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  • RIP Larry

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    MikM
    t is said the internet is forever.
  • Y'know, Zelensky was a comedian

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    MikM
    Assuming Ukraine wins, he will have one hell of a lot of material.
  • Best edition?

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    jon-nycJ
    @George-K When I get home (I’m at the gym) I’ll take a look at mine and post a sample so you can see the quality.
  • SpaceX - 15, 58, 158

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    George KG
    @George-K said in SpaceX - 15, 58, 158: Just amazing that it's become routine. Seen on a blog..."And SpaceX landed another booster on a barge in the middle of the ocean. Ho hum...."
  • The Bizarre Resurgence of Barnes & Noble

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    Aqua LetiferA
    @Axtremus said in The Bizarre Resurgence of Barnes & Noble: I haven’t visited a Barnes & Noble for a long time. I will make it a point to visit one soon just because of this thread. From the article @Aqua-Letifer linked earlier: … the lesson is so simple. // If you want to sell music, you must love those songs. If you want to succeed in journalism, you must love those newspapers. If you want to succeed in movies, you must love the cinema. Perhaps there are limits to this “simple lesson.” I cannot quite see a resurgence of Block Buster stores based on love for the movies or the cinema. On the political front, does it follow that “if you want to succeed at governing, you must love the government (institutions)”? This would suggest that the “the government is the problem” crowd will not succeed at governing, no? Your lack of reading comprehension is amazing. He wasn't talking about customers, he was talking about the people in leadership positions at companies. Honestly, if you can't be bothered to even read the article, don't comment on it.
  • Yeah, there's an app for that...

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    jon-nycJ
    It makes perfect sense, but I imagine it’s a bit of a sausage fest. Especially in blue states.
  • Nakedly Xenophobic

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    Doctor PhibesD
    Hey, at least he believes in evolution. That's a definite step in the right direction! Because if people think that politicians were intelligently designed by an all-powerful, loving creator, it would actually be pretty worrying if you consider the results.
  • No Show For You

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    AxtremusA
    Pwned: https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/194564
  • The chief of ethics at NIH

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    jon-nycJ
    By the way, I sit on an OSMB for an NIH-funded trial. In general, like with their grant review process, they staff these things with mostly academics in the relevant field. NIH people do attend but they obviously aren’t necessarily experts in every subject where they issue grants. (“OSMB” or “Observational Study Monitoring Board”, is the equivalent to the “Data Safety Monitoring Board” used in drug trials, the difference is OSMBs are for observational studies whereas DSMBs are for interventional studies. )
  • It's not just Ukraine that's freezing.

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    RenaudaR
    @Mik It’s their problem if their corrupt local officials did what corrupt local officials do all over Russia. Besides it’s Altai, mostly Kazakhs and unlimited supplies of firewood to heat their yurts.
  • Fat is racist

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    LuFins DadL
    Science FTW!
  • Love Don't Judge

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  • An interesting statement by JMS on physical media.

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    kluursK
    @Axtremus said in An interesting statement by JMS on physical media.: Say, @kluurs, how do you feel about physical media? I still acquire some CDs but not very often. Though I have my sights on a boxed set of Walter Gieseking's music that I might acquire. I never purchase DVDs though there are some films that are only available on that media.
  • "Cops are here!" "I DGAF."

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    Catseye3C
    An auspicious course that shows great promise.
  • Manafort made a deal

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    LuFins DadL
    It’s based on the report The NY Times published last month.
  • Hello, Dolly!

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  • Hay Cats! Your "Group Hug!" post of the day

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  • 2023 Predictions from Medvedev

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    brendaB
    @George-K So much gloom and doom in that list. He sounds like he's running to be leader of the Sunshine Club.
  • Not The Megastar

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    jodiJ
    Lol.
  • West Wing marathon

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    MikM
    Watching now