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Re: Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action. - Yesterday

A simple Wyze outdoor camera would both record and send images to her phone in realtime. It runs off a battery, so no drain on the car. You could even set it in a nearby tree or bush to show the outside of the car.

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Re: Supreme Court rules school district cannot prohibit high school football coach's prayers on field - Yesterday

QuoteMr Downtown The whole point of Tinker, remember, is that you don't shed your First Amendment rights at the schoolhouse gate. A public school employee has the right to wear a hijab or kippah, to display a cross on a necklace, and—we now know—to pray, even out loud, while on school property. So a teacher kneeling in front of a classroom of students and praying is allowed?

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Re: Happy Birthday MR Forum member Rick-o - Yesterday

You go Rick, enjoy the day.

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Re: Solar wind is becoming a big drag on satellites - 2 days ago

That doesn't sound good for Starlink.

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Re: Missiles strike Kyiv as G7 meets in Germany - 2 days ago

Cruise missiles are precise weapons. They go exactly where they are sent, usually within feet. There is no way it hits an apartment building or playground by accident or chance.

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Re: CBS News/YouGov poll- Overturning Roe is a 'step backwards' - 2 days ago

That same 31% who say it is a step forward would also be in favor of banning indoor plumbing, allowing open carry of bazookas, going to minstrel shows, and voting for Trump.

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Re: Anyone here viewed space ship launch at Cape Canaveral, FL? - 3 days ago

I covered 25 Space Shuttle launches, they were incredible. A few seconds after liftoff the shock wave from the engines rolled across us and you could feel it in your chest. A coworker had begun working launches with Mercury. he said the shuttle launches were like nothing he had ever seen before. But we were at a sight that was only three miles away. The nearest public viewing was seven miles a

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Re: Abortion protests - 3 days ago

Somewhere in the near future, there will be a new Pettus Bridge moment. It's going to be ugly and there will be deaths.

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Re: Trump will be with us for decades and decades,,,,,,, - 3 days ago

SCOTUS will end up having to deal with Olgothorpe, Griswald and potentially Loving simple because of the Fifth Court of Appeals. A southern state will do something stupid in regards to those and the ultra-conservative fifth will uphold while other appeals court will overrule it. That sets up SCOTUS. I really don't think the majority will overturn those. Thomas and Alito will vote too, but I do

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Re: USS Samuel B Roberts located - 3 days ago

Quotejh QuoteOmbligo The 120 survivors of the crew clung to three life rafts for 50 hours before being rescued. Lt. Commander Copeland, who went down with his ship, was awarded the Medal of Honor (posthumously). According to Wiki Lt. Commander Copeland did not go down with the ship and died in 1973 as a Rear Admiral in the USNR. No mention is made of being awarded the Medal of Honor but

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Re: Fifty-five years ago today - 3 days ago

Too bad no one took it to heart.

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Re: Roe and Casey have been overruled. - 4 days ago

QuoteLemon Drop Thomas wrote in his concurring opinion that they should look at "same sex relationships and same sex marriage" too. I mean those are not in the Constitution either. This court. Neither is Loving v. Virginia but I noticed he didn't mention that one. I wonder why (sarc/).

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USS Samuel B Roberts located - 4 days ago

The sunken remains of the Destroyer Escort USS Samuel B Roberts have been located more than four miles beneath the source of the Pacific Ocean. The Roberts is a celebrated warship that fought far above her intended duty of guarding escort carriers. She battled capital ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy though being far outsized and outgunned. For those unfamiliar with the Roberts record -- Sh

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Re: Coverall type shed? - 4 days ago

Walmart has a carport for $170. No sides though, just frame and top. There are other choices as well I had a similar one, lasted three or four years in the Florida sun before the top rotted out. Another option - a retractable sun shade attached to the side of an existing structure? He is one option --

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Re: YAY! GoogleNews has a new design coming - 4 days ago

I can deal with it but it looks like more form over function. The current one is simple and easy to run through, the redesign requires a bit more effort to scan.

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Gun Death comparison - 4 days ago

BBC had this graphic that pretty well sums things up

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Re: Does the M2 increased power offset the need for more RAM? - 5 days ago

Fromm what I've read the new processors use RAM far differently than the intels. It is more efficient so the new 8 is more like the old 12 or 16. Since it just occasional 4k editing, you should be fine.

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Re: First Jetsons type commute to work - 5 days ago

15 minutes of training is going to get someone killed. When that happens Jetson is bankrupt.

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Mustard shortage about to hit - 5 days ago

If you like mustard on your burger or hot dogs, it may be wise to stock up. Mustard seed producers in Canada and France, the two leading nations, report that the harvest is down more than 50% with production likewise dropping to half normal levels. The drop is thought to be linked to rising temperatures.

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Re: No surprise - House GOP is against gun control - 6 days ago

I can see both sides of this argument and Racer has a very solid point. Would Red Flag be any more palatable if the person was given a hearing before a judge within 48 hrs of their weapon being seized?

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Re: Andrew Gillum (D), once a Florida governor candidate, indicted - 6 days ago

QuoteMr645 That's the same guy arrested and found passed out, naked in a Miami Beach hotel room with drugs all over the room. Florida sure dodged a bullet We got DeSantis, we should have stepped in front of the bullet.

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Re: krafty like a fox?!.....Kraft 'Macaroni & Cheese' changing name..... - 6 days ago

QuoteFilliam H. Muffman My first thought when I read the subject was that they were going to be forced to remove "cheese" from the name. The true story behind the cheese was that Kraft had a large amount of government surplus dehydrated cheese left over from WW2. Macaroni & Cheese was Kraft's answer to Chef Boy-R-Dee (which originally came in boxes, not cans).

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Re: Andrew Gillum (D), once a Florida governor candidate, indicted - 6 days ago

We had to choose between DeSantis and Gillum. Even given all this, the voters still got it wrong.

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Re: NH likely 2024 primary voters poll: DeSantis beats Trump - 6 days ago

DeSantis is far more dangerous than Trump - he has the same beliefs but isn't a moron.

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Re: Omni Man vs Superman - 6 days ago

The is just one man -- ULTRAMAN

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Re: Solution to inflation - 6 days ago

It is already dead, the Senate GOP is universally against it along with Manchin and Dick Durbin.

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Re: No surprise - House GOP is against gun control - 6 days ago

QuoteTiangou QuoteOmbligo“Red flag laws permit the preemptive seizure of firearms from Americans without due process." Red flag laws all require at the minimum a proceeding before a judge upon a formal complaint or petition. That is one of the common definitions of "due process." for the record that was the Freedumb Caucus saying that, not me.

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Re: You better have a leg to stand on - 6 days ago

QuoteFritz Quoterz I can still put on underwear standing up without falling over, and can take off my socks standing up as well by pulling up my leg, and crossing my ankle across my knee as I slightly bend to take the sock off. I'm guessing I'm ok for now. no need to brag He just didn't mention that the reason he was slightly bent in order to rest his forehead against the wall to prop himsel

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No surprise - House GOP is against gun control - 6 days ago

The GOP House leadership has announced they will vote against the gun control passed by the Senate. They are pushing their members to oppose it as well. The Freedom Caucus is also opposed and is particularly incensed by the red flag portion of the bill. “Red flag laws permit the preemptive seizure of firearms from Americans without due process." The bipartisan bill passed the Senate wit

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Re: You better have a leg to stand on - 6 days ago

QuoteBill in NC And successfully putting the free leg through your underwear w/o falling down... there is an easy fix to that - go commando.

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