The New Coffee Room

I saw that too, and I dont think so. (At least I hope not)

@Jolly said in Why NC was such a disaster:

Why the hell would they have flood insurance?

I agree. But, now I am sure they wish they did. For my understand, regular homeowner insurance does not cover floods. So, these people are liable for the cost, which is quite sad.

One other thing that was in the article was that in order for the hearer to hear through the earrings, the sound was also available to others in the room, loud enough that others notices and commented.

@Horace said in Dudes posting their Ws:

I brought a 100 ounce silver bar to work to show it to people because I thought it was cool, but I sensed people thought I was trying to show off. I work with a bunch of poor trash PhD scientists and engineers, so I guess they probably hadn't seen 2000 dollars all in the same place ever before. So I stopped showing it to people. You need to be an upper class high status type like me in order to appreciate the beauty separately from the monetary value.

Maybe you can move on to Platinum

The warehouse retailer (COST) has started selling one-ounce platinum bars priced at $1,089.99 apiece, which is slightly higher than the metal's current value of roughly $1,000 per ounce on the commodity market. Costco's foray into selling gold bars started last year and has proven a huge success, with the company reporting that sales reached $100 million in 2023.

https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20241003254/are-the-costco-platinum-bars-worth-buying-heres-what-finance-pros-have-to-say

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/health/trump-health-records.html

Age became a major point of concern for voters weighing the capabilities of President Biden, and a poor debate performance that showcased him struggling to articulate sentences ultimately forced him to withdraw from the race. Suddenly facing an opponent nearly 20 years his junior, Mr. Trump told CBS News in August that he would “very gladly” release his medical records to the public, saying he had recently had a medical exam.

The New York Times requested a copy of those records. A spokeswoman for Mr. Trump eventually referred The Times to a one-page letter that his former physician, now a Republican member of Congress, wrote a week after the assassination attempt, describing the bullet wound to his ear and its progress in healing. The Times sent numerous follow-up questions. She did not reply.

and

Mr. Trump’s father had Alzheimer’s. Mr. Trump has repeatedly said that he “aced” cognitive tests — most recently in August — but has not released any documentation.

But in all fairness:

Kamala Harris, 59, the Democratic nominee, has yet to release any of her personal medical information.

In searching for potential dangers humans would face on a long Mars mission, scientists are leaving no stone unturned—including the ones that show up at weirdly high rates in astronauts’ kidneys.

Healthy kidneys filter blood to balance the body’s water, salts and minerals, expelling waste as urine. When this process goes awry, painful kidney stones—hard accumulations of salts and materials such as calcium—can form in this essential organ. Researchers have theorized that astronauts are prone to kidney stones because bones degrade faster in microgravity, increasing calcium levels in the blood. But these stones’ surprising frequency among space travelers even years after they return to Earth suggests other factors are involved.

and

Kidneys are exceptionally responsive and adaptable—but these traits can work against them. When microgravity shifts the body’s distribution of internal fluids, kidney tubules tend to shrink; this action hinders the organ’s ability to properly filter calcium and salts, increasing the risk of kidney stones and other health issues. And diminished tubules are more vulnerable to high-energy cosmic rays. “There’s an unholy alliance between microgravity and galactic radiation,” says study lead author Keith Siew, a kidney physiologist at University College London.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mars-missions-may-be-blocked-by-kidney-stones/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/miltonezrati/2024/10/03/chinese-ev-firms-are-suffering-losses/

Beijing had made a big bet on electric vehicles (EV). But like so many other efforts of China’s centrally planned economy, things have not gone well. Intense price competition among China’s many EV producers as well as waning demand—both in China and abroad—have put manufacturers into financial trouble, with some reporting losses despite still considerable public support. Beijing has begun to step away from the effort, leaving local governments to pick up the subsidy slack. It is not a sustainable situation.

This now failing effort began more than five years ago. According to the MIT Technology Review, the raft of subsidies, tax breaks, procurement contracts, and other more oblique incentives to ramp up production and make China dominant has cost Beijing the equivalent of some $230 billion. The push eventually created a market for 13.1 million vehicles that accounted for 60% of EV ownership globally. Beijing also pushed for global sales of Chinese-made EVs. That effort made little headway in the United States even before Washington began to show increased levels of hostility toward China and Chinese products. The effort did, however, have considerable success in Europe.

No real impact on overall US politics but kind of funny in a way.

Thinking before you speak publicly is an important skill. Idaho State Sen. Dan Foreman, a conservative Republican, apparently did not get the memo.

As Boise State Public Radio, an NPR affiliate, reported on Thursday, a “meet the candidates” forum was held on Tuesday evening in Kendrick, a town with a population of about 300. Foreman attended, as did others running for District 6 state House and Senate seats. (Idaho has 35 legislative districts, each with one senator and two representatives.)

After Trish Carter-Goodheart, a Democrat running for a House seat, pointed out that discrimination and racism exist in Idaho, Foreman reportedly lost his temper and told her to “go back where you came from.”

Among the various problems with that statement, Carter-Goodheart happens to be a member of the Nez Perce tribe, which has a reservation smack in the middle of District 6. She was where she came from. Foreman, as the radio piece noted, was born in Illinois

@Jolly LOL

Testing in a real world situation.

JUST A FEW weeks ago, certain people in a particular corner of the internet decided they had cracked the reason Kamala Harris was doing so much better than Donald Trump in the presidential debate. Not that she was better prepared, nor that she was a better debater. No, she must be wearing a Bluetooth earpiece, carefully disguised as a pair of pearl earrings. Obviously.

and

we put the Nova H1s through a mock press conference to see if it might have worked. We had WIRED's UK managing editor Mike Dent surreptitiously feeding us lines to parrot, all while being quizzed by other members of the team. Even with the background noise being at a minimum, Mike often struggled to be heard through the H1s, leading to awkward pauses, misspoken answers, and frankly a look of complete incompetence rather than a commanding presence at the lectern. At one point we even had to stop the experiment altogether as the audio feed from Mike disappeared completely.

https://www.wired.com/review/review-nova-h1-audio-earrings/

Gosh darn Haitians white US males!!!!

A 64-year-old white man in Springfield, Ohio, was accused of illegally hunting geese at a golf course pond

Agree.

@Jolly said in Walz Vance debate:

@George-K said in Walz Vance debate:

How often does a VEEP debate change anything?

Not often, but in a really tight race, you take a few extra votes where you can get them.

Secondly, the debate did a lot for Vance, and may have changed a lot of MSM-fueled negative opinions.

It is generally agreed that VP Harris won her debate and it seems that Sen Vance won his debate.

Probably, there is still a net increase for VP Harris. For example, maybe she gains 0.5% after her debate and loses 0.2% after the VP debate, as that is not as "important"

@89th said in The latest life destroyed by Trump’s fragile ego:

Hopefully she has a good My Pillow to use in prison.

555

@George-K said in The latest life destroyed by Trump’s fragile ego:

Conan Hayes, a former professional surfer turned technology wizard

Quite a career shift!!! LOL

From another article

Peters ran for Colorado secretary of state in 2022 after she was indicted. She was defeated in the Republican primary and alleged election fraud in that race, demanding a recount after losing by 85,000 votes. The recount resulted in her getting an additional 13 votes — as did the overall primary winner, Pam Anderson.

Another LOL

@Renauda said in The Never-ending Grift:

Maybe FuCa should ask her for an interview.

Do you think that Hannity from Fox News paid her?

@Aqua-Letifer said in Back Taxes Owed:

@taiwan_girl said in Back Taxes Owed:

I would think/hope a phone call would solve this.

After the IRS looks bad in national news. That's what it takes.

Yup. Usually the case.

Governement organization (or company, etc.) treats a person bad. Nothing is done. Story gets on the news. Same organization or company suddenly is able to "solve" the problem.

Think it will be USD$1MM?

@jon-nyc said in Melania:

You spelled ‘profitable’ wrong.

But shes "married" to the self proclaimed richest man EVER to walk the face of the earth. (ps minor satire in my statement)

@89th said in New Phone:

I also do not use a case

Wow. You are one of the very few people I know (maybe the only one) that does not use a case.

For me, the phone is too thin without a case and uncomfortable for me to hold.

@Mik said in The Iran thread:

I may be wrong, but it sounds like a bluff.

I agree.