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Post by tzarine on Mar 26, 2023 5:03:10 GMT 2
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Post by Voy on Mar 26, 2023 15:17:58 GMT 2
I'm sad that Princeton is out - I love it when an Ivy beats one of those sports factories.
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Post by tzarine on Mar 26, 2023 19:27:47 GMT 2
voy growing up in la, was surrounded by ucla & the much beloved john wooden a good public school w serious basketball
sunny spring day daffodils popping up
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Post by Netsuke on Apr 2, 2023 2:48:47 GMT 2
Where's that random thread about nothing?
I don’t know but it’s obviously nothing to write home about.
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Post by Baz Faz on Apr 2, 2023 11:10:50 GMT 2
I have nothing to write about nothing.
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Post by Baz Faz on Apr 14, 2023 17:59:32 GMT 2
The Great Self Publicist (aka Richard Branson) has opened a new hotel in New York. It has what has been called the Shag Room. No, you naughty people, it is named after the carpet.
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Post by tzarine on Apr 14, 2023 23:14:00 GMT 2
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Post by Baz Faz on May 14, 2023 19:39:10 GMT 2
The Times/Sunday Times has carried out a survey: Do you think the Conservatives have been in power too long? 75% said Too long?
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Post by tzarine on May 15, 2023 19:52:05 GMT 2
happy monday
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Post by Baz Faz on Jun 16, 2023 22:59:39 GMT 2
We had friends for lunch today. She was telling about flying on Qatar Airways. This is probably the best airline in the world and you can see why. She was flying London-Qatar and just after midnight 3 stewardesses arrived at her seat, knelt down, put down a small cake and softly sang Happy Birthday to You.
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Post by Baz Faz on Jul 20, 2023 13:57:15 GMT 2
The UK has 3 by-elections today. The one that has drawn most attention is where Boris Johnson used to be MP (he resigned before he was pushed). By-elections always draw oddbods. The Ruislip constituency has 17 people for voters to choose among. If you don't get 5% of the votes you lose your deposit. All the weirdos come out. Expect Howling Hope and Count Binface to lose their deposits.
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Post by tzarine on Jul 20, 2023 19:18:08 GMT 2
watching your elections from across the atlantic
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Post by Baz Faz on Jul 21, 2023 12:00:17 GMT 2
The new baby of the House of Commons is Labour MP Keir Mather. I looked him up on Wikipedia which informs the world that he was born in 1997 or 1998. Does this mean he doesn't know?
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Post by slowcoach on Jul 21, 2023 12:09:48 GMT 2
Is AI the next tech bubble? I dunno, but huge sums, many tens of billions, have been poured into developing the latest offerings and much is promised but is anyone close to making a profit? FWIW when an industry pleads for regulation, for product licensing you can guess it has a problem.
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Post by tzarine on Jul 31, 2023 9:41:05 GMT 2
Is AI the next tech bubble? I dunno, but huge sums, many tens of billions, have been poured into developing the latest offerings and much is promised but is anyone close to making a profit? FWIW when an industry pleads for regulation, for product licensing you can guess it has a problem. slow chatgpt
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Post by slowcoach on Jul 31, 2023 14:59:29 GMT 2
I here about revenue, but profits not so much. I know that OpenAI's cloud computing expenditure ran to circa $7billion a few years back.
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Post by tzarine on Aug 9, 2023 19:46:05 GMT 2
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Post by Netsuke on Aug 11, 2023 19:08:18 GMT 2
Chewing gum is the most significant factor in the decline of Western civilisation.
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Post by Baz Faz on Aug 11, 2023 19:19:14 GMT 2
Chewing gum is the most significant factor in the decline of Western civilisation. Chewing gum is a nuisance, that's all. Now lawyers... I blame them.
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Post by tzarine on Aug 12, 2023 4:07:57 GMT 2
lawyers were from the most litigious country in the world
whos gonna watch the world track championships w me from budapest?
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Post by Netsuke on Aug 15, 2023 11:47:09 GMT 2
As I took the bins out I looked up at the sky, and found myself contemplating the wonders of the universe.
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Post by Voy on Aug 15, 2023 14:52:45 GMT 2
If i tried to do that this morning , I would get water in my eyes.
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Post by Netsuke on Aug 17, 2023 4:13:49 GMT 2
After the president’s annual physical, his doctor delivered the news: “Mr. President, the good news is that you have two sides of your brain. The bad news is that on the left side, there isn’t anything right, and on the right side, there isn’t anything left.”
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Post by Voy on Aug 17, 2023 15:04:29 GMT 2
jusy make that EX pres and I'll totally believe it
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Post by tzarine on Aug 18, 2023 0:35:45 GMT 2
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Post by slowcoach on Aug 18, 2023 12:32:55 GMT 2
^
Numerous claims followed by an "*". Search counted more than 40 on one page. The last "*" preceded the following in rather small print:
It is yoghurt FFS! but your are warned it is not fit for human consumption.
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Post by Voy on Aug 18, 2023 13:19:46 GMT 2
well..... IMHO it IS unfit for human consumption. revolting stuff !
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Post by tzarine on Aug 19, 2023 20:30:09 GMT 2
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Post by tzarine on Oct 25, 2023 5:14:34 GMT 2
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Post by Baz Faz on Nov 24, 2023 12:34:21 GMT 2
This is the loy krathong festival in Thailand. Traditionally it is when small rafts (very small) made of bark or similar are launched on rivers. They contain candles and sometimes food.
I read the following in the Bangkok Post horoscope for Leo (that's me):
A Loy Krathong surprise by your partner is on the cards. Now that we’ve spoilt it for you, practice acting surprised.
I am off to the bathroom mirror to practise my surprise: open mouth, indrawn breath, wide eyes.
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