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Re: https://www.goyimtv.com/v/3658396387/Wh ... taking-off
"When a rookie co-pilot flipped the chemtrail switch before taking off" :o

:idea: Of course, it's not a "chemtrail" until it's released by a jet high in the sky. :roll:

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Re: https://www.pocket-lint.com/smart-home/ ... recordings

"Alexa is always listening. Listening for that trigger word or anything that sounds remotely like it,
so that it can spring to life and serve up an action or answer."

:idea: Supposedly, only what you say after "Alexa" is recorded, but anything can be recorded during listening!
Apparently, Amazon is trusted not to record everything the device hears while waiting for "Alexa".
However, guests may prefer to know about this potential eavesdropping. ;)

:bana: At least we know to say good things about Alexa (when she's listening).
"Grandmother dear, what big ears you have!"
"The better to hear with, my child."

(re: https://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/harris/Stu ... 20hood.htm )

Entrepreneur Alert !! Create front door stickers to alert visitors!
General Prohibition road sign design over open mouth comes to mind. :lol:

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Re: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/ ... 961282002/
"Stanford's political correctness czars deem 'American' and 'guys' harmful words"

:idea: The greater problem is that there are two Americas (North, South)
and both continents are populated by "Americans". Apparently, context
has been the traditional indicator of which Americans are referenced. :roll:

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Re: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90WD_ats6eE

Times Are A-Changin'

Dispatcher to Uber driver: (both college graduates)
"Your customers have been waiting over an hour!"

Uber driver: "Where they be?" (using customers' colloquial language)
Dispatcher: "That's incorrect and imprecise! Please rephrase your question."

Uber driver: "Where they be at, sir?"
Dispatcher: "They be at 24th and Main." :roll:

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:study: About Wi-Fi calling (new & improved way of cell phone usage) ...

Re: https://www.androidcentral.com/volte

"Wi-Fi calling tech is nearly identical to HD Voice from the user's perspective in that it uses a Wi-Fi data connection to complete the call instead of LTE data. On all carriers, you can expect an increase in quality as long as your connection is solid. This can be essential for people that work or live in the concrete brutalist buildings that were commonly built in the 70s and 80s that block outside cell signals."

:idea: Note: Reception may be better but Wi-Fi calls are not free:

"Today, all carriers count HD Voice/VoLTE calls toward the minutes in one's monthly bucket and not data, even though VoLTE uses the same data network as video streaming or browsing the web. But for carriers like Verizon that support video calls under the VoLTE standard, the voice portion of a chat will use minutes, while the video portion will use data."

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:study: Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/arti ... onger.html

"All four diets put emphasis on eating more whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes." :roll

"people who followed a Mediterranean diet - which includes vegetables, fruits, nuts, whole grains, legumes and fish
instead of animal meat - reduced the risk by 18 percent; may help solve fertility issues by improving sperm quality" :roll:

:scratch: For men, the new choice is Beefy Diet or Fishy Diet?
(whether to have good beefcake or good swimmers) :?

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:study: Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech ... ction.html

"Scientists are freezing thousands of human POOS to create a 'vault of microbiota'
that could one day bring humanity back from the brink of extinction"

"There are about 30 trillion cells in the human body, but the human microbiome
consists of about 39 trillion microbial cells that include bacteria, viruses and fungi"

:bana: It's good to know that everyone is nurturing something
that could save humanity from the brink of extinction.
You're at least as good as your microbiota! 8)

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Thank you Rod for your message concerning WIFI calling. My mobile phone has been asking me if I wish to switch on WIFI calling.
Now I am sure I do not need for that to happen.

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Re: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-bi ... -blm-flags
"bill says only the American flag can fly over US embassies" :o

:bana: Makes sense! considering the role of a country's embassies.
Let the protests occur where "the people" live their lives daily
(at sporting events and similar mass entertainment). ;)

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Re: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/ore ... n-families
"Oregon Advises Schools To Keep Students' 'Gender Identity' Hidden From Families"

:idea: Interesting assumption that families would not know about their children's preferred identity
... and effectively encourages children to "act out" only in school. And where would such children
hide their gender-complementing clothing, makeup, accessories, reading materials, etc.? :?

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... -jail.html

"Sam Bankman-Fried claims he survived on a jar of peanut butter while behind bars in the Bahamas -
yet his parents were SEEN carrying grocery bags from upscale Fresh Market into prison" :roll:

:lol: Probably miscommunication, since "survived" might allude to his psychological "go to" food
to tolerate the brief confinement. His longer confinement would probably require a Peloton
to burn those excess calories! ;)

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... acies.html

" 'The line between memory and fact is blurry':
Harry's ghostwriter defends the duke over inaccuracies in his memoir Spare"

(J.R. Moehringer) "The line between memory and fact is blurry, between interpretation and fact.
There are inadvertent mistakes of those kinds out the wazoo." :hithere

:bana: Of course, a wordsmith now learns that Royal Wazoo is a thing :!:
... and probably complements Royal Throne. :roll:

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Re: https://www.yahoo.com/news/dallas-resta ... 00087.html
"Dallas restaurant group is getting hit with scathing reviews over a 3% fee to fund employees' healthcare and time off"

"To the criticism that restaurants should simply raise their menu prices to pay for additional labor costs,
Agar says that would make the cost mandatory for all patrons, even those that don't agree with him on this issue.
A separate fee is 'more empowering' for guests who want to support a change in the industry, he said."

:idea: That "diners can ask to have the charge removed" may not be so easy and asking to have it removed
may overtly identify the customer as less desired clientele. Obviously (IMO), businesses now prefer to add fees
instead of raising prices directly because they will lose customers. But this hints that continuing customers
can't do the math about their real costs. :roll:

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Re: https://www.the-sun.com/news/6912950/wh ... -note-say/
"What did the JonBenét Ramsey ransom note say?"

:idea: This printed ransom note includes such unique printing style for many letters
that this note and "we are a group" hint (IMO) that "political correctness"
may be why the perpetrator was never discovered (or never revealed). :roll:

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Re: https://www.the-sun.com/tech/7111348/ro ... -geniuses/
"Robots with human consciousness will 'eclipse humanity' and become geniuses"

:idea: Considering that humans are electro-chemical beings, that
billions of neurons require billions of neurotransmitters
for messaging across billions of the body's neuron synapses,
"consciousness" may be undefined for billions of days!

But robots might be able to mimic some conscious humans. :roll:

See also: https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-inform ... ath-neuron
"Brain Basics: The Life and Death of a Neuron"

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Re: https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics ... 001363002/

"Regardless of which option the player takes, the U.S. IRS
takes a minimum 24% federal withholding tax upfront on lottery winnings." :roll:

:lol: This suggests "No taxation without representation!" (government's income via lotteries is substantial,
hinting that the government encourages lotteries ... and that lottery participants form a political group
that needs unique representation in Congress). ;)

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/arti ... later.html

"55% of trans women who have 'bottom surgery' are in so much pain
they need medical care years later" :(

:idea: More evidence that trans surgery is anatomy crafting
and does not "transform" foundational birth identity.

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Re: https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/16/europe/s ... index.html
"UK government blocks Scotland’s new gender recognition law"

"Under the current system, trans people must jump through a number of hoops
to change the gender marker in their documents. They must have a medical diagnosis
of gender dysphoria – a condition defined by the distress caused by the discrepancy
between a person’s body and their gender identity"

:idea: A controversy that might provoke the independence of Scotland :!:
While the law attempts to avoid a medical diagnosis, gender dysphoria
seems the reality of why people choose to redefine their birth gender.
Else, why change gender identity if comfortable with birth gender? :roll:

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/a ... rrest.html

"Graceland is all that's left of inheritance
after Elvis' daughter blew through $100m in 25 years" :o

:bana: On a positive note, "blowing through" inheritance, lottery, etc.
suggests good trickle down (purchases of goods and services). ;)

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/rela ... nship.html

"Relationship expert slams 'old fashioned' mentality
and urges singles to get it on right away" :o

:idea: On the other hand, the relationship may terminate prematurely
if the sex was not so memorable. Of course, if sex was the goal,
relationship was not so important ... apparently. :roll:

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Re: https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.ph ... nk-gets-us

"Our Abrams tanks ... our main battle tanks ... can't go up hills in the snow. They skid and slide backwards." :o

:idea: West Texas cowboys can visualize a spur attached to the sides of a tank's wheels, functioning like snow treads;
spikes that become useful as garden tillers with attitude! Who can tell? A tank rodeo instead of military action
would be good respite for all the troops. 8)

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/arti ... ering.html
"Male menopause, which doctors admit is a bit of a misnomer, is medically known as andropause."

"working out is known to increase flagging testosterone levels. Resistance exercises such as lifting weights have been proven by research to help increase short- and long-term T levels. Some foods, such as magnesium-rich dark leafy greens, eggs, and fatty fish, can also boost T levels. Meanwhile, research has shown that ultra-processed foods and foods that are not dense in nutrients can erode testosterone levels." :o

:bana: Who can tell? Become a "Mr. T" with exercise and better food choices?
"She'll like it too!" ... and hand you a stuffed job jar for your exercise. :roll:

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/arti ... e-map.html
"Obesity is a risk factor for several of the world’s leading causes of death"

:idea: This data suggests that the world is producing enough food
... if people did not consume so much of it. :roll:

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/arti ... evels.html

"Consumer Reports said 23 of the 28 dark chocolate bars it tested included potentially harmful levels
of lead, cadmium or both for people who eat more than one ounce of chocolate a day." :o

"The watchdog highlighted that long-term exposure to the metals could result in nervous system problems,
immune system suppression and kidney damage. Though there is no indication that any of the bars individually
contain enough to cause harm." :finger:

:idea: Most people probably don't consume enough chocolate to have toxicity problems,
but some might consume enough to have weight and other health related issues
(especially if it's not just dark chocolate). :roll:

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/arti ... -real.html

"Girl, 10, writes a letter to police urging them to run DNA tests on a half-eaten Oreo cookie
and leftover carrot to see if Santa Claus and his reindeer are real" :o

:scratch: Best guess: Santa's and his reindeer' DNA are real ...
in that realm where Santa and his reindeer thrive. ;)

:idea: Easier test would be to calculate how many cookie bites
Santa would consume before he arrived at her house.
If too many, then someone else chomped the cookie. :roll:

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