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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.
  • wtgW

    Pinned threads

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    Great!
  • wtgW

    Gaza

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    @Axtremus said in Gaza: https://apnews.com/article/mideast-wars-gaza-flotilla-greta-thunberg-b64e897fb37ee374e4494381304ff9be Israeli forces seize Gaza-bound aid boat and detain Greta Thunberg and other activists ... Aka the “selfie yacht”.
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    Faunascrolling--what's visiting where you are?

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    Piano*DadP
    House centipedes ...
  • rustyfingersR

    Is martial law next?

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    Piano*DadP
    The reporter video. That is the LAPD, not the National Guard. That is Mayor Bass's responsibility. She is silent. Her police are still police, with all the pathologies ingrained in American policing at present. I know politicians often think they have to balance interests using a very fine scale, but this is the time when she should stare down her chief of police and say, essentially, that officer is fired and will be investigated. That firing is now, not after a six month "sweep it under the rug" investigation. But saying something like that takes more guts than most politicians can manage. https://bsky.app/profile/luckytran.com/post/3lr5amqrwlc2j
  • AxtremusA

    Single Americans Earning the Average Salary Don't Get to "Live Comfortably" in the USA

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    Bill Atkinson died

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  • wtgW

    Biomedical research takes a hit

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    wtgW
    Oh, and she said she is going to a conference in Europe soon. She received a questionnaire asking what she will be doing, who will she be meeting with, and will she be collaborating with anyone. She said she's never gotten anything like this in her 43 years in academia.
  • rustyfingersR

    When you didn't do the reading for class

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    Bills are thousands of pages. I don't think anyone actually reads them.
  • wtgW

    Joann is closing

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    @Nina said in Joann is closing: I'm not sure if the change has to do with the rise of cheap clothing, fast fashion, or just lack of time. All the above, I suspect. And more... I wonder if it's still taught in high school? When I was in high school girls and boys could take home-ec class where sewing and cooking were taught. There was shop, which boys and girls could take that taught basic woodworking and metalworking. We even had drafting classes. In elementary school we were taught how to write cursive. Having experienced these classes growing up it makes me sad to think that some young people don't have the opportunity. I made Christmas stockings for my siblings and a neck tie (70s bright colors) for myself. It was fun and extended school learning beyond the boundaries of solitary studying.
  • rustyfingersR

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

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    rustyfingersR
    The flowers look a little like milkweed, don't they?
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    Speaking of Staten Island.

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    MikM
    It was a very good story. Thoroughly enjoyed it
  • wtgW

    An administrative error

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    rustyfingersR
    From what I read, the charge has inconsistencies--like he lied to the police officer about coming from Texas as opposed to he told the officer he started in Texas and went to Ohio on his way to Maryland. I think most of the competent government lawyers have been fired or have quit.
  • wtgW

    Well that happened pretty fast

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    NinaN
    It's been fun, but I'm concerned that this gives Trump another lever to consolidate his base. If the GOP splinters further because of this, it could be a big problem for them. Commence the strong-arm tactics!
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    Ready for a $249 bird feeder?

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    NinaN
    We were gifted a bird buddy, and I must admit I love it. I'm now checking out the links you all posted for cheaper options, because I'd love to get one for our hummingbirds.
  • wtgW

    Hollywood royalty lived here

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    NinaN
    I like the house other than its size. I'm not a fan of huge houses. The decor is definitely not my style. The surroundings are lovely.
  • wtgW

    Owls in towels

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    Some cats have to be wrapped in towels during their vet visits too…to prevent injuries to humans.
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    The French furniture fraud

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  • Piano*DadP

    White Flight ...

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    LOL Good one
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    Late mid century for sale in Ohio

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    Someone must want to sell. I noticed the price was reduced by $250K. That being said, It's way too austere for me. There are a few dollars sitting in that living room in those rows of Barcelona-style chairs. Big Al