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  • Zelensky is no dummy

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  • Good reason not to have wifi on your refrigerator

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    French blood banks were on Monday affected by the recent wave of cybersecurity attacks on European refrigeration systems, the French Blood Establishment confirmed on Wednesday. The organization said that while it wasn’t the direct target of the attack, cold storage units operated by external providers containing the EFS’ blood products were compromised across three of its sites, with hackers cranking up temperatures. “Specifically, temperature and defrost thresholds were set to excessively high levels,” the EFS said in a statement translated from French to English by CNBC. “These cold storage units—located at EFS preparation and distribution sites—are used to store blood products prior to their delivery to healthcare facilities, as well as samples intended for EFS biobanks.” https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/04/blood-bank-fridges-cyberattacks.html
  • Word association thread

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  • Its GAME TIME

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  • EV battery improvements

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    I agree we need lots more nuclear. I’m not a fan of coal though.
  • The election-related headline I least expected

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    He’ll pardon everyone but there should still be deep investigations of the corruption. Sunlight is the best disinfectant.
  • Haley Stevens

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    Arnold didn’t know he would get caught. In fact he thought he’d get rich and get a promotion in the British army. She and Massie and Tillis and Bacon etc made a decision knowing it would end their career.
  • Schopenhauer (@jon-nyc)

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    Im a bit of a fan. He’s more grumpy than I but I think the basic thesis of his major work, The World as Will and Representation is solid. Do you know who is a huge fan? He may have left before you found us, but CJQ, a former poster here, is very into him.
  • Guess he's had enough

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  • The Voters Have Spoken

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    She’s forgetting we’re basically insolvent. There won’t be another new deal or great society in our lifetimes. But I agree that we need a big tent strategy
  • Markets seem to be reacting well

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    I’m liking it. May the bull market continue as it has after every recent midterm.
  • The system is working.

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    There was more going on in Ohio than just Trump. The imperial GOP thought they owned us. They've neglected public school funding which was ruled unconstitutional by SCOO almost 30 years ago, plus a few scandals. Then their unfortunate choice for governor took the whole slate down. Hubris. I voted for as many Democrats as Republicans this year, maybe more. Plus an equal number of Libertarians.
  • Do you remember the show "Heart to Heart"?

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    Hart To Hart. Late 70's.
  • Will Trump drop a nuclear bomb on Iran?

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  • in love with dates

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  • Worried

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    No worries, Bernard. The people have spoken!
  • Elon looking to expand his empire

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    The market has seen fit to...? This market of which you speak seems imperious. It doesn't seem to rest on a solid foundation nor to factor in the matter of the relation between the individual and society in neither an economic nor a social sense. Why would one assume the military should be privatized? There have always been mercenaries, but leaving this aside, how could a privatized military have an allegiance to a constitution? This is a rhetorical question. It couldn't. Our Constitution contains the provision that the military is under civilian command. This person's adventures are inconsistent with it. Also, this person's father's fortune, and his own, were built on literal slavery. It's a mining fortune held by apartheid fascists and slave owners. And, this is to say nothing about this person spending hundreds of millions of dollars to buy US elections. IMHO, "oligarch who wants to take over the world" is a good theme for comedy, but not so much of a good idea in real life.
  • Your image for the evening

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    Hope Johnson gets quite a spanking, not the kind he wants, but one that hurts nonetheless.
  • 4% Retirement Matching?

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    I'm so dumb! The dental office was having an all day Halloween costume party. I don't celebrate Halloween plus I can be somewhat too literal at times in social situations if that makes sense. I failed to notice. This was the day of my initial appointment. I thought the receptionist was a security guard. Hahaha! She was very beautiful and charming too which didn't help matters. Omg.