to seek the return of an indictment in this case before that date,” the special counsel’s office said in a court filing. Biden’s lawyers are expected to submit their own filing by the end of the day.

Ah, dammit. It's only for Canadians.

That's the truth. I just started working on a population health project to identify patients at genetic risk for various cancers. Interesting stuff. Working with some top research folks.

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If I'm honest, I'm probably only going to watch his rockets take off in the event that one of them blows up.

And he still manages to make it sound like a whorehouse piano. Go figure.

Brexit was neither as bad as some claimed, nor as good as others claimed. I think the idea that the UK is independent of the EU is a delusional fantasy. As I pointed out in another thread, they've largely abandoned the UKCA mark, which allowed British regulation of what was sold there, and have instead decided to continue to require CE marked equipment. In other words, the goods are required to comply with EU legislation, a legislation often derided by those who opposed Brussels. And now, the UK has no influence in changing this legislation, whilst still being required to comply. The Brexit campaign claimed that the huge amount of money that was being paid to Brussels was going to go to fund the National Health Service. How did that work out?

@Horace said in Follow the science?: It's just inevitable that this science is politicized. The only question is, to what extent does that affect the conclusions. And that's an all but impossible question to answer. This.

Wow! That is a high number. I can see weight being a problem. One of the numbers that were in the article that surprised me was that the US graduation rate for high school is only 84%. Census bureau says it is 91%, which seems more reasonable. https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2022/educational-attainment.html

Actually, Ukraine would be better off with more Frogfoot aircraft.