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    Baltimore Bridge

    Horrible accident with estimated 20 people and several vehicles falling into the river after the bridge was hit by a ship and collapsed.
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    Rent A Hitman dot com

    This somehow managed to fly under my radar until today. It's quite difficult to muster any sympathy for the murderous idiots caught out by such an obvious joke. Rent-a-Hitman site nabbed Air National Guardsman who was “excited” to kill FBI: Guardsman owned AR-15 and was willing to take fingers...
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    Germany Coup Attempt?

    Twenty-five people have been arrested in raids across Germany on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government. German reports say the group of far-right and ex-military figures planned to storm the parliament building, the Reichstag, and seize power. A minor aristocrat described as Prince...
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    Iran TV hacked

    Iran: State-run live TV hacked by protesters Iran's state-run broadcaster was apparently hacked on air Saturday, with a news bulletin interrupted by a protest against the country's leader. A mask appeared on the screen, followed by an image of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei with flames around him...
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    Polio making a bit of a comeback?

    Anti-vax YouTubers assemble! There have been increasing reports of Polio turning up in London sewers over the last few months. Now it's also showing up in NY: Poliovirus detected in NYC sewage; health officials urge vaccination Meanwhile, officials in London reported finding poliovirus over 100...
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    John Bolton admits planning Coups de etat...

    ... in Venezuela and elsewhere: From the January 6th hearings but I think this deserves a thread of its own.
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    Lectern alert!

    Downing Street lectern is currently being brought out. We're apparently about to hear Boris Johnson's resignation speech. -EDIT- He's announced a new leader will be elected but he'll stay in charge until then, expected to be the autumn.
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    Poland next for denazification

    Russian lawmaker warns Poland is next in line for 'denazification after Ukraine' These anti-Russian Nazis seem to be popping up everywhere nowadays. With Sweden & Finland announcing intentions to join NATO, I expect some anti-Russian Nazis to show up there too, joining those already in...
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    Amiga / OctaMED article in the Guardian

    Nice nostalgic piece in today's Guardian, looking back to early 90s Drum & Bass tracks, among other things. ‘It was the poor man’s studio’: how Amiga computers reprogrammed modern music
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    Friday!

    This just popped up on Twitter and reminded me of the old @whabang Weeeeekeeeeend!!! threads.
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    Some site features restored.

    Thanks @Wayne for getting things back up and running. Existing threads are still throwing 404s when clicked. -EDIT- Following some more poking around, some forums & threads are available but some not. e.g. clicking on Site Stuff gives a 404 but clicking on "new thread" and selecting site...
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    Anyone here good at troubleshooting external monitor issues?

    I have a weird situation on a recently acquired Mac Mini I have twin monitors connected to. One is connected via USB-C to DVI converter lead & the other USB-C to VGA adaptor & lead. The VGA works as expected but the DVI has intermittent snow interrupting the display. It's about 8 seconds of...
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    Stradivarius sound due to wood treatment

    Study confirms superior sound of a Stradivari is due to the varnish Chemicals used to soak the wood include borax, zinc, copper, alum, and lime water. Along with Andrea Amati and Andrea Guarneri, Antonio Stradivari dominated the so-called Golden Age of Violins (roughly 1660 to 1750), and the...
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    US lab stands on threshold of key nuclear fusion goal

    A US science institute is on the verge of achieving a longstanding goal in nuclear fusion research. The National Ignition Facility uses a powerful laser to heat and compress hydrogen fuel, initiating fusion. An experiment suggests the goal of "ignition", where the energy released by fusion...
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    Midges

    These wee beasties were the bane of my life as kid when we had a stationary caravan (trailer) in a wee Highland village called Arrochar. Fortunately only a few places in Scotland get it this bad.
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    A chance to break the 2 party status quo?

    USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll of 1,000 Trump voters: 46%-27%, those surveyed say they would abandon the GOP and join the Trump party if the former president decided to create one.
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    All Your Base Are Belong To Us - 20 years old

    How time flies. Original video here for those feeling nostalgic. Background here for those who have no idea what I'm on about. And here's XKCD, predicting this day:
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    Marijuana Overdoses

    I wasn't sure where to post this lunatic's nutcrackery so decided it probably deserved its own thread:
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    Funny Pics 2021 & 2022

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    Dunning-Kruger Effect a myth?

    Interesting article with some quotes from Dr. Dunning which casts doubts on how the effect is misunderstood and possibly not even a real phenomenon. The Dunning-Kruger Effect Is Probably Not Real The darling of those who wish to explain why incompetent people don’t know they’re unskilled, the...
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