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    These two things can be true.

    Hey, we're finding all sorts of common ground. Yeah, "you can't leave the state to do this" is a terrible thing to try to get into a law. That can start to leak into all sorts of things. We're not supposed to be patrolling these things between states. It's part of the United part. I'm not...
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    These two things can be true.

    Well, it looks a lot like both of the guys are pretty lost out there. They're old and tired, and making old and tired mistakes. But if the carefully curated public appearances look that bad, what is getting past them? And who is handling what gets past them. It is a fair question. It turned...
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    These two things can be true.

    And did he denounce the people who didn't stay peaceful? Quite frankly, Obama's 3rd and 4th terms are probably a best-case scenario here. It is very troubling who is pulling Biden's strings. Well, we can dance around forever trying to say if something is or isn't a particular word. What it...
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    These two things can be true.

    They are his, though. He publicly supported both ideas, and never admonished the people involved. If they're not his, whose are they? And that is part of an even larger problem Trump presents. He wants all of the power without any of the responsibility. He repeatedly wanders off without...
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    These two things can be true.

    Naw, no worries. I gave myself a timeout after reading my 2nd reply again. I get it all too well. And it's funny you chose the wording you did. We can't even agree on the facts, anymore. To me, Trump caused a National embarrassment with his little party, and nearly caused a complete...
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    These two things can be true.

    So the situation is so out of hand that it is threatening the security of our nation, but large areas of it can be hidden and have the evidence removed, if we just have a couple days advance notice before the arrival of some rando rabble-rousers?
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    These two things can be true.

    Well, my problem is that there's a big difference between securing the borders, and making up crazy stuff that isn't even happening. Yes, there are some problems, but even his own convoy that went down to the border were completely befuddled when they didn't find most of the stuff he was...
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    These two things can be true.

    I'm legitimately curious enough about this sentence to uncloak and de-lurk. What policies does Trump espouse that could save us? I haven't seen him do or say one single thing after 2020 that hasn't been designed specifically to hurt this country. His latest comments on NATO and our...
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    Old Computers

    Yeah, I know I checked the memory card (if it even has one -- I don't even think mine did) for those batteries. Even back in the day the Vartas were timebombs. I've always pulled them as soon as I see them. I know them too well. I'm to the point I'll pull a coin type too, though I didn't use...
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    Speaking of enforced vaccinations...

    I get it. It's so easy to fall into rage when your health, life, family, etc, are directly threatened, and especially when you don't feel like you have that level of control over the situation you'd like. As a society, we seem to be losing the ability to communicate rationally. Figure, 100...
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    Speaking of enforced vaccinations...

    Well, I struggled if I should say anything here or not. I understand your concern and frustration, and it sucks. But having shared the same employer as you for a few years, you know as well as I do the measures necessary to obtain and continue employment. The SF86 specifically asks you to...
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    Suddenly vaccine skepticism has gone mainstream.

    Absolutely. People who have concerns should seek out their professionals and ask. And by professionals, that should mean your medical experts who set up your treatment plans at the hospitals, your general care practitioners, etc. Professionals do not include blowhards on Twitter and...
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    Old Computers

    Wow... :wrong: So incredibly wrong. Why do I want one?!?! I'd need to somehow rig up an RGB keyboard, as well, though. Which would be incredibly difficult to do on an Amiga. (As far as I know, there aren't any Amiga keyboards that don't have the frame and membrane.)
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    Suddenly vaccine skepticism has gone mainstream.

    As I understand it, (and I may not understand it perfectly) the body's immune response to building antibodies is the equivalent of a brute force attack against a hash. There's more than one possible solution. There's more than one way to make an antibody. All the body has to do is keep trying...
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    Suddenly vaccine skepticism has gone mainstream.

    You obviously don't remember the automatic seat belts back in the early 90's. Also, seat belt entanglement. https://saferide4kids.com/blog/seat-belt-entanglement/ https://earlectrek.com/2021/04/23/new-study-can-a-seat-belt-strangle-you/ There are risks to everything. The fact is the...
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    Suddenly vaccine skepticism has gone mainstream.

    Wales vaccination rate is around 70%. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-55855220 US seat belt use rate is also around 78%. More than 50% of people killed in US traffic accidents were wearing their seat belts...
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    Suddenly vaccine skepticism has gone mainstream.

    The best quote I've heard is that it's a lot easier to eliminate COVID in a petri dish than it is to treat the infection in a body. Bleach, Hydroxychloroquine, Ivermectin... All these can clean up a petri dish. It doesn't mean they do jack squat to treat a COVID infection in a human body.
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    Suddenly vaccine skepticism has gone mainstream.

    Yeah, same. I mean the teachers are doing what they can, but it's a school built back in the 1950's. 30+ kids in a classroom that is like 40ft by 20ft. You just can't do social distancing. At least they divided the kids up into "houses" and they mostly stick with a single group throughout...
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    Suddenly vaccine skepticism has gone mainstream.

    Yeah. Michigan is all heading in the wrong way, too. Sent my son to in-person schooling this year. I didn't want him to miss the first year of Jr. High. It's such an important time for social development. I really hope that wasn't the wrong decision. He's still a year too young for the...
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    How long until Skynet becomes self aware?

    The design looks more Aperture Science than Skynet, but I'm not sure if that is better or worse. :D
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