@jon-nyc He was born in 1935.

@Klaus said in Thou shalt not show smokes: @Doctor-Phibes said in Thou shalt not show smokes: @Klaus said in Thou shalt not show smokes: That's the definition of adult, in my opinion: To be able to evaluate and bear the consequences of your actions, be it positive or negative. So how do you test whether somebody is an adult or not? Because most places just look at your age, and we all know that being 18 doesn't make you an adult. We've decided that there's a point, usually 18 years old, when adulthood begins. That's of course a somewhat arbitrary number, but you I see no alternative that is significantly better and still practical. If people are no adults when they turn 18, bad luck for them. I have no use for 25 year old children. They are a disgrace. Yeah, that's how I used to think when my kids were younger, too.

My solution to this problem was to only go out really early at weekends, and plan out my rides, as Aqua said. Getting stuck on a really busy road is miserable. Lockdown was great as the roads were so quiet, but now everybody's back driving the whole time, God knows where.

I guess @George-K wins by default…

I can’t help but notice the inherently racist attitude you have towards pianos, Mik.

You should always have backup navigation. The pre-GPS stuff is much more fun. But few want to use it.

One of the guys I went to high school and college with, had a pretty eccentric mother. She dressed however she pleased, wrote everything from poetry to opinion pieces for the local paper, loved to travel and spoke three or four languages and was an absolute domestic disaster. So her two sons did most of the household stuff, from washing, cleaning, dishes and cooking. Dad helped, especially with the cooking, but general surgeons have irregular hours. But as far as mending a torn garment or sewing a pants hem, dad was the only one who could sew. Using surgical instruments. That was a hoot to watch.

Enteric aspirin, anyone?

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@jon-nyc said in Interesting quote re the media: @LuFins-Dad But I agree with your point. Most people resist reading well-argued viewpoints contrary to their own even when it’s free. Very few are willing to pay for it. That's why it makes sense to have a "90% paywall" policy: You make some articles free.

@Jolly said in Strategically placed cop cars: @Horace said in Strategically placed cop cars: @George-K said in Strategically placed cop cars: @Horace said in Strategically placed cop cars: One of our neighbors has a security system that says "hello, you are being recorded", every time you walk past their house. I'm surprised that there's not a complaint about "disruptive noise" or something like that. But, if it's, as you describe, a crime-riddled neighborhood, I get it. You might want to take a look at your 2nd amendment protections, just in case. It's Texas, but still... I am probably going to get a handgun. Or two. Then work every day to ensure they are not used against me. You're a big guy. What fits you (in a handgun) probably won't fit the wife. But close may be good enough. An AR with a collapsible stock will fit both of you. I suggest you do not get a pink one or even a Hello Kitty dustcover on a regular black one. Add in a youth model 20gauge with a 21" or so barrel (it will fit her and you can accommodate it), and you'll be set to go. There's probably a gun range somewhere around Houston. Maybe even two... Good plan.

@jon-nyc said in "The Pandemic is Over!": I changed from treating it as pandemic to treating it as endemic a while ago. ... Same here.

@89th said in A 12 month exposure: I mean, it's pretty good but it's just a building. I would be more impressed if he paid someone to stand there for 12 months. I thought it was interesting story about one of the very first photograph, of a street scene in Paris (1839) It looks so empty, when in reality, there were lots of people in the photo. But, because the exposure was so long, the moving people did not show up. [image: daguerre-oldest-photo-paris-2.jpg] https://mymodernmet.com/daguerre-oldest-paris-photo/

@Friday said in Anyone watching QEII's funeral?: I heard a commentator say 5.1 billion people watched. 63% of the world's population. Don't know if that's accurate, but I wouldn't be surprised. Yes, it is accurate. They use the same satellite technique that is used to estimate crowds on the Mall for a presidential inauguration. Trust the science.

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Sounds like some of the plastic bits are starting to show their age. Similar thing happened inside my korg digital and is happening to my sister's clavinova. I'd replace.

Jeans are inherently racist.

We may have. I've been under the weather for three or four days.

Yeah, pretty cool. We really should start considering that there are three branches of photography these days: film photography digital photography computational photography (phones) They've each got their strengths and weaknesses, and none can really cancel out the others.