Either that, or the expertise of the leadership of both countries are inextricably tied together by the Illuminati or somebody similar, which I suppose is always possible

@Aqua-Letifer said in I, for one, welcome out robot hotel staff:

Well, here we go then. I think this bullshit is starting in full swing.

Mrs. George and I spent a couple of nights in downtown Chicago - at the Palmer House - for our anniversary. The goal was just to get away for a few days and be waited on.

Guess what? No room service.

I can only guess that this is a staffing issue. The only way we could do a meal in our room was to bring it upstairs (in styrofoam and plastic) from the downstairs restaurant.

We were short on glasses and pillows. When I called the desk, they said they'd someone up right away - that could EASILY be done with a robot. I'm surprised that iRobot (maker of Roomba) hasn't explored this space - perhaps they have, I dunno.

Lock 'em up!

I'm with jon for the most part. We already have some platforms that do not allow for anonymous interaction, and lo and behold, they're far more civil. And there doesn't seem to be a downside to that.

Couple that with the fact that anonymity is really an illusion anyway—Libs of TikTok being a perfect example—and I don't think I can say that I'm absolutely for it.

AOC pipes in:

Yeah, tell me about ignorance about medicine, Rep Ocasio-Cortez:

Actually....

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Looks interesting.

Real sign in an upstate NY restaurant. h/t Realplayer.

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He will lie in state in the US Capitol.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/wwii-medal-honor-recipient-lie-state-us-capitol-86164174?cid=social_twitter_abcn

Some culinary suggestions:

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@jon-nyc said in Puzzle time - Pi = 4:

I guess the formal answer is to actually do the arithmetic on the Riemann sums. The area under the triangular approximations converges to zero but the ratio of the path lengths stays constant.

Nope. I made an error in my "proof" that can be pointed out quite succinctly and precisely.

So…. 50% of Roger Federer’s name is “er”.

@Jolly said in Happy holiday:

I was up about two hours before you posted, getting my fire going...Mostly pin oak with some mayhaw. Chicken goes on in about 15.

Have a safe and enjoyable 4th.

Nice, gentlemen.

I’m at a VRBO in the Poconos. Lake and pool for me today.

@George-K never bothered me. I hate when the nurse grabs the suction to get rid of the smoke

But when they do, I'm sure some company will have peni-liners.