Random Thought of the Day

June 3rd, 2023 at 2:24:12 PM permalink
odiousgambit
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North Korea is now part of the World Health Organization

This is now maybe an opportunity for The Mad Scientist to set up another lab to explore 'gain of function' research into dangerous viruses ... a mad scheme sure enough



Rand Paul was suppose to make Fauci confess under penalty of perjury or something of that nature. Rand Paul not good at making a case for it. Or he never had one.
Fauci did deny it was gain of function research, but the NIH funded whatever it was. As for the denial "... Rutgers University biosecurity expert Richard Ebright's dissenting opinion about Fauci's testimony, demonstrating that there is disagreement about what qualifies as "gain of function" research. Ebright asserted that experiments conducted under the EcoHealth grant "met the definition for gain-of-function research of concern under the 2014 Pause. "

In other words, wtf went on? and where is the transparency so we would know?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gain-of-function_research
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June 4th, 2023 at 7:33:57 AM permalink
rquiredusername
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Flabbergasted by the amount of people that go to Starbucks in Puerto Rico. There is actual quality, fresh coffee from the island all around you people.
June 4th, 2023 at 8:58:27 AM permalink
rquiredusername
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Flabbergasted by the amount of people that go to Starbucks in Puerto Rico. There is actual quality, fresh coffee from the island all around you people.


Also rainbow stuff and man couples walking around everywhere today. Am I supposed to be getting angry?
June 4th, 2023 at 9:40:28 AM permalink
odiousgambit
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Also rainbow stuff and man couples walking around everywhere today. Am I supposed to be getting angry?
only if they raise their fist
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June 5th, 2023 at 4:06:22 PM permalink
rxwine
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Tempting. Anyone own a robo mower?

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Robot mowers have come a long way. At the moment, we think the best robot lawnmower is the Worx Landroid M500 Plus, which can manage a slope up to 35 degrees and cover around 500 square meters; give it a few rounds on your lawn, and it'll start looking perfect.
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June 5th, 2023 at 7:38:18 PM permalink
DRich
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Tempting. Anyone own a robo mower?


Terrible idea. It will put many illegal immigrants out of business.
At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a deterrent.
June 6th, 2023 at 11:07:39 AM permalink
rxwine
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A single marijuana seed, even in a public space aboard a charter vessel, would mandate vessel seizure, resulting in 113 boats confiscated under the policy just in 1988. Federal authorities attenuated that policy for discovery of small quantities in 1989.
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June 9th, 2023 at 4:50:31 AM permalink
rxwine
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Cox of Cox cable has been running a commercial where the customer is presented as being a sheep. Although they are presenting it as a discerning sheep, not like the others. But still, a sheep.
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June 9th, 2023 at 5:47:39 AM permalink
DoubleGold
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With the robo mower concept, I was thinking a little larger, as in tractor size for land clearing.

They can be designed wide to run a steep incline where a normal tractor could turn over and possibly kill the operator.


There are a few firms that make them.

But I was considering using a special application for UV (Ultraviolet light) to kill disease on fruiting plants on a large scale.

I was considering beginning from scratch in the design since I have a software background.


Agriculture will never be the same.

No one will be required to ride a tractor all day, like I used to.
June 25th, 2023 at 6:57:42 AM permalink
odiousgambit
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women can say amazing things

my wife today says, for tonight "I should wear a dress, but I don't have any shoes"

I don't know what those dozens of things are then. If I said that to her, she'd talk to her girlfriends marveling about what her husband said.

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