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Huzzah!

I’m grabbing a few tarps today. Plan to lay them on the sidewalks Saturday night, and every few hours toss the accumulated snow into the yard… Will still need to dig out the cars, but will cover them as well.

And my 23 year old son is going to be spending the weekend snowed in with his GF in Newport News while his 53 year old father farther will be shoveling snow…

But likely between 8-10. So everyone is stocking up expecting no food, electricity, or plumbing for 8 weeks…

Glad yours is so precise. We are somewhere between 0 and 72”…

@Doctor-Phibes said in Why we may not wish to go to mars:

@LuFins-Dad said in Why we may not wish to go to mars:

The problems with 0G and reduced G are not some secret.

Mi pensa to might bi right

LOL…

@89th said in Why we may not wish to go to mars:

I'm sorry you didn't have time to watch the 8 minute AI-generated video.

(I didn't watch it at all LOL... but have seen this topic before about the negative effects to your body if you do try to go to Mars and come back)

Who said anything about time? More that I lost interest. The problems with 0G and reduced G are not some secret. This is well known, has been hashed out, and multiple worthwhile solutions are being explored.

Only watched 2 minutes. Fo they address the fact that Elon’s plan is to tether and rotate two ships at a speed sufficient to generate the equivalent of 50% gravity, which is believed to be more than enough to prevent most of the negative effects?

@Doctor-Phibes said in Invading Greenland - suicide.:

The retcon that has occurred amongst a large number of "conservatives" regarding Iraq is something to behold.

My opinion is still the same. I find it highly unlikely that every western intelligence agency was that far off, and the fact that each and every one wasn’t dismantled and built back up from scratch supports that.

Beyond that, Hussein was a terror supporter, was in extreme violation of the ceasefire, and was playing FAFO games with the inspectors.

@jon-nyc said in I don’t recall seeing such seething hatred for the constitution:

Meanwhile, Maga be like:

Okay, that’s funny.

I’d be worried about not being able to get out… Having it fall in on me and having to try to dig my way out…

@Doctor-Phibes said in Trump sends a totally deranged letter to Norwegian President:

They didn't give him the Nobel Prize for physics either, so presumably he's had to drag himself away from constantly thinking about black holes.

Excluding Candace?

https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/opinion/375011/feds-and-state-ag-investigate-an-alleged-human-trafficking-empire-run-in-springfield-ohio/

@mik I would suggest that you read Asra Nomani’s reporting on it. While they are registered and documented, there is a shit ton of illegality and corruption surrounding the process of the process, their employment, and their housing. It is essentially a modern day slavery/indentured servant status that is resulting in the community turning to heavy drug use, which is leading to more and more problems. These people are victims as well, and maintaining the status quo will make it worse.

@Axtremus said in Trump sends a totally deranged letter to Norwegian President:

@LuFins-Dad said in Trump sends a totally deranged letter to Norwegian President:

@Axtremus said in Trump sends a totally deranged letter to Norwegian President:

The alternative would never ...

Sigh ...

I know. It’s hard to fathom that your team has become an even worse option than this. Truly depressing.

Wait ... now you're back to "he's still better than the alternative"? I thought you have turned the corner.

Oh, I turned the corner, just not the one you figured.

@Axtremus said in Trump sends a totally deranged letter to Norwegian President:

The alternative would never ...

Sigh ...

I know. It’s hard to fathom that your team has become an even worse option than this. Truly depressing.

@Mik said in Stranger Things:

I watched a couple episodes over Christmas. Meh. Reminds me of Lost vapid and spins and really goes nowhere.

They had 3 years to get it right… I wonder if that was actually too long? They were reportedly still writing the last episode during filming. Maybe they had too many ideas and got indecisive?

Well, that ended with a whimper…

You already can take a low interest loan out against your 401K for a home purchase, and the interest is paid back to you, and it happens before taxes are withdrawn.

Beyond that, there are so many first time howler downpayment assistance options out there, that you would have to have to nothing in the way of a downpayment to have the downpayment be your obstacle.

Timely - https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/08/13/fraud_hunters_sniffing_out_bogus_science_1128482.html

https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/10/08/paper_chase_a_global_industry_fuels_scientific_fraud_in_the_us_1139567.html

https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/11/19/how_the_avalanche_of_academic_papers_threatens_scientific_research_1148282.html

https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2026/01/15/to_combat_academic_fraud_scholars_confront_hallowed_tradition_1158865.html