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@Bernard Eastern combined knitting (with the purl wrapped the other way) is easier for a lot of knitters! You just have to know where to stick the needle on the on the next row/round. Easy peasy. But if you’re knitting in the round, won’t the knit stitches end up with the right leg forward instead of the left? (Time to run a swatch, right?) The tricky part is the decreases, and Donna Druchunas shows how to do simple left and right leaning decreases. For a double decrease, I think I’d just rearrange the stitches to be right leg forward, and go from there. @wtg Beautiful pictures!

@Bernard said: The frequency of such radicals in the population is cause for studying the reasons for radicalization. It says nothing of the inherent violence of a particular religion. The vast majority (99%) of Muslims do not engage in violence. The vast majority of Jews and Christians do not engage in violence. The reasons for radicalization are likely pretty complex and certainly include the element of interference by outside countries (hello US and other western nations). It also seems reasonable to say that radicalization can come from indoctrination by bad acting clergy. I'm sure there are many reasons. Why do Muslims terrorists turn to violence? Why do militant Jewish settlers turn to violence? Why do Christian nationalists turn to violence? What seems clear is that state sponsorship allows these distortions of "sacred" text to manifest themselves in violence. We can be pretty sure that if Christians in the US had government sanction to use violence against gays and trans, they would. They have told us so. Bad acting clergy? Yes. And, I'd add bad acting authority figures, bad acting authorities, and bad acting elites, in various environments.

yeah, I was on a group work call this afternoon, made even more boring and confusing than usual by nobody being able to access their emails. I do occasionally ask myself as I,uh, approach middle-age, why I’m still working…

@Daniel said: But in terms of affect and demeanor- stone cold. May the usual banter or silence- but no, again stone cold. To be honest I don't think a pharmacy is the place to be looking for warmth. They do have a job to do and it comes with considerable responsibility. Don't want them screwing up. Personally, I'd rather have a competent, quiet clerk anywhere than one of those gushing, saccharine fountains of fake cordiality that one often gets at, for example, the checkout counter, or phone customer "service". "I'm so glad you called today, is there anything else I can do for you today," --you know the voice-- "We're so happy to help." Oh, piss off.

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Daniel, the fact that you have a prescription for fluoride toothpaste may mean that your dentist believes you have a condition that necessitates MORE fluoride content than is allowed in over-the-counter toothpaste. For a time, I was using it when I experienced acid reflux.

It's years since i visited Fountains too. The Cathedral is earlier, dates from the 660's and the original simple small rectangular church was built by St Wilfred. [image: 15470.jpg] [image: 15442.jpg] They found the crypt of his original 660AD church (see also photo above) which you can descend into [image: 15455.jpg] The photos hopefully show just how beautiful this cathedral is, the elegant proportions, the fitings and decorations sufficient for glory without going OTT. [image: 15445.jpg] [image: 15458.jpg] [image: 15448.jpg] Looking back to the entrance [image: 15456.jpg] Into the chancel [image: 15449.jpg] [image: 15450.jpg] The wooden seats and misericords date from 1490 [image: 15453.jpg] And a couple of side chapels [image: 15451.jpg] [image: 15444.jpg] A truly lovely building inside

@Bernard Oh that's good!!

Probably his best possible reaction to recover from the shame.

Aditya Chakrabortty... Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s affair must be the costliest fling in human history – and a preview of what awaits when the tech bubble bursts Billions lost and markets roiled by one man’s indiscretion. Isn’t it now clear that these tech bros are too powerful?

I couldn’t quite place the name u til I opened the link and saw that photo. I bet she considered that photo unflattering in 2009 and is glad it’s still circulating today.

You can buy lactose free ice cream at your local Publix.

That’s a good article. I agree with a lot of his assessments.

It's amazing. I don't have magazines but need to bookmark this site.

@dolmansaxlil Those are the ones I buy myself now. The graphics are usually great.

That's really nice.