What are the origins of the names “Just Read The Instructions” and “Of Course I Still Love You”?
SpaceX / Elon Musk dubbed their East Coast floating landing pad (or…
The Guns Were Said to Be Destroyed. Instead, They Were Reborn.
When Flint, Michigan, announced in September that 68 assault weapons collected in…
Mysterious Link Between Owning Cats And Schizophrenia Is Real, Study Says
There’s some kind of pattern here. Source: Mysterious Link Between Owning Cats…
What is POTS? The serious lingering effect of COVID that doctors say is more than just dizziness
A national survey found a third of Americans believe they don’t need…
State: Certain MI-purchased skunks could have rabies
Skunks purchased from certain Michigan sellers could have been exposed to rabies,…
WordPress fix – reduced space before/after Quote block.
i want to reduce the before/after spacing for the Quote block type….
Musk Fanboys Melt Down After Ralph Nader-Founded Car Safety Group Trashes Cybertruck
Tesla customers left in furious disbelief as Center for Auto Safety trashes…
Ontario to announce plan to allow beer in corner stores
The new arrangement would end Beer Store’s quasi-monopoly in the province while…
cleaning my espresso machine.
hey! did you know you’re supposed to clean your espresso machine’s innards…
my thoughts on glue
everythuing glue-related from my s.o.c. file Basic sticky tool-kit should have: JB…
how i use phone camera as a to-do generator
here’s a perfect example of how the phone can be used to…
California woman who stabbed boyfriend is ‘mentally well’ girl
Testimony seen exclusively by DailyMail.com reveals that Bryn Spejcher was a ‘mentally…
Al Gore Wants to Weaken Petrostates’ Power Over Global Climate Decisions
The meetings are run by consensus, meaning any one country can block…
project – use google MediaPipe for food picture nutrition extractor idea
placeholder drop in the files and such from the attempt I made…
project – use copilot or other “pair programming” AI/ML/LLM to create programs I want
on copliot for my attempt to do programming by stating spces, probs…
licorice – what’s bad about it, and how much is safe?
there is soemthing in licrorice (the real stuff!) that is dangerous to…
how I rate-limit eating licorice at my desk.
See also: rate-limiting 2023-12-06 – by using a 5-minute sand timer, I…
Senior US official visits India, discusses alleged plot to kill Sikh separatist
U.S. deputy national security adviser Jon Finer led a delegation to New…
Plastic recycling directory ends, citing lack of ‘real commitment from industry’
A national directory for plastics recycling drop-off locations was taken offline, six…
Hyundai and Kia completely rethink the EV drive unit with Uni Wheel idea
It moves the reduction gear and CV joint to the wheel hub….
Feeding 9 Billion – National Geographic
When we think about threats to the environment, we tend to picture…
Egypt’s Sinai Bedouins fear Israel’s mass displacement of Gaza Palestinians
Bedouin tribes in Sinai have long taken a hit from geopolitical conflicts….
Ozempic Could Also Help You Drink Less Alcohol
Mounting evidence bolsters the idea that drugs like semaglutide—better known as Ozempic…
Inside India’s Gargantuan Mission to Clean the Ganges River
The Ganges river is one of the world’s most sacred waterways—and one…
Popular weight loss drugs linked to rare but severe stomach problems, study finds
Some patients have reported developing stomach paralysis after having used the drugs….
Maker of Wegovy, Ozempic showers money on U.S. obesity doctors
Drugmaker Novo Nordisk paid U.S. medical professionals at least $25.8 million over…
For More Than 150 Years, Texas Has Had the Power to Secede…From Itself
A quirk of a 19th-century Congressional resolution could allow Texas to split…
The Kids Are Not Okay. Stop Making Them Sick.
There’s more danger to the pneumonia outbreaks than we’re being told. Source:…
New fund will pay developing countries for climate damages : NPR
But the initial funding is a tiny fraction of the overall need….
How Red Lobster’s endless shrimp deal cost the company millions: ‘It didn’t work,’ CFO says
Red Lobster and Thai Union Group have scrapped the $20 endless shrimp…
Putin orders the Russian military to add 170,000 troops for a total of 1.32 million
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to increase the…
Drought data shows “an unprecedented emergency on a planetary scale”: UN
Recent drought-related data based on research in the past two years and…
Tin foil is excellent for fridge vegetables like celery, green onions, etc.
my mom suggested wrapping celery in foil to extend its fridge life….
The Revolution Driving In-Vehicle Networking
Modern vehicles are rapidly becoming more sophisticated, with countless sensors, processors and…
Hunting feral hogs by helicopter could be allowed in SC | The State
A national park in South Carolina recently shut down for a whole…
What US agents knew before a Canadian Sikh leader was killed
A foiled murder plot in the US has links to a case…
U.S. indictment alleges multiple Indian assassination plots across North America | CBC News
A newly unsealed U.S. criminal indictment has unleashed an unprecedented flood of…
Project – write article on internet speed requiments, idiocy of 1GBps
one positive: rock solid wicked fsast ping times (typically 4-5msec at modemwrite…
shitty food porn – how I use up nacho chips and dip
solution to the problem when there’s no chips large enough to scoop…
How I capture ideas to my desk whiteboard.
Has an idea to sketch how I try to capture an idea….
Young Adults Report ‘Significantly’ Lower Rates Of Alcohol And Tobacco Use Following Marijuana Legalization, Study Finds
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/nmweed-scaled-e1576866077384-1536×922.jpg Another federally funded study is suggesting that marijuana legalization may be…
China brings back masks & social distancing over mystery outbreak
CHINA has brought back masks and social distancing in a chilling echo…
How Hamas built a force to attack Israel on 7 October
BBC Arabic and BBC Verify have pieced together how armed groups came…
‘Assassination plots’: US inputs legally presentable, got nothing specific from Canada, says Indian envoy
This is the first time that a senior Indian official has drawn…
Child Pneumonia Cases Surge in Europe — As Fears Rise Over Outbreak in China
The Netherlands is experiencing a bizarre uptick in pneumonia cases, marking the…
Colorado Researchers and State Patrol Explore Development of Effective Marijuana Breathalyzer
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder and the Colorado State Patrol…
Ontario COVID wastewater signal hits one-year peak: ‘Your chance of being exposed is very high’
The province’s wastewater signal and nationwide hospitalizations for the virus continue to…
Paul – agenda items
The following are direct from the s.o.c file. In reverse cron order,…
Respiratory infection clusters in China not caused by novel virus, says health ministry
Data has been supplied to World Health Organization and China says flu…
