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    Not a good start to 2018 for commercial aviation.

    https://nypost.com/2018/02/12/the-moment-a-russian-passenger-jet-exploded-into-a-deadly-ball-of-fire/ What a shame. Russian commercial aviation has had a tough time in recent years. I don't know what qualifies as experienced but it seems the pilot wasn't a rookie. Last year was reported to be...
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    Beware throne sitting video gamers, hold onto your butt.

    Warning, might offend the sensitivies of some.https://www.livescience.com/61719-mans-rectum-falls-out-of-body.html He was heard saying ... I don't give a shit, kiss my ass... as he walked away, puter in hand looking for a suture. From a science site no less. Come on gamers, fess up, don't...
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    Coming to wetlands near you - big rodents

    https://www.google.com/amp/sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/02/08/invasive-rodent-that-can-grow-to-a-meter-long-threatens-california-wetlands/amp/ "The California Department of Fish and Wildlife said Thursday it is trying to eradicate the rodents from the state because once established, nutria...
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    SF - retroactively expunge MJ convictions back to 1975.

    http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-san-francisco-marijuana-20180131-story.html An interesting way to handle things.
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    Instant hot water faucet vs hot pot costs.

    Anyone figured it out? There are those faucet style things that have a heater under the sink with a faucet on top that provide near boiling water with a way to change the temp and then there are those fancy hot water keepers that hold water at a certain temp all day. Not looking for down to the...
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    What will they think of next? This!

    http://bgr.com/2018/01/30/astronaut-poop-into-food-research-study/ Astro#1: I had the turkey ala king, you're getting it tomorrow. Astro#2 Hey, ease up on the pepper, you know it doesn't agree with me. Also in the news, 300 people who put deposits down for a Mars flight just...
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    Apple/Google busses continued targets of attacks

    http://fortune.com/2018/01/18/apple-google-bus-attacks/ Sooner or later, one of these busses will become a disaster as a result of these attacks.
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    About that cost for the SF to LA bullet train

    http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-bullet-train-cost-overrun-20180116-story.html Meanwhile, vehicle reg fees go up, gas taxes go up to pay for road repair and yet more proposals to find money to house the homeless. The estimated total cost? 64 billion. Any takers for a 100 billion...
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    Would you go?

    If they figured out how to get to another solar system with a planet capable of sustaining human life with info that there was other life there but only one person could make the trip and you'd end up there only a few years older than you are now, would you go? No other conditions or info, they...
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    Questions about the self drive cars.

    GM announced they will be selling full self driving cars pretty soon. Others will follow. Some questions or what happens when: 1. Does that mean parents can pack in the kids, enter some address and swnd them off? Come on, you just know someone is going to try. 2. Is drinking or...
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    BARFcoin. Warning, long OP.

    To heck with bitcoin, batcoin,zipcoin and all those cryto-currencies, we need... BARFcoin! Here is the idea. There is the first coin, sold to highest bidder, proceeds going to the cause (we have plenty right?). From there, mining new BARFcoins takes place but not based on any computer...
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    Terror threat averted in SF.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/12/23/fbi-thwarts-ex-marines-alleged-plans-to-carry-out-terrorist-attack-in-san-francisco-on-christmas/ Like an earthquake, just a matter of time. SF has been installing decorative barricades in places as the tool of choice shifts to large...
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    New Year resolutions! Will you have any?

    Quaint but lots of people still make them even if many go by the wayside Jan 2nd. What will you resolve to do and think you'll have a good chance of doing?
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    The training of humans by tech companies

    Consider the two articles below. For a moment, disregard the issues they are addressing and instead consider the broader implications, that devices like those reference could do far more and in very subtle ways and is this really the power a few tech companies shoud have? Apple chose a females...
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    Jose Ines Garcia Not Guilty of Murder Kate Steinle - verdict

    Not guilty of murdering Kate Steinle. Guilty of possessing a firearm by felon. Wow.
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    Charile Rose- latest outed by multiple people

    http://ew.com/tv/2017/11/20/charlie-rose-sexual-harassment/ No place to hide.
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    Hey Troop, chow tomorrow.

    Lots of places doing more than talking, they are offering meals to vets and actives, gratis. I always go, not for the free chow as I tip at least equal to the menu price of the food but also to see those way older, precious WW2 and Coldrea war vets that are becoming fewer and fewer. Here is a...
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    Cutting cultured marble

    Ok, I'm cheap. I picked up several returned marble countetops to use as bar sinks etc. One is pre-cut while the others have built-in flush mount sinks. I want to cut the one with the pre-cut hole so I can drop in a stainless steel bar sink. I have access to batt operated handheld router, a...
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    Anyone buying common items now as collectible in the future?

    For example: http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/02/health/women-of-nasa-lego-trnd/index.html So many common things, especially toys become rare as just some decades pass so I've been buying sets to hold for grandkids, one to play with and another I hold until it's time to pass them on. Also been...
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    Why is it called a motorcycle accident?

    I noticed, could just be me but anytime there is a collision involving a motorcycle it is called a motorcycle accident or motorcycle crash. Now hear me out just a bit. If there is a collision between a car and a big rig, it is called "an accident involving a big rig (or tractor trailer)" or a...
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