lol I have to admit it'll be amusing if he wins in 2024. With these shenanigans, it seems all but inevitable that he'll have the nomination. I thought there was a chance he'd be beaten in the primaries if America had some distance from the drama and time to reflect, but obviously that won't be happening.

@George-K said in Did I tell you how much I love tennis?: Nice balls. Nice rack - et.

Yeah. That's common sense. I would venture to say I've probably had more adversarial encounters with law enforcement officers than anyone else here. Over a dozen, at least 20 more if you throw in traffic stops. In all that time do you know how many times I've been roughed up or even verbally abused? Zip. Zero. Nada. Why is that? I made damn sure that I presented no threat to them and treated them with respect, even when I might well be headed for jail. I stone guarantee you that if you do that you'll be just fine. Did you know they all carry guns and clubs? Why would you want to accost someone like that?

@George-K if you access to a Costco membership go and see what they have in stock (or even online). All the vendors talk a big game about how their foam is different - but it's all more similar than it is different. Foam is very comfy, but it just runs hotter than springs. Sheets can make a big diff too. Obviously things like microfiber and flannel will be hotter - but specific cotton weaves like percale promote air flow.

I’d love to see someone actually loot an ikea piece of particle board…

@Mik said in "Gun-Free" zone: "If we're just nice to everyone, everyone will be nice to us.". That situation does not exist anywhere in nature. There are always predators and prey. Yep. Want to all but guarantee you get PTSD? No better mentality to have.

Good article. It will be interesting to see 100 years from now. There is a certain % of the population that either needs to or wants to live in a city and the advantages that a city can offer. If may be that there will just be a shift of location. For example, maybe SF will decrease but a current mid-size city will turn into the next big city. I dont think that big cities will disappear however.

I found the video. That was funny! Link to video

Condolences to the Wurzelbarchers.

Looks like a dispute on the executive branch's interpretation of the law. The court can resolve the matter on interpretation. The legislature can enact amendments to clarify the law. This should sort itself out before long.

From the article: [TSMC] is trying to fast-track visas for 500 Taiwanese workers. Sure, get them here. These are skilled workers that can advance the USA's semiconductor manufacturing, a national priority. Not only we want to bring them here, we also want to keep them here for the long haul (legal permanent residency, citizenship). They have already been highly educated and well trained, we're getting a good deal.

Possibly, but until the motion to remove is favorably adjudicated in federal court the state proceedings would continue. So all will be arraigned as planned even if ultimately some move to federal.

Observation (at least from my corner of the world): The script has flipped. The most racist people, taken as a whole, are blacks. I think the victim role has been taught to most of them since birth and too many of them see everything through that lens, skewing perception into racism.

#1 Preseason QB, his PFF rating was slightly above Mahomes breakout year. They are the only two starting QBs to ever get a complete preseason rating over 90. Oh, the rookie edge rusher from Wisconsin who is our #3 behind former DPOY TJ Watt and Alex Highsmith (14.5 sacks last season, pro bowl) was the highest ranked EDGE rusher with a 30% win rate, and some of that was against starters… The Swiss Army H-Back Connor Heyward was the highest rated TE. I get that preseason means nothing in the standings or even talent, necessarily, but it does mean something in terms of preparation, growth, and command of their personal situations at that moment in time. With what these guys have shown, there’s not a team in the league that they should be scared of. I’ve not been this excited to start a season in over a decade or more. https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-preseason-pff-team-of-the-preseason-player-awards-2023

He needs to lose the Mozart laugh... Link to video

They answer that in paragraph 7. He was invited by butthurt NH politicians that lost their first-in-the-nation status.

We're going to have more than one. This will be a Cat 2, maybe a Cat 3. BTW, Katrina made Louisiana landfall on 8/29, as a Cat 4. Billion Dollar Betsy (Cat 4) was on 9/9. Camille (Cat 5) was on 8/17. Rita (Cat 3) was on 9/24. If (big IF) we get a nice depression in the right part of the Gulf, without a significant wind shear, it's katy bar the door. It's the right time of the year for a big storm and the Gulf can provide the energy.

COVID took the attention away, I suppose.

Well, it's Australia. According to @Aqua-Letifer , pretty much everything is trying to kill you. I've seen a couple of cases of cerebral Echinococcosis. I hate parasitic diseases.

https://apnews.com/article/larry-householder-prison-bribery-ohio-af19b0215d35531d5105ea90b0f8db1e Convicted former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder has been transferred to Oklahoma to begin his time in federal prison. The 64-year-old Republican had been held in the Butler County Jail in southwestern Ohio since he was sentenced June 29 to 20 years for his role in the largest corruption scheme in Ohio history. He was recently moved to the federal transfer center in Oklahoma City, according to Bureau of Prisons records