@taiwan_girl said in Stupid in Chicago: Make him pay for the emergency response LOL. You crack me up. Like that'll work... For context, here's a daytime Google street view: [image: 1697649019051-screenshot-2023-10-18-at-12.09.33-pm.png]

I have heard of other places offering something similar. I think it is a good idea with almost no negative. The US work age population is getting smaller and smaller so towns/cities/states need good working people. Any incentive will be gotten back via taxes, spending in the community, etc.

@89th said in The Gag Order: Imagine if BLM did it, your tone would change prettayyyyyyyyy quickly Imagine if in 2016 Obama had called the Secretary of State of PA, told him to "find 14000 votes" and threatened to prosecute him if he didn't.

@blondie said in Pretty soon she'll be able to play Bach: That’s amazing! I can imagine the joy someone could regain being able to hand sew, paint, draw too. Not only that, you could program the arm to paint masterpieces while you are sleeping.

ovoviviparous look it up

@89th said in Anyone use a Butter Bell?: I think we did that growing up. I thought it's not supposed to be out more than 2 days or so? Meh. Most of those guidelines are in CYA territory for the FDA. I’ve never had a stick of butter go longer than a week without being eaten, unless we’ve been on vacation, I’ve only ever thrown out a stick of butter once. That was when we got back from a 2 week trip. There’s little protein or carbs in butter. Mold and bacteria don’t like it. We use unsalted, but I understand that salted will last even longer.

Three members of California family pleaded guilty to their roles in a $600 million nationwide catalytic converter theft ring that operated over a three-year period, prosecutors say. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/10/17/catalytic-converter-theft-ring-sacramento-family/71220950007/

See Andreesen's Techno-optimism thread.

I love her performance of "Ständchen" - a little more luxurious than most people's performance. It's interesting that she's not putting it as an encore.

@Mik said in Elephant Crushes Woman (old incident): @Axtremus said in Elephant Crushes Woman (old incident): Just curious ... who here has sat on an elephant? (For this question, sitting on or riding a Republican does not count. You have to have sat on or ridden a real live elephant to count.) Me too. Fun, but a bit scary also. Here is a sign that I saw outside a Thai national park warning people about what to do if you come across a wild elephant [image: 1697589628141-img_1837.jpg]

@Jolly said in Just wait, ma'am. There'll be more.: @taiwan_girl said in Just wait, ma'am. There'll be more.: but stop the unskilled labor and watch ag product prices (and food prices) go 3-5x higher. Braceros. Had to look up what that meant. LOL Yes, something like that would be needed.

Watching E2. I have to give it to the writers. They’ve resurrected an old character and made it still fresh.

@Mik said in Hay George - where's the beef?: I do not recommend gardenias on Italian beef. LOL. Have you tried them? Prolly adds a splash of color.

Kinda Sweeny Todd, eh?

Most of them stick around.

@taiwan_girl said in Bled to death: Coagulation is the clotting of blood. If his blood was not clotting, why would he be taking a blood thinner? That would seem to make it worse. What am I missing? "Blood thinner" is a colloquialism for an anticoagulant. Warfarin was the anticoagulant - the "thinner."

@LuFins-Dad said in 95%? True?: @taiwan_girl said in 95%? True?: @Axtremus said in 95%? True?: So far so good, no regret on taking either vaccine this year. Same. Sometimes, it is hard to prove a negative. If I do not get COVID or have asymptomatic COVID or a very mild case, then as an individual, it is hard for ME to say with absolute confidence that it was because of the vaccine. But, when a large population is included, then the numbers seem to prove this. But the large numbers also seem to show that the unvaccinated aren’t getting COVID or are getting very mild or asymptomatic cases as well. I was not aware of that. I thought it showed severe cases were less with vaccinated people.

@George-K said in What is the point of dealing with customer service when you can just return something to Amazon?: They just accept it, and refund your purchase. A smaller place would probably lose $$ on this, but, for Amazon, it's probably a rounding error. I bet Amazon passes the full price of the return back to the vendor. Amazon does some interesting stuff - that is why they are being sued. For example, even though Amazon will take up to 50% of the price as a commission for selling on their site, a vendor is not allowed to sell the same product for a cheaper amount anywhere.

I think the voice-over doesn't claim the helicopter is called "Air Force One." He says it's the "Air Force One Stairway Event." (It's called "Marine One," BTW)