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So, it looks right if you have moderator privileges? Could be solved by resetting a toggle somewhere in the behind the scenes.

Jake:

Enco,

I stand by what i said regarding the utility of declaratory judgments. I could add to what i said but i will leave it as is.

By all mens leave it as is, but AI is not a God and nothing it says should be believed without citations of primary sources.

(Duck.ai from my experience does cite at least one external source per search, so…[Read more]

Unseen:

“Nobody Saw This Coming” evidently is restored, if it ever was down. See above.

By now, though, everybody’s seen it coming.

Unseen:

“Bespoke” meaning a custom or one-off design is not a “thing” in American colloquial English. It’ll send most of us running to the dictionary.

I always thought of Mushmouth from Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids when I heard the word “bespoke.”. No doubt due to his creator’s crimes, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids has been memory holed.

M…[Read more]

So, I note that the Forums still aren’t restored. If the data is lost, will it at least be restarted by restoring the topics? I’m particularly missing the “Nobody saw this coming” thread following The Warning’s musical progress.

TheEncogitationer wrote:
Somehow that word bespoke escaped my attention until a few weeks ago.

“Bespoke” meaning a custom or one-off design is not a “thing” in American colloquial English. It’ll send most of us running to the dictionary.

Jake:

I see that your wit turns influencers’ intellectual junk food into a banquet.

Jake:

Agreed. Regime change is THE GOAL. Islamic stay in power and the goal is same but with greater urgency.

It’s your goal and my goal, but Trump’s goal evidently doesn’t extend beyond his next Big Mac, his next Diet Coke, his next bowel movement in his diaper, his next Truth Social post, his next press meeting, and his next scheme.

MAGA’s…[Read more]

Reg:

Now we see where SNL got the inspiration for this:

It’s Art Imitating Life Imitating Art imitating Life across the Pond! 🇺🇸🤝🇬🇧

The only difference is that one is subsidized by Medicare and the other is subsidized by the NHS, all under the name of hospitals’ “Allopathic,” “Integrative,” or…[Read more]

Jake:

Regime change issue?

Citing prior instances is worthless if it lacks nuance in how the circumstances and external factors are alike and distinguishable.

If it is true that the great majority of Iranians including diaspora despise the government and recognize Islam is the problem then it can happen under the right conditions. The problem…

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Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
What do Americans consider immoral? (turning left on red is not there).

This is very interesting.  “Marital infidelity” is way out in front by miles, with only 2% finding it morally acceptable.  That’s the only one that is on my list of evolved “moral domains” – sexual pair-bonding.  It would be interesting to see ho…[Read more]

Reg:

Did you hear about the homeopathy patient who overdosed? He forgot to take his medication.
🥁*BA!-DUM!-DUM!-SSSSS!*

The Alkaline Water kick is hilarious. The Kangen Water brand not only sells the bottled product, but also offers a home and commercial alkaline water machine if you can spare multiple thousands of dollars.

A Kangen Water…[Read more]