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Jeni's darkest chocolate is our fav. Just a few spoonfuls is enough.

Next they will be working for this administration heading up consumer safety or something like that...

Nice!

Looks like a piece even I could learn...

I've played the prelude in C from WTC my whole tuning career - well enough apparently for clients to ask if I play anywhere? That and a few snippets from other pieces are my "check the tuning" at the end of an appointment. When asked, I joke that "you've heard everything I know!" While I have plenty of musical training in bassoon and voice, my piano skills are limited.

Behind the curtain, pressure will be applied. Threats made. Videos referenced... I won't be surprised if Chas is right.

Coming up with new materials for bone healing and joint replacements:

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260518-bone-is-a-wonder-material-ai-is-helping-scientists-mimic-it

"New materials designed by artificial intelligence promise to provide stronger hip replacements and improve how fractures heal."

Wow, the irony...

May you find joy in this year!

Seems obvious the court is broken and no longer acting independently to fairly interpret laws. What's your suggested fix?

Computer hacking is typically a slow process. Lots of things to test and check to find vulnerable ways to gain access to private areas. Guess what? Using AI to look for many more ways in - all in the blink of an eye... What could go wrong?

@jon-nyc said:

Christopher Hitchens used to say “to whom would you give the power to decide what you’re not allowed to read?”

As 89 said next door, I prefer upvote/downvote, community notes, or some way to crowd-source commentary rather than outright censorship.

Intead of "censorship", call it consequences. Takes on a whole 'nuther source of responsibility...

I would welcome the same regulations for politicians and commentators in the media here.

MrsTuner has one of the magnet battery packs and she uses that to extend her use when it's not easy to plug in. Way easier than the corded battery packs I have floating around!

Are you familiar with the magsafe battery packs that stick on the back of a phone? That might be the easiest way to get a longer charge out of any phone.

Describe how you use the keyboard - I haven't noticed any problems with an apple keyboard, but I know my son has an Android and prefers to use a sweeping motion instead of tapping. Apple has a "slide to type" setting but I've never used that.

Can have beans? Try - MUST have beans!!

Who is the author?
Lots of info there on the obvious grifting...

The carillon at the University of Chicago has regular summer concerts. Inside the church there is a video showing the player up in the tower. People bring chairs, snacks and drinks during nice weather to sit outside.

The dynasty of Cons

Our parents love Aldi - We have a TJ's a block away so we never deal with the parking lot. There is an Aldi moving into the neighborhood maybe 1/4 mile away? Maybe we will give it a try. Also, we have Whole Foods, Jewel, Mariano's, and other more locally-owned grocers all within a mile? Costco a couple of miles away. Lots of choices living in the South Loop neighborhood of Chicago!

Do you have access to wifi? That's a handy way to use a second phone without a cellular plan. I have an older iPhone that I use as a dedicated piano tuning device. Most of the time disconnected to the rest of the world, but I can turn on wifi when I want to update an app or connect to the interwebs. I can use my primary phone as a hotspot if I need access "out in the field" without wifi.