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Today, 05:25 PM

Swift replied to a thread Question about a word in Off-Topic Babbling

My understanding of what the Biden Administration just released is sort of a budget outline, and not a formal budget proposal, which would be much...

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Today, 05:13 PM

Swift replied to a thread Here It Comes...Again in Conspiracy Theories

I think the wikipedia article is a pretty good summary. There is some discussion of changes of orientation and velocity, but there is no mention of...

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Today, 04:52 PM

Swift replied to a thread Sixty Years of People in Space in Space Exploration

That made me curious as to how many it has been. The wikipedia article is a little out of date: There is this website for current count...

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Today, 04:16 PM

Swift replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that amuses you... in Off-Topic Babbling

I'm sure I've told this story before, but our now-deceased cat Samantha was an excellent mouser (and an indoor cat). Usually she'd kill and abandon,...

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Today, 04:05 PM

Swift replied to a thread Question about a word in Off-Topic Babbling

I hear "breakout" frequently, but I work for a corporation in America, so i don't know if it is American usage, corporate usage, or both.

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Today, 01:31 PM

Jens replied to a thread Question about a word in Off-Topic Babbling

Thanks. As a clarification, I asked the writer and he confirmed that it means to be listed separately, so just as Van Rijn and Jim explained. ...

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Today, 12:55 PM

Solfe replied to a thread The COVID-19 Discussion Thread (OTB) in Off-Topic Babbling

I feel horrible for this lady at work. She sits "next to me" and she has the worst allergies. The moment the weather turned nice, she started...

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Today, 12:23 PM

Jens replied to a thread If we discovered a "cure" for psychopathy, should it be used? in Science and Technology

I thought that you might be thinking that. I can’t imagine that a country would actually want to have “psychopaths” in its midst for military...

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Today, 10:15 AM

Jens replied to a thread If we discovered a "cure" for psychopathy, should it be used? in Science and Technology

I’m not sure why you would think that. Additionally, I don’t think that what we call psychopathy is really a single condition, but rather a way...

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Today, 05:26 AM

Solfe replied to a thread This night sky does not exist in Off-Topic Babbling

I get freaked out when I see eyes that don't reflect the same thing or are reflections of eyes. Or when hair or skin has a highlight in the same tone...

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Today, 04:42 AM

Jens replied to a thread Question about a word in Off-Topic Babbling

Thanks. I fixed it.

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Today, 04:15 AM

Jens started a thread Question about a word in Off-Topic Babbling

I was reading an article about Biden's science budget proposal, and there is a section that reads: I have never seen the word "breakout" used...

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Yesterday, 11:50 PM

Swift replied to a thread Trivial (or not so trivial) stuff that makes you happy. in Off-Topic Babbling

We do pork at least several times a month. Multiple good recipes for pork chops or a pork loin (and of course the occasional sausage). Carnitas...

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Yesterday, 11:46 PM

Swift replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that amuses you... in Off-Topic Babbling

Inconceivable! (completely predictable, but someone had to do it)

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Yesterday, 04:10 PM

Solfe replied to a thread What are you watching? in Small Media at Large

I watched New Mutants last night. Sigh. It was a solid entry into the X-Men franchise, which is not a complement. The actors were fine, they just...

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2021-Apr-10, 11:18 PM

Swift replied to a thread Here It Comes...Again in Conspiracy Theories

Grant Hatch Since you have now turned this thread into your advocacy of a non-mainstream idea, it is entirely your obligation to demonstrate the...

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2021-Apr-09, 06:08 PM

Swift replied to a thread This night sky does not exist in Off-Topic Babbling

From the link: I really don't know what the heck that means, but I guess it is some sort of computer-generated composite, or something like that....

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2021-Apr-09, 02:47 PM

Jens replied to a thread Here It Comes...Again in Conspiracy Theories

I haven't. But yes, if the government has released documents stating that they have communicating with extraterrestrial beings, I'd be quite...

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2021-Apr-09, 01:36 PM

Swift replied to a thread Some Non-trivial Things That Annoy Me. in Off-Topic Babbling

Good luck with the job hunt.

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2021-Apr-09, 12:39 PM

Swift replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

We had a Smith Corona "portable" electric, also bought new in the '70s. It sat in a case and the whole thing weighed about 40 pounds, but it was...

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2021-Apr-09, 06:07 AM

Jens replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

I think that sort of makes sense (what the engineers said), because in fact when piloting, you pull the stick back to reduce speed, and forward to...

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2021-Apr-08, 03:24 PM

Swift replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that amuses you... in Off-Topic Babbling

If anyone likes Random Association threads, that was the reason-for-being for this thread, and its predecessors, in Fun-n-Games.

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2021-Apr-08, 03:21 PM

Swift replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that amuses you... in Off-Topic Babbling

I saw a live performance by them in New York City in (IIRC) the early 80s. They must have had it figured out by then, because they had sing-a-longs...

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2021-Apr-08, 02:22 PM

Swift replied to a thread Backyard Wildlife in Off-Topic Babbling

I've read several articles on flocking behavior (or schooling in fish). You can actually model the behavior with a couple of very simple rules -...

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2021-Apr-08, 02:19 PM

Swift replied to a thread Backyard Wildlife in Off-Topic Babbling

While hiking with some friends in the White Mountains of New Hampshire many years ago, we got swooped by a Great Horned Owl. I know how a mouse...

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2021-Apr-08, 02:14 PM

Swift replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

I've heard that story for years and having typed on manual typewriters I can completely believe it (I've jammed keys even with QWERTY).

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2021-Apr-08, 01:34 PM

Solfe replied to a thread Middle-aged kit building in Off-Topic Babbling

I am way behind on my spring blog series on Star Wars Models. I managed to botch my first build, but can fake it with a good camera. This...

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2021-Apr-08, 01:12 PM

Jens replied to a thread Trivial (or not so trivial) stuff that makes you happy. in Off-Topic Babbling

Cool to hear. I have to admit I'm jealous about the Minimoog, though it's a mono synth and maybe not so easy to maintain. Though probably the one...

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2021-Apr-08, 01:11 PM

Solfe replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that amuses you... in Off-Topic Babbling

There is a guy who calls himself Topol, which a call back to Clever's Fiddler on the Roof comment from a few days ago.

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2021-Apr-08, 01:07 PM

Solfe replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that amuses you... in Off-Topic Babbling

I woke up to this thunderous roar. Someone was running around the house, the cats were screaming, the dog was barking at everything and my wife was...

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