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    Mik
    wrote on 24 Dec 2024, 22:37 last edited by
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    People were far more vulnerable in almost any way you can think of.

    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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      George K
      wrote on 26 Dec 2024, 22:24 last edited by
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      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        Highest-Resolution Atomic Image Ever Captured

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        https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-the-highest-resolution-atomic-image-ever-captured/?fbclid=IwY2xjawHelilleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHRao7eWFATvV2RJ7J6e6C4NyfatZ693_snvyZFTf0KzM16FsnHE5bzTBpQ_aem_ly4tdiFZ1HecKNnzFNOiZg

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          jon-nyc
          wrote on 30 Dec 2024, 02:35 last edited by
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          That guy must be using an iPhone 17 prototype.

          Only non-witches get due process.

          • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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            jon-nyc
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            @George-K said in Mildly interesting:

            Interesting. Several times I dove to a bit south of the recreational dive limit, 130ft at least back in the day, but you don’t notice that transition with scuba gear.

            Only non-witches get due process.

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              jon-nyc
              wrote on 30 Dec 2024, 04:49 last edited by
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              Only non-witches get due process.

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                jon-nyc
                wrote on 30 Dec 2024, 12:27 last edited by
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                American battleship USS Indiana (BB-58) arrives home after the war. Taken from the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Bay, on 29 September 1945.

                IMG_2154.jpeg

                Only non-witches get due process.

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                  LuFins Dad
                  wrote on 30 Dec 2024, 13:41 last edited by
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                  @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                  Isolation?

                  The Brad

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                    30 Dec 2024, 12:27

                    American battleship USS Indiana (BB-58) arrives home after the war. Taken from the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Bay, on 29 September 1945.

                    IMG_2154.jpeg

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                    LuFins Dad
                    wrote on 30 Dec 2024, 13:49 last edited by
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                    @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                    American battleship USS Indiana (BB-58) arrives home after the war. Taken from the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Bay, on 29 September 1945.

                    IMG_2154.jpeg

                    Man, how would you like to have to pilot one of those Kingfishers? That plane catapult does not look very long… That’s 0-60 in what? 60’? That looks rougher than taking off in a fighter on a nice long 700’ runway…

                    I assume they landed on the water and were hoisted back onto the catapults?

                    The Brad

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                      jon-nyc
                      wrote on 30 Dec 2024, 13:52 last edited by
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                      I don’t know but I’ll bet Jolly and/or Bach do.

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                        30 Dec 2024, 12:27

                        American battleship USS Indiana (BB-58) arrives home after the war. Taken from the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Bay, on 29 September 1945.

                        IMG_2154.jpeg

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                        LuFins Dad
                        wrote on 30 Dec 2024, 13:59 last edited by
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                        @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                        American battleship USS Indiana (BB-58) arrives home after the war. Taken from the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Bay, on 29 September 1945.

                        IMG_2154.jpeg

                        My guess was isolation, but in the thread somebody mentioned male to female ratios (men seem to commit suicide at higher rates), and somebody else brought up altitude. Apparently, there are studies supporting that theory… This is worth it’s own thread.

                        The Brad

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                          jon-nyc
                          wrote on 30 Dec 2024, 14:03 last edited by jon-nyc
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                          Altitude, fewer mental health resources and/or reluctance to use those you have, M/F ratio, % Native American, gun ownership rates.

                          All mentioned, all probably factors.

                          Only non-witches get due process.

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                            30 Dec 2024, 14:03

                            Altitude, fewer mental health resources and/or reluctance to use those you have, M/F ratio, % Native American, gun ownership rates.

                            All mentioned, all probably factors.

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                            wrote on 30 Dec 2024, 14:56 last edited by
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                            @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                            Altitude, fewer mental health resources and/or reluctance to use those you have, M/F ratio, % Native American, gun ownership rates.

                            All mentioned, all probably factors.

                            I was curious as to whether the altitude issue was overblown, maybe a result of bias without looking at other factors (altitude generally leads to higher male per female and greater isolation) so I looked up Denver. A high altitude city, but well populated, 50/50 male to female, and moderate gun ownership. Damned if it doesn’t have one of the highest suicide rates in the country…

                            The Brad

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                              Copper
                              wrote on 30 Dec 2024, 17:08 last edited by
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                              High altitude brings fatigue and confusion, maybe more suicidal accidents.

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                                kluurs
                                wrote on 30 Dec 2024, 21:39 last edited by
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                                  jon-nyc
                                  wrote on 31 Dec 2024, 01:46 last edited by
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                                  I’m going to need to hear the back story. That meme is assuming a lot.

                                  Only non-witches get due process.

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                                    31 Dec 2024, 01:46

                                    I’m going to need to hear the back story. That meme is assuming a lot.

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                                    George K
                                    wrote on 31 Dec 2024, 01:48 last edited by
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                                    @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                                    I’m going to need to hear the back story see the video. That meme is assuming a lot.

                                    There...

                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      jon-nyc
                                      wrote on 31 Dec 2024, 03:20 last edited by
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                                      A good trend.

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                                        Copper
                                        wrote on 31 Dec 2024, 03:29 last edited by
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                                        You forgot tonic.

                                        That was big where I grew up.

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                                          31 Dec 2024, 03:20

                                          A good trend.

                                          IMG_2168.jpeg

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                                          LuFins Dad
                                          wrote on 31 Dec 2024, 13:07 last edited by
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                                          @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                                          A good trend.

                                          IMG_2168.jpeg

                                          The second image should dip down well below Pittsburgh and possibly into Western Maryland. @Aqua-Letifer can answer if that’s the case.

                                          The Brad

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