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#91 •••
@Debby

No one they will burn like the spawn of Satan they are

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#92 •••
@Wryly

Will they be banned from handling pizzas?

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#93 •••
@Debby

Arguably they should, what monster would make the pepperoni-beneath-cheese choice.


"Oh I want my customers' pepperoni to be all limp and soggy underneath the cheese where it can never get nice crispy edges, and I want this to look exactly like a cheese pizza on top so that people who like cheese pizzas get a nasty surprise and people who like pepperoni pizza weep tears of disappointment."


These people should not be making pizza anymore.

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#94 •••

I'd imagine strong higher quality life countries are more prone to war weariness.

If one isn't used to losing people, or being damaged economically.

There's also more to take away.


Ironic maybe, stronger one gets, weaker one's pain tolerance might get.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvha2sVzAFE

Ukraine's New BOPP Strategy: The Big Oil Power Play

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#95 •••

I sometimes wonder if Disney will ever remake Tarzan with a black man or woman as the character.

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#96 •••
@sadolite

@sadolite

I could see someone making a female Tarzan movie.

They did a female Ghostbusters a bit ago, though I don't know if it was a reboot or a continuation.

Sandlot remake/sequel had a girl.

I'm not sure about them being sequels or remakes, because I don't usually watch such.


With AI, I imagine average people might end up making movies of various casting choices.


@NobodyInParticular

I wonder how much work does the Federal Government 'needs do,

Why fund this or that, why not just give the money back to the taxpayer with the understanding that they can invest it as they think right.


"A school voucher, also called an education voucher, is a certificate of government funding for students at a chosen school. Funding is usually for a particular year, term, or semester. Depending on jurisdiction, a voucher may be used for home schooling expenses or exclusively for private schools, charter schools, or publicly-funded schools."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_voucher


Ah, already kind of a thing I guess.

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#97 •••
@sadolite

How often do you wonder this?


I have never wondered it.

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#98 •••
@SergeantLynch

"How often do you wonder this?" I think about it a lot less than the Roman Empire.


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#99 •••

I would think that the higher a population is, the more often high profile people might be killed.

Society is pyramidal at times,

Lets say 1 in 10 people is crazy fame killer seeker,

10 in 100,

100 in 1000 and so on.

100000 of 1 million.

Pyramidal, there is only 1 president, there is only 10 top ten X people at a time.

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#100 •••
@sadolite

I never voluntarily think about the Roman Empire or the British Empire or Johnny Weissmuller.


Though interestingly, stimulated by your comments I was able to instantly recall the name Johnny Weissmuller.


Though I had to look up Maureen O'Sullivan...And Jiggs.


Jiggs only starred in two movies with Johnny...Which I expect you already knew and wondered about less than the Roman Empire but perhaps more than the Mongol Empire.


So where would you find the remains of Hadrian's Wall?

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#101 •••

Hm, though maybe assassination is not the right term to use for Charlie Kirk killing.

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#102 •••

Board game with sound effects and AI.

Probably already exist, but I still like the idea.

. . . Having the board move in 'response would be harder I'd imagine,

Easier if the board could just 'recognize what was happening, and tell you what to move.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2tD9G_KRCM

Excalibur Ivan the Terrible Electronic Talking Chess Game With Coaching and Sound Effects

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#103 •••
@SergeantLynch

"So where would you find the remains of Hadrian's Wall?" That unfortunately is something I have never thought about, but may start now.

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#104 •••
@Leaning

Assassination is just a fancy word for the same thing.

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#105 •••
@sadolite

You won't have thought about Offa's Dyke yet then?


I live right next to it.

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#106 •••
@SergeantLynch

"You won't have thought about Offa's Dyke yet then?"


No, just mostly about the remake of Tarzan using a black leaf character, the Roman Empire and car parts. Car parts are like crack cocaine to me. Kind of like an ID card is to a police officer.

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#108 •••
@sadolite

Yep, crack cocaine is an addiction as cars are an addiction, like smart phones have become.


Though as far as I am concerned, a car part is something that someone else fits to my car...But only when necessary.





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#109 •••

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2znzgwj3xo

World's first AI minister will eliminate corruption, says Albania's PM


Well, maybe better than a horse as consul I suppose.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incitatus


"A horse is a horse, of course, of course, and no one can talk to a horse, of course." That is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mister Ed."


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#110 •••
@SergeantLynch
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#111 •••
@RemyBrown

Well "normal people" are what?


So I expect that Mr Kirk thought that he was normal.


But in striving to achieve his version of normalness he separated himself from everyone else's version of normalness.


Nonetheless, whatever state of assumed normalness humans achieve, it is no more or less a naturally evolved state.


Whether it evolved physiologically, environmentally or sociologically.


So, you can either choose to run with change or you can choose to aggressively oppose change.

Though if something has already changed, then fighting against it seems a tad futile.


But that's how it goes...We're always blundering from one social conflict to another, when it would be far less hassle just to say whatever.


I can only assume that certain people derive satisfaction from being assholes.






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#112 •••
@SergeantLynch
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#113 •••
@RemyBrown

OK.


So it's normal to not be normal.


I can run with that.

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#114 •••
@SergeantLynch

In psychology, "normal" is a multifaceted and dynamic concept, but generally refers to behaviors that are typical, average, or conform to societal and cultural norms, while also encompassing psychological well-being, adaptability, and functionality. It's not a rigid definition but a blend of statistical averages, social expectations, and the capacity to adapt to life's challenges. Therefore, what is considered normal can vary across different contexts and cultures, and it often implies mental health and the absence of incapacitating psychological distress or disorder. 

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#115 •••
@Debby

In other words.


But somewhat more esoterically presented


I can run with that too.



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#116 •••
@SergeantLynch

That would be a normal reaction.

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#117 •••

That's why they've started using the word typical instead of normal.

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#118 •••

They don't kill you because you are a Nazi, they call you a Nazi so they can justify killing you.

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#119 •••

I imagine some knowledge ought not be known,

As to know it, is to be tempted to preform it.


I imagine some knowledge requires constant connection,

Else it is no longer known or remembered.

Not 'purely and truly,

Instead, once no longer experienced, it is only 'partially known.


To know some things, maybe requires one to 'be some things.


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#120 •••
@Leaning

Arguably, for a lot of athletes, their best "records" are from practice and not actual competitions. Same can be said about gamers: you don't just see everyone break world records in tournaments all the time unless it is an interactive game (where you fight for wins in LoL), you see them broken in practice.


Singing in the shower might be better audio-wise and worse for the recording equipment.

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