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  1. OK, we're seriously drifting here, but I have to...

    OK, we're seriously drifting here, but I have to ask. What's nonsensical about Shakespeare? Whether we like his work or not, he is clearly the greatest writer if English fiction and historical...
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    My parents retired to Russellville, Arkansas....

    My parents retired to Russellville, Arkansas. They recently had to move in with me due to health challenges, but they really liked Russellville. It's a small college town with a small population and...
  3. There is no money in the news anymore. Therefore,...

    There is no money in the news anymore. Therefore, there is no money for highly compenetent editors and news directors.

    There is a LOT of money in hyperbole, myths, misiniformation and fake...
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    I have stated in other threads I fully believe AI...

    I have stated in other threads I fully believe AI to be mostly hype. Quantum computing is another story. It's going to break out soon and it will break out BIG.
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    More evidence the whole AI thing is a mile wide...

    More evidence the whole AI thing is a mile wide and an inch deep.
  6. Some people claim the smoke from a wood fire...

    Some people claim the smoke from a wood fire enhances the flavor of the pizza. Other people say the pizza isn't in the oven long enough to absorb any smoke flavor. I'm thinking the latter is true,...
  7. Wow, those are some major pizza ovens! Yes, I...

    Wow, those are some major pizza ovens!

    Yes, I do refrigerate my dough overnight. Oh yeah, most excellent.
  8. Thank you for the information, everyone. Sounds...

    Thank you for the information, everyone. Sounds like you are confirming what I was thinking.

    Thus far I have been cooking pizza in my kitchen oven. It can get up to 550 degrees, which works...
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    My Grandmother's brother, Robert Galipeau, was...

    My Grandmother's brother, Robert Galipeau, was from the tiny town of Coleraine, Minnesota. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force as an American citizen long before the attack on Pearl Harbor...
  10. I'm glad to hear you are happy with your...

    I'm glad to hear you are happy with your microwave. Sounds like moving out away from the wall would solve the problem.

    As a polite reminder, today is for those who have fallen in combat. We can...
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    You guys just live in Mayberry. My local police...

    You guys just live in Mayberry. My local police departments won't investigate auto thefts let alone stolen tools. Last week a bunch of people at a local apartment complex woke up to find their...
  12. Which Woods Should I *Not* Burn In a Pizza Oven?

    I just bought an outdoor Pizza oven. It's an Ooni which can burn wood, charcoal or propane. I plan to start with propane as get accustomed to the pizza oven. Eventually, I want to switch to wood at...
  13. A lot of house in my neighborhood have astro...

    A lot of house in my neighborhood have astro truf. It's just SO hard to maintain a lawn in Colorado Springs. The air is very dry and wind is almost always blowing. Then we have water restrictions to...
  14. I recently yanked out the microwave over my...

    I recently yanked out the microwave over my stove. I really can't stand that set up. The microwave is right in my face when I'm trying to cook. The "light" below the microwave is typically about 1...
  15. This! When I lived in Virginia, my next door...

    This!

    When I lived in Virginia, my next door neighbor had a really nice back yard with lots of trees, flowers and a big vegetable garden. He didn't want to bother with his front yard. One day he...
  16. Thread: Zappa

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    I recall reading that somehow Zappa became very...

    I recall reading that somehow Zappa became very popular in Communist Czechoslovakia. They worked hard to smuggle his music into the Eastern Bloc. Vaclav Havel invited Zappa to visit Praque in 1990.
  17. Thank you for the reference. Yeah, the smog...

    Thank you for the reference.

    Yeah, the smog engines were pretty bad. They took very good V8 engines and choked them with low compression, EGR valves, retarded valve timing and restrictive...
  18. As I said, it forced people to pay a lot more...

    As I said, it forced people to pay a lot more money for their vehicles. The higher sale price also forces people to pay more sales tax, more registration fees and higher insurance premiums. That's a...
  19. I often hear people who are against government...

    I often hear people who are against government requirements say we should let the free market implement new technologies as it always has. But that's a fallacy. I can think of several things we have...
  20. I was under the impression jewelry markup is more...

    I was under the impression jewelry markup is more like 1000%. But's that's a unique situation. Only recently is the worldwide De Beers diamond cartel starting to lose their grip.

    As for wood, I...
  21. Seems to me the landscaping industry will simply...

    Seems to me the landscaping industry will simply have to adapt. When we complain the current battery technology won't work, what we're saying is it won't work for the current way we plant and...
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    There is endless drama surrounding fences between...

    There is endless drama surrounding fences between houses. When I lived in Virginia, my next door neighbor had an older, wooden picket fence which was built on his side of the property line. The owner...
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    Saw that movie at the drive-in with my family. My...

    Saw that movie at the drive-in with my family. My dad was a desert racer in SoCal back then and he was familiar with some of the people in the movie. I remember seeing Malcom Smith's motorcycle shop...
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    That makes sense. Thanks. Interestingly, back...

    That makes sense. Thanks.

    Interestingly, back in 2008 it seemed like everyone swore by Timberwolf. Seems the perceptions have changed.
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    Great idea!

    Great idea!
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