Re: bolting for the door?!.....new warning about the Chevy Bolt....... - 2 days ago

QuoteGM is advising some Chevrolet Bolt owners to not park their electric cars within 50 feet of other vehicles to reduce the risk of a potential fire spreading to other cars and trucks. Bolt, now with asbestos interior.

Re: sear'd into your memory?!....last 'Sears' store in company's home state of Illinois closing...... - 2 days ago

QuotePaul F. Sad... At the dawn of the "internet age", Sears had an opportunity. They could have moved their catalog online and OWNED internet shopping the way Amazon does today. They had ALL the rest of the logistics in place. They had the ordering, the billing, the warehouses, the shipping, the returns logistics... ALL of it. Instead, they shut down their catalog sales entirely.

Re: Lucid Beats Tesla in Range, Going 520 Miles on a Charge, EPA Says - 2 days ago

Quotesekker Quoteanonymouse1 Lucid has at least three opportunities to beat Tesla, totally aside from performance (i.e., handling, acceleration) and interior quality. 1. From everything I've heard, Tesla's post-sales customer relationship management is miserable-bad communication, failure to meet commitments, big difficulties in getting parts/repairs, etc. 2. There are reports of terribly i

Re: banana split?!.....'Jeopardy' announces host(s) for the rest of the year..... - 3 days ago

Will Farrell busy?

Re: This might be the simplest explanation of how mRNA vaccines work and why the Covid vaccine wasn't rushed. - 3 days ago

Quote And so far, the mRNA vaccines appear to be as safe or safer than any. I wouldn’t be surprised to see most vaccines move toward this approach in the future One’s already being tested for CMV. Cancer treatments, too.

Re: major diva?!.....this 'body positive'/'body switch'-like TV show on lesser network being rebooted...... - 3 days ago

Yes liked the original. It was more about navigating as an unattractive person who is nonetheless a great person. Do not see how the gender bender angle will work. “A transporter mixup accidentally puts Captain Kirk in Yeoman Rand’s body. Can he successfully navigate the sexist world of Starfleet? Is he going to change his misogynistic ways? Will he become the first woman captain of the en

Re: This might be the simplest explanation of how mRNA vaccines work and why the Covid vaccine wasn't rushed. - 3 days ago

Quote Safe and effective mRNA vaccines, tested in the heat of battle, if you will, are not only lifesaving in Covid When AREN’T vaccines tested this way?

Re: BIL sent a link from the Southern Medical Journal article about masks not a "viable" option to fight COVID - 3 days ago

I’d pass A single study, a single journal, can say anything. Science is argued by the sheer preponderance of evidence. The evidence is masks work. Vaccines work. We should use them to reduce infection. People like your bil and sis Will do anything to you avoid simple reality. The study seems to look at the effect of the mask mandate going in place. A before and after and a single county i

Re: Should Hospitals treat AntiVaxxers like DNRs - 4 days ago

DNRs still receive medical treatment…. You’re usually sick for days or weeks before you code.

Re: High ranking Repug pervert reaches settlement with abused child victim - 4 days ago

“I didn’t do it, but here’s is 1.8 million anyway…”

Anti-Vaxxers Are Now Gargling Iodine to Prevent Covid-19 - 4 days ago

The taste pairs well with bleach QuoteBetadine is mostly intended for external use, as it can result in iodine poisoning if taken orally, says Gunter. But on social media, people are promoting it as a means of warding off the Covid-19 virus, either by gargling it or using it in a nasal spray. “Don’t get Covid. Prophylaxis is not that hard,” one person touting themselves as an ER doctor t

Re: Going under the knife in a few hours - 4 days ago

Fast healing wishes.

Re: Landslide victory for Gov Newsom, recall fails - 5 days ago

Thank you for everyone in California voted.

Re: Are older operating sytems safe? - 5 days ago

Probably a jailbreak that they wanted to patch quickly.

Re: Milley took secret action to protect nuclear weapons - 5 days ago

QuoteIf this is true GEN Milley must resign. He usurped civilian authority, broke Chain of Command, and violated the sacrosanct principle of civilian control over the military. It’s an extremely dangerous precedent. You can’t simply walk away from that. Civilian control over the military is not a suicide pact. Perhaps Vindman would feel differently after spending the last 8 months in a nucl

Milley took secret action to protect nuclear weapons - 5 days ago

Good idea QuoteWoodward and Costa write that Milley, deeply shaken by the assault, 'was certain that Trump had gone into a serious mental decline in the aftermath of the election, with Trump now all but manic, screaming at officials and constructing his own alternate reality about endless election conspiracies.' Milley worried that Trump could 'go rogue,' the authors write. "You never

Re: Norm Macdonald of SNL dies at 61. - 5 days ago

Very sorry to see this. I enjoyed his work and his style. I admire him for keeping private things private.

Re: Another Conservative Talk Show Host Bites the Dust - 5 days ago

None of the A listers die from Covid. They’re all vaccinated. Only the true believer rubes get tossed out like yesterday’s garbage.

Re: Leader - M1 green imac in the house - 6 days ago

QuoteZ Quotep8712 Enjoy your new machine! I love green, and would buy a green iMac. I just wish they picked a different color scheme. I miss these bad boys. Ps - The iMac you sent me years ago finally died last month. GPU failure. I got years of enjoyment out of that machine. I may try to revive it but I would have to bake the GPU. A bit of a dicey proposition. If I don't send it to the local

Re: If you wanted a slightly better iPhone than an 8? - 6 days ago

8...point 5?

Re: Tiny G3 Desktop running OS X inside a power outlet - 6 days ago

QuoteBill in NC What country still has ungrounded outlets? That room reminds me of my oldest kid's first dorm room...they put him in a converted (8' x 10') study carrel and charged me for a single room. So I asked him if he wanted a tin cup to rattle against the bars... No roommate. I’m sure his girlfriends appreciated that.

Re: Leader - M1 green imac in the house - 6 days ago

Enjoy your new machine! I love green, and would buy a green iMac. I just wish they picked a different color scheme. I miss these bad boys. Ps - The iMac you sent me years ago finally died last month. GPU failure. I got years of enjoyment out of that machine. I may try to revive it but I would have to bake the GPU. A bit of a dicey proposition.

Re: Local Police notice increase in DC tourism - 6 days ago

Quote Craighead’s vehicle was painted with a swastika and other white supremacist symbols Obviously, just a history buff being persecuted by the liberals!

Re: Capitol fence to return in advance of Sept. 18 'J6' rally - 6 days ago

A few landmines an orbiting drones, as well.

Re: For people that like to say '@#$%&' - 'OH MY @#$%& GOD, GET THE @#$%& VACCINE ALREADY, YOU @#$%& @#$%&' - 6 days ago

Re: 12.0 Monterey. Anyone? - 6 days ago

I don’t even install an X.0 release!

Biden Tells Top Democrats He’s Preparing Lobbying Blitz on Filibuster Reform, Voting Rights - 7 days ago

Quote According to three people briefed on the White House’s position and its recent communications with outside groups, Biden assured Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that he was ready to push for filibuster reform. Biden’s pressure would aim to help Schumer convince moderate Democrats to support a carveout to the filibuster, a must for the party if it�

Re: Millenium Falcon was in another space franchise story? (spoilers) - 7 days ago

Serenity in Galactica

Tiny G3 Desktop running OS X inside a power outlet - 7 days ago

Literally

Re: About the 'War on Terror' - 7 days ago

Quotemrbigstuff We squandered worldwide sentiment for us at a time when we could have turned the tide to the fight for good (completely acknowledging the harm that the U.S. had done previous to this point in time). Every car could be electric by now, global warming would be reversed, and worldwide sentiment may be more pro US. Also, no game show hosts as presidents.