The New Coffee Room

The scenario has been around for some time. It is plausible - particularly if Moscow chooses to become more like North Korea as opposed to the current ersatz Imperial Russia - although why would China take that route when it can ensure Russia remains very much its junior partner through economic means? Agree with Mik though, if such a scenario were to play out, the nuclear threshold would be crossed very quickly.

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Now if we can get them to quit building in wildfire zones, they might be able to get insurance.

Ew.

The leaps and bounds made by AI video in the last 12-24 months is insane. We might already be there, but soon enough it will be impossible to tell what is real. Scary future!

Agreed. Symbolic at best and not an attractive symbol.

Very cleverly done.

How do the pages get turned on that iPad? (Or whatever it is). Is someone else doing it remotely?

@LuFins-Dad said in Nobel Peace Prize - nomination for Trump: Wow! Trump would kill to win one of those! POTW

TNCR until recently.

I guess it's only a side gig for most of them.

I got my MBA from Syracuse, good school, but as I graduated I noticed there were more and more foreign students walking around campus. Personally I think the issue is the phrase "orange man bad" has hurt the feelings of the mascot, Otto the Orange. [image: 1750074230144-a9754127-33ff-4fb2-adf3-c6708ff7de27-image.png]

What’s nice is it’s below pre-Covid levels so it’s not just reversion to trend.

We’ve paid half the tuition and are paying the interest on the loans. Luke is paying the principal. That being said, I think it’s been tough living at the median income with a single income since the 80s, when the majority of families became two income households.

RIP Bill Atkinson. IMO, you were a towering pioneer who brought the graphical user interface to the masses.

If it’s true, I’m for it.