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Re: World's oldest known person, dies at 118 - 4 months ago

...and staying with mammals, a bowhead whale can live more than 200 years.

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Re: Idaho-lee crap! ‘Women’s health? Let me explain how cows work…’ - 4 months ago

Quotekj QuoteSpeedy QuoteTed King Quotegadje Also I don't think there is any law preventing cows from having sex in public. The problem with that is that dairy cows don't have sex with a bull anymore to have a calf. Think of a form of turkey baster. Which is exactly what Republicans see for the future for women. Some Republicans. There are still some reasonable ones here. There may b

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Re: Borgen - 4 months ago

Fantastic show! We tried watching the dubbed verzsion but could t stand it. For us, the danish version was much better.

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Re: $34,000 Pay Bump - 4 months ago

$174,000 would not allow you to qualify for a house mortgage in most of the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Re: Macworld: The Apple silicon Mac Pro might be the biggest disappointment in years - 4 months ago

It's perfect for this forum then...a new Apple product that everyone is disappointed in.

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Re: Any of you actually watch this Avatar Water movie? - 4 months ago

Everyone I've talked to that has seen it has said that it's basically the same as the first one (which I found trite and boring) but underwater. The CGI is supposed to be very well done but is basically lipstick on a pig. Even my son said that he doesn't want to see it based on opinions of friends. I won't be bothering.

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Re: last night sideshow-two loser pic - 4 months ago

Quotebfd QuoteSteve G. a Twin Psycho matchup U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) sits next to newly elected freshman Rep. George Santos (R-NY), who is facing a scandal over his resume and claims he made on the campaign trail, on the House floor during another round of voting for a new Speaker Looks like an automaton who's on auto-off. The crazy eyes give away the fact that she's not hu

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Re: Speaker vote. Will it end old enough to drive? Old enough to be drafted? Or old enough to drink? VOTE! - 4 months ago

Hey, I won! As a prize I got a disfunctional government.

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Re: Is the Thames all silted up? - 4 months ago

No, it's not silted up, though the reason it looks brown is that it carries a large suspended load of silt in the water column. It is in fact the busiest river for shipping in the UK, and has enough depth for significantly large ships. The depth varies greatly, from about 10 feet in some of the tidal areas to about 50+ feet in parts of London.

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Re: Solution to gun violence - 5 months ago

Quotemacphanatic QuoteSpock Solution to gun violence ... 1. Repeal the Second Amendment. By this logic: Ban all alcohol to prevent DUI/DWI The solution is to hold everyone accountable for bad behavior. False equivalency. Repealing the second amendment is not equivalent to banning all guns. Actually, repealing the actual second amendment isn't even necessary. It's the ridiculous 2008

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Re: Elon Musk sets a new first - 5 months ago

QuotepRICE cUBE That is a vast amount of wealth lost but he will probably always be crazy rich. It’s quite a distinction to set this kind of a record through overpaying for a social media site, leveraging your most valuable stock, help devalue said stock because you can shut the heck up on said social media site, help people realize you are a real life Tony Stank. I agree that he is a Tony S

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Re: Speaking of Greta Thunberg... - 5 months ago

QuoteJoeH QuoteFritz Quotetimg We are instructed to put them in the compost bin. not as good as recycling, but better than trash I guess. what a "duh!". we have a big ol' tumbler in the back. I may go get NYE pizza just to confirm the NY res. Would be interesting to hear how well that works at home. A lot of "compostable" items only break down well in the commercial co

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Re: Elon Musk sets a new first - 5 months ago

To get a feel for how meaningless this loss is to him, take a look at this graphic, which was produced when his net worth was a mere $180 billion.

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Re: Once again my cat is furious with me because I allow the rain to continue - 5 months ago

My cats have the exact same attitude. Worse yet, they act out by tearing up the furniture and fighting when they are trapped inside due to the rain.

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Re: PSA: Costco no longer sells 14" tires - 5 months ago

QuoteS. Pupp Quotemattkime Quotedavester Wow! I just ordered tiny 13" tires (145R13) for my 1965 Austin Healey Sprite. Not surprisingly, it's difficult to find decent tires in that size. Car hipster says it would look better with 20" rims! And lower that MF. I want to see exhaust pipe scraping on flat ground. It wouldn't take much lowering to do that. Speed bumps are like land mi

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Re: PSA: Costco no longer sells 14" tires - 5 months ago

Wow! I just ordered tiny 13" tires (145R13) for my 1965 Austin Healey Sprite. Not surprisingly, it's difficult to find decent tires in that size.

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Re: Speaking of Greta Thunberg... - 5 months ago

Not recyclable, but compostable.

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Re: NorCal being hit by a 'Class 4 Atmospheric river' - 5 months ago

I'm pretty happy about this. I was starting to think that with global warming we'd seen the end of ski seasons in NorCal. We're still in drought conditions, but it looks like ski season is still a thing.

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Re: Are you guys OK? - 5 months ago

QuoteS. Pupp Here in my part of upstate SC, it was 7 degrees F, and electricity was out for about 8 hours. It didn’t affect me, however, as I had just been admitted to hospital for emergency surgery. Nice and toasty warm on the ward, and cable tv! Score! (Surgery was downgraded from emergency to elective, and happens tomorrow. Wish me luck.) So getting admitted to surgery is a good thi

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Are you guys OK? - 5 months ago

Sounds like there's a massive winter storm causing havoc in the eastern United States. We're lucky to live on the west coast so don't have too much to worry about. How are you east coasters and midwesterners doing?

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Re: Merry Christmas to one and all! - 5 months ago

Hope you all had a Festive Festivus, a Happy Hanukah, a Stupendous Solstice, a Proudly Pagan Party, a Yesty Yule and a Cracking Christmas!

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Re: Joe Rogan Guest on where the minerals come from for batteries - 5 months ago

QuoteRolando They're gonna be horrified when they find out where the oil comes from! ...and where all the rare metals in their catalytic converters come from.

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Re: Suggestions on Preparing and Priming rust Spots on Auto. - 5 months ago

I would go for Evaporust. You can get the liquid version for soaking parts or the gel version for clinging to larger parts.

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Re: Something I didn't know about toaster overns... - 5 months ago

I agree with Robert M. The Breville oven is not even remotely in the same class as the many cheap toaster oven brands that you can buy at Target or wherever. It compares more to our regular oven than any other toaster oven I've ever tried.

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Re: Significant quake in N California - 5 months ago

Paul F! Calling Paul F! Probably working by candlelight and carrier pigeon since there's been significant power outages in Humboldy.

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Re: Now that you've fixed my water heater, basement wall leaks, and room bump-out leak, here's the doorway to the tunnel of doom. - 5 months ago

If that was in coastal California you could rent it out as a studio apartment for about $1500/month.

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Re: Forum Clock - 5 months ago

You are entering....the MacResource Zone!

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Re: What small-ticket tools or gadgets are on your Christmas list? - 5 months ago

Leatherman or similar.

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Re: Argentina vs France (no spoilers): What a game - 5 months ago

Quotegraylocks Quoted4 #1 US Google search @ Noon. "What is extra time in soccer?" i quickly texted my son to ask if soccer overtime was sudden death or not. The answer is no. That was a fabulous match. I feel exhausted just from watching it. Both teams played fabulously (except France in the first half).

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That woke me up!!! Earthquake! - 5 months ago

3.6 earthquake in El Cerrito, California, about 5 miles northwest of here, Shook us awake and smashed a vase that flew off a shelf. Big adrenaline rush at 4 am! No sleeping now.

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