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Doomsday Clock set at 89 seconds to midnight, closest ever to human extinction

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  • 10 seconds to explosion. Time enough to watch the pressure wave and sip the Folgers.

    • Humans included*

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  • Sno for the Sno-Cone?

    • House Passes Bill to Impose Sanctions on I.C.C. Officials for Israeli Prosecutions

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  • Rules based international order, indeed!

    • Russia tests cutting itself off from the rest of the internet

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  • Putin is openly anti-communist.

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  • What about the fact that many large VPNs are owned by (the same) ad companies / data mining companies? Despite the technical discussion, aren't we ultimately placing our trust in the hands of the untrustworthy?

    • Autumn sale on now! 🦌🍁🍂

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  • I'm in too deep on Dome Keeper. It's a good little game.

    • Just one toke!

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  • He was smoking the reefer, too! He sold that film for drug money.

    • Hell Yeah

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  • You can still be a middle-aged Tiktok star complaining about the high prices compared to the good old days.

    That option remains. Seize it. Dominate the airwaves. Organize a rebellion.

    • Hell Yeah

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  • Alive oil comes from the fountain of youth. For a canister that's a great deal!

    • Why people consistently vote against their own interests to benefit the rich?

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  • Tariffs can be paid by the export country, indirectly. They usually have to lower the price of the commodity to make it competitive under tariffs.

    Under Fordist economics the domestic industrial boost would lead to increased wages and buying power.

    Under neoliberalism the domestic industrial capitalists gain a larger market share and then don't pay their workers more. Then they are faced with the problem of what to do with products that are unaffordable.

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  • Friendly reminder that VOA, aka Voice of America, is a subsidiary of the US Agency for Global Media. It was established to convince people in the Soviet sphere that the US was better in every way. It continues that mission with America's allies and enemies today.

    The process of opening up a country's media space is integral to getting those State department messages in there.

    • Who stores eggs in the fridge (UK)?

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  • I grow old, I grow old

    I wear my trousers rolled

    Shall I eat a peach?

    Nah, it's 3:00 pre-boiled egg time

    Then some Wheel of Fortune QI and a nap

    • What are some small things that grind your gears?

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  • Aglets. You can buy replacement aglets if it really bothers you.

    • Favorite underrated / unrecognized TV show? I'll go first.

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  • It really was. I've watched it several times.

    I'm not really sure what's well known unless it's enormously popular.

    I've looked up the director, writer and actors from Rubicon to find similarly great work but this seemed to be a special convergence.

    • Favorite underrated / unrecognized TV show? I'll go first.

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  • Rubicon

    If you like espionage but from the analytical side.

    Counterpart

    If you like espionage, JK Simmons, and parallel dimensions

    Berlin Station S1

    If you like espionage and postwar Germany

    • China, India Start Removing Troops from Border Friction Points

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  • BRICS is taking great strides forward. The rapprochement between China and India is necessary for that.

    They have a new designation, partner country, allowing countries to take part without full agreement on all BRICS policies. Turkiye is joining as a partner despite its membership in NATO.

    A grain exchange is being created, with other commodities exchanges to follow. Discussions on resisting sanctions, guaranteeing food security and energy security.

    We are seeing the emergence of the new global organization.

    • Are acer laptops unreliable?

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  • Agreed that it likely depends on the region it was bought in. For most businesses and government services I have found the quality of customer service has dropped through the floor in North America as compared to 20 years ago. I worked in customer service for years and it's always been a horrible job. But it can be made better or worse by how the department is managed.

    Lenovo Canada's customer service, shipping, and possibly quality control teams appear to be overworked because the result is slipshod work, ignoring the customer, and general incompetence. Again, I worked in the field and don't blame the individuals.

    They are trading on their good name, and eroding it at the same time. Glad to hear it's better in Europe.

    • Are acer laptops unreliable?

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  • The whole shipping, returns, and reliability experience for Lenovo was rather bad for me (Lenovo Canada). My Legion shipped with a faulty motherboard and faulty power supply. Bought in Canada, but I work in China. International warranty didn't cover China so I paid for replacement power supply out of pocket. Then multiple usb keys were fried before I figured out it was my laptop. Back in Canada they fixed it, but jerked me around on the turnaround time. Overall bad customer service, shipped a lemon. It was cheap for the specs though.

    • Hideo 1

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  • So... is no one going to comment that it looks like Mads is going down on Hideo?

    • What are the best beans for a blind date?

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  • Jelly beans. The fancy ones with many flavours like butter, apple, and cinnamon.

    You'll surely have those bean flavours to talk about, if nothing else.