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    Thoughts on the Trump presidency

    Or maybe, they are trained to use lethal force as a last resort. The attacker was subdued without. Not all agencies behave like ICE.
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    Supermarkets discussion

    It is allowed by law (2024) https://www.gov.uk/government/news/egg-labelling-requirements-amended-to-support-industry-through-bird-flu-outbreaks
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    Supermarkets discussion

    The prices are clear enough, but the product descriptions are a lot smaller than before, which matters when products have been moved by other customers. Sometimes yellow.
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    The Middle East conflict

    This is a bit like some fare evasion cases. We are invited to believe that the time they got caught was the first time they offended.
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    Natural phenomenon you have witnessed?

    Some of what are described here as inversions look more like radiation fog. A different mechanism with sometimes simillar results.
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    Separation of aircraft - comparison with rail.

    An unusual video. It summarises the incident in the first 20 seconds rather than the common protracted waffling.
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    Could NATO survive without US backing?

    Or maybe the technology already exists, but those with it are keeping quiet.
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    Could NATO survive without US backing?

    The F-35 is fitted with Martin-Baker ejection seats. https://martin-baker.com/ejection-seats/us16e/
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    Smart Meters - after switch-off of BBC Radio Long Wave

    Also useful for asessing the annual consumption of low power 'always on' devices, to decide whether they should no longer be that way. Smart meter displays do not have the finesse to do this.
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    Things in living memory which seem very anachronistic now

    Dedicated 'chip pans', with a basket, kept full of oil, were common. So were kitchen fires.
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    2023 Israel - Hamas / Hezbollah war

    Don't forget the Lebanese. I rather suspect that invading the south iof Lebanon, again, was always part of the 'Iran' plan.
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    Things in living memory which seem very anachronistic now

    I recall it the other way round, rice first. The rice is in a porous bag and needs to be cooked, the curry only needs to be heated up.
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    Companies That You Expect to Disappear Soon

    For a while, Stevenage station was 'flat fee on exit'. Three days cost me the same price as one.
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    Thoughts on the Trump presidency

    Trump's stated view on presidential signatures is that they are not valid unless done by hand, in person (see autopen).
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    Thoughts on the Trump presidency

    Rubio trying to impress with long words. "Effectuated" where "completed" or even "done" would have sufficed.. I think it was Rubio, the signs showing their names were in an illegible typeface.
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    Plane and fire truck collision at LaGuardia (22/03)

    Another AI image fail. The fire truck would have been coming from the aircraft's left.
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    Companies That You Expect to Disappear Soon

    From memory, the one my father used in central London was at basement level, accessed by a ramp.
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    Comedic "things you would ban": minor things that irritate you

    Use of 'analogue' to describe anything that pre-dates digital technology. Recent examples are 'analogue photography' and 'analogue politics'.
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    Annoying television adverts...

    They might want to invest in advertising how to spell their name :) To my ear, even the 'correct' pronunciation in the advert varied.
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    Thoughts on the Trump presidency

    Confusion over events in 1776 maybe.

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