Studying Chinese every day this year. Lifting weights regularly. Figure I’ll be a monster by 2024.

@Aqua-Letifer said in Things that didn't age well.: @Copper said in Things that didn't age well.: [image: 1672700428090-de3e6a78-4801-426b-9a66-aeab8f85e65e-image.png] Smartphones ≠ mobile phones. Do you think colonial glassmakers were also silly failures because we moved on to plastics? Typewriters, LOL… What a waste… Word Processors? Even worse!

@George-K maybe she was fired for the overwhelming irony of 'Virgin Islands'.

@Jolly said in NYT publishes Trump tax returns: Just a feeling, but I don't think Jack is going to produce anything actionable. 100.0% chance Trump gets prosecuted over theft of classified documents, covering it up, and lying about it.

This belongs in the Dark or Inappropriate thread.

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Should have been put out to pasture several years ago. The funding of Chinese gain of function reasearch should land his name on the eternal Roll of Infamy.

https://twitter.com/defnoodles/status/1609793743716233216

@jon-nyc said in Apologies in advance: 2050 is now closer than 1996. Based on quick math, that doesn’t happen until July 1 of this year right?

Old joke. Been around since pre-Covidian times.

They got the video, that is a clue.

It sounds like EVs are great for scoring some virtue, but not so great for practical transportation.

@Axtremus said in The "Kill Switch": Exactly. How hard would it be to cite the actual law when writing an article like this? Enjoy! ~~https://www.thenationalcouncil.org/resources/full-text-2023-omnibus-bill/~~ Looks like Barr's article is from a year ago.... https://dailycaller.com/2021/11/29/barr-bidens-infrastructure-bill-contains-backdoor-kill-switch-for-cars/

@taiwan_girl said in The last book?: @George-K you would be proud of me. I am reading the Harry Bosch books in order, and recently I ended with "The Narrows" I liked that one. The setting comes back in another story. And yeah, reading them in order is good.

Yes, it is wonderful. Google neuroplasticity, you'll find all kinds of ideas for an old man to help deal with being old. If you are in AARP you have already seen a lot of related headlines.

. He’s a Wile E. one.

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