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  • wtgW

    Contingency planning

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    @Piano-Dad Yes, I know how to reach you. We do have some folks who signed up and who have either never posted or haven't posted in a long time. I don't want to pester them with updates unless they want to be pestered. You can choose the option to hide your email address from casual observers, but people with superpowers can see that info. Mostly I just wanted to know who wants to be notified if we have a major outage. Additionally, a few folks who signed up early might not have had to provide an email address to create a user ID because registration was open and didn't require authorization by an admin or mod. Eventually we locked the door and deleted all the spammers who had signed up while this was the backup site. I just wanted people to check their profile and see if they have an email addy where they can be reached.
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    Pinned threads

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    Great!
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    Word association thread

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    Me
  • ShiroKuroS

    Using flooring material as chair mat??

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    Thank you everyone!!! @Axtremus he will be very happy to hear that you're doing what he wants to do and that it works ok! @wtg he doesn't want to try another see-through one. I actually have to reposition mine somewhat regularly, it's not the end of the world. I think we don't want to deal with changing the carpet in that room, not any time soon at least. @Steve-Miller so you mean, a piece of plywood on the carpet, then the floor boards?
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    LOLcritters

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    Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025

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    Awesome
  • wtgW

    Chris Froome injured

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    Oh dear. I hope he heals well. However, scans showed Froome has five broken ribs, a collapsed lung and a lumbar vertebrae fracture. I've had the first two, not the third.
  • wtgW

    His numbers are dropping

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    Here's the whole Pew report: https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2025/08/14/trumps-tariffs-and-one-big-beautiful-bill-face-more-opposition-than-support-as-his-job-rating-slips/
  • JodiJ

    Art restoration - I love this guy

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  • wtgW

    Will you be able to get a COVID vaccine?

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    Thanks, Dol! That would be great.
  • wtgW

    European postal services

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    Add Mexico to the list. Mexico said Wednesday its postal service was suspending package shipments to the United States ahead of an end to the exemption on tariff duties for low-value packages by the Trump administration. The announcement follows similar moves by postal services from the European Union and several other countries to pause shipping as they await more clarity on the U.S. measure. It also comes during monthslong negotiations between the Mexican government and the Trump administration to avoid wider tariffs. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/28/mexico-suspends-postal-shipments-to-united-states-over-tariff-confusion-00533242
  • wtgW

    “I did my best”

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    Maybe people should not be so picky about things that really don't matter much.
  • wtgW

    "Axis of Upheaval"

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  • wtgW

    Calling the money people...finance, economics, accounting...

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    Also today's Krugman blog post: https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/why-arent-markets-freaking-out?publication_id=277517&post_id=172134133&isFreemail=true&r=53zo0e&triedRedirect=true
  • AxtremusA

    All Magic Has A Price -- at Disney's

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  • wtgW

    The revolving door spins again

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    Scathing resignation letter from Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Demetre C. Daskalakis MD MPH (he/his/him) https://x.com/dr_demetre/status/1960843433473376602 Better link for those who won't do Twitter, also includes other resignation letters from the exodus at CDC today https://open.substack.com/pub/insidemedicine/p/breaking-news-read-three-top-cdc?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
  • wtgW

    Looted by the Nazis

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    The painting has gone missing. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn84mld1gr9o
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    Best feature film animation - Ne Zha 2

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  • rustyfingersR

    Bloomscrolling--what's in bloom where you are?

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    All very beautiful!
  • wtgW

    It feels like autumn is here

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    Finally much needed significant rainfall this evening, tail-end of some US storm I guess. Why our council workers this morning were out in force mowing and spreading clouds of brown dust, goodness knows.