“not human”? Relax, I think I heard a few places where Ms. Wang got sloppy, thus affirming her humanity. Of course, none of this detract from her enormous talent and likely superhuman dedication to her art.

@Mik said in Saudi prince sends threat to the West after Biden warns of consequences for kingdom: SOMEONE SAID SOMETHING! Yup, Joe said, we are going to put you out of business, please help us.

@taiwan_girl said in Trump’s advice for U.S. Jews: To me, US Jewish person DOES NOT automatically equal 100% support for Isreal just like Black person DOES NOT automatically equal 100% support for Democrat Of course there is no expectation of lockstep opinions. (I mean except for the left’s expectation of lockstep for any given intersectional label). The issue in need of addressing, is when a person invokes their heritage as a personal reason for feeling a certain way, but the way they feel is at odds with the mainstream viewpoint of that heritage. It’s not impossible that one’s heritage is a reason for any given viewpoint, but it needs some explanation if your lived experience of that heritage leads you to one conclusion, while the lived experience of most others of that heritage, leads to a different one. There is a chance that these people are using their heritage as a cheat code to express an opinion that cannot be questioned by those who don’t have that heritage. When the opinion actually has nothing to do with their heritage. Shhhh. That’s a secret cheat code, please don’t tell anybody about it. Word might get out, and people who use it might begin to seem like douches.

@taiwan_girl said in Special Case of South Korea Military Service: I think it is a bit of an overestimate. There will be another K-Pop group(s) to fill the opening. LOL

IN general, I think it is a good idea that the central bank of countries is independent. Politicians (usually ) have a very short term view. And since the world has become such a "smaller" place, no one country can operate independently on the economy without being affected by the world at large. ( I know, you guys are sick of hearing me say this. 555)

Does anybody belong to that? Wonder what their membership is?

I am a synthetic biologist who studies engineered living materials — substances made from living cells that have a variety of functions. In my recently published research, I programmed bacteria to form living materials that can not only be modified for different applications but are also quick and easy to produce. I bet those bacteria eat king crabs.

They were SO good live. Loud, too. But good loud.

Their "cause" is getting attention, and then pretending to their fellow morons that they are to be admired.

@89th thanks!

@LuFins-Dad said in What the hell is going on?: @89th said in What the hell is going on?: All of the above? I do recall how much harder college was than high school. Could skate by in high school and get near a 4.0, but first semester of college was a wake-up call, literally. I would skip my 8am classes often only to realize... you can't do that and expect to perform well in a course. That’s true for every generation. How many classmates did you and @Aqua-Letifer have that flipped out and had to drop out for a semester? None that I recall. I vaguely recall a person or two in our dorm who didn't come back the Spring semester, but that's only if I really try to think of an example. @Aqua-Letifer lived across the hall from me Freshman year, do you recall any?

@Klaus said in Again I ask: Given that most guys at 17 would dream of having that opportunity, where exactly is the crime which justifies the jail time? The victim may identify as a young girl.

@George-K Indeed I was and will read again later. I overall agree with it although I still believe the war is primarily the work of Putin and his minions rather than the nation as a whole.

Good project.