WTF-Beta

Interesting. Didn't know that the Japanese commercialized yogurt drinks that far back.

The correct way to decorate a grand piano is pile all sorts of sheet music and knick knacks on it. (As mine is.)

@Daniel said in Kristi Noem fired:

Between ****ing on a plane, firing a military pilot for misplacing a security blanky, and having to rehire him because they ended up stranded, to awarding a friend a government contract for over $100 million who had been in business for six days, she had quite a run, not to mention the torture and spilled blood that will stain her reputation in history forever. It's scary that someone this clearly insipid could do this much damage to a country.

"She has done more in a year than many people have done in a lifetime"?

This time, the lucky winner is Ecuador!

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/03/us-military-operations-ecuador-00811272

“U.S. forces have launched military operations with Ecuador against “designated terrorist organizations” inside the South American country, Southern Command said Tuesday.”

https://www.rd.com/article/mcdonalds-biggest-burger-yet/

McDonald's is introducing the Big Arch, a bigger than Big Mac burger that clocks in at over 1000 calories with 8 ounces of beef.

For some reason I figure Trump would be a great spokesperson for it.

Flashy graphics from somewhere:

The data:
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/median-age

I am glad common sense and humor prevailed. NY Gov. Hocbul made the right call.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/02/28/kathy-hochul-approves-pb4wego-license-plate/88918584007/

Wonder if there is a "PB4UGO" license plate somewhere.

https://apnews.com/article/hegseth-harvard-brown-columbia-yale-37927dc4faef30f061e70e046e786aa7

“The Pentagon will forbid members of the military from attending Columbia, Yale, Brown and other universities starting next school year amid a campaign to cut ties with institutions that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called “factories of anti-American resentment.”

Hegseth announced the policy in a video posted to social media on Friday, three weeks after he said the military was cutting ties with Harvard University . Without citing evidence, Hegseth said the universities have become “breeding grounds of toxic indoctrination” that undermine military values.”

For AI bulls, this is “proof” that AI can increase productivity and reduce labor cost for businesses, bigly.

… launch as many as a million satellites to serve as orbiting data centers — 70 times the number of satellites now in orbit.

The Dyson Sphere has got to start somewhere.

I like canned peaches.
People keep telling me fresh peaches are better but canned peaches are so much more convenient!
And yes, when I am not buying grocery stores' store brands, I usually buy Del Monte.
As for the "added sugar," it's not really a problem.
For canned fruits, I often see different versions for the same fruit or fruit mix: in heavy syrup, in syrup, in natural fruit juice only, "light" or reduced sugar, etc. Just pick whatever works for you.

The Witch 2: The Other One

In Texas:

https://apnews.com/article/bible-texas-school-curriculum-97c62dba31ea9c68e496a24085b60759

“A Bible-infused curriculum that Texas approved for public schools over pushback in 2024 will undergo corrections to fix hundreds of errors caught by teachers and education officials after the material was introduced to classrooms.”
...
“[State Board of Education] members said more than 4,000 corrections were needed. But Jake Kobersky, spokesperson for the Texas Education Agency, told The Associated Press that approximately 1,900 changes were made and that the figure includes duplicate corrections in the teacher guide, student workbook and other documents. ”

Here's the problem. From the article:

Some 84% of respondents ... said vaccines for diseases like measles, mumps and rubella are safe for children.

But you need >= 95% MMR vaccination rate for effective herd immunity.

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/25/nx-s1-5725354/nurses-emigrate-us-canada-trump

Article on US-trained nurses moving to Canada.

... British Columbia, where more than 1,000 U.S.-trained nurses have been approved to work since April.

@Daniel said in What watch are you wearing?:

My first Mickey Mouse watch was probably a better time keeper.

That reminds me. I had a Mickey Mouse watch too, probably sometime in my elementary school years.

Wonder if there will be a rule that says a stroller must float on water right side up with up to a 40 lb. payload.

No.

Ditch the Internet phone.
It's not any more reliable than the cellphone (assuming you have acceptable cell coverage at home).

As long as you are confident about configuring your own router, I would also say get your own router.

Good luck.