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  • Narcissus

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    "Narcissus can't recognize what he's seeing isn't someone else." Right. He didn't know it was himself. The psychological relationship between the mythological character and narcissists IRL is parallel.
  • McConnell

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    I have nothing nice to say but I don't care. This situation is putrid.
  • War

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    Well, yes, IMO. This is clear as day to me. YMMV. And, well, here's a thought experiment- if you want, please make a list for yourself of the states which order assassinations on US soil. Again, this is food for thought. I have a name for the war if it starts or if it has already begun- WWW III! Daniel, You win the Internet today! Yes, like Napoleon, I am snatching the crown ( * snort * ) from the Pope and placing it on my own head.
  • Parsing health gizmos

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    @jon-nyc said: @dolmansaxlil Do you do an ECG when you have an episode ? I do. I also record any accompanying symptoms just so I have a record.
  • Knock, knock

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    here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=863030820136543
  • This topic is deleted!

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  • Adopt a Tuscan Olive Tree

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    So you have no ownership and you're subsidizing someone else's farm. If that's what's happening.
  • Piano recording: Last Song by Alexis Ffrench

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    @Bernard thank you!!!
  • The bride's parents didn't fund this wedding

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    If I wonder if it all explains Trump's absence from his son's wedding?
  • August birthstones

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    Here. I'll do it. Link to video QED
  • Petition to stop the Paramount/Warner merger

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    Also, I read the link. Impressive. The only thing I found to note is- 'you can sign anonymously'. Well no, not really. Oh, one more Ellison story. He's on tape saying everyone should be video recorded at all times in all places in all homes in all rooms... He said people will behave if they know they are being watched this way. Here's the part that's even more bizarre- (quoting) "Nobody will see it without a court order".
  • Gas prices

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    @dougg Interesting. Good news. @andyd Speaking of diesel it crossed the 6 USD mark now moving toward 7 USD.
  • If you go to France..

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    I lived in France and never noticed I was doing it wrong.
  • Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs

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    wtg said: Yea, this is a statin that I had never heard of, pitavastatin. And this is the generic, not a brand name. Not sure why it costs more than other statins. Mr wtg tried several of the others (simvastatin, atorvastatin) many years ago and couldn't deal with the side effects. The cardiologist said this one seems to have fewer side effects and he thought it was worth a try. After three months on the lowest dose of pitavastatin, Mr wtg's total cholesterol is down to 135. His LDL dropped to 79 from a high of 122. The original goal was to get his LDL down below 70, but when we talked to the cardiologist a few days ago after the lipid panel came back, he said the most recently issued guideline (for someone like Mr wtg who has had a stroke already) is an LDL of 55. Talk about moving the goalposts! This statin has been way more effective with no side effects for Mr wtg. The max dose is 4 mg; he's increasing from 1 mg to 2. Hopefully that will do the trick.
  • Ax’s lame movie recos and cool YouTube picks

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    “The Last International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) Problem AI Could Not Solve” Link to video
  • Brooks Falls Salmon Cam

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    I love the Brooks Falls Bears and when I taught grade 1/2 we would vote in Fat Bear Week. I even have a board game called Katmai which features the bears of Brooks Falls!
  • "The man who called BS on AI"

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    @bernard I'd like to know one instance in the history of English when a time ago two words that have nothing to do with each other were harnessed to each other to form a "term", and noting nothing of it modulated by the population but imposed down from the top of society, e.g. "workforce housing" that are still extant in English. I'll wait.
  • Roman road builders

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    Very exciting!
  • Solving the food waste problem

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    @adagiom That’s a great way to incentivize people to recycle. ASSUMING that they really do recycle everything. It seems though that most plastic ends up in a landfill even though you put it in the blue bin.
  • Piano buzz

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    That looks great! @AndyD said: Dates from 1860-70 Wow!