vxbush 7/6/2021 5:26:30 AM

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lucius septimius 7/6/2021 6:06:12 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 1:

Had a good weekend -- yesterday afternoon/last night Elsa came to call.  I'm headed down to the beach to see the wave.

vxbush 7/6/2021 6:15:00 AM

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In #2 lucius septimius said: Had a good weekend -- yesterday afternoon/last night Elsa came to call.  I'm headed down to the beach to see the wave.

Make sure you wave back so you can push her out to sea. 

vxbush 7/6/2021 6:51:30 AM

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vxbush 7/6/2021 6:52:16 AM

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In #4 vxbush said: The good news: Biden hasn't allowed China to buy one of these. 

The bad news, TSMC in Taiwan has one, and it gives China one more reason to invade Taiwan.

JCM 7/6/2021 7:06:56 AM

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vxbush 7/6/2021 7:11:42 AM

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In #6 JCM said: Took a five day weekend. Got caught up on spring cleaning.

Maybe you can come over and help me finish the work in my basement. I spent the weekend cleaning up the music CDs that got stuck to the liner notes in the cases. 

JCM 7/6/2021 7:20:33 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 7:

HAHAHAHHA!

Still have my own basement......

vxbush 7/6/2021 7:24:11 AM

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In #8 JCM said: HAHAHAHHA! Still have my own basement......

Mine is in much better shape, but there are still spots that I need to mop and clean up with bleach to prevent mold. 

Occasional Reader 7/6/2021 8:54:37 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 4:

Interesting, and I had never heard of these machines.

I do hope the Taiwanese one is pre-targeted for destruction, should the ChiComs invade. 

vxbush 7/6/2021 9:20:41 AM

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In #10 Occasional Reader said: I do hope the Taiwanese one is pre-targeted for destruction, should the ChiComs invade. 

I can't disagree with that sentiment. 

Occasional Reader 7/6/2021 11:34:17 AM

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Analysis, FWIW:  China is preparing for nuclear war.

Oh, boy.  The cheery news just keeps coming. 

Kosh's Shadow 7/6/2021 11:40:32 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 11:

It's the size and shape of a bus. Make it look like it is a missile launcher, and the Chinese will blow it up if they attack.

I guess that won't work because it has to be in a building, but maybe make a standalone building.

Occasional Reader 7/6/2021 12:33:21 PM

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In #13 Kosh's Shadow said: Make it look like it is a missile launcher Tibetan monastery, and the Chinese will blow it up if they attack.

Kosh's Shadow 7/6/2021 1:41:20 PM

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In #14 Occasional Reader said: Make it look like it is a missile launcher Tibetan monastery, and the Chinese will blow it up if they attack.

The monks need the most sophisticated tech in their new high-tech prayer wheels
A 1953 Arthur C. Clarke short story on that kind of thing

Kosh's Shadow 7/6/2021 4:09:27 PM

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Those Iranians, always chanting "Death to...."

Wait, "Death to Khamenei"?

Protests turned political in some areas, with people chanting "Death to the dictator" and "Death to (Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali) Khamenei" and other slogans during blackouts, according to videos posted on social media.

Too bad they won't have support for regime change.