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Off the Record / Re: The Miscellaneous Sports T...

Last post by Syt - Today at 06:53:08 AM

Watching Winter Games for first time since Vancouver. I admit I kinda missed it.

One of my winter rituals used to be to have German ARD or ZDF TV on all day on Saturday/Sunday, because there would usually be winter sports coverage (almost) all day, even without Olympics - a nice way to get some winter ambience at home. I should do that again. Always a chill (hah!) background noise.

And this time (and next time) Olympics are in my time zone.

Watched the Lindsey Vonn crash. Yikes. Also, didn't really need to hear her scream in pain for minutes after.    Though having drone cameras for downhill skiing is great.

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Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by garbon - Today at 05:37:31 AM

Also, I am finding it funny and revealing of US politics that careers continue to be shattered by contents of the Epstein files... in Europe.

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Off the Record / Re: Facebook Follies of Friend...

Last post by Tamas - Today at 04:40:35 AM

I think on Languish we're ok with opinions not being based on 100% verifiable facts.

That is a fact.

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Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Tamas - Today at 04:39:48 AM

Also, I am finding it funny and revealing of US politics that careers continue to be shattered by contents of the Epstein files... in Europe.

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Off the Record / Re: Facebook Follies of Friend...

Last post by Maladict - Today at 04:37:46 AM

I think on Languish we're ok with opinions not being based on 100% verifiable facts.

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Off the Record / Re: Facebook Follies of Friend...

Last post by Admiral Yi - Today at 04:24:18 AM

You didn't answer my (direct good faith) question.

You responded on a couple of specific cases, not the sum total of it and deflected with a question back at me for the second part.

I answered the question to the best of my ability.  Unreasonable consists of discrete, concrete acts or it's meaningless.  Do you want my opinion based on mood, or feeling, or aesthetics, or taste?

I asked for clarification because I didn't know what you meant.  If you ask me whether a certain factory worker is productive, I can form a judgement if I'm given the room average production of widgets per hour.  When it comes to arresting suspected illegal immigrants not already being detained by law enforcement, I don't know the room average.

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Off the Record / Re: Facebook Follies of Friend...

Last post by bogh - Today at 04:02:30 AM

You didn't answer my (direct good faith) question.

You responded on a couple of specific cases, not the sum total of it and deflected with a question back at me for the second part.

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Off the Record / Re: Facebook Follies of Friend...

Last post by Admiral Yi - Today at 03:50:37 AM

Do you think ICE is behaving in a reasonable and productive manner in Minneapolis overall?

The first shooting to me looks unreasonable. Not following the court's order in Joan's latest link sounds unreasonable. Detaining the second guy in Joan's first link sounds unreasonable.

I don't know what you mean by productive.  Arrests per man hour?  I don't have a  comparison to judge against.

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Off the Record / Re: Youtube Recommendations

Last post by Syt - Today at 01:42:15 AM

The archaeological evidence for the internet's favorite copper merchant:

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Off the Record / Re: Aukus

Last post by Threviel - Today at 12:28:06 AM

Thanks guys, very interesting.

Weird that they made such avoidable mistakes, they have after all studied western carriers and have old Soviet ones.