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Very nice! Would make an interesting project.

Happy Birthday!

Would you say electric vehicles are an even smoother drive than automatics, which are already a smooth drive compared to manuals(stick)?

@wtg thanks for posting that article. I had actually heard about the “London cabbies have bigger hippocampi” finding (that research study is apparently from 2000), but it’s interesting to read about it now, when practically everyone relies on GPS to get around and esp. to go new places. I’m surprised the author didn’t mention that, but I have read people talking about the skills we lose when we don’t learn the lay of the land, so to speak… (ETA I had to look up the plural of hippocampus, I wanted it to be hippocampuses…

Yes, moving. Thanks, people. New skit about my alma mater. Link to video He/ they continue to find ways to fulfill their destructive mission.

"He doesn't really mean that." Is what many said before they voted for him. What preparations for that are being done? I have no faith in the DNC.

That's what I thought, but wasn't Air Force One the plane that WAS properly outfitted against attacks?

@wtg thanks for this. My most recent hotel stay was actually on a university campus, so I used the campus wi fi service (which is called eduroam and should be very secure). But I have a lot of conference travel coming up this fall and next spring, and most of those are massive hotel/convention center places.

RIP Jackie. At a campground last week we got to watch an eagle fishing in the lake. He had a mate, whom we could see with binoculars, but he did all of the fishing. Magnificent bird, elegant and majestic, who never failed to capture the fish he dove in to catch. A real pleasure to view.

@DougG

Regarding washing machines, Miele get my confident vote. My good friend has had his for over 20 years, recommended the brand and we've had ours for about 15 years, and it moved house with us. This last year the machine has been washing for two households... it ran 6 washes today!

Most amazing beat boxer you’ve ever heard. https://x.com/jayroo69/status/2086192986929373462?s=20

Air travel continues becoming even more dismal.

Latest excellent series of Van der Valk, starring Mark Warren https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/van-der-valk-season-4-release-date-itv/

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