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Bldck

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  • I'm right, ain't I?

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  • It frees you up to do more complicated arithmetic. Geometry would be too slow if you didn’t innately understand 3*60=180. Which you don’t get without 3*6=18

  • The Problem of Writing Poems in the Shape of Deciduous Trees

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  • I have eatenthe plumsthat were inthe icebox

    and whichyou were probablysavingfor breakfast

    Forgive methey were deliciousso sweetand so cold

    I’m not a fan of poetry either, but this is one I really love. It’s simple, direct. I love the unrepentant nature of the speaker

  • TP Link Router wants to share client info with third parties

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  • Kasa is owned by TP Link

  • I am serious, and don't call me Shirley

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  • The second one

  • Planning on buying a SteamDeck. What should I know before purchasing?

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  • The Three-Body Problem Trilogy by Cixin Liu

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  • Totally agree that novel ideas about science fiction are presented. A group of humans betraying all of humanity was a nice inversion of the “one man has to save everyone” concept.

    For me, the succeeding novels became increasingly boring and inconsequential.

    I was compelled to read the books when I learned about other species collapsing dimensions as a weapon of war. How fascinating.

    Unfortunately, that entire concept was explained in two paragraphs by a character who had no right to know that information. And then we moved on like nothing happened.

    I think a better novel that explored very similar themes is The Last Human by Zack Jordan.

  • The Three-Body Problem Trilogy by Cixin Liu

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  • Pantheon was incredible. Didn’t realize it was the same author

  • Looking for a specific type of horror recommendation

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    • The Indian Lake trilogy is slasher series set in remote Idaho
    • Beware the Woman is a claustrophobic thriller set in a cabin in rural Michigan
    • Mister Magic is a modern retelling of IT (loosely) set mostly in the basement of an abandoned house
    • The Terror (Dan Simmons) is about a supernatural entity assailing a group of marooned sailors in northern Canada. Based on a real event and later adapted into a pretty good TV series

  • Broccoli Blooms

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  • In English it’s called a floret. Which hints at its true form

  • Do you know of any class-conscious or anti-capitalist children's songs or nursery rhymes?

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  • A book recommendation: Click, Clack, Moo. It’s about cows unionizing for better conditions

  • We all know grammar Nazis. What incorrect grammar are you completely in defence of?

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  • Y’all’d’n’t’ve is one of my favorites

  • What is your favourite word?

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  • Stalwart Stolid Solid

  • Who Remember This? We Also Broadcasted It Live To Schoolrooms

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  • I mean… not really.

    🛰️ Space Race Fatalities Comparison: Soviet Union vs United States

    Key Takeaways
    • 🇺🇸 U.S. suffered more astronaut fatalities, including test pilots and training accidents.
    • 🇷🇺 Soviets had higher total human losses, especially among engineers and soldiers during explosive launch and fuel testing incidents.
    • 🔥 The Apollo 1 fire led to sweeping design and safety reforms in NASA.
    • 🚨 The Soyuz 1 and Soyuz 11 tragedies were fatal in-flight accidents; Soyuz 11 remains the only in-space human fatality.
    • 🕵️ The Nedelin disaster, one of the worst rocket catastrophes in history, killed over 100 but was kept secret for decades.
    • 🧾 Transparency and institutional accountability were key differences: NASA publicly investigated accidents; the USSR often concealed failures.

  • Where do you lurk but not comment?

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  • A VPS is a valid system for self hosting. I know a lot of folks who have local servers and use VPS depending on their needs

    You’re welcome to join the discussion 🙂

  • What's your favourite jam/jelly flavour?

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  • Sour cherry

  • Privacy centered wine tracker

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  • Spreadsheet? Why does it have to be an app?

    I just started a spreadsheet for tracking coffee beans

  • First time?

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    • Operation Condor: right wing dictators in South America repressing leftists with the support of Americans and possibly the French
    • Gladio: Post WWII Allied Forces and then NATO intelligence operations to delegitimize and destabilize leftist groups in Eastern Europe from end of WWII through the 1990s
    • Ranch Hand: US led effort to destroy the foliage and agricultural land in Vietnam to deprive the Viet Cong of food and places to stage attacks
    • PBSuccess: CIA led coup d’état in Guatemala at the request of the United Fruit Company (now Chiquita)
    • Phoenix Program: CIA led effort to infiltrate the Viet Cong

  • What are some lesser-known obscure TV series that went under the radar, that you would recommend?

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  • An annual rewatch for me. Absolutely love that show. It’s so funny, poignant. Just A+ work from the team.

  • McKinsey Leans On AI to Make PowerPoints, Draft Proposals

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