geordief
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DeSantis and Disney
He has let it be known that he is happy to part with Harry if that will break the deadlock.
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Is this the beginning of the end ?
"Moderated" by Don Lemon if he accepted.
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Is this the beginning of the end ?
Could we have a subforum populated by a few choice and well known(in real or deceased lives) ai chatbots where we can feed them topical questions and watch the interplay between the opposing databases? Maybe fans of philosophy might enjoy "discussions" between Hitler and Marx (or John Lennon and Groucho) Henry 8 and the Pope?
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Trump predicts imminent arrest, calls for protests - Sound familiar?
I was reading that to have more than one case on the go makes life more difficult for the defense lawyers. The defendant has to show his or her hand in the earlier cases whereas the prosecution in the later cases start from scratch and with the benefit of the earlier disclosures. It would have to be heard before the election because he would have the tools as a sitting president to prevent it being heard ever(or set up some kind of packed court to hear it in his favour) We have his "president for life" comments to support this.
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Is this the beginning of the end ?
Suppose I want to be the king of posters.Can I use this Chatbot technology to put this forum's public archives into the database along with the post I want to answer and get an instant ,informed response to said post? If I struggle to get a "fair hearing" as per my point of view can I use this technology as an intellectual crutch? We all know how many users pass through these and similar forums and end up getting suspended.Will those users sopn be able to get this help to stay within the rules while not observing the spirit of a discussion forum?
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Trump predicts imminent arrest, calls for protests - Sound familiar?
Yes it is certainly very interesting.Not sure if it will compete with the Paltrow trial as pure spectacle but even this first part of his hoped for comeuppance is a lot more consequential than that. I do have sympathy for Cohen even if I wouldn't want to be his friend. He has ,in my view the higher moral ground for having served his time. There is that fascinating subplot to untangle the two guilts. Hopefully even the Trump cultists will be drawn in by the opening of the curtains.
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Trump predicts imminent arrest, calls for protests - Sound familiar?
We have seen the "rules" Trump and his cronies play by.You need a bit of balls to stay standing.
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Is the brain the only one asleep ?
Mine has improved after my inguinal hernia was operated on.I also drink coffee during the day to keep the day/night rhythm of urination Also kegels, which have to be done correctly. Never heard of zinc being used.Sounds like that may be for general prostate health?
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Trump predicts imminent arrest, calls for protests - Sound familiar?
I read speculation that Weisenberg has now got his own lawyers and that it might be of consequence That might be more fun than is decent.
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Trump predicts imminent arrest, calls for protests - Sound familiar?
I mean there needs to be evidence besides Cohen's testimony and common sense. Cohen's credibility is a weak link and I have no idea how common sense will play out. Cohen was "crowing"** how his testimony has be corroborated by documents and has not been rebutted by any if the other witnesses so maybe that will tell. **not crowing but very passionate nonetheless How do you know that?
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Trump predicts imminent arrest, calls for protests - Sound familiar?
From the CNN discussion ,regarding the Stormy Daniels hush money aspect ,the test will be whether Trump personally knew about the cooking of the books and that the actual payments being made to her may not be central to a successful prosecution I also drew from their discussion that Michael Cohen may certainly be a weak link as his animosity to Trump was so obvious and on show(I thought he was very impressive,but still..) Recommend seeing his interview with Lemon and the other lady as it is great and instructive viewing.
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Trump predicts imminent arrest, calls for protests - Sound familiar?
Very interesting.A former president who may not be above the law and a Republican party that is beneath contempt.(actually Stormy Daniels considered running for a Republican seat in the Senate in 2010)
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If the Earth was made of gruyere cheese...
Not sure why I thought that.It was probably just a combination of a guess and a vague recollection of things I had heard along those lines in the past. So you are fairly sure that the two trajectories would be different both in GR and Newtonian gravity ?(it is only really the GR case I was interested in)
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If the Earth was made of gruyere cheese...
We have an object approaching the surface of the Earth (no atmosphere) and instead of crashing into the surface it enters a hole/tunnel in the "gruyere" that is by luck or design the exact spiral shape that allows the object to spiral into the centre of the Earth without physical contact. The next step is to "melt all the cheese " so that all the mass is together in a very small region of the centre of the "Earth" Another object (same size,same mass,same shape etc etc) approaches this second "Earth" at the same angle and speed of approach. Do the two objects follow more or less identical trajectories in GR? I think ,but could be wrong that they may well do so and that perhaps they would not under Newtonian gravity. But I don't know,myself .
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What are you reading?
Thanks I read like a sloth but will try to read a good section of that book as the period seems very interesting. Something that I definitely find interesting is Hanif Kureishi 's Twitter feed. https://mobile.twitter.com/Hanifkureishi He has spent the last 3 months minus the use of his limbs after an accident in Rome ,but still able to communicate with his writing(without the use of a pen)
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climate change
In the North of Norway a young couple (us) was sitting in a restaurant where the ship had docked having bought a meal at the counter. They were approached by one of a group of Sami (Laplanders) with an offer to buy them another meal if this time they ordered 2 beers at the same time. Rules is rules and that was the only way for them to buy another drink. Norwegian beer was really nice and also very expensive in a bid to discourage over consumption,a real problem in the dark "days" of winter. Wages in the North were also higher to get people to work there
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Florida (split from The Official JOKES SECTION :))
Is this the right thread? "Principal fired after Florida students shown Michelangelo statue" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65071989
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Why deflating the dough after has risen ? [baking]
I don't kneed at all these days.I just incorporate all the flour,let it rise and then turn it out into the tin to rise before putting it in oven. Not as good as from a good baker's but easy enough and perfect (normally) when fresh.
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Can you distinguish between a British, Australian and American?
Buy one ,get the other half price https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65047436
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Trump predicts imminent arrest, calls for protests - Sound familiar?
They are locking him up today They are throwing away the keys I wonder who it will be tomorrow You or me I wish.
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Trump predicts imminent arrest, calls for protests - Sound familiar?
Imagining a repeat performance of his glory days back in Russia under the golden shower?
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What's the major difference between cheap and expensive wine?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpjaqswBVIA Whatever
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What's the major difference between cheap and expensive wine?
It has taken me over 40 years to add garlic on top of onion.I am still working out if it is any good.
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Trump predicts imminent arrest, calls for protests - Sound familiar?
Must have been the Deep State.
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What's the major difference between cheap and expensive wine?
There are some ingredients that are fairly disgusting but blend in ok like asa foetida (devil's dung) and fish sauce which they say can be used in meat dishes but I cannot bring myself to test. When I got fed doing the grape harvests I noticed it was common practice to finish (or begin) the soup by adding with a bit of wine in the bowl.