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by 5555624 9d ago
I prefer the e-ink display. I first stared reading ebooks on my Palm Vx. I went on to a Nook, Nook Color, some no names, Kobo. Five years ago, I became disabled and no longer had a free hand to carry an ereader and did not want to carry a b
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by 5555624 12d ago
The rules for DoD phones are different than the rest of the Executive Branch. I don't know if it will eventually roll out to DoD phones; but, that was what we were told and we haven't seen it yet.
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by 5555624 16d ago
As fare as I'm concerned, Pluto is a planet. I've got a hand-written note from Clyde Tombaugh that says so. Back in the mid-1990s, a year or two before he died, I write him asking about some astronomers who were starting to questi
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by 5555624 1mo ago
Why not just make it yourself? It's just flour, water, and salt. It's far easier than yeast-based breads and easier than most quick breads, too. Two ingredient (self-rising flour and heavy cream) biscuits are about the only thing
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by 5555624 2mo ago
> Why is it that if someone wants to cut off their own healthy limbs, we are calling this a fetish rather than saying what it is, a mental illness. I do call it a mental illness. If I came across someone that wants to amputate a healthy
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by 5555624 2mo ago
While I don't care for eggplant, I used to make an exception for Moussaka Pizza (eggplant and meatballs) from Waterford Pizza in Waterford, CT. (I believe they're still there; but, it's been 40+ years.)
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by 5555624 2mo ago
Get a long book, a timeless classic, and read one chapter a night. I grew up reading all the time. About 20 years ago, I found myself reading less and less. I decided to read "The Count of Monte Cristo" again. I decided I would re
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by 5555624 2mo ago
> But chances are, almost none of those coming realises that the US's political and ideological birthplace was once part of a little-known Swedish colony known as Nya Sverige (New Sweden). Or they think Virginia has a strong claim t
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by 5555624 2mo ago
FIFA also used the rule to allow Cristiano Ronaldo to play in this World Cup. Ronaldo got a red card in a World Cup qualifier, last November, for "violent conduct" (an elbow). It would have kept him out of the opening match for Po
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by 5555624 3mo ago
> Here membership is unusual in that it isn't technically open to everyone, it's business and certain professions: Price Club, a Costco predecessor was the same way. In the early 1990s, Walmart (Sam's Club) wanted to merge
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by 5555624 3mo ago
The X4. I always have a USB-C cable handy; so, i can charge it in the bedroom, at y desk, etc.
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by 5555624 4mo ago
ASCE (American Society opf Civil Engineering) has an annual Concrete Canoe Competition. ( https://www.asce.org/communities/student-members/conferences... )
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by 5555624 4mo ago
They are regulated. That's why Connecticut, Arizona, and Illinois are being sued by the government. They tried to regulate these markets and the CFTC says they regulate them, not the states.
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by 5555624 4mo ago
By 1980, WTCG had become "WTBS" and then "TBS SuperStation" and simply "TBS"
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by 5555624 5mo ago
> Closest thing's a birth certificate[EDIT: or naturalization papers, of course, for immigrants], I guess, but that's a pain in the ass for anyone who's had a name change (lots of married women, notably) because then they
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by 5555624 5mo ago
We got a number of these to replace our Iomega Bernoulli Boxes. We skipped the Jaz and went to CDs.
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by 5555624 6mo ago
If the U.S. implements a draft, will women be required to register? Right now, only men are required to register with the Selected Service when they turn 18. Would Congress amend the Military Selective Service Act?
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by 5555624 6mo ago
The Coast Guard has long been responsible for port security. TSA does administer TWIC, the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program, which is a biometric identification system go access to secure port facilities.
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by 5555624 6mo ago
racism was a minor factor in the 2024 election. Had Harris been white, she still would have lost. She ran a campaign that said nothing about what she as going to do, she only said how evil Trump would be. She lost the election when she was
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by 5555624 6mo ago
>I'm somewhat surprised that Windows is still most of personal computers. It's the easiest route. On non-Apple computers, Windows is already installed. (It takes a bit of effort to buy a computer without an OS.) Microsoft makes
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by 5555624 6mo ago
In "On A Pale Horse," Zane kills the current Death and assumes the role. I don't recall that he then steps down in a later book.
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by 5555624 6mo ago
Shades of Piers Anthony's "On a Pale Horse," Death showed up to take Chuck Norris and Chuck killed him, taking his place.
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by 5555624 7mo ago
> The voters would rather have Donald Trump. This is the point many people overlook. Biden won because a lot of voters said, "anyone but Trump" and Biden was acceptable. WaPo even pointed this out, just before Biden dropped out
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by 5555624 7mo ago
This appears to be the English version : https://archive.is/gsv8r
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by 5555624 7mo ago
"Atchley do you realize that several Marines were killed by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor while taking craps?" "No, sir." "A fighting man must be vigilant to surprise attack no matter where he is. The survival of our
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by 5555624 7mo ago
ICE has offices in "over 90 offices in more than 50 countries." They are listed on the ICE web site. [0] [0] https://www.ice.gov/contact/international-offices
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by 5555624 8mo ago
What about books sent directly from a book store? I didn't see that mentioned in the article and that used to be the way to send a book to an inmate. (I've known inmates in a few states.) Books could be sent directly from say Amaz
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by 5555624 9mo ago
You take it to Base Ops and they imaage it or they come to you and image it.
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by 5555624 9mo ago
This makes me feel old. I learned Fortran on the Dartmouth Time-Sharing System back in 1980. While I think of Fortran now and again and think about re-learning, I haven't thought of DTSS in years.

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