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  • This old dog learned some new tricks

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    Top-down cardigan for knitters: https://blog.tincanknits.com/2023/04/26/classic-cardigan/
  • "Best of" end of year lists

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  • A failed alternative to gerrymandering

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  • 2025 International Landscape Photo of the Year

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    @wtg wow those are amazing!!! I can't pick a favorite!
  • 3 hours and 42 minutes

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    @jon-nyc OH NO!!! I'm so sorry!!! Airline customer service is the absolute worst. Good luck!!!
  • Never miss an opportunity for self-promotion

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    Finally, a Peace Prize. Trump wins his peace prize from Fifa – any chance of a VAR review? At a gaudy and gauche World Cup draw, Gianni Infantino went all out to flatter the world’s most precious ego https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/05/trump-peace-prize-fifa-world-cup
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  • My "final exam" for piano class this semester

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    @Piano-Dad said in My "final exam" for piano class this semester: Glad you're continuing to play! Yep! Sometimes I can barely get 15 minutes to practice, but those 15 minutes make it possible to continue, and then when I have, I can actually make meaningful progress. You know, I remember a very long thread on PW about that Croatian Rhapsody and all of its variants many moons ago! You have an excellent memory! I’m pretty sure I started that, and it was probably 20 years ago now! I think I sent some people physical copies of the piece in the mail even?? But I never got the piece playable, so even thought there are still some rough patches, it’s nice to be able to play it now.
  • Understanding Netanyahu (with the help of AI)

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  • For Daniel

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    Thanks, Bernard! Yes, Prince Albert was something of a genius at designing jewelry. I love the sapphire circlet very much. It's one of my favorite jewels. It got passed down to a daughter and then after almost disappeared from public view. As luck would have it the V &A has it now. https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/queen-victorias-sapphire-and-diamond-coronet#:~:text=Queen Victoria's sapphire and diamond,the Nation and the Commonwealth. Thanks, again!
  • The end of an era

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    @DougG said in The end of an era: wow, you must be really old. But congratulations. I have really enjoyed retirement the two or three times I’ve done it. Yeah, I get it. As an emeritus professor I still plan on doing stuff, just not in the classroom. I might even see if there is any need for an old curmudgeon in consulting!
  • The name is Bond, James Bond

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    I'll have one of those, please.
  • Thoughts on portable electric heaters

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    I like our oil-filled heater but it just doesn’t get hot enough.
  • The National Security Strategy

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  • Aussie kids and social media

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    Good for them! It always bothers me that CEOs of the big tech companies don't allow their own children access to the internet, phones, games until they're no longer children per se. Clearly, they know the hazards of their product for immature brains. https://www.google.com/search?q=what+CEO's+of+big+Tech+forbid+their+children+access+until+they're+older&oq=what+CEO's+of+big+Tech+forbid+their+children+access+until+they're+older&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRiPAtIBCTE5MDc1ajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
  • It appeared in the feed at another site

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    @kluurs said in It appeared in the feed at another site: HOAs frequently have rules about the number and placement of Dougs within the community. probably because they’re so rare and valuable. No one wants to be Doug-less.
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    He built art works. I love his buildings. RIP
  • Tai chi

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    Can tai chi help insomnia? Recent study published in the BMJ says it might. https://san.com/cc/tai-chi-and-the-art-of-getting-a-good-nights-sleep/?utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c06e5d78644b3aab4472 The study: https://www.bmj.com/content/391/bmj-2025-084320
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    Stephanie and Philip (Chateau Diaries) went to see it at Christie's and included footage in today's video. For anyone so interested. Link to video