Everything posted by StringJunky
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2024 Presidential Election: Who should replace Joe Biden?
Jill Biden uses Biden's long experience as a defence as well, it seems. Experience is no good if one can't draw from it in his job, on demand and in short order.
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2024 Presidential Election: Who should replace Joe Biden?
People are now going to be laser-focused on everything he says and does. Sometimes a spade is a spade. WYSIWYG is applying here.
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2024 Presidential Election: Who should replace Joe Biden?
You are looking at it the wrong way. Biden is not the only option. Nobody here wants Trump to win, so, in order to increase the chances of that nightmare not happening, the Dems need a new candidate. Yes, Biden's record has been fine, but on its own does not qualify him to carry on if some of those attributes are disappearing before everyone's eyes. Nothing and no one lasts forever in one piece. So it is with Biden. C'est la vie. I honestly don't believe the core of this situation is propaganda in this case, but the longer Biden carries on now, the less chance there is of turning things around before November. The snowball of concern has been pushed and will only get bigger.
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2024 Presidential Election: Who should replace Joe Biden?
If the result is close as expected, the swing voters/floaters could push Trump over the finishing line.
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English question - on the last month?
The first two in each set seem good to me.
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2024 Presidential Election: Who should replace Joe Biden?
What is my agenda? That I want to see a GOP presidency the way they are now?
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2024 Presidential Election: Who should replace Joe Biden?
Yes, the GOP are making meal of it, but I think you realize that we here are not pro-Trump and trying to undermine Biden in a partisan manner. It is what what it is, with regard to what we observe. For what it's worth, I would rather have Biden over Trump regardless of his physical and cognitive state. For having just these two as the only choices from a population of 340m is a rather sad state of affairs though. I'm firmly with MigL on setting an age limit to reduce the possibility of this happening again. There is no place for sentimentality in national and global politics
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2024 Presidential Election: Who should replace Joe Biden?
Reading today, BBC I think, Two medical pro's have him down as showing Parkinson's. GOP propaganda or not, Biden is cognitively and physically declining. The effect on him is global.
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English question - on the last month?
Applying the same idea/rule as before: In the above sentence, 'month' is the shortest period-unit, since there are 12 months in the year, and 'year' is the plurality of a 'month'. So, it is quite correct to say "On the last month of the year. Context matters whether in or on is used,
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English question - on the last month?
As an English native, I would say "IN the last month", suggesting within a period of a month. A 'month' is a plurality of 'days'. The correct time to use 'on' is when describing singular days, In this context, 'days' represent a singular period-unit that is not considered divisible. So, you can't meet someone "In Wednesday", but you can meet them "On Wednesday".
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TFG or That Florida Guy? Either way, can the GOP win in 2024?
I had coffee earlier with a friend. He's not much into US politics, but he did comment that he should step aside after seeing snippets of last night. Age has caught up with him. Another 4 years of Trump is a very real possibility if he doesn't step down. Biden is not competent enough anymore. If he doesn't leave, I think he will ruin his overall legacy because how he is now is what people will remember.
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What is this posting notation about?
I notice on FB that some people are typing in a format like this: The in.cid.ent took place on July 19..... What is the bolded (for clarity) part about? Is it some sort of algorithm censor bypassing technique? If so, why would the seemingly innocuous word 'incident' be presented like that?
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anyone having trouble posting, quoting, etc due to aggressive ads?
Just had a look on my Android phone (Android 13 OS) with Brave installed and gone on this site. No ads. Brave Shields, the built-in blocker on its own seems to do the trick. Click on the the lion icon up top to toggle it off for a site if it gets in the way of access. There are two levels of ad removal: aggressive and normal, and other options. If it's too stripped down for you, but works here, you could just use it for here and use Chrome for your other sites.
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Shouldn't we give up on fusion?
A perpetual motion machine is theoretically impossible though. Fusion isn't.
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A WOMB WITH A VIEW
OK. Cheers.
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anyone having trouble posting, quoting, etc due to aggressive ads?
I've rarely had problems with ads on Android or Windows.
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anyone having trouble posting, quoting, etc due to aggressive ads?
Have you tried Brave browser on your phone? It is a very non-invasive browser and geared towards user experience, rather than facilitating advertisers. It's my goto on Windows 11.
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Shouldn't we give up on fusion?
I'd say just keep using and developing all the current options, and then when fusion is viable phase out fission.
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anyone having trouble posting, quoting, etc due to aggressive ads?
Is it on a phone or pc? Is it an iphone or Apple computer?
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anyone familiar with iPhone, iOS and iTunes?
I was wrong. See my post after.
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Shouldn't we give up on fusion?
From your first link: Although it is far more efficient, It'll still drive up absolute energy demand by 5X up to 2030, which is what I was trying to say.
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anyone familiar with iPhone, iOS and iTunes?
I wonder if distributed server farms could become a thing where consumers devices are used for a price or benefit. The information locations could decentralize the system and make it more secure? Parts of encrypted files could be randomly distributed and recompiled on demand by those who have the necessary keys.
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Shouldn't we give up on fusion?
5G is just the 'pipes' of the system, but much wider. I think of it as removing bottlenecks. There will be likely much more data shoved through as it becomes available, which puts further energy demand on the system.
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anyone familiar with iPhone, iOS and iTunes?
- Shouldn't we give up on fusion?
When 5G gets widely rolled out with its much higher bandwidth, demand will go nuts, I reckon. - Shouldn't we give up on fusion?
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