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- Wed May 17, 2023 2:51 pm
- Forum: World
- Topic: Little Rants
- Replies: 378
- Views: 273527
Re: Little Rants
Though it's claimed Banko was threatening to stab the guard, they still somehow thought it was rational to start shooting them despite no knife being present in their hand or anywhere in their possession and not remaining in close proximity to the guard. For the District Attorney he probably knew o...
- Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:18 pm
- Forum: World
- Topic: The food and drink thread
- Replies: 141
- Views: 212420
Re: The food and drink thread
I have not actually paid attention to what is common in fast food chains these days. I know Pepsi has orange and grape Crush, Coke has orange and grape Fanta. I recall it used to be fairly common to find one or both flavors available, but maybe the mix of diet drinks these days (i.e. Diet Coke, Coke...
- Fri Mar 24, 2023 6:17 pm
- Forum: World
- Topic: Seen on the internet
- Replies: 118
- Views: 226873
Re: Seen on the internet
That's hilarious (in a Darwin award kind of way) if it's actually a legitimate video. Something about the way the kid blows offscreen looks a bit suspect though.
- Fri Mar 10, 2023 10:08 pm
- Forum: World
- Topic: Little Rants
- Replies: 378
- Views: 273527
Re: Little Rants
Pretty sure I've ranted more than once about various forms of telemarketing in the USA. Is this a USA-only sort of thing, or do people who live in other countries experience the joy of people trying to wrangle (con) money out of you over the phone on a regular basis?* --- *I'm guessing the answer i...
- Tue Feb 14, 2023 6:00 am
- Forum: World
- Topic: Run-up to WW3
- Replies: 423
- Views: 278343
Re: Run-up to WW3
Our air force has suddenly started shooting down "UFO's" on a regular basis. One they later identified as a balloon carrying cameras and allegedly belonging to the Chinese government. They're tight-lipped on details about the others so far. It's a tough time to be a balloon. One thing that is notic...
- Fri Feb 10, 2023 7:31 pm
- Forum: World
- Topic: Run-up to WW3
- Replies: 423
- Views: 278343
Re: Run-up to WW3
Hersh theory seems plausible. After all, somebody did it. And unless the Russians self sabotoged (not sure why they would) it would have to be some NATO bigwig country. Most likely the US. I'd love to see Russians actually call the US on the carpet about it. But they won't. The last thing Russia wan...
- Sun Feb 05, 2023 8:08 pm
- Forum: World
- Topic: Little Rants
- Replies: 378
- Views: 273527
Re: Little Rants
I don't agree with Peterson on the child issue. His reasoning seems shallow in this case (it's basically - hey, it's what people have always done). In an ideal world (one which was not already over-populated) then I would say it would be great if everyone had exactly two children per couple (one to ...
- Fri Jan 27, 2023 6:10 am
- Forum: World
- Topic: Run-up to WW3
- Replies: 423
- Views: 278343
Re: Run-up to WW3
This, of course, is why war and conflict can deepen corruption. Ukraine is fighting for its existence as a state, so, naturally, that’s the priority above all else. Government resources, attention, and funding all go to mobilizing for that, which means anti-corruption efforts and rule of law reform...
- Sat Jan 21, 2023 8:43 pm
- Forum: World
- Topic: Run-up to WW3
- Replies: 423
- Views: 278343
Re: Run-up to WW3
I would say that I'm concerned about Ukraine finding itself once more pulled in the direction of authoritarianism. That's typically what happens to countries embroiled in forever wars, and there are already signs that the Ukrainian government is both signing itself up for debt to forces that would ...
Re: ChatGPT
It wouldn't affect me any, but I can see how translation could be at risk if it gets good enough. But I guess there are AI translators out there already, no idea of this thing is any better. Nick Cave isn't happy. ChatGPT wrote a song in his style apparently, he was not impressed. Makes me wonder if...