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    Trump Offers Federal Wkrs. Buyouts to Resign

    You wonder how many "Elizabeth Rays" there still are on Congress's payroll.
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    Getting fired because of social media outrage

    A long time ago, in a job far, far, away, I worked with a guy who had been fired from his job at a car dealer because he got a bit "out of hand" at their Christmas party several years before. It was a work related event, but it wasn't AT the dealership. Is that so different than the idiot at...
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    do you use duct tape?

    duct tape makes a very temporary patch. JB Weld makes an almost permanent one.
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    "US Border Patrol Agents Exchange Gunfire with Mexico Drug Cartel"

    https://www.newsweek.com/us-border-patrol-agents-exchange-gunfire-mexico-drug-cartel-reports-2021738
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    "What Is China’s DeepSeek and Why Is It Freaking Out the AI World?"

    Because somebody in Silicon Valley sold them the specs and information and they copied it, the way they have everything else. https://www.carscoops.com/2019/05/chinas-fake-mercedes-g-class-and-other-knock-efforts-from-shanghai-show/
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    "What Is China’s DeepSeek and Why Is It Freaking Out the AI World?"

    https://finance.yahoo.com/news/china-deepseek-why-freaking-ai-080636212.html and https://www.wsj.com/tech/chip-stocks-tumble-after-chinas-deepseek-ai-models-raise-doubts-over-u-s-tech-dominance-9799591b
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    Animal Facts Hub

    Zombie ants. Yes, it is real. https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/biol And, perhaps, the creepiest thing ever.
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    Announcement Ownership Change

    I believe my original comment to another member was.... "This place has had more owners than Maserati."
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    Announcement Ownership Change

    Can somebody post a list of who's who and what's that?
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    Oscars

    I just want to make sure I understand this. According to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the one of the best actresses of last year, is a man. OK. Got it.
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    You wake up and see you're back in high school, but here's the catch..

    I'd walk out. There's nothing in that building of interest or use to me. Reminds me of a song: Lyrics by Paul Simon
  12. DrLeftover

    VT High School Courts Controversy Over Student Photo

    Next they'll be banning the Jr ROTC... like https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/east-valley-school-district-to-end-jrotc-program-next-year/article_26430cda-115d-11ef-869e-17ce611d85ee.html
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    Go on & vent

    So he can be just like several in Congress.
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    Information Stepping Back

    Hoping it all works out for the best.
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    it go "boom"

    "a rapid unscheduled disassembly during its ascent burn" https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c9d55q7q908o
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    How LA's Urban Sprawl Made Wildfires Inevitable

    I wonder where being forbidden to cut undergrowth, even on private property, because the three toed toad lived there, comes into play as well.
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    Should toilet paper hang over or under?

    How about just a roll sitting on top of the tank?
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    Getting fired because of social media outrage

    If he thought behaving like that in public towards total strangers was perfectly acceptable, then how does he act in the rest of his life? https://nypost.com/2025/01/14/sports/packers-fans-targeted-by-eagles-fans-vulgar-rant-share-their-side-of-viral-incident/
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    Is it acceptable to wear pajamas in public?

    I've known the manager of a local grocery store for some time now, and not all that long ago, back in the Fall, he was exasperated because he had to explain to a young woman who was on her first week as a cashier that she had to go home and change because she'd come to work in pajama pants. She...
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    Democrats now flip flopping

    https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/14/pam-bondi-senate-confirmation-trump-00198278
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    Blue Origin's New Glenn Set to Launch Overnight

    To get to Mars we first have to get the taxi out of the parking lot.
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    Rehabilitation vs punishment

    It would appear that the discussion is moot in some major cities where the criminal never sees the inside of the prison but is instead freed to continue their work in the streets.... https://unherd.com/2025/01/why-gothams-bad-old-days-are-back/
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    ABBA Gold (40th Anniversary Limited Edition) (2014)

    This one is a good song.
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    How long does Google Search Console take to index a new site?

    I've had at least one website for over 25 years, and have been webmaster for three now for a dozen years or so, and have NEVER used G Search Console. And as most search engines seem to track off G results, and G is now all about being paid for inclusion in search results. I don't worry about it.
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    Confidence in Los Angeles Fire Department? Zero ✔️

    Let's see a poll about the public's confidence in California's entire government.
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    What DOES NOT belong on a pizza?

    Tofu. Other than that.... what'cha got?
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    Announcement Offtiopix New Look

    Now I've got to decide if I like the "default" or the "legacy" style. The bright screen of the default may be too much. We'll see. Thank you
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    Announcement Offtiopix New Look

    Is it just me or does OT look an awful lot like many of the other forums out there? It's OK. I guess.
  29. DrLeftover

    Meta Cites' Trump's Return to Office as They Close Fact-Checking Office

    Judging by how much promoted Chinese propaganda sites have been coming up lately, it has nothing to do with Trump, and everything to do with who is paying them to carry their content.
  30. DrLeftover

    AI Thoth robot greeter.

    Robot greeter at museum https://egyptianmuseum.org/thoth-ai-robot
  31. DrLeftover

    BBC: "Our Sun may once have had a twin. What happened to this stellar sibling?"

    much more: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20241223-the-search-for-the-suns-missing-twin
  32. DrLeftover

    Former Spkr. Pelosi Injured During European Visit

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14256319/Nancy-Pelosi-84-hobbles-House-floor-walker-hip-replacement.html
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    Information Upgrade to 2.3

    I tried it again last night. Fresh power up, nothing else running, first website after browser boot was OT. Same end result.
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    Solved "We strongly recommend enabling push notifications on this device so that you can be kept up-to-date with site activity. "

    It came up with: "Offtopix: Embrace the Unexpected in Every Discussion would like your permission to enable push notifications." .... "no" wasn't a good enough answer to the first question? Let's see if "Never ask me again" works.
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    Worst Musical Fanbase: The Swifties vs The Juggalos

    There's no comparison. Expect, perhaps, their willingness to spend considerable amount of money and time to support their artist of choice. Swifties are annoying but harmless. You can only say half of that about the others. And when you look at the subject of their adoration, Swift, or the two...
  36. DrLeftover

    Should social media platforms regulate political advertising?

    The same discussion was had in the seventies with TV. The main ones crying were those that couldn't raise enough money to annoy everybody during prime time shows.
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    Era of music

    One thing that makes this sort of question impossible to honestly answer is the quality of the recordings as you go back in time. For instance, this is one of the better UN-enhanced, and un-AI-processed recordings of a good song from 85 years ago, but the record hiss is still somewhat distracting.
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    Announcement Welcome to the staff team Capt.Dan

    Damn. Another one.
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    Information Upgrade to 2.3

    One of the things that is not compatible with the new version is out of date browsers on obsolete computers. The XP machine would log in, but I couldn't do anything. Which Webster might see as a good thing.
  40. DrLeftover

    Swearing

    When you do it constantly, it loses its meaning so you have nothing to say that can take your emotional expression to the next level.
  41. DrLeftover

    New Year's terror attack

    The Sugar Bowl has been postponed until tomorrow. https://www.wdsu.com/article/sugar-bowl-new-orleans-postponed-terror-attack/63316433
  42. DrLeftover

    Announcement Jan. 2025 MotM - Nebulous

    He deserves something like this:
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    New Year's terror attack

    Local TV https://www.wdsu.com/ https://www.wwltv.com/
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    New Year's terror attack

    More: Driver rams into New Orleans crowd, killing 10 before dying in firefight with police https://apnews.com/article/new-orleans-car-bourbon-street-63a1b43d615af365cb8ba6f5f0583eca
  45. DrLeftover

    New Year's terror attack

    https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cn4x88455qpt
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    CNN: "Live CNN New Year's Eve segment goes off the rails as drag queen dares reporter to touch her 'dangerous' body part"

    And they proved it themselves with that fake rescue of a prisoner in Syria. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/17/cnn-faces-backlash-over-staged-syrian-prisoner-rescue-report
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