World Views

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Re: https://www.brighteon.com/
(search for: "Aldi selling the bugs") current consideration in the UK

"... to help families afford protein."

Re: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321474
"Top 15 sources of plant-based protein"

"The right plant-based foods can be excellent sources of protein
and other nutrients, often with fewer calories than animal products."

Apparently, preference for bugs will be "preference" ...
since plant nutrition can provide sufficient protein.

Rod

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Re: https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/r ... f-its-time
"Ralph Macchio dismisses 'too White' criticism of 1984's 'Karate Kid' "

Often lost to these history-criticizing Wokeisms
is the event/thing was appropriate for its time
... according to the many who permitted it.

Incidentally, despite the notoriety of past (and present) world leaders,
they achieved their "fame" with the assistance of a Pyramid of Minions;
in other words, did not act alone (or with just a few supporters).

"The devil made me do it!" seems their mantra.


More about the concept ...
A Pyramid of Minions typically supports a cause, but can be divided
into 'Minions' (those who really support the cause) and the 'minions'
(those pressured to support the cause). While 'Minions' may outnumber
'minions', the lesser group often casts the vote breaking the tie
that keeps the cause from moving forward.

A good thing for a good cause, otherwise ...


Rod

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Re: https://www.the-sun.com/news/6510185/fi ... d-implant/

"A DAD is the first Brit to get microchipped with a bank card implant —
letting him pay with just his hand."

Hopefully, there's more security that just hand implant
... since hands might be the next things stolen.

Rod

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Re: https://www.yahoo.com/news/worlds-dirti ... 37980.html
" 'World's dirtiest man' dead at 94 'not long after' taking bath for first time in decades"

Since people have very short life spans once reaching 90, even stress of forced bathing
could have been a trigger. However, bacteria compete naturally and his skin may
have been less protective against new bacteria present after his bath.

... and some public bathrooms are not so hygienic.

Rod

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Re: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/hailey- ... 08992.html
"Hailey Bieber Is Already Getting in the Holiday Spirit With Festive Lingerie"

A good clue that "festive" and "holiday spirit"
are no longer "ma in her kerchief and pa in his cap"
(which assumed traditional garments below these).

Rod

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Re: https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/elo ... ter-fired/
"Musk Puts Twitter HQ on Lockdown to Prevent Revenge Attacks ... 50% of Twitter FIRED"

Tis typical season for layoffs, but 50% would be momentous

Twitter Fritter (and Fretter) comes to mind
... since 'fired' can also spell 'fried',
such as "50% of Twitter FRIED".

"Those keeping their jobs would be notified on their company email.
Those losing them would be told via their personal email."

I've been told for several years that email is last-century communication
... suggesting a near-term final Twitter Fritter?

On the other hand, this creates intriguing employment (effective termination date is February 2023):
Future-terminated employees will not work; remaining employees will probably have an increased workload,
suggesting some of them will seek other employment and future-terminated employees might be recalled.

A very Musky business adventure!

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/arti ... tance.html
"MAGGOTS! WWI-era wound therapy makes a comeback on the NHS 'in fight against superbugs' "

"The remedy – famously relied on during the First World War – sees fly larvae placed on skin in teabag-style pouches,
where they eat any dead tissue and supposedly secrete antimicrobial molecules."

Re: https://www.youris.com/bioeconomy/inter ... -source.kl

"We use maggots because other good protein insects, like crickets, are already used for human consumption...
The other advantage of using maggots is that they are very quick growers. They produce proteins at an amazing rate
and they will just ‘happen’ if you seed them on organic waste. Besides, maggots have an excellent protein composition."


Brings back the creature-eating debate
(Would you eat that which would eat you?)

"What a world! What a world!" (re: Wizard of Oz)

Rod

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

"Flu's ferocious comeback: (U.S.) Hospital rates hit decade-high
and SEVENTEEN states have 'very high' infection levels"

"Americans are thought to be particularly at risk of severe disease this year
because stay-at-home orders robbed them of exposure to healthy germs."

Since "healthy germs" are always present at home, this comment may refer
to bad germs acquired from limited exposure that cause immune response
that prevents more serious complications from greater exposure later.

"Say what?" It's possible to be too clean (as with home isolation)
since the body needs some exposure to maintain good immune response.

Rod

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About increasing homeless on city streets ...

Once reasonable, alternative living spaces are available,
a city should enforce Rights of Passage for pedestrians
which requires sufficient walking space on sidewalks.

Rod

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(those senior moments) ...

Apparently, I missed all the news that November 8 is national voting day and thought that yesterday was THE day. It was the last early voting day in Texas and there was an impressive number of voters at a local church! Nevertheless, a fortuitous senior moment because I missed the larger voting crowd on November 8 and missed the rain storms than passed by later.

Apparently, I missed all the news that improved credit cards had a new chip that permitted the card to be held against the reader to verify the transaction. Amazing technology these days (including those voting machines)! Naturally, I had to investigate by testing my new card ... twice! But now I wonder how easy it is for fraudulent devices to capture the same authorization since card presence alone seems the only transaction authorization required.

(amazing technology these days) ...

I called the card activation service to inquire about transaction safety and the AI already knew what I wanted ("she" assumed I was ready to activate a PIN number). OMG! One more security code to remember! Not to worry - I'll save it in my little black book (a seniors' notebook - not juniors' dating book).

So, I activated a PIN and purchased an RFID Sleeve (like envelope) for extra protection. But when testing at the office supplies counter the card was read - without a PIN request - when it was held 4" above the card reader. The salesman suggested that, as a credit card, the PIN is not required*. And he explained that better devices exist that can read a card in someone's pocket when they passed such device while walking or standing in line (RFID sleeve is supposed to prevent this).

* See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contactless_payment

"Some suppliers claim that transactions can be almost twice as fast as a conventional cash, credit, or debit card purchase. Because no signature or PIN verification is typically required, contactless purchases are usually limited to small value sales."

Apparently (like piranha bites), daily extraction of "small values" could amount to large bites of financial posteriors.

Rod

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Re: https://rciwirelesscontrol.com/news/wil ... rolled-out

"5G networks are not being designed to replace 4G, rather they are designed to work in conjunction with 4G networks. Therefore, no one really knows when 4G will be phased out because cell phones that are 5G-capable will still be using 4G technology for quite some time to come."

However, alternative media warnings that the human body cannot tolerate so much EMF exposure (especially from 5G) hint that technologically advanced cities will start proving this within a few years. Already, EMF-protected safe spaces in homes, offices, and vehicles seem important! EMF signals might be received outside the safe space and transmitted safely within that space.

Rod

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Re: https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/elo ... le-people/
"Elon will charge journalists who use 'they/them' $16 instead of $8
because they identify as multiple people"

Silliness but highlights that 'they/them' always referred to multiple people,
suggesting that new pronouns should be created for this identity purpose

The one exception would be if 'they/them' referred to multiple identities
(the person has not chosen their one and only preferred identity) ...
in which case a discount might be offered for their indecision.

Rod

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

"Six popular supplements advertised as being able to lower ‘bad’ cholesterol levels and improve heart health are a waste of money ...
Fish oil, cinnamon, garlic, turmeric, plant sterols and red yeast rice flopped in research comparing them with prescribed statin drugs."

Quick guess: Prescription drugs are necessary where diet is not improved whereby supplements could be effective.
And studies exist that show neither drugs nor supplements are required for better diets, lifestyle, exercise, etc.
Such studies frequently hint that being overweight is not indicative of great diets, etc.

Those same studies maintain that Type 2 diabetes is easier to control with less weight.

Rod

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Re: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/m ... r-AA13WW27

"Musk told Twitter Inc. employees on Wednesday that he doesn't plan
to cut 75% of the staff when he takes over the company"

Intriguing expressions, "no current plan", "no evidence", etc., in corporate/political communications
these days since they can leave wiggle room to suddenly announce a plan, discover evidence, etc.

Speaking of "no layoff plans" ...

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... stion.html
"Musk 'tells Twitter staff at all-hands meeting that bankruptcy is not out of the question' "

Rod

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Re: https://www.infowars.com/posts/watch-5g ... oss-globe/
"5G Kill Grid Spreading Across Globe"

Probably not intentional "kill grid", but local EMF signals need monitoring,
even suggesting public EMF meters (like thermometers) will communicate sufficient warning
as people learn about this increasing new-technology-enabling pollution.

If "the system" complains about such monitoring, the world will be effectively warned
that such intense EMF is probably not conducive to long-term good health.

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... ctors.html
"De-transitioned teen, 18, who had a double mastectomy aged 15 SUES doctors who operated on her"

"She transitioned to a male aged 13 after telling her parents she was 'distressed' with her gender and consulting medical professionals...
Now she said she was suing the doctors who performed on her and slammed them for letting a child make such a important decision."

Interesting point that a child may not be old enough to make such a decision ...
and adults' influence for gender reassignment may be inappropriate relative to child's maturity.


Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... h-man.html
"Influencer Oli London, 32, reveals he is transitioning back from a Korean woman to a British man"

Apparently, the decade's new mantra ...

"Some of my best friends are transitioning ... back to their original gender
... albeit, some without their original parts."


Perhaps, society should skip this transitioning thing and permit original genders
more freedom of expression as that original gender! "Bisexual" comes to mind.

Rod

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Re: https://hollywoodlife.com/2022/11/13/ta ... as-photos/
"singer rocked a sheer bejeweled skirt over a black body suit for the star-studded gala"

Intriguing fashion terminology in the news these days
Is a garment really that garment when it's super revealing?
Even a clear plastic garment would be called a "skirt".

"The king has no clothes!" comes to mind ...
and suggests that imagination is important.

What imagination is required for a sheer skirt?
How your intended gift recipient would look in this?
(she or they might need to their shave legs)

Rod

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Re: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technolo ... r-AA141KYB
"Baby boomers can’t stop staring at their phones"

"Around half said their parents are good about not being on their phones too much and being present in the moment ... The rest, however, are absorbed in their devices. They are playing Words with Friends, Candy Crush and card games, often with the volume turned up. They are looking at the news, checking sports scores, scrolling Facebook and texting. Some are even using them as actual phones."

Who knew? that smart phones were also phones
Who gives a flip?! Those with dumb phones
If a flip flops can it still be recharged?

Hmmm ... if a dumb phone calls a smart phone
does caller need a handicap for any dispute?
... or is caller already handicapped?!

A new opportunity for phone jokes ...

"What do you call a dumb phone with AI ?"
"A dumber phone."

"Is a dumb phone caller with AI a real person?"

"If a dumb phone and a smart phone married,
would they still have separate pronouns?"

"In the Wizard of Oz ...
would the Scarecrow own a dumb phone?"

"If a dumb phone and a smart phone had a child
named Flip, when would it be straight?"

"Are two cans separated by a string heterosexual phones?"
"Only when they connect with a straight line."

"Is a Ringy Dingy an earlier type of phone?"
"Is a Dingy Ringy a typical pay phone?"

"If a parent has a dumb phone and a smart phone
but only pets the smart phone with a finger,
is this their favorite child?"

"What comes after a dumb phone?"
"One-finger typing."
"What comes after a smart phone?"
"One-finger sliding and typing."
"So, your finger is the real communicator
... like it has been for centuries!"

(it's not nice to wave goodbye with that finger)


Rod

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Today's wordplay ...

Re: https://www.foxnews.com/sports/raiders- ... eat-effort

"Raiders' Derek Carr gets emotional in postgame press conference:
Great effort in loss 'p---es me off' "

That 'peeves' cannot be spelled in sports news really p---es me off!
'pee--s' communicates similarly and can't be converted to 'p---es'.

Rod

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Re: https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/elon ... 40562.html
"Musk says free employee lunches at Twitter HQ were costing more than $400 per meal because 'almost no one' was in the office"

Unless business math is different, cost per meal is the same when employees are working in the office.
Also, when similar productivity occurs at home, meals at home occur at employee's expense (not Twitter's),
so many HQ meals could be eliminated ... even with continuing work-at-home permission!

Nevertheless, this work-at-home permission (to minimize employee rule-rationalized departure)
might be transformed into an "office days out" allotment per month.

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech ... finds.html
"Having multiple sexual partners does NOT affect your marriage chances in the long-term"

Interesting study, but how your sexual past is shared (or not) and response of intended marriage partner also matter. When this information is shared, your intended partner may need convincing that she/he is now the greener pasture. On the other hand, the "multipliers" rarely seem concerned about future marriage ... until they're concerned.

Rod

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Re: https://www.reuters.com/business/cop/ri ... 022-11-15/
"Rich nations stick to coal phase-out as China builds new plants"

"Greenhouse gas emissions from burning coal are the single biggest contributor to climate change."

While a county's reduction of greenhouse emissions should continue,
results may not be impressive until ALL countries reduce emissions
... since the world necessarily shares climate

Rod

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Today's word study from the news ...
"who falsely claimed the election was rigged"

Seems to me, what was claimed might be false, but the claim itself is real.
There's a difference between "false claim" and "falsely claimed" (noun vs verb).

"Falsely claimed" can imply the person knew that their claim was false,
but could also state that the claim, believed to be true, was false.

"Say what?!" Slow news day.

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... nnels.html
"Snarky Musk admits he fired workers who criticized him in company Slack channels"

"They allegedly made critical comments about the new CEO on the company's Slack messaging system"

Justified or not, the owner of 'T' companies (Twitter, Tesla)
should be expected to be Testy about such Slack criticism.

Rod

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

"Ivana Trump's Upper East Side townhouse - where she was found dead
at the bottom of the stairs - is put on the market for $26.5m"

Curiously, a carpeted winding staircase doesn't suggest
such an injurious long roll down the staircase, IMO.

Rod