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  • A goldfish named Ziggy

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    @Steve-Miller Well, some people might do it for the sexting... https://www.wired.com/story/i-got-my-muse-ai-agent-to-sext-me-and-meta-says-thats-totally-fine/
  • Meta-thread: Word association thread

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    Definitely showing my age...
  • So, how weird are you??

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    I had two for a while - a Yamaha U1-Silent Piano - and a regular grand piano. I sold the Yamaha when I didn't think I needed to worry about the disturbing a roommate, but then for the same reasons, I bought a digital piano where I can use headphones.
  • What's your Uber rating?

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    Daniel said: It's dropped to 4.87 Oh the humanity It's risen to 4.88. I'm not making this up. I guess 5's will pull it back up. I remember only 3 problems in 10 years. 1 was the crazy driver who demanded I give him exact directions as if that weren't his job, couldn't find the drop off, demanded I get out in some strange, vast parking lot, miles from nowhere, I literally refused, he glanced up and found the location, and then started cursing at me, but that was a couple years ago. The other 2 were the gate issue. I'm hoping I get back to at least 4.9. 🤪
  • How Costco became a 'third place'

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    I've read the posts, and I'm still having trouble thinking of a "big box store" as a meeting place, but I'm glad it works for you, @wtg
  • What a difference 50 years makes

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    Yes, that is a very odd electoral map to contemporary eyes.
  • Captchas

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    I’ve avoided them too, sort of. I bought a window AC over a decade ago that you could connect to WiFi and control with an app but I never did either. I’ve inherited a couple when I bought this house - a front combo lock I can program via my phone (I can set a temporary one-time code for a tradesman, for example). And I think my thermostat has such capabilities that I’ve never configured. My car has an app that allows me to remotely start it. I like that when it’s very hot or cold out. Really more when it’s very cold out.
  • One for Dol

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    Thanks, Al! I have played most of the games on that list (and am familiar with all of them). Daybreak is one of our absolute favourites, and we have had Splendor for over a decade and still play it frequently!
  • Amelia

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    @wtg interesting! Good luck to them! I’ve seen photos of coconut crabs. Terrifying creatures!!
  • Photo posting

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    Yeah you can scroll that line of icons to the left by swiping it gently.
  • Where (and how) to frame this?

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    @Steve-Miller Lovely! The lights inside the cabinets make it extra nice!
  • Best apple pie in each state

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    MikM
    I have not. That's a long way to go for pie!
  • @Andy, I found a house in NY...

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    You're welcome
  • What is your seafood eating?

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  • Non sequitur Thread

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    I was told there would be a handbasket.
  • Graceland 25th Anniversary Edition

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  • Are the political ads….

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    @Steve-Miller said: Politics in Ohio is a blood sport. I’ve never seen anything like it. It’s a fairly recent development. I hope it is short lived. I’ve never seen it this bad and it reeks of Steve Bannon.
  • One of the best actresses of my generation

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    Who else is on my list? Rose McGowan. The best. "I was good. I could have been great." She was great. The best film actress of my generation, with a career headed into the stratosphere. Then she got blacklisted. Hence, "Charmed", and the rest is history. Brooke Shields. Ok. She could barely act her way out of a paper bag. But look at her, from when she was born until now. What can you say. Her biography includes the fact she earned a degree in French literature, and the unusual enough fact her father was a penniless aristocrat. She did a TV show where she presented genealogical research tracing her ancestry to a king of France. So she goes to Paris and is filmed standing next to her ancestor the King's bust. As one does. A "big star" in the culture. Not a "great star" in any sense. She probably doesn't belong on my list but I'm putting her on it anyway. I'll try to think of more. My grandfather (b. 1903) told me about Clara Bow (b. 1905) when asked about female stars. Times change!
  • Hey Bernard

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    Beautiful! Thanks for posting Grotriman’s performance!